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    Mini Meet 9th Annual Scarefest Evening Meet: Tuesday, 20th October

    Oddly , after many moons of not being able to make meets, I had actually planned to be there on that Tuesday as my one and only Scarefest day this year. So if no-one minds I'll tag along. If anyone Northern needs a lift from Wigan and surroundings I am planning on leaving home about midday to...
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    What is the best value park you've been to?

    I paid $58 us for 2 days entry into Cedar Point in 2011. Worked out at about £40. I would have paid that for 1 day. Comparing to AT that's about £60 using gate price + next day bounce back. £35 each for 2 people for 2 days using 2 for 1 + bounce back. Email just arrived for BPB wristbands for...
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    Blackpool Pleasure Beach: General Discussion

    Even with no wind, no friction and a vertical freefall drop the maximum possible speed is 84mph. That is unless gravity is different in Blackpool. Perhaps thats why you so many people falling over on Friday and Saturday nights.
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    Cedar Point: General Discussion

    September 1st is Labor Day in the states and the park is likely to be very busy. The website below shows a color coded calendar for attendance in 2013 which could be used to predict for 2014 if you know when the public holidays are. http://thepointol.com/cedarpoint/cedar-point-crowd-calendar/...
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    Local supplier under pressure from Resort

    Puts on the classic Lieutenant Pigeon song!
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    Meal vouchers... a great way to 'maximise' your budget. You're telling me!

    surely your basing your potential savings on last years prices. this might just be a hint as to what might be coming for this years pricing structure.
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    Older Members

    Hope your partner said yes. maybe you should have done it on blivvy and got 2 nervous moments out of the way at the same time :-)
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    MINI MEET: Blackpool Pleasure Beach / Alton Towers: 22-23 February 2014

    Drive to the far end (south) of the pleasure beach along the promenade and turn left right after the end of the park. The street there is free and usually has spaces free if you arrive early enough. Just a short walk back along the prom to the park entrance.
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    Older Members

    I'd be up for it. Do they do 10% discount on Tuesdays like B&Q? Reminicing about the good old days when mobile phones were smaller than they are today.
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    Older Members

    Bonus points if you manage to record your mum shouting you down for dinner over this weeks number 1.
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    Older Members

    Sorry to drag this into a more serious place, but something I just remembered. When I was in the US, a couple of people I got talking too were enthusiasts who were about my age. The topic came up in the brief queueline conversation, about age and it seems (and this is based from 1 conversation...
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    Older Members

    John Noakes (or another Blue Peter presenter) almost being sick on riding a looping coaster while on their annual summer jolly. Was a thunderlooper style model well before the UK got corkscrew. Was a big talking point in the playground in between rounds of conkers.
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    Older Members

    What would be the lower age limit? Could a virtual age be used for people who's posts are particularly grumpy?
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    Do you prefer it alone or with friends?

    I have often visited alone to both towers and other parks. For parks i know well such as towers and bpb its a chance to blow a few hours at my pace with few compromises. Can also pick my own date and time. For new parks i enjoy the discovery rather than being guided. So would prefer to be...
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    The Bacon Appreciation Topic

    Has the amount of salt in bacon increased since gay marriage was legalized?
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    Older Members

    Starts with a 4 here and can truly say i can remember when AT was all fields. Have been on quite a few meets and can say i have enjoyed them all. Nothing wrong with being an oldie. so long as you enjoy the parks, age really doesn't matter.
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    The Bacon Appreciation Topic

    The other day i opened a pack of bacon that quite clearly stated it contained six slices. Said pack actually contained seven. Is there anything more awesome than free bacon?
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    Smoking etiquette

    In reply to the OP, being a smoker of many years than:- i smoke freely at home and in the car, beer gardens and pub smoking areas. However at home and in the car if I have guests then i do make an effort to limit my smoking. I like to think of it as like "if you want a lift then you accept that...
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    Teacup physics.

    if you can find the old toy called a spirograph then this can demonstrate what happens and the ride path on a teacup ride quite effectively. i sure there must be a demo video on YouTube somewhere. saves all that mucking about with centrifugal forces which someone quite rightly says don't...
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    Disabled question

    Re: Disabled question I'm not sure if I am misunterdanding this or mis-reading it, but the sky-ride is fully accessible even to wheelchairs. There is no special entrance for diabled guests (they use the normal entrance and exits) but these are fully wheelchair accessibe and you can board and...
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