Oli Barnacle 🎢🎵🖌️
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composer and sound designer | maker of stuff | I have opinions on theme parks
RIP to my childhood ghost train :(
I'll always have fond hazy memories of riding this with my grandad, absolutely terrified.
Very glad I paid a visit a few years ago to ride it one last time for him 💀💜
I'll always have fond hazy memories of riding this with my grandad, absolutely terrified.
Very glad I paid a visit a few years ago to ride it one last time for him 💀💜
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RIP to my childhood ghost train :(
I'll always have fond hazy memories of riding this with my grandad, absolutely terrified.
Very glad I paid a visit a few years ago to ride it one last time for him 💀💜
I'll always have fond hazy memories of riding this with my grandad, absolutely terrified.
Very glad I paid a visit a few years ago to ride it one last time for him 💀💜
Um. What's the Disney World castle doing on the poster for this awful looking Luc Besson film??
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Um. What's the Disney World castle doing on the poster for this awful looking Luc Besson film??
NEMESIS HATCHLING TOY, WITH POSEABLE PHALANX SOLDIER ACTION FIGURE 👁️🦀
The perfect gift this spooky season - get yours today!*
*Batteries not included. Also, this is not a real product.
The perfect gift this spooky season - get yours today!*
*Batteries not included. Also, this is not a real product.
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
NEMESIS HATCHLING TOY, WITH POSEABLE PHALANX SOLDIER ACTION FIGURE 👁️🦀
The perfect gift this spooky season - get yours today!*
*Batteries not included. Also, this is not a real product.
The perfect gift this spooky season - get yours today!*
*Batteries not included. Also, this is not a real product.
Back in my favorite place.
September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Back in my favorite place.
We woke the tiger 🐯💤
September 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We woke the tiger 🐯💤
The pit beneath the queue line of Sherrif's Showdown at Drayton Manor might be the grossest thing I've ever seen in a theme park.
September 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The pit beneath the queue line of Sherrif's Showdown at Drayton Manor might be the grossest thing I've ever seen in a theme park.
Finally got back to Drayton Manor for Gold Rush. A perfect headliner attraction for the direction the park has been heading in. Though sadly it only seemed to run 1 of the 2 cycles all day.
August 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Finally got back to Drayton Manor for Gold Rush. A perfect headliner attraction for the direction the park has been heading in. Though sadly it only seemed to run 1 of the 2 cycles all day.
Spent a great couple hours at the vintage penny arcade at Woodbank Garden Centre. Huge thanks to Robert for showing us around his awesome collection! So many rare machines I'd never seen before, all lovingly maintained. Spot the bonus Wild Mouse 🐁 👀
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Spent a great couple hours at the vintage penny arcade at Woodbank Garden Centre. Huge thanks to Robert for showing us around his awesome collection! So many rare machines I'd never seen before, all lovingly maintained. Spot the bonus Wild Mouse 🐁 👀
My guitars have become a place to just hang stuff on
August 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My guitars have become a place to just hang stuff on
Mfw El Volador has been broken down all day
August 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Mfw El Volador has been broken down all day
Amazonia is spectacular. Loved it!
August 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Amazonia is spectacular. Loved it!
I do like a totally not Jungle Cruise
August 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I do like a totally not Jungle Cruise
Pairi Daiza has to be the most beautiful zoo in the world. Its been some years since I last visited and I kinda forgot just how incredible it is. Stunning detail everywhere you look with absolutely world class animal exhibits. Can't wait to experience the next enormous expansion!
August 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Pairi Daiza has to be the most beautiful zoo in the world. Its been some years since I last visited and I kinda forgot just how incredible it is. Stunning detail everywhere you look with absolutely world class animal exhibits. Can't wait to experience the next enormous expansion!
Dude looks like a lady
August 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Dude looks like a lady
Glad to have done the funny Plop dark ride before it gets removed. Definitely looking its age, with many effects and animatronics sadly no longer working. But the charm is still there. Lovely quirky little ride. Can't say the same for the queue experience though...
August 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Glad to have done the funny Plop dark ride before it gets removed. Definitely looking its age, with many effects and animatronics sadly no longer working. But the charm is still there. Lovely quirky little ride. Can't say the same for the queue experience though...
Really enjoyed my day at Plopsaland Belgium. Ride to Happiness is incredible (obviously) but I was also pleasantly surprised by how good the park is as a whole! Great variety of attractions, some quality theming and lots of lovely green space.
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Really enjoyed my day at Plopsaland Belgium. Ride to Happiness is incredible (obviously) but I was also pleasantly surprised by how good the park is as a whole! Great variety of attractions, some quality theming and lots of lovely green space.
Live laugh love or whatever
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Live laugh love or whatever
Wow I love being in Pandora – The World of Avatar
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wow I love being in Pandora – The World of Avatar
Star-crossed lovers.
July 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Star-crossed lovers.
It's good to see Pleasure Beach investing in some much needed green space. A park should feel like a park! Hope they keep this, not every square foot needs to be ride area.
July 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It's good to see Pleasure Beach investing in some much needed green space. A park should feel like a park! Hope they keep this, not every square foot needs to be ride area.
First visit since Grand National reopened. So good to have this old thing back, it was missed! Still the best woodie in the park.
July 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
First visit since Grand National reopened. So good to have this old thing back, it was missed! Still the best woodie in the park.
Obligatory I saw Oasis post
July 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Obligatory I saw Oasis post
Here's a cool piece of Blackpool Pleasure Beach history. Decorative panels and a ride vehicle from the old Wild Mouse can be found today in the Old Penny Arcade collection at Woodbank Garden Centre, Yorkshire. Super cool that they were preserved and put on public display!
July 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Here's a cool piece of Blackpool Pleasure Beach history. Decorative panels and a ride vehicle from the old Wild Mouse can be found today in the Old Penny Arcade collection at Woodbank Garden Centre, Yorkshire. Super cool that they were preserved and put on public display!
Bianca's very public enthusiasm for Towers made for a refreshing change and gave me hope for its future. But what really struck me was how highly many staff members spoke of her, and for a while I think that positivity was reflected in the general atmosphere of the park.
July 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bianca's very public enthusiasm for Towers made for a refreshing change and gave me hope for its future. But what really struck me was how highly many staff members spoke of her, and for a while I think that positivity was reflected in the general atmosphere of the park.