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True_British_Metal
15-06-2013, 12:02 AM
Visited with CloakedUp and Nickynackynoo.

After recceing Oswaldtwistle Palladium nearby and finding the access to high up and being put off by a foreboding set of pikeys n the park next door, we decided to have a look at this. Welcome to Crapalot, a rather grim and depressing place. This was a nice little gander for the company if nothing else, but throughout the whole time I was there it just felt so superficial and dingy; a vague attempt at making this an attractive place for family days out. Obviously it has been derelict for a few months now, but I couldn't help but think 'what a crap place this is!' Don't get me wrong, I don't mind theme parks in general but this just failed to tickle my fancy; beats me why people are so keen on doing this now, but hey ho let's go along with it anyway. On the other hand, seeing a mass of droids dumped up in one corner of the park was shall we say, interesting?

Having heard very mixed rumours about security, I was somewhat sceptical about how easy this place would be; active guards and more IR cameras than you can shake a tripod at (yes it's a rubbish pun) were mentioned. One of these was true, but we came to the conclusion that the latter were not observed. As for security, we saw and heard no-one but it's quite an open area so it's difficult to tell whether there were any present or not.

That's about all I have to say so far, so here's what I have.


The murder scene
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Pirate Galleon

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The dragon

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Bluebell bottom

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The showground

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The Haunted House

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Give it time and it'll be impossible to tell what's graffiti and what it used to be like.
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Own up, who did the hate!
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The rollercoaster

Be under no illusion, I'm not afraid of heights but if it's windy and I feel like I'm gonna fall I get absolutely terrified! Still, I just about managed to get up here, gripping the rail ever tightly.

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On a final note, apologies for being cynical about this place, but it's difficult to know what else to make of this place.

Yours as always,

TBM x

Bunkerkid
21-06-2013, 04:19 PM
Still looks worth a visit, the haunted house and rides seem in pretty good condition. The mannequin murder scene is a bit dodgy though!

scrappy
25-06-2013, 05:09 PM
good set there mate, i never got to do the haunted house when i went!

Dissimulate
25-06-2013, 06:21 PM
Looks fantastic! The whole mannequin bit puts me off a little though, freak the living hell outta me!
Great report, kudos for braving the wind on top the coaster.