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2nd October 2004
The sign at Ug Land's entrance. |
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3rd October 2004
Rubble from the demolished toilet block dumped on the old site of the Ug Swinger. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking back down towards Ug Land. |
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3rd October 2004
The dinosaur shell, which was damaged accidentally during removal. |
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3rd October 2004
The treehouse in Ug Land. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking towards the old Ug Swinger site. |
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3rd October 2004
The treehouse being removed. |
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3rd October 2004
Soak-a-Saurus is still intact. |
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3rd October 2004
The Cave Games building. |
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3rd October 2004
Another look at the treehouse. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking towards the back of Ug Land. |
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3rd October 2004
The brake run of Corkscrew. Note the large footers to the left of the photograph. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking at Ug Land from behind Corkscrew. |
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3rd October 2004
The road next to Corkscrew's final turn. |
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3rd October 2004
Another look from behind Corkscrew. |
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3rd October 2004
Foliage in Ug Land. Could this tree have been cut down in preperation for Rita? |
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3rd October 2004
The remains of Corkscrew's extended queue. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking from the back of Corkscrew. |
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3rd October 2004
Looking towards where Ug Swinger used to be, from Bone Shaker's old site. |
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3rd October 2004
A view of the back of Ug Land. |
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5th October 2004
A crane working to construct Rita's footers. |
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5th October 2004
A closer look at the crane. |
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5th October 2004
An unusal object on the fence, towards the rear of the construction site. |
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5th October 2004
The Cave Games building is still intact. |
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5th October 2004
More vehicles on site, as the contractors work hard to keep to deadlines. |
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5th October 2004
Next to Corkscrew's brake run, where Rita's station will be situated. |
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7th October 2004
Not a footer - this is actually where a large lighting pole used to be! |
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7th October 2004
A big hole has now been dug near where Ug Swinger used to be situated. |
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7th October 2004
From this angle you can see just how large the hole is. |
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7th October 2004
The treehouse next to Corkscrew has now been removed completely. |
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7th October 2004
Another large hole in Ug Land. |
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7th October 2004
The adjacent fence shows just how massive the footers really are. |
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7th October 2004
Looking towards the rear of Ug Land from Corkscrew's brake run. |
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7th October 2004
Corkscrew's trains, sat in the brake run awaiting removal. |
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7th October 2004
Looking across Ug Land at the Soak-a-Saurus game. |
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15th October 2004
Ug Land's entrance, with the old lighting tower now installed in its new position next to Corkscrew. |
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15th October 2004
Parts of Rita being stored at the rear of Ug Land. |
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15th October 2004
The advertisement banner for Rita next to Ug Land's entrance. |
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15th October 2004
Looking in the direction of where Bone Shaker used to be situated. |
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15th October 2004
Cave Games is being deconstructed. |
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15th October 2004
There is a lot of fencing in the area due to the large amounts of groundwork going on. |
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15th October 2004
Some large footers being stored near Corkscrew. |
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15th October 2004
And some more footers. Large, aren't they? |
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15th October 2004
Looking towards the area in which Rita's station will be situated. |
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15th October 2004
Smaller footers being stored next to Corkscrew's queueline. |
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17th October 2004
An elevated view of the constrcution site. You can see the straight line where Rita's launch will be. |
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17th October 2004
Some large footers are now in the ground. |
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17th October 2004
The back of Ug Land. At this point the ride will be going at its highest speed. |
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17th October 2004
The centre of Ug Land. You can see how the Ug Land shops are untouched. |
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19th October 2004
Looking down towards Rita's station area. Notice how small the digger looks next to the footers! |
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19th October 2004
Looking in the opposite direction, at the area of the first helix. |
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21st October 2004
The area behind Corkscrew's on-ride photo booth and Cave Games. |
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21st October 2004
The area in which Rita's station will be located. |
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21st October 2004
A footer where the start of Rita's launch will be. |
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21st October 2004
Corkscrew's exit path. |
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21st October 2004
Corkscrew's trains, ready to be removed for their winter safety checks. |
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21st October 2004
We think this is where Rita's brake run will be situated. |
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21st October 2004
Looking towards the back of Ug Land. Rita's launch path is cleary visible. |
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21st October 2004
Looking towards Corkscrew's station from the area behind the on-ride photo booth. |
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21st October 2004
Groundwork being done towards the rear of Ug Land. |
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21st October 2004
Looking backwards down the "launch route". |
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21st October 2004
A close look at the poster advertising Rita for 2005. |
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24th October 2004
On one side of the construction area, ride parts for Rita are stored awaiting installation. |
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24th October 2004
A view of the rear of Ug Land, where Rita will sweep through after its launch. |
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24th October 2004
An interesting piece of construction around the launch area. |
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24th October 2004
Another look at the large area. Could this house a loop? |
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24th October 2004
The Cave Games building is now gutted inside. All that remains is the outer "shell". |
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24th October 2004
The area of Rita's launch. Guests will be able to walk underneath the track as the train roars past. |
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24th October 2004
Looking back down Ug Land at the launch route. |
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24th October 2004
Corkscrew and Rita will pass very close to each other. At one point, Rita will cross above Corkscrew's station. |
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