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Oktoberfest: The Event That Keeps on Giving

Hey guys, like beer or music or good vibes? Well Oktoberfest is the event for you!  If there is one thing to know about us, it is that we love theme parks, beer and live music. Well it will be no surprise that Oktoberfest is our favourite event in the theme park calendar. The atmosphere, the vibes and the fun is just on another level. I appreciate most people enjoy Halloween more with the thrill of a scare and night rides being appealing for a lot of people, but for me at least, that does not sound fun. Scares are not for me, what can I say?  Now, there is an allure to this event, you only get about 4 weeks to take in all the beer and bratwursts you can but there is such a charming side to this event. So, lets start with the food and drink side of things. Well the beer is always great, both Alton Towers and Thorpe Park have similar selections with a couple of German beers along with a couple of classics to keep those of you who are maybe less adventurous when it comes to alcohol happy.
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Going to Your First Event

 In exciting news and a long time away, the blog is back! No promises on how regular it will be but hopefully this will be more consistent again. Now despite sitting on a lot of ideas and posts that are already written, I wanted to talk about events in the enthusiast community. As you may be aware, we went on our first event last weekend and to put it short, we had an amazing time. I thought it may be useful to write up my thoughts on events now the metaphorical dust has settled. Making the Leap I will admit, I was hesitant of going on an event for a while. After enough of seeing people have fun and not being involved we decided to try and get on an event. I booked on to the Pleasure Beach Experience September Event and after some convincing Austin booked on for the first day as well. This was nerve wracking, mainly due to the fact we are awkward people and I'm really anxious, especially meeting new people. Ultimately, it is somewhat of a leap of faith, you book on to that first ev
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We Went to Plopsaland!

 Incredibly, with less than a week before we were set to fly, we booked an entire trip to Belgium to experience Ride to Happiness. While so many enthusiasts have travelled out to De Panne to experience this special ride and everything else the park has to offer, it was particularly special for us as it was our first abroad trip and we also both hit our 100th cred while there. I thought it would be nice to write down my thoughts and experiences for the few people who might be considering it.  Cost Firstly, I think it is important to discuss costs as it needs to be clear how much money would be needed for such a trip. We flew on a Monday at 8am from Manchester Airport and flew to South Chaleroi in Brussels and the flights in total cost about £30 but that did result in a sleepless night prior to the flight back at 7am on Wednesday. Additionally, park tickets are only around £35 each and that allows you on all rides and on an off peak day it allows you to get on plenty of rides. Then in te
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How I Became an Enthusiast

 Believe it or not, I am an Enthusiast! While being part of this community for just over a year, from a young age I have had a fondness towards parks and rides, mainly thanks to my mum trying to drag me on anything. While it's difficult to pinpoint the exact point, there are a few moments that I consider pivotal in my journey towards becoming an enthusiast. Hopefully others can resonate or even give these rides a go and get into the community. Childhood While most of this is just a blur to me, I do remember and have since been told about family adventures to different parks. The obvious one that we all would guess I would mention is Pleasure Beach and stayed in the Big Blue which is elite and this was key to my childhood in general, let alone becoming an enthusiast. We went near enough every year for 5 or so years in the October half term and it was always so fun. I grew up loving big Dipper with a passion and I do still love it but I also enjoyed Derby Racer, Gold Mine and Steeple
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My Ideal Park: Part 4- Finale

 Here we are, the conclusion of this 4 part series where I attempt to paint a picture of what my ideal theme park will look like, from the entrance and basic overlook to a more detailed plan of each themed area within the park. While this would costa fortune to build and will never happen, it won't stop me from dreaming. In this final part we will recap and give an overview of the rides and areas of the park. Additionally, we will now look at the final area: The Film Studio Welcome to the final area, admittedly the least themed one in the park but I just wanted to get a bunch more rides in and have a solid place for all families as well as being indoors to cover all weather. That being said, it is still themed, just not in the same detail as it is meant to be a studio with multiple sets so that's my excuse for the lack of theme. Wild Mouse There is something so appealing to me of an indoor wild mouse, not being able to see where you're going while also spinning round is cha
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My Ideal Park: Part 3

Welcome back to Ember Dome Bark! As we continue to venture through this imaginary park, I hope it has been engaging to read. In this part we will be looking at the Middle Ages and Western themed areas.  The former will be situated at the very top of the park, opposite the entrance and linking between the Jungle area on the left and the Western town on the right. These areas should have some major rides at the park and some of my favourite ideas so far. This will only leave one area left of the park for the finale but that will also include a full overview and recap of the series. Anyway, its time to go! Middle Ages Village Centre The idea behind this one is to have a Klugheim/Camelot style area. As a history nerd I needed something with historical ties. The idea is you are suddenly transported into the past and find yourself in 14th century England, with all the staff being i  character to heavily convey this idea. The challenge will be to get back to the correct time period as things
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