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Sea Lion
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 Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: The Best Rollercoaster book |
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Hi all.
This is my first post:
I want to know which is your favourite rollercoaster book and why?
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the Forum Sea Lion, hope you enjoy it here!
My favorite Book is an old Annual i got from Alton Towers back in the days when it was magical, and Henry the Hound the Parks Maot was in full force! It is a story book incorporating the rides in the park at the time, true piece of history!
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Sea Lion
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all
Are there many interesting books about Alton Towers? I have never really rated the place highly. Nemesis is a great ride, but it is in the wrong park!
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coastergraham
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:58 am Post subject: |
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The one I am reading (again!!) at the moment - Rollercoaster by Dave Bennett is an excellent book.
I agree with you sealion about Nemesis, great white knuckle ride, just a shame its in a park full of lame rides.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the board Sea Lion, hope you enjoy it here at make some friends.
As for books who knows!! I have two at home which I must read but I forget there names!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Sea Lion, and welcome to the board.
I don't have a favourite book but just thought I'd say hi.
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Sea Lion
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hi All (and to my fellow Boltonians)
Thank you for the kind words and welcome.
Merchandise-wise: I have the coaster video called White Knuckle. I watched it the other night - most entertaining.
Just looking at RCDB at all the lovely 2008 coasters. And what is the UK getting? Troublesome Trucks at Drayton. I can see the rest of the world being really jealous of us! There's probably more 2008 coaster openings in Timbuktoo than in the UK!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| Sea Lion wrote: | Hi All (and to my fellow Boltonians)
Thank you for the kind words and welcome.
Merchandise-wise: I have the coaster video called White Knuckle. I watched it the other night - most entertaining.
Just looking at RCDB at all the lovely 2008 coasters. And what is the UK getting? Troublesome Trucks at Drayton. I can see the rest of the world being really jealous of us! There's probably more 2008 coaster openings in Timbuktoo than in the UK!
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My favourite coaster book is "Memories of Southend Kursaal" by Ken Crowe because the Kursaal was my very first theme park, and the Cyclone my first ever roller coaster. I lived 6 miles from Southend, and my Dad used to take me there regularly from age 8. I have very fond memories of that place, and am sorry it's just a gaming centre and bowling alley now.
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coastergraham
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Sea Lion wrote: | Hi All (and to my fellow Boltonians)
Thank you for the kind words and welcome.
Merchandise-wise: I have the coaster video called White Knuckle. I watched it the other night - most entertaining.
Just looking at RCDB at all the lovely 2008 coasters. And what is the UK getting? Troublesome Trucks at Drayton. I can see the rest of the world being really jealous of us! There's probably more 2008 coaster openings in Timbuktoo than in the UK!
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Hello to you too Sealion, nice to see another coaster crazy fan in Bolton.
Hopefull we will get something else in the UK, flamingoland may be adding a few rides from what I hear but at the moment it looks pretty poor tbh
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Sea Lion
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| bluea61 wrote: | Welcome to the board Sea Lion, hope you enjoy it here at make some friends.
As for books who knows!! I have two at home which I must read but I forget there names!! |
What two books are they? Anything interesting? There doesn't seem to be any really up to date coaster books at the moment.
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Sea Lion
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Yeah! But it's not really a coaster book is it? I would like large glossy photos of the latest coasters, and comprehensive discussion on the most cutting-edge innovations. Maybe 2008 will see such a book come to light. Oh, and an updated version of the White Knuckle VHS would be a welcome addition too.
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The best book in my opinion.
Is one called White Knuckle Ride by Mark Wyatt it is about 10 years old now, but iit s a coffee table book with great pictures of rides in it. My ambition when I joined the club was to ride all the coasters in it.
I have now after 11 years with the club acheived that. |
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Sea Lion
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| coasternutter wrote: | The best book in my opinion.
Is one called White Knuckle Ride by Mark Wyatt it is about 10 years old now, but iit s a coffee table book with great pictures of rides in it. My ambition when I joined the club was to ride all the coasters in it.
I have now after 11 years with the club acheived that. |
GREAT coasternutter, I hope you had fun achieving your goal.
Hey, what's everyones favourite coaster programme of the past? Remember that QED programme featuring (1st Gen) Freefall towers? I don't remember much more about it other than being amazed at all the USA rides including a swing coaster...
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I thinkthe best series of TV programmes are the Extreme Rides ones. They are also getting on a bit but they are good to watch. Also the top ten coasters is funny just to see Ryan and Andy in the video!
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Sea Lion
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Hi all.
Anyone watch SUPERCOASTERS on the National Geographic Channel? I would love to ride THAT 1000ft tall coaster... shame it was only a simulation of what we might see in coming years.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| coasternutter wrote: | The best book in my opinion.
Is one called White Knuckle Ride by Mark Wyatt it is about 10 years old now |
Thats the book I like full of great pictures and facts to. Magic Ive brought that Ripplys book just now so ill let you no when I get it and see if a certain someones in it 
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Just got the ripleys believe it or not book bout the facts of parks etc and there are some great facts in there. A great book to read. Magic your name is in there in the credits bit well done to ya. It says some peole rode a coaster naked who on earth would do that 
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