Hey everyone!

It's that time of year a lot of you have been waiting for! Yes, it's here! Theme Park Review's...

Third Annual Coaster Video Contest!

Rules are very similar to last year, but here is the jist of them:

- You may submit up three videos.
- Videos must be 2 minutes to 5 minutes in length
- Videos MUST be submitted on Mini-DV, high quality DVD, or high quality .avi file (details on rules page) via regular mail.
- All video entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2006
- Most important - HAVE FUN!!!!

I think that sums it up! Complete details are located here:
themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

And if you are new to the contest and want to get an idea of how it went in year's past, here is the link to last year's contest entries and winners:
themeparkreview.com contest2005.htm

Once again, we hope as many people as possible can enter the contest and we look forward to seeing your video!

--Robb Alvey

ps. If you are a member of any other newsgroups or forums and would like to help us spread the word about the contest, please feel free to post about it. The more people that enter, the better the contest will be!

FYI - We have dropped the "Video has to be filmed within the past two years" rule. We realize that by having that restriction, if someone wanted to submit footage of let's say "Steel Phantom" it wouldn't be allowed. It should be more about the quality and entertainment value of the video and less about when it was filmed.

--Robb

THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!!

That's right! You've heard correctly! If you are working on a video
for Theme Park Review's 3rd Annual Coaster Video Contest
you now have an extra TWO WEEKS to finish your video!

All submissions MUST be postmarked by April 14th, 2006!

Remember, the contest is mainly about "fun" and having the
opportunity to share your video creations with others.

For more information about Theme Park Review's 3rd Annual
Coaster Video Contest, and for the rules, please click:

themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

We look forward to receiving your video entries!

--Robb Alvey
themeparkreview.com

Hey everyone!!!

It's that time!

The first 5 contest finalist videos have been POSTED!!!!

themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

This year the competition is a little tougher. We received more entries than ever before and I'll be honest, we were a little 'harder' with judging this time around.

With the addition of the Professional Amateur Videographer forum there have been a LOT of great videos posted and we felt that ONLY the 'cream of the crop' deserved to be in the final running.

Out of nearly 100 videos we narrowed it down to 25 finalists. Starting today we will be posting 5 videos a week for the next 5 weeks. And for the first time ever you can now STREAM the contest entries!

So what are you waiting for? Go watch the videos!!!

themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

--Robb

The next 5 videos have been posted! (You'll recognize some of these!)

themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

In this group we've got videos from Efteling, Port Aventura, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and a couple that take us on a whirlwind trip of parks all over the world! (Well, one of them is all over hicksville midwest USA, but that's cool too, right?) =)

Enjoy this weeks installment. It's going to be hard to pick a winner! Unless it's in my nose.

--Robb

The FINAL five...well, ok SIX videos have been posted!!!!

themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

Turns out there ended up being 26 videos that made the cut, not 25. I didn't think people would mind watching MORE videos!

Anyway, this round of videos take us to some interesting places like Japan's Yomiuriland and Tawian's Janfusun Fancyworld (you know the place with the OTHER B&M Dive Machine) and even to REALLY far out worlds like Canada.

Check them all out! Voting will start NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

So if you haven't downloaded all the entries yet, now is the time to do so. Have fun watching all these great coaster & theme park videos!

--Robb

I have posted this year's ballot:
themeparkreview.com ballot2006.htm

Go vote for your favorite video!

Voting will continue until we get back from the TPR UK trip in about 3 weeks and then I'll post the winners!

Good luck everyone!

--Robb

Thanks again to everyone who participated! We look forward to the 2007 Theme Park Review Video Contest!

And now....

The winners are....

Theme Park Review's Picks:
First Place - Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
Runner Up - Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
Runner Up - Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video
Runner Up - Erik Johnson's "Expedition Everest" Video
Runner Up - Albert Lam's Knott's Halloween Haunt Video

Viewers Choice Picks:
1st Place - Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
2nd Place - Nicolas Chavance's Efteling Video
3rd Place - Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
4th Place - Jarvis Morant's "My Hump" Video
5th Place - Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video

Viewers Choice Top 20 Rankings
Here are the top 20 videos from the ballots we collected.

1. Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
2. Nicolas Chavance's Efteling Video
3. Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
4. Jarvis Morant's "My Hump" Video
5. Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video
6. Julian Johnson's "Don't Look Down 2005" Video
7. Erik Johnson's "Expedition Everest" Video
8. Albert Lam's Knott's Halloween Haunt Video
9. Nick Collins' "USA Coaster Trip" Video
10. Justin Saxe's Silverwood Video
11. Jonathan Hawkins' "Midwest Conquest" Video
12. Lars & Cornelia Theissen's "Coaster Season 2005" Video
13. Mark Owens' Busch Gardens Tampa/Cypress Gardens Video
14. Kevin Gillan's "What We Learned On Vacation" Video
15. Barry Hom's FLCC at Busch Gardens Tampa Video
16. Jim Williams' Six Flags Magic Mountain December 2005 Video
17. Connor Thompson's Magic Springs Video
18. Paul Fowler's Paramount's Canada's Wonderland Video
19. Colin Coon's Cedar Point Video
20. Dan and Jackie Collison's Epcot Video

To download all the entries click here:
themeparkreview.com contest2006.htm

Personally, I'm kind of bummed that Blake's "Goat Encounter" didn't place in the top 20, and that actually suprised me, but oh well....

Ok, everyone...now this is open for your discussion.....

--Robb

The TPR Video Contest is BACK!

For details click here:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/videocontest/

Video entries need to be submited by Feb 2nd, 2008.

Good luck everyone!

--Robb