1991 - Alton Towers - The Beast HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Clip of "the Beast" in action back in April 1991.After this season, they moved this to what is now the X-Sector and covered it up and made it into a space themed dark-ride called "The black hole". The season after they put a new coaster in it's place, and called it "The New Beast" The marketing team were clearly on fire that year.
2020 - Disneyland Resort Paris HolidayHonk 2021-06-06 | A compilation of shorter clips taken on an August 2020 trip to DLRP. Starts off at Hollywood Studios, and then moves onto Disneyland Paris. Mostly filmed by Luke on a GoPro 8.
2021 - Thorpe Park - Stealth - Slow motion compilation HolidayHonk 2021-06-06 | No idea why I film these, they are always so boring to re-watch but I wanted to try and catch the kids faces coming down but wasn't sure which train they would be on.
1992 - Cadbury World HolidayHonk 2021-05-09 | Short old family video of a trip to Cadbury World in 1992, back when Cadbury actually made proper size chocolates!
2020 - Disneyland Paris - Frontierland mosey HolidayHonk 2021-05-09 | Luke took the GoPro and wandered around Frontierland for a bit, filmed in August of 2020 (so just before the park shut due to Covid lockdown).
2015 - Alton Towers - Cloud Cuckoo Land HolidayHonk 2021-05-09 | Re-themed for the 2021 season as "The World of David Walliams" - this short ambience clip is a reminder of the old Cloud Cuckoo Land.
2012 - Alton Towers - Ripsaw HolidayHonk 2021-05-09 | Running to Nemesis at park opening, you could often hop onto virtually empty rides along the way. Here is Ripsaw, filmed September 2012 by LukeRipsaw was closed permanently in 2015.
2021 - April - Thorpe Park holding a minutes silence. HolidayHonk 2021-04-25 | I happened to be at Thorpe Park on the day of Prince Philip's funeral, which joined the rest of the UK in holding a minutes silence at 3pm out of respect.They halted the rides themselves to try and prevent noise, so I thought it would be interesting to film. Probably didn't turn out as interesting as I was hoping but here it is anyway.
2020 - Disneyland Paris (DLRP) - Railroad around the park before covid-19 lockdown. HolidayHonk 2021-04-24 | Filmed in August 2020 - a few weeks after coming out of the first lockdown.This video is a complete railroad tour around the park, stopping at all four stations. At the time, laws in Paris required everyone to wear a mask at all times (including when outdoors), and generally, people worked really hard to maintain social distancing. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, and the park closed a few weeks after this video and remains shut at the time of upload (Apr 2021).
1996 - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom - Remember the Magic Parade HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | I think this is the 1996 'Remember the Magic Parade' to celebrate Disneyworld's 25th anniversary. But if you know any more, please leave a comment.
1996 - Walt Disney World - Epcot - Food Rocks HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | You thought 'The land' was boring? then try sitting through 10 minutes of animatronic food singing cheesy musical covers; there is a reason this clip is only 37 seconds long.
1996 - Walt Disney World - MGM Studios - Bone Yard Tour HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | This poor VHS tape was barely readable, so apologies for the cuts and weird frame-rate. It's a short clip from the Walt Disney World (MGM Studios) tram ride around the Bone Yard where all the retired movie vehicles are kept.If you freeze-frame it you can just about make out the Flight of the Navigator ship and the vehicle from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Sadly the Bladerunner Spinner car seen in the 1992 video has long gone by this point.
1996 - Walt Disney World - MGM Studios - Jim Hensons Creature Shop HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | Not sure how interesting this one is, but it's part of Jim Henson's Creature Shop tour at Walt Disney World's MGM Studios. Filmed in 1996, the same year the 101 Dalmatians film came out.
1992 - Universal Studios Florida - Earthquake: The Big One HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | Short home video clip showing some of the pre-ride and on-ride from "Earthquake" at Universal Studios Florida.
1992 - Universal Studios Florida - The Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show HolidayHonk 2021-02-20 | More old home footage, this time from a 1992 Universal Studios (Florida) cowboy stunt show.
1992 - Walt Disney World - Epcot - IllumiNations fireworks - Home video HolidayHonk 2021-01-30 | More old home DV tape footage, this time of the evening IllumiNations firework and light display at Epcot. Filmed in 1992, the 12-minute, three-part show takes place on World Showcase Lagoon and tells the history of our planet through music, fireworks, lighted torches, and crying children tired from a long day at the park.
1992 - WDW - Magic Kingdom - 20,000 Leagues user the sea - Home video HolidayHonk 2021-01-28 | More old home DV tape footage, this time of 20,000 Leagues under the sea. Filmed at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, sometime in 1992.Turns out the name is the distance travelled, and not depth, but it still goes deep enough for sea serpents and mermaids.
1992 - Walt Disney World - Epcot - Horizons - Home video HolidayHonk 2021-01-28 | Filmed 1992, some shakey old home footage from Epcot's Horizons. My personal favourite Epcot attraction.
1995 - Alton Towers - Home video HolidayHonk 2021-01-23 | More old DV camera footage, this time it's Alton Towers! I'm pretty sure this is from 1995 but don't know the month.
1992 - Chessington World of Adventures - Home video HolidayHonk 2021-01-19 | Some old Mini DV camera footage of Chessington World of Adventures, a Merlin attraction (but a Tussauds Group park at the time) here in the UK.Filmed in 1991I've shared snippets of this video before (5th dimension) and figured I'd upload the whole thing. Shout-out to the vampire ride organist dude before he got turned into a vampire.
2019 - Disneyland Paris - Main Street USA car trip HolidayHonk 2019-06-03 | A nice gentle *honk* road trip along *honk* the Disneyland Paris Main Street via *honk* *honk* old fashioned automobile.4k / 60fps / stabilised / *honk*
2019 - Disneyland Paris - Big Thunder Mountain - POV HolidayHonk 2019-05-30 | Final ride of the final day of the trip happened to be front-row seats on Thunder Mountain, so whipped out the GoPro.Compared to the other parks, the Paris version has been "plused" with the addition of a final sequence right at the end where you go around a long, winding tunnel in the dark at increasing speed, culminating in it going so fast it feels like it's out of control. So well worth the queue, even if you've done the ride before at other parks.Not shown in the video is the absolute unit of a pidgeon who was sat on the highest spire on both days.
2019 - Alton Towers - Duel - POV - 2019 Season HolidayHonk 2019-04-08 | POV clip of Duel at Alton Towers, from the 2019 season.To absolutely no-ones surprise, the spinning tunnel scene is still broken. It's been so long now, I'm starting to question if it's ever now worked.More of a test to see how the GoPro Hero 7 does in the dark, turns out not great even at 30fps. So apologies for the dark and grainy video.
2019 - Thorpe Park - Slow motion compilation HolidayHonk 2019-03-23 | 240fps 1080p slowed down to 24fps.Left the creepy slowed down audio intact.
2017 - Disneyland Paris (DLRP) - Le Pays des Contes de Fées (Boat tour) HolidayHonk 2017-04-23 | Filmed 2017-04-20
2016 - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom - Railroad - Fantasyland to Mainstreet USA HolidayHonk 2017-03-07 | ...
2016 - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom - People Mover (Left side) HolidayHonk 2016-08-30 | Full circuit of the People Mover (aka Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover)Filmed off the left hand side (2016-08-29)By sheer luck, Space Mountain was lit-up during this video.
2016 - Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom - Splash Mountain POV HolidayHonk 2016-08-28 | Filmed 2016/08/28 14:40:55It started pouring it down so excuse the shakey few seconds while I closed the phone case.
2016 - Flight to Disneyworld HolidayHonk 2016-08-24 | 22/08/2016 - Flight from Atlanta to Orlando Filmed by Paige
2015 - Universal Studios Hollywood - Studio Tour 1/4 HolidayHonk 2016-08-19 | Clip filmed by Luke (age 9)The first section of the Universal Studios Hollywood (USH) Studio Tour, leading up to the king kong VR segment.
1992 - Universal Studios Florida - Kongfrontation POV - Home footage HolidayHonk 2016-08-18 | Family video of Kongfrontation taken in 1992, two years after the attraction (and the park) opened.The ride closed in 2002 after 12 years of operation, to make room for The Mummy. But It's spiritual successor, Reign of Kong, opened last month.Unfortunately, the video doesn't really capture much the amazing queue line, but it does capture the 2 big Kong animatronics used for the 3 sightings.
1991 - Chessington World of Adventures - Fifth Dimension HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Wobbly-cam footage of Fifth Dimension at Chessington World of Adventures, filmed April 1991.This was my favorite dark-ride as a kid, unfortunately, I was in a minority and the general public at large didn't really understand the ride. The ride was closed in 1993 to make way for Terror Tomb, which uses the same track but swapped the sci-fi setting for a more straight forward spooky Egyptian theme.All that remains now, is Zappomatic's Gravestone by the Transylvania area of the park.
1992 - WDW - Spectromagic Parade - Home video HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Family clip of the Spectromagic Parade at Disneyworld florida, sometime in 1992.
1995 - Alton Towers - Toyland Tours HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Filmed sometime in 1995Still hunting down the complete POV for this ride. It opened in 1994 and replaced 'Around the world in 80 days'.While the ride has now been replaced with Charlie and the Chocolate factory, half the boarding area can still be spotted if you look carefully when leaving the ride.
1991 - Alton Towers - Parade HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Shakey cam warning - this is what happens when you give an excited 10 year old a video camera.This short clip is of the Alton Towers parade, filmed 03/04/1991. Back in the early 90's Alton Towers were trying to replicate Disney magic with audio-animatronic dark-rides and character parades. For some bizarre reason parents complained about the lack of pants on the characters, and they were removed from the park in 1994. You can't make this stuff up.
1991 - Alton towers - Classic Darkride - Around the World in 80 Days HolidayHonk 2016-08-16 | Old video from 1991 showing classic Alton Towers ride 'Around the world in 80 days'. This ride was later converted to Toyland Tours, and it's presently Charlie and the Chocolate factory.At the end it has a nice miniature of the upcoming Mine train and Haunted house attractions.
2012 - Chessington world of Adventures - Bubbleworks - First trip HolidayHonk 2016-08-14 | Clip from the first time I took the kids on Bubbleworks at Chessington, something about the strobe lights, water and broken animatronics made them go a bit bonkers
Alton Towers Skyride HolidayHonk 2016-08-14 | Taking the Skyride from Forbidden Valley to Cloud Cuckoo Land.
2016 - Disneyland Paris (DLRP) - Ambience HolidayHonk 2016-08-14 | What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.A minute of absolutely nothing but soaking up the atmosphere, and the crowds of Disneyland Paris.
2015 - Disneyland - Paint the Night Parade (1080P) HolidayHonk 2016-08-14 | Filmed at Disneyland California - 26/11/2015Be prepared to camp out for an hour or so before the show if you want to get a decent spot. We got lucky and sneaked around the back of Thunder Mountain at the last minute.
2015 - Disneyland - Rope-drop ceremony HolidayHonk 2016-08-14 | Your typical Disneyland rope-drop. aka a bunch of adults trying to look like they are not running.
