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ATAGalleryFeaturesWinter Photography › 2004 - 2005
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Enterprise and Oblivion in the snow.
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From the same angle, looking towards Oblivion.
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Submission and Oblivion.
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Oblivion's queue line entrance.
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A nice shot of Oblivion in the snow.
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A slightly mistier photo.
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The lake around the exit tunnel of Oblivion... frozed solid!
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The eyes and noses of these mini-snowmen are actually Enterprise bolts!
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The tunnel exit.
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An overall shot of Oblivion.
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The Black Hole tent, with the snow giving it a nice look.
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Looking into the X-Sector from its entrance.
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The entrance sign, which has been spruced up.
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An arty shot of Oblivion through the snow-covered trees.
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The Forbidden Valley.
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The entrance to Fountain Square. The tracks are from the various pieces of machinery being used in Rita's construction.
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The Toyland Tours extended queue line, now no longer used.
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Looking at the front of Toyland Tours.
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The Pink Elephant in Cred Street.
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One of the Sky Ride cars, with a worker on top of it.
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Corkscrew cars, looking decidedly frosty.
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Would you want to sit in that?
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The Hex (outside) queue line.
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The trampolines in Fountain Square.
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A look at the Towers themselves.
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From the same spot, looking towards the lake.
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Nemesis' exit path has been widened to make it easier for disabled guests to board.
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A hole has been cut in the side of the station to allow for the new Single Rider Queue.
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And here is the new queue, with the station having been repainted.
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New pipes for Nemesis, to replace the old ones which pump the "blood" water back up to the top of the hill.
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Scaffolding around one of the "beast's legs".
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More work being carried out, down by the vertical loop.
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A wider shot showing the scaffolding.
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More winter checks, this time just before the final corkscrew.
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Another "legs" having a touch-up.
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Sandblasting around the Courtyard Tavern. Notice the roof of the tavern!
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Submission gets its annual checks done.
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Looking down on the Chance Double Inverter.
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Ripsaw also has its annual checks.
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Looking from the side, you can see that the seats have been stripped.
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A closer look at the seats.
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The harnesses are being stored in the Nemesis station.
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Part of Cariba Creek has some work carried out too.
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Spinball Whizzer cars sit on the transfer track outside the maintenance shed.
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Workers restoring the Oblivion spray jets.
     
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