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Robb Alvey (born Robert Lee) is an American
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reviewer and
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. Alvey has ridden over 1400 coasters around the world, and has documented his travels and those of others on his website Theme Park Review. He has been featured on related documentaries for
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Career

Alvey is best known as a roller coaster reviewer and aficionado. His Theme Park Review website was started in 1996 and became a site for coaster videos, photos, forums, and information about
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and
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. As of 2012, the website sees over 2 million visitors a year and has more than 35,000 registered members. 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, and a 40-person world tour that included
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in
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. He is also a member of the
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organization. He has also worked as a
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on a number of games including the remake ''
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'' and '' Call of Duty: United Offensive''. Companies he has worked with include
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, and
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. He has been featured in the television series '' Insane Coaster Wars'' as a roller coaster "expert". He currently lives in
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Official Youtube ChannelRobb Alvey on Moby Games
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