| 词条 | Robb Alvey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Robb Alvey | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Robert Lee | birth_date = | birth_place = Southern California | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Video game producer | known_for = Theme Park Review }} Robb Alvey (born Robert Lee) is a roller coaster reviewer, known roller coaster enthusiast, and video game producer for various companies, including Gray Matter Interactive and WayForward Technologies. Raised in southern California, Alvey has been on over 1400 coasters all across the world and has documented his travels and those of others on his roller coaster website Themeparkreview.com.[1][2] He and his wife Elissa have been featured on theme park documentaries for Discovery Channel, Travel Channel,[3] TLC, and have done television commercials and promotional interviews for theme parks and rides manufacturers. They have also been interviewed by major publications such as The Wall Street Journal,[4] The New York Times, and many theme park industry periodicals. He has been featured in the television series Insane Coaster Wars as a roller coaster expert[5] and was a registered member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts organization in 1999.[6] CareerTheme Park ReviewTheme Park Review is a website created by Alvey as a place to show his and others travels to different theme parks. The website was started in 1996 and became a site for coaster videos, photos, forums, and information about theme parks and roller coasters. In total, the website sees over 2 million visitors a year[7] and has more than 35,000 registered members.[8] After the popularity of his website increased, a number of people indicated they wished to be involved in his theme park tours, so he began selling tickets for fans to accompany him. These tours were organized by Alvey through his website and span multiple theme parks across the United States and internationally, such as the Middle America Tour in August 2010, where seventeen theme parks were attended over the course of fifteen days,[9] and a 40-person world tour that included Aussie World in Australia.[10] Game producerAlvey has worked as a video game producer on a number of games including the remake A Boy and His Blob[11] and United Offensive.[12] Companies he has worked with include MGM Interactive,[13] WayForward Technologies,[11] Take-Two Interactive,[15] and Gray Matter Interactive.[16] Personal lifeHe currently lives in Orlando, Florida.[8] Filmography/gameography
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Smith |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444226904577559643208896100 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=August 8, 2012 |accessdate=December 20, 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |title=Best at Twisting and Terrorizing? Audience Decides |author=Mekado Murphy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/arts/television/insane-coaster-wars-arrives-on-the-travel-channel.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1355998624-PKHfT4sThF6aiFWPYCTe/g |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 6, 2012 |accessdate=December 20, 2012}} 6. ^{{cite journal |last1=Addson |first1=Lisa |last2= |first2= |year=July 1999 |title=Yaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! |journal=Orange Coast |volume=25 |issue=7 |pages=99–100 |publisher=Emmis Communications |doi= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99&dq=%22robb+alvey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3jHeUIagJISy0AGnsoH4Aw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22robb%20alvey%22&f=false |accessdate=January 2, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Theme Park Review tour rides Six Flags Great Adventure coasters |author=Joshua Adam Hicks |url=http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854830_1_hard-core-coaster-enthusiasts-roller-coaster-kingda-ka |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 5, 2011 |accessdate=December 20, 2012}} 8. ^1 {{cite news |title=Roller coaster lovers take a ride at Great Adventure |author=Andrew Martins |url=http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2011-08-25/Front_Page/Roller_coaster_lovers_take_a_ride_at_Great_Adventu.html |newspaper=Suburban |date=August 25, 2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130124201825/http://sub.gmnews.com/news/2011-08-25/Front_Page/Roller_coaster_lovers_take_a_ride_at_Great_Adventu.html |archivedate=January 24, 2013 |df= }} 9. ^{{cite news |title=A Venomous Debate |author=Lee Filas |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-234428002 |newspaper=Daily Herald |date=August 14, 2010 |accessdate=December 20, 2012}} {{subscription needed}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=Ride reviewer on a roll |author=Bianca Clare |url=http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/ride-reviewer-on-a-roll-sunshine-coast/811855/ |newspaper=Gold Coast Mail |date=April 1, 2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Joystiq interview: Majesco, WayForward spill the jelly beans on A Boy and His Blob |author=Jason Dobson |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/joystiq-interview-majesco-wayforward-spill-the-jelly-beans-on/ |newspaper=Joystiq |date=March 20, 2009 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 12. ^{{cite news |title=Call of Duty: United Offensive Interview |author=Staff writer |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/17/call-of-duty-united-offensive-interview |newspaper=IGN |date=April 16, 2004 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 13. ^{{cite journal |last1=Staff writer |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=1995 |title=Appointments |journal=Animation |volume= |issue= |pages=17 |publisher=Animation Magazine, Inc. |doi= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fzERAQAAMAAJ&q=%22robb+alvey%22&dq=%22robb+alvey%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3jHeUIagJISy0AGnsoH4Aw&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCA |accessdate=January 2, 2013}} 14. ^1 {{cite news |title=Robb Alvey & Jason West LiveWire Interview |author=Staff writer |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-united-offensive/535179p1.html |newspaper=GameSpy |date=August 2, 2004 |accessdate=January 3, 2013}} 15. ^1 {{cite news |title=Mall Tycoon Q&A |author=Staff writer |url=http://www.gamespot.com/mall-tycoon/previews/mall-tycoon-qanda-2829746/ |newspaper=GameSpot |date=December 4, 2001 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/jetfighter-iv-fortress-america/credits |title=JetFighter IV: Fortress America |author= |date=October 23, 2001 |work=MobyGames |publisher=GameFly |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 17. ^{{cite news |title=Pre-E3: Tomorrow Never Dies Interview |author=Staff writer |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/pre-e3-tomorrow-never-dies-interview |newspaper=IGN |date=May 11, 1999 |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/disneys-the-jungle-book-2003/techinfo/ |title=Disney's The Jungle Book Tech Info |author= |year=2012 |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 21, 2012}} Further reading
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