Camelot Future
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Robbie
Hyper Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
Heh. On a clear day I can just about see Camelot from my house (but then, living on a hill, I can also see Blackpool Tower), and it's only a 5 minute drive away. Not that I'm about to buy a Season Pass or anything!Lofty said:I was joking, I know Chorley is on the other side of the M6, I know the area very well
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
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I'm sorry.Robbie said:
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Jake
Strata Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
I didn't think Whirlwind was that bad... it was a bit gross, but nothing worse than your average Reverchon </////3.
Plus...
You need to go back! It's actually really good, and we're pretty lucky it came all the way to the UK from Japan <3.
I secretly love Camelot. It's a revolting, grotesque dump but I have a soft spot for it. The Schwarz is fab. I secretly hope they get another cred so I can go back <3.
I didn't think Whirlwind was that bad... it was a bit gross, but nothing worse than your average Reverchon </////3.
Plus...
Mark said:
You need to go back! It's actually really good, and we're pretty lucky it came all the way to the UK from Japan <3.
I secretly love Camelot. It's a revolting, grotesque dump but I have a soft spot for it. The Schwarz is fab. I secretly hope they get another cred so I can go back <3.
STC
Mega Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
What's weird here is that Knightmare is a genuinely brilliant coaster. But you're all talking about it like it's some Tivoli that needs riding just for the cred. I've returned to Camelot a handful of times since I 'got the cred' because it's such a brilliant ride.
We're coaster enthusiasts, not stamp collectors!
What's weird here is that Knightmare is a genuinely brilliant coaster. But you're all talking about it like it's some Tivoli that needs riding just for the cred. I've returned to Camelot a handful of times since I 'got the cred' because it's such a brilliant ride.
We're coaster enthusiasts, not stamp collectors!
Mysterious Sue
Strata Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
I've never been either
Can we maybe tag a trip onto the Blackpool live?
I've never been either
Can we maybe tag a trip onto the Blackpool live?
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
^Pretty sure that's been the plan a couple of times now and NEVER actually happened. I'm up for trying it some random weekend before the summer.
I can understand not wanting to make a massive, separate effort for it if you're based down south, but for us Northerners, it's a relatively easy cred run that we just keep putting off.
I'll set up some kind of planning topic in the next week or so.
^Pretty sure that's been the plan a couple of times now and NEVER actually happened. I'm up for trying it some random weekend before the summer.
I can understand not wanting to make a massive, separate effort for it if you're based down south, but for us Northerners, it's a relatively easy cred run that we just keep putting off.
I'll set up some kind of planning topic in the next week or so.
Will
Strata Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
Yeah, it's only an hour up the M6 from me, I've not been in 5 years and it can't actually be as bad as I remember it being and I'm sure I promised Sue at some point, so if there's a group going I'd be up for some Knightmare if nothing else
#notreallyaddinganything
Yeah, it's only an hour up the M6 from me, I've not been in 5 years and it can't actually be as bad as I remember it being and I'm sure I promised Sue at some point, so if there's a group going I'd be up for some Knightmare if nothing else
#notreallyaddinganything
Mysterious Sue
Strata Poster
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
Cool, I appreciate it's much easier for those further north just to pop along.
I don't mind making the effort just to see how bad it actually is. The place is legendary on here
Cool, I appreciate it's much easier for those further north just to pop along.
I don't mind making the effort just to see how bad it actually is. The place is legendary on here
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
Hmmmmm... In terms of UK coasters, I'd put it in there with those marmite coasters like Air, Jubilee Odyssey and Rita. It's certainly a "quality" ride, but it's not (IMO) that great. The bigger brother, Lisebergbanana, is superior in every single way and while I'd happily make the effort to go to Gothenberg to ride it, I wouldn't make the effort to go an hour up the M6 for Knightmare. Likewise, I don't generally ride Rita or Air, and wouldn't go across to Lincolnshire for JO (though I actually really liked the ride).
It's just one of those "it's good, but not that good" things. It is frustrating because it's easily the best ride in Camelot and one of the better ones in the UK, it's just a lot to spend going to and into Camelot for.
And those high sided trains and seatbelts? Please, God, no!!!!!!
STC said:What's weird here is that Knightmare is a genuinely brilliant coaster. But you're all talking about it like it's some Tivoli that needs riding just for the cred. I've returned to Camelot a handful of times since I 'got the cred' because it's such a brilliant ride.
We're coaster enthusiasts, not stamp collectors!
Hmmmmm... In terms of UK coasters, I'd put it in there with those marmite coasters like Air, Jubilee Odyssey and Rita. It's certainly a "quality" ride, but it's not (IMO) that great. The bigger brother, Lisebergbanana, is superior in every single way and while I'd happily make the effort to go to Gothenberg to ride it, I wouldn't make the effort to go an hour up the M6 for Knightmare. Likewise, I don't generally ride Rita or Air, and wouldn't go across to Lincolnshire for JO (though I actually really liked the ride).
It's just one of those "it's good, but not that good" things. It is frustrating because it's easily the best ride in Camelot and one of the better ones in the UK, it's just a lot to spend going to and into Camelot for.
And those high sided trains and seatbelts? Please, God, no!!!!!!
Re: Camelot Closed... Again
Yeah, I call that the "Schwarzkopf effect". As much as I appreciate the heritage & importance of Schwarzkopf coasters, I do think us enthusiasts look at them through rose tinted spectacles.furie said: