Alternative ride names
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| − | *Colossus - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus | + | *[[Colossus|Colossus]] - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus |
*<nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki> Inferno - <nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki> Inferior, Nymphferior | *<nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki> Inferno - <nowiki>Nemesis</nowiki> Inferior, Nymphferior | ||
*Rumba Rapids - Brapids, Drybina Slumba Cr*pids | *Rumba Rapids - Brapids, Drybina Slumba Cr*pids | ||
*Rush - Thrush | *Rush - Thrush | ||
*Samurai - Scamurai, Shamurai | *Samurai - Scamurai, Shamurai | ||
| − | *SAW: The Ride - Snore: The Ride, SORE: The Ride | + | *[[SAW:_The_Ride|SAW: The Ride]] - Snore: The Ride, SORE: The Ride |
*Slammer - Schwammer, Schwammy Wammy, Clamper | *Slammer - Schwammer, Schwammy Wammy, Clamper | ||
*Vortex - Bore-tex | *Vortex - Bore-tex | ||
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*[[Sonic_Spinball|Sonic Spinball]] - Pinball Wizzard | *[[Sonic_Spinball|Sonic Spinball]] - Pinball Wizzard | ||
*[[Squirrel_Nutty|Squirrel Nutty]] - Squirrel Nutkin | *[[Squirrel_Nutty|Squirrel Nutty]] - Squirrel Nutkin | ||
| − | *[[Duel]] - Haunted House | + | *[[Duel]] - Haunted House, Target Zone |
*[[The Flume]] - Log Flume | *[[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. | *[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. | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 21 October 2010
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:
- Blade - Bland
- Nemesis - Nemmy
- Oblivion - Blivvy, BOLIVIA (shouted)
- Ripsaw - Rippy
- Sharkbait Reef - Sharkbait Beef
- Sonic Spinball - Chronic Sh*tball
- Submission - Substandard
- Th13teen - ThFAILteen
- Air - Fair: The Ride, Concrete: The Ride, Breakdown: The Ride, Annoyance Is Regular, Aerodynamic Infernal Rage.
Chessington World of Adventures:
- Bubbleworks - Troubleworks
- Dragon Falls - Rascist Falls
- Rameses Revenge - Rammy, Rippy Ripoff
- Vampire - CAMPire
- Space Mountain - Sparse Mountain, Brace Mountain
- Apocalypse - Poccy
- G-Force - G-Farce
- Splash Canyon - Syphilis Canyon
- (Otherwise known as OYROPA)
- Schneeflocken - BENCH!!
- Viking River Rapids - Ghetto Splash
- (Otherwise known as Sh*tewater Valley)
- The Ultimate - UltimACHE
- Whirlwind - Top Buzz 2
- Grand National - The Nash
- Infusion - Intrusion, Traumafusion, Confusion
- River Caves - Racist Caves
- Rollercoaster - Rola-Cola
- Steeplechase - Sleep-lechase
- Valhalla - Valerie
- Colossus - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus
- Nemesis Inferno - Nemesis Inferior, Nymphferior
- Rumba Rapids - Brapids, Drybina Slumba Cr*pids
- Rush - Thrush
- Samurai - Scamurai, Shamurai
- SAW: The Ride - Snore: The Ride, SORE: The Ride
- Slammer - Schwammer, Schwammy Wammy, Clamper
- 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 regarding ride names. Some of the more frequent include:
- Sonic Spinball - Pinball Wizzard
- 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.
