Cost of Living and Glastonbury

[Alvoram]

3 hours ago, philipsteak said:

Gonna assume from this, and the follow up post, that theme park forums are even nerdier (in a good way!) than festival forums

Yes, and I think music and theme park goonery go hand in hand... 

Although I do keep getting told I have ADHD, which apparently really shows as soon as somebody mentions theme parks. (And explains a lot of my school years.) 🤷‍♂️ 

[stuie]

5 hours ago, philipsteak said:

Gonna assume from this, and the follow up post, that theme park forums are even nerdier (in a good way!) than festival forums

We prefer to be called 'enthusiasts' instead of nerds, if you don't mind 😁

Generally speaking though, forums attract the more obsessive types - whatever the topic may be!

 

[DeanoL]

Loving the theme park geek chat!

[Alvoram]

52 minutes ago, stuie said:

We prefer to be called 'enthusiasts' instead of nerds, if you don't mind 😁

Generally speaking though, forums attract the more obsessive types - whatever the topic may be!

 

or 'thoosie' for short... 🤣

I'm not opposed to being called a 'goon,' that was common terminology around 10 years ago. 

BTW... I wonder if you can tell where my avatar photo was taken. (A very tough ask given how it's cropped.) I'll give you a clue, we only visit once a year, and always in winter. 

50 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Loving the theme park geek chat!

It's kind of on topic too, Glastonbury is, after all, a giant theme park without the rides. 🙂 

Edited November 28, 2023 by Alvoram

[stuie]

13 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

BTW... I wonder if you can tell where my avatar photo was taken. (A very tough ask given how it's cropped.) I'll give you a clue, we only visit once a year, and always in winter. 

HPWW... I'm off there this Saturday! 🙂 

[Alvoram]

13 hours ago, stuie said:

HPWW... I'm off there this Saturday! 🙂 

ohhh close, can see why you went with that

It's Wintertraum, Phantasialand... My favourite Park in the world. 🙂 

But have a great time on Munich / Olympia!
 

[Suprefan]

This is why getting a media pass helps to cut the costs down. Where theres a will....

[stuie]

6 hours ago, Alvoram said:

ohhh close, can see why you went with that

It's Wintertraum, Phantasialand... My favourite Park in the world. 🙂 

But have a great time on Munich / Olympia!
 

Ah wow... it's on my TDL... maybe next year 🙂 

 

[Alvoram]

4 minutes ago, stuie said:

Ah wow... it's on my TDL... maybe next year 🙂 

 

Early Jan is a great time to go, Wintertraum is still on, but the crowds are gone and Ryanair flights are usually cheap. The Charles Lindbergh hotel package is great value for what you get. But if you do decide to go CL hotel, make sure you set an hour aside one evening to visit the 2 bars in both other hotels, as their gardens are lit up incredibly for Wintertraum.