I didn;t know till going to Alton Towers the other week that there are two levels of teacups on the teacup rides
You get ones in a set of three on a circular platform that spins and ones that sit stationary on their own in gaps between the circular platforms that are shit and dull. Stay tuned for more fascinating #themeparkfacts
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 11:51, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

I also did not know this.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:07, Reply)

hell yes
this was one of the very first things i learned about alton towers as a kid.

the second was this: you can go every school holiday (if you are lucky and your dad is up for it); you can spend all day on really dangerous rides... but you'll only end up driving across the park in an ambulance when your mate jumps off the seesaw too soon and it flies up and cracks his little brother across the chin. or to put it another way, the seesaw is the most dangerous ride there.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:10, Reply)

also, my friend fell in love with the seriously gigantic oblivion mugs, but didn't want to carry it round all day (oblivion is at the start)
i ordered one as a surprise later on, and the woman who dealt with me had the frankly amazing job title of.... "MANAGER OF CLOUD CUCKOO LAND".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:12, Reply)

i went on oblivion shortly after it opened when i was 15 or so, *something* struck my right testicle on the vertical descent which was really quite unpleasant and it remained sore for several days #themeparkfacts

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:10, Reply)

thing one
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:11, Reply)

now my only major ballache is you.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:11, Reply)

POTD!!!

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:12, Reply)

you don't get to nominate your own post as POTD
that's not how it works
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:13, Reply)

hey, quit bustin' his balls!

( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:16, Reply)

^

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:20, Reply)

If it wasn't allowed I'm sure the mods would delete it

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:20, Reply)

ahahahahahahaa

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:13, Reply)

Kylie's worst ever cover

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:23, Reply)

chevs

( $$ ✅, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:34, Reply)

on

( $$ ✅, Tue 3 Mar 2015, 12:34, Reply)