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Happy Helen · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: Google Maps

Another website that have discovered is Google Maps which useful for finding directions, like if any of you have never been on of any of the club trips and need to get directions to the park, such as from you live you just type in your address and it come up with the quickest way from your house or if you just want to know where particular place is just type the name in or the post code.

Another thing that is brilliant about this site is that you can get a sattelite view of different places like any theme park such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach which I have looked at, as you zoom in it will become clearer or you can see a whole map of the world.

Go to www.googlemaps.com

Nimmykins · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

I create Google Maps for work, marking out crimes or storm damage. They're very useful for overseas visits.
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c anderson · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

Have a look at Microsoft live earth, it has birds eye view in some areas etc which are really good (have a look at somewhere like Cedar point)
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coaster-andy · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

IMHO I don't really like any of these sites. The quality is OK but I will stick with http://www.multimap.com/ as I think is one of the best out there to find ways to parks and anywere else you wish to go.

I have been on Google Earth and the update seems to go backwards as now Thorpe has none of its major coasters.
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Big Stevie B · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

Google earth is like a time machine. If you zoom down to Pleasureland Southport they still have the Cyclone and Trumatizer (Infusion). Relive the memories.
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