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Fail

2011-06-14T03:02:59Z

Brad:

''Oops, Maybe you were looking for [[Thorpe Park]]''

'''Fail''' is a term used describing:

* Writing mistakes
** Common misspellings
* Something gone wrong
* [[Mandyland]]
* A negative value or quality
* Something gone terribly wrong
* Something said or done that has caused a bad reaction
* [[Merlin Entertainments Ltd|Caught out corporations]]

Sometimes the points above will be 'PWN'd by [[Lightwater Valley|cleverer people]], causing a great deal of delight to everyone and especially enthusiasts, causing a mass array of ''Oooo buuuuurn!'' and may even create new respect. However, to 'own' the failure must be done with precision and care, in order to not fail during the swift, perhaps witty response.

Mandyland

2011-06-14T02:55:25Z

Brad: /* Notable Rides */

The Phrase "Don't even go there" Comes to mind.
See [[Fail]]

Also known as:
*Blackpool Pleasure Beach
*Pleasure Beach Blackpool
*Pleasure Beach Resort
*Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort
*Pleasure Beach Resort Blackpool
*Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool
*Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort Blackpool
etc.

The park is famous for its range of SBNO (standing but not operating) attractions and its flammability.

== Notable Rides ==

The park is home to over <s>125</s> 25 <s>rides and attractions</s> fountains:

*PMBO - the tallest, fastest, steepest [[rollercoaster]] in <s>Europe</s> Blackpool. Stands at 235ft tall, including the height of the ground on which its built.
*Intrusion - first suspended [[Rollercoaster|rollercoaster]] built entirely over water (more recently over puddles) except for the bits which aren't.
*[[Valhalla]] - a dark room where riders get buckets of water thrown over them by staff.
*Ice Blast - an observation tower
*[[Big Dipper]] - a dangerous wooden coaster
*Wild Mouse - a dangerous wooden coaster
*Grand National - a fun but dangerous wooden coaster
*Steeplechase - a dangerous steel coaster
*Impossible - Makes The Haunting look like a piece of [[Theatrical Brilliance]].
*<s>Bling</s> - poor man's Top Scan, usually broken. Sponsored by Elizabeth Duke. Rumoured to be leaving for 2011 [http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2811&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30&mforum=bickopbb]
*<s>Space Invader</s> Removed, but the building is still there so it <i>looks</i> SBNO (similar to [[Black Hole Tent|Black Hole]])
*<s>Noah's Ark</s>
*<s>[[Rollercoaster (PBB)|Rollercoaster]]</s>
*<s>Trauma Towers</s>
*<s>Gold Mine</s>

==See Also==

The woman who put Mandy in Mandyland, [[Amanda Thompson]]!

[[Category:Theme Park]]

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:54:39Z

Brad:

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of [[Mandyland]] Resort. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the park decided to design the wettest ride in the country, and open it in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)
Should you survive the ride without [[chavs]] chucking ice at you in the snow room or being burnt alive in the fire room, you may wish to purchase an on-ride photo, which captures riders at the most important point of your experience - the end.

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:54:10Z

Brad:

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]]. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the park decided to design the wettest ride in the country, and open it in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)
Should you survive the ride without [[chavs]] chucking ice at you in the snow room or being burnt alive in the fire room, you may wish to purchase an on-ride photo, which captures riders at the most important point of your experience - the end.

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:53:51Z

Brad:

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of [[Pleasure Beach Blackpool]]. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the park decided to design the wettest ride in the country, and open it in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)
Should you survive the ride without [[chavs]] chucking ice at you in the snow room or being burnt alive in the fire room, you may wish to purchase an on-ride photo, which captures riders at the most important point of your experience - the end.

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:53:31Z

Brad:

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of Pleasure Beach Blackpool. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the park decided to design the wettest ride in the country, and open it in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)
Should you survive the ride without [[chavs]] chucking ice at you in the snow room or being burnt alive in the fire room, you may wish to purchase an on-ride photo, which captures riders at the most important point of your experience - the end.

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:52:15Z

Brad:

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of Pleasure Beach Blackpool. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the Thompsons decided to create the wettest ride in the country in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)
Should you survive the ride without chavs chucking ice at you in the snow room or being burnt alive in the fire room, you may wish to purchase an on-ride photo, which captures riders at the most important point of your experience - the end.

Valhalla

2011-06-14T02:50:17Z

Brad: Created page with 'Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of Pleasure Beach Blackpool. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the…'

Valhalla is a warehouse taken from a nearby industrial estate, and placed within the confines of Pleasure Beach Blackpool. Noticing their current Log Flume was falling apart, the Thompsons decided to create the wettest ride in the country in the wettest county of England. This is how Valhalla came about.

Rumoured to make a profit on rain mac sales alone, this ride has two purposes - to wet you to the skin, and to break the record for the world's first unreliable warehouse flume. Guinness have been unable to verify the record, however it is a commonplace fact that Valhalla regularly breaks down due to water getting into the sensors.. (Who would have thought it on a water ride, eh?)

Rollercoaster

2011-06-14T02:36:21Z

Brad:

:''This page is about rollercoasters in general. For the ride at [[Mandyland]] see [[Rollercoaster (PBB)]] aka Nickelodeon Streak. For a list of all articles about rollercoasters see [[:Category:Roller Coaster|this category page]].''

A '''rollercoaster''' is a train on a track, which exits a station and does a couple of interesting things here, there, something else and then one final big thing towards the end of the ride before returning to its appointed station. Roller coasters and speed change with every ride, you may go at 170mph on one and 1mph on another. If you are on a rollercoaster that goes up to 88mph, then it is most likely you will end up someplace else in the world, especially in time and space. Most of these cases occur inside the pyramid of [[X:\No Way Out|X:\WTF]] at [[Thorpe Park]]. [[Th13teen]] at [[Alton Towers]] is considered the best rollercoaster in the world at the current time, in fact "<nowiki>The Ultimate</nowiki> Rollercoaster". Being the world's first 'Psycoaster', it uses state of the art technology, 3-dimensional effects and an extreme-thrills coaster section to play with the minds of its riders. [[Arrow|Arrow Dynamics]], previously one of the largest ride manufacturers, [[Closed|closed]] down after <nowiki>Th13teen</nowiki> opened, as they knew they would never be able to build a <s>better</s> slightly more decent coaster than <nowiki>Th13teen</nowiki>.

== Controversy ==

There is much disagreement amongst enthusiasts as to what actually constitutes a rollercoaster, often resulting in heated debates on forums and at meet ups. A common cause for disagreement is the acceptability of powered coasters and half-pipe or disk-o rides. An example of such a ride is Kobra at [[Chessington World of Adventures|Chessington]], which some people (wrongly) considers a coaster.

Many accidents and fatalities have occured on roller coasters around the world. The most common cause of death is dangerous restraints. This is because the manufacturer might have installed over-the-shoulder restraints where they were not needed, and riders have subsequently had their heads violently bashed against them until death takes place. The most famous rollercoaster in the universe, [[Corkscrew|Corkscrew]] at <nowiki>Alton Towers</nowiki>, was forced to close after too many people died from this problem. Another common form is when restraints suddenly come unlocked half way through the ride and everybody falls out, according to members of the general public who know exaclty what they are talking about (see below). The average amount of deaths on a single rollercoaster is 584.3, as of research conducted in 2007. This is death toll is considered 'safe' by Police and is not a serious problem.

== The attitude of the General Public ==

[[File:GP_Top_Type_Servey.png|300px|thumb|right|Results of recent scientific research.]]
Members of the General Public often mistakingly think that a rollercoaster is only good if it has hundreds of upside down-y bits, does a loop-the-loop and travels at a billion miles per hour. They are attracted to rides that are advertised with such phrases as: "This is a white knuckle-clenching, stomach-churning, vomit-enducing, generally really unhealthy ride that is themed around horror and gore!!!!!1!!1" Tests have proved that the person's interest in the rollercoaster increases with the number of exclamation marks, and doubles if any '1's are accidently typed. The GP has also been known to act completely oblivious towards the ride model, theming, atmosphere and appearance of a ride.

In late 2009, scientists conducted secret examinations of an average member of the general public's brain activity to determine why they are so unappreciative of dark rides unless they have laser [[Guns|guns]]. They discovered that the average member was too thick to understand that [[Bubbleworks|Bubbleworks]] is actually a good ride and is ''meant'' to go at 1mph because it is not a rollercoaster, it is a dark ride! You sit in boats, not a coaster train, did you realise that? Hello, how could you miss the THEMING!? Oh, and just because <nowiki>Th13teen</nowiki> is too psycologically advanced for your mind does not mean you have the right to slag it off! I mean, you actually believed the marketing? Anybody who learnt English will know that it was missing the point-evidence-explain to justify its claims! Yeah, you run back to [[Colossus|Colossus]], you cobra roll obsessed [[chav]], and DON'T COME BACK!

==Manufacturers==

Major companies currently producing roller coasters include:

*[[B and M|B&M]]
*[[Big Country Motioneering]]
*[[Gerstlauer]]
*[[Intamin]]
*[[Mack]]
*[[Maurer Söhne]]
*[[S and S|S&S]]
*[[Vekoma]]

===Defunct Manufactures===

Companies that are no longer with us:

*[[Arrow]]
*[[Schwarzkopf]]

...and those we are glad to be rid of:

*[[Pinfari]]
*[[TOGO]]

Ripsaw

2011-06-14T02:35:12Z

Brad: /* Know your programmes */

A very <s>forceful</s> poor example of a [[Huss|Huss]] [[Top Spin]] - redeemed only by some pretty cool theming. <nowiki>Ripsaw</nowiki> occasionally manages to spin riders 360' before lowering them into the (currently SBNS - Standing But Not Squirting) fountains. This is also known as a 'detox'.

Ripsaw also operates as a secret shower and detergent facility for [[Chav|chavs]], who really need <s>drowning</s> cleaning.

==Know your programmes==

Ripsaw runs a number of preset sequences. The ride has nine in total, but some of them are not used with guests for various reasons. To avoid feeling left out during TTF discussions about Ripsaw, here's a quick guide to the key programmes:

* 9 - The legendary 'banned setting', reportedly too intense for use with guests. This fabled setting is the holy grail amongst Ripsaw fans. 25 minutes of continuous flyovers.
* 8 - Features backwards and forwards fly-overs, the latter at high speed. Stops half way through and is often mistaken for two unique programmes. Rarely used.
* 7 - The 'standard' cycle for quiet days. Features two 'locked' inversions, one flip and a fly-over towards the end.
* 6 - A shorter version of 7 without the fly-over and with less [[faff]]ing at the start and after the flip. Used with moderate [[Queues|queues]], and is arguably the worst cycle in common usage.
* 5 - An even shorter version of 7, thankfully not generally used.
* 4 - The 'standard' cycle for busy days. A short cycle with 4 flips and not much else.
* 3 - A waste of everyone's time. Like 4, but with only one flip. Not used, except for a couple of years ago when the ride was almost completely broken.
* 2 - One flyover and one spin. Again not worth it!
* 1 - One Flyover. Not even worth it!
* 0 - Broken Down - If you're in the queue, you've just wasted 30 minutes of your life..

[[Category: Faff Ride]]
[[Category: Ride]]

The Beastie

2011-06-14T02:32:40Z

Brad:

'''The Beastie''' was [[Alton Towers]]' classic example of a well themed ride. It was themed around a rough [[Pinfari|Pinfari]] in a big red metal cage, and the theme is pulled off to perfection, as you really do feel like you're riding a rough [[Pinfari|Pinfari]] in a big red metal cage.

It is believed that [[Drayton Manor]]'s G-Force was their answer to ''The Beastie'', they succeeded in making the ride more painful, and also managed to reduce the throughput to 22 persons per hour.

In what was possibly the worst-kept secret with the [[Alton_Towers|Alton Towers]] staff, ''The Beastie'' [[Closed|closed]] at the end of the 2010 season, and is set to be replaced by either another set of H&B game stalls or tarmac.

[[Category: Roller Coaster]]

Rollercoaster (PBB)

2011-06-14T02:30:07Z

Brad:

An occasionally open [[roller coaster]] at [[Mandyland]]. It generally only operates if [[Big Dipper]] has recently crashed or the park is busy enough for them to be bothered.

The ride has recently become worth riding after heavier trains were added, resulting in much higher speeds on the second half of the ride. This may result in the ride closing as the brakes can only just stop the train.

After its sporadic and inconsistent operation, <nowiki>Rollercoaster</nowiki> has been transformed as part of the hashed re-theme of Beaver Creek to Nickelodeon Land, with the majority of the ride now being a shade of orange commonly found in tanning salons. It is thought the ride was going to be sponsored by Fanta before [[Alton Towers]] snuck in an offer of 10p per annum for sponsorship of Oblivion.
[[Category: Roller Coaster]]

Alternative ride names

2011-03-22T03:08:00Z

Brad:

According to the bizarre and convoluted unwritten rules of TTF meet ups, rides are not referred to by their real names wherever possible, either because people can't be bothered saying the full name, or to mock an unpopular ride.

A list of common alternative names is shown below, names that are strictly abbreviations are not included:

'''[[Alton Towers]]:'''

*[[Blade]] - Bland
*[[Nemesis|Nemesis]] - Nemmy
*[[Oblivion|Oblivion]] - Blivvy, BOLIVIA (shouted)
*[[Ripsaw|Ripsaw]] - Rippy
*[[Sharkbait_Reef|Sharkbait Reef]] - Sharkbait Beef
*[[Sonic_Spinball|Sonic Spinball]] - Chronic Sh*tball, Sonic Shamballs
*[[Submission]] - Substandard
*[[Th13teen|Th13teen]] - ThFAILteen
*[[Air]] - F<nowiki>air</nowiki>: The Ride, Concrete: The Ride, Breakdown: The Ride, Annoyance Is Regular, Aerodynamic Infernal Rage.

'''[[Chessington World of Adventures]]:'''

*[[Bubbleworks|Bubbleworks]] - Michael Bubleworks, Troubleworks
*Dragon Falls - Rascist Falls
*[[Rameses_Revenge|Rameses Revenge]] - Rammy, Rippy Ripoff
*[[Vampire|Vampire]] - CAMPire

'''[[Disney|Disneyland]]'''

*Space Mountain - Sparse Mountain, Brace Mountain

'''[[Drayton Manor]]:'''
*Apocalypse - Poccy
*G-Force - G-Farce
*Splash Canyon - Syphilis Canyon

'''[[Europa Park]]:'''
*''(Otherwise known as OYROPA)''
*Schneeflocken - '''[[Bench|BENCH]]'''!!
*Silverstar - Silvia
*Matterhorn blitz - Matterhorn sh*ts
*Bluefire - Bluefy

'''[[Flamingoland]]'''
*''(Otherwise known as Flamingobland)''
*Velocity - Veloshitty

'''[[Legoland]]'''
*''(Otherwise known as Legobland)''
*Viking River Rapids - Ghetto Splash

'''[[Lightwater Valley]]'''
*''(Otherwise known as Sh*tewater Valley)''
*[[The Ultimate]] - [[Ultimache|UltimACHE]]
*Whirlwind - Top Buzz 2

'''[[Mandyland|Pleasure Beach Blackpool]]:'''
*''(Otherwise known as Mandyland)''
*The Arena - Iceland.co.uk, Mandy's Grotto
*Ghost Train - Trauma Train, Ghost Towers
*Grand National - The Nash
*Impossible - Impossible it's still here!, Boring Swing
*Infusion - Intrusion, Traumafusion, Confusion, Loggie's Killer
*River Caves - Racist Caves
*[[Rollercoaster (PBB)|Rollercoaster]] - Rola-Cola
*Steeplechase - Sleep-lechase
*Valhalla - Valerie
*Wild Mouse - Bone-Crusher, The Bruiser

'''[[Thorpe Park]]:'''
*''(Otherwise known as THORPE PARK!!!!!!!)''
*[[Colossus|Colossus]] - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus
*[[Nemesis Inferno]] - <nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki> Inferior, Nymphferior
*Rumba Rapids - Brapids, Drybina Slumba Cr*pids
*[[Lost City|Rush]] - Thrush
*[[Lost City|Samurai]] - Scamurai, Shamurai
*[[SAW:_The_Ride|SAW: The Ride]] - Snore: The Ride, SORE: The Ride
*Slammer - Schwammer, Schwammy Wammy, Clamper
*Storm Surge - Storm Drain
*[[Lost City|Vortex]] - Bore-tex
*[[X:\No Way Out]] - X:\WTF

==Noob Names==

In addition to above, there are a number of common mistakes made by theme park [[Noobs|noobs]] regarding ride names. Some of the more frequent include:

*[[Sonic_Spinball|Sonic Spinball]] - Pinball Wizzard
*[[Squirrel_Nutty|Squirrel Nutty]] - Squirrel Nutkin
*[[Duel]] - Haunted House, Target Zone
*[[The Flume]] - Log Flume
*[ride name] - The [ride name] *exception to this being anyone saying "The Blade", which is just uber-cool, or anything else that actually does have 'the' in the name.
*<nowiki>Nemesis Inferno - Nemesis</nowiki>. This is clearly unacceptable. There is only one <nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki>, and it lives in Staffordshire.

[[Category: Meet Memes]]