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Looking down the Rita launch track, from the back of the loading platformJan 22, 2006
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From the track crossing platform looking down towards the launch.Jan 22, 2006
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Looking down the launch from the tubular track.Jan 22, 2006
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Another shot looking down the launch from the track crossing platform.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006While difficult to see, the Oblivion 'Klaxons' have been spit polished and returned.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006Enterprise's cars sit in the Oblivion refreshment area.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006Enterprise's cars are on pallets in the Oblivion refreshment area at the moment.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006Enterprise Cars all lined up in the Oblivion refreshment area.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006An empty Rita platform. Work on the drum has yet to be started.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006Incredible Ices has now had much of its "identity" removed, in preparation for an overhaul.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006The Tweenies Shop also had any mention of the show removed from the exterior.Jan 22, 2006
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January 21st 2006All Tweenies logos and images were removed from the Theatre on Thursday.Jan 22, 2006
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21st January 2006Another day, another logo...
This one appeared in an online article by The Sun newspaper.Jan 21, 2006
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A better look at the front of the original Toyland Tours building, and you can see just how much has been added in the last week or so.Jan 21, 2006
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From the side, looking down towards where the entrance and exit will be.Jan 21, 2006
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The exterior is coming along at a very fast pace now.Jan 21, 2006
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Various parts of the new ride lay scattered in front of the building.Jan 21, 2006
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A closer look at the front of the building.Jan 21, 2006
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The Cred Street Carousel is no longer running due to the Driving School attraction, and has been covered up.Jan 21, 2006
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You can see the new chimney in closer detail here.Jan 21, 2006
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Workmen on the scaffolding surrounding the original warehouse.Jan 21, 2006
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From behind the building, you can see the large hole cut into it to allow vehicles access inside, as well as the two large roof extensions for the lifts.Jan 20, 2006
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More changes to the exterior, with a definite pointed roof and curved edge above the original Toyland Tours building.Jan 20, 2006
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January 17th 2006Rita - Queen of Speed, early in the morning. Both trains are in the maintenance shed.Jan 20, 2006
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January 17th 2006The sign that informs guests at Winter Weekends about Rita's downtime, due to the hydraulic drum needing to be replaced.Jan 20, 2006
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Once again looking back down towards the station.Jan 19, 2006
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17th January 2006This new logo does not replace the ride's logo - it's what will appear on the front of the factory itself.Jan 17, 2006
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One of the trains on track during testing. The first test run happened yesterday at 6.30pm.Jan 15, 2006
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This shot shows the sharp change of direction at the top of Rita's first airtime hill.Jan 15, 2006
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The enormous supports that the queue line weaves around.Jan 15, 2006
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These supports are absolutely huge.Jan 14, 2006
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We take a look at some of the new pieces of track delivered recently to the car park.Jan 14, 2006
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A close-up photo of a twisty section of steel.Jan 14, 2006
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Construction is now extremely fast-paced, so most of these parts will be moved to the construction site in the coming week or so.Jan 14, 2006
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More track that appears to be from a "direction change" part of the ride.Jan 14, 2006
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Those supports in closer detail.Jan 14, 2006
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A fantastic view of the construction site.Jan 14, 2006
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More footers. The springs at placed where the track "stress" will be at its highest.Jan 14, 2006
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From Corkscrew's lift hill, you can clearly see Rita's ride photo shop, complete with chequered flags.Jan 14, 2006
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The repainted Corkscrew. Notice the absence of the queue line.Jan 14, 2006
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The Corkscrew station, which has had work done on it to accommodate the fact that Rita will get very close to it.Jan 14, 2006
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Looking towards the launch section, from the rear of the site.Jan 14, 2006
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A side-on look at the launch.Jan 14, 2006
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From this vantage point, you can see the hole in the roof of the hydraulics building.Jan 14, 2006
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In this shot, you can see that the majority of Corkscrew's repaint is now finished.Jan 14, 2006
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From here, you can see how close Rita comes to Corkscrew. Also note the platform for Rita's brake run.Jan 14, 2006
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Look how close one of Rita's footers is to Corkscrew's station platform! There used to be a queue line there...Jan 14, 2006
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A cherry-picker works to continue repainting Corkscrew.Jan 14, 2006
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Another overview of the construction site.Jan 14, 2006
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Underneath the launch, looking towards the station. Guests will get a fantastic view as the train roars directly above their heads!Jan 14, 2006
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Work is going on inside the hydraulics building to make way for the parts that will be fitted inside.Jan 14, 2006
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Looking back towards Rita's station platform.Jan 14, 2006
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This massive drum is one of the many components that will drive the launch.Jan 14, 2006
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And from the same spot, we look the other way towards where the first bend will be.Jan 14, 2006
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Plenty of work being carried out on the hydraulics building.Jan 14, 2006
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The supports for the first banked turn are up already. Note that one support will be attached to two sections of track.Jan 14, 2006
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Large footers close to Corkscrew's station.Jan 14, 2006
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A close-up of one of the massive footers. This one goes a full 6 metres into the ground!Jan 14, 2006
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Looking towards where Bone Shaker used to be placed.Jan 14, 2006
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A side-on look at the hydraulics building.Jan 14, 2006
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A closer shot of the supports by the first turn.Jan 14, 2006
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This shot demonstrates just how large the hydraulics building has to be to make the ride go to 100km/h in less than three seconds.Jan 14, 2006
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Looking towards Corkscrew, and also the ride's on-ride photo booth.Jan 14, 2006
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A close-up of part of the launch mechanism, near where the track passes over the hydraulics building.Jan 14, 2006
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Looking towards the hydraulics building, which is being painted.Jan 14, 2006
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On the wall in the Press Office, you can see some images of Rita's logo.Jan 14, 2006
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A closer look at the yellow hydraulics building. It currently has no roof to allow the larger and heavier components to be lowered in by crane.Jan 14, 2006
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A "cherry picker" is getting ready to put track sections into place.Jan 14, 2006
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Work on the station is progressing at a fast rate.Jan 14, 2006
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A look at the area behind the station.Jan 14, 2006
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Rita's on-ride photo shop, under construction near the entrance of Ug Land on the left hand side as you walk in.Jan 14, 2006
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Near the entrance to Ug Land, the "tusks" that supported the entrance sign are lying on the ground waiting to be re-installed once the majority of the work has been carried out.Jan 14, 2006
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Builders hard at work contructing the station.Jan 14, 2006
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Looking down the launch towards the station, you can see how much headroom there will be for the public walking beneath it.Jan 14, 2006
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13th January 2006A slightly different logo has now appeared, with several differences to other version. It is unclear at this stage which one is the final version.Jan 13, 2006
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More work has been done to the extension, while the original building remains largely untouched on the outside. Note the (as yet unpainted) faux chimney.Jan 13, 2006
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The "power cable" trench in Cred Street has been covered back over, in time for the first Winter Weekend of 2006.Jan 09, 2006
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The area in front of the main building remains unchanged.Jan 09, 2006
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Inside Air's computer room, we take a look at some technical drawings on the wall.Jan 08, 2006
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January 7th 2006The first winter weekend of 2006 - as you can see, it was very cold today! Spinball Whizzer and Corkscrew were quite busy, both getting queues up to 30 minutes.Jan 07, 2006
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Back in the first tunnel, we look at the two ride stations from the front.Jan 07, 2006
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Work continues into the evening to try and get the ride ready.Jan 07, 2006
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Rita at night.Jan 07, 2006
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The control booth, with staff hard at work even at this hour.Jan 07, 2006
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As the deadline looms, the ride continues to be tested into the evening in an effort to be ready in time.Jan 07, 2006
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An image on the wall showing the chained oak.Jan 07, 2006
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More technical drawings. These really add to the level of detail on this ride.Jan 07, 2006
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From the closed-off entrance to Ug Land, we can see the work that is going on towards the back of the area.Jan 06, 2006
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A view of the rear of Ug Land, where Rita will sweep through after its launch.Jan 06, 2006
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Another look at the large area. Could this house a loop?Jan 06, 2006
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The area of Rita's launch. Guests will be able to walk underneath the track as the train roars past.Jan 06, 2006
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On one side of the construction area, ride parts for Rita are stored awaiting installation.Jan 06, 2006
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Corkscrew and Rita will pass very close to each other. At one point, Rita will cross above Corkscrew's station.Jan 06, 2006
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The Cave Games building is now gutted inside. All that remains is the outer "shell".Jan 06, 2006
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Looking back down Ug Land at the launch route.Jan 06, 2006
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An interesting piece of construction around the launch area.Jan 06, 2006
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Another one which has fake "plans" for the vault, supposedly drawn up by the Earl of Shrewsbury.Jan 06, 2006
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Another view of the drop taken from the lift hill.Jan 06, 2006
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From the end of the lift hill, we take a look back at the station.Jan 06, 2006
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Looking back down the lift hill.Jan 06, 2006
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January 3rd 2006The Towers lit up, taken very early in the morning.Jan 06, 2006
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More work has been done to the hydraulic lifts as you can see. You can see what looks to be the first part of the new facade, with a large fan and a chimney.Jan 04, 2006
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Dec 28, 2005
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Dec 28, 2005
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Train 1 gets read for a launch.Dec 28, 2005
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Ug Land and Corkscrew in 2004.Dec 28, 2005
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Looking from Corkscrew's lift hill towards the area in 2004.Dec 28, 2005
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Corkscrew in 2004. By this time, the area had been rethemed to 'Ug Land', but Rita had not yet been installed.Dec 28, 2005
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Workers restoring the Oblivion spray jets.Dec 24, 2005
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The Operator's console in the Rita Control Room.Dec 20, 2005
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A look at the screen of the computer with all the launch information, updated live as the trains roar above.Dec 20, 2005
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A closeup of the screen on the Operator's console.Dec 20, 2005
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A closer look at the screen above the Operator's panel in the Rita control booth.Dec 20, 2005
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Dec 20, 2005
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You can see that a lot of work has been done to the extension building, with the two "elevators" looking a lot more complete from the outside.Dec 18, 2005
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Special edition "10th Anniversary" Nemesis t-shirts were on sale.Dec 14, 2005
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Guests sit on Corkscrew, waiting inbetween takes.Dec 14, 2005
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One of the guests does an interview for the cameras.Dec 14, 2005
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People queuing up to get John Wardley's autograph.Dec 14, 2005
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Free food was being given out in Ug Land.Dec 14, 2005
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The next day, guests were able to go on select rides at the theme park. Filming was being done on the rides for a documentary, which meant lots of waiting around.Dec 14, 2005
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Here's the back of one of the t-shirts.Dec 14, 2005
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A table of happy guests.Dec 14, 2005
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The main projection screen, which John Wardley used to show his Nemesis presentation.Dec 14, 2005
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March 16th 2004The control panel for Bone Shaker.Dec 13, 2005
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March 16th 2004These barriers mark out the 'track' for the karts.Dec 13, 2005
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