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A good kids coaster can be a well-disguised masterpiece. Something you can get anyone to ride, but still provide a decent experience. SW have a really good chance for some world class theming here. The atmosphere can make or break a kids' area. Will the older folk bear to stand around while their kids ride everything all day? Will the kids bombard parents with requests to keep going back to the area all day?

Here are a couple of ideas I have had for Sea World for a family area and a kids area. I thought of both before we knew that the kids area was being redeveloped and before we knew where Creatures of the Deep was going to be located. This is all blue sky stuff that I really don't think will happen, but I thought I would share none the less. Someone earlier in the thread suggested a Paradise Pier-esque area. I've thought a general seaside boardwalk section would work well for a while now. It would fit on the reclaimed land that Creatures of the Deep is going to utilise and have a few family rides on the water's edge that you could see across the lake when you enter the park. I was initially thinking a relocated Carousel, plus a set of Flying Scooters and a Wave Swinger would be good choices. When cycling, the latter two rides would splay out over the edge of the boardwalk. The rest of the waterfront side of the boardwalk would have some seated areas. On the other side of the boardwalk along the park's boundary you would have a line of buildings, namely a fish and chips shop, a merchandise shop, and a couple of relocated carnival games (obviously have a bit more effort put into them than the current set of games). The second area that I was thinking of was a SpongeBob-themed Bikini Bottom area. This is an idea I had when Sea World first acquired the Nick licenses so I thought it would be a good re-theme of the kids area. Some of the existing rides would remain and be rethemed to things like the boating school (convoy, with new "boat" vehicles) and jellyfishing (aero top jet, with new jellyfish vehicles). Not sure what would be the best thing to do with the frog hopper or Heege tower but I'm sure you could find something to theme them to with the help of Google. A Davy Jones' themed Zamperla Rockin' Tug installation wouldn't go astray either. To wrap up the area I'd say a Krusty Krab restaurant and a replica of Spongebob's pineapple house would be musts. Anyway, bringing this back on topic a bit, the only thing I think that has a slim chance of coming true from that described above is that one of the new kids rides is a Rockin' Tug. I also think the suggestions that the new coaster would be a 80STD by Zamperla are on track too. Regardless, it's good to see Sea World putting in a bit of money to renovate this area which has really only had minimal changes since opening in 1999.

I think he's referring to the actual acceleration. Superman Escape has been recorded as hitting 100km/h in two seconds TOT2 has been recorded at 160.9km/h in seven seconds. I do agree however, the TOT launch doesn't really do anything for me. It just feels like a car accelerating down the highway. SE ,on the other hand, feels like I'm being shot out of the barrel of a gun.

Are the blokes in the cherry picker wetting it to keep it alive?

Movie World: Pros: - Superman Escape (hands down Movie World's best drawcard) - Arkham Asylum - Green Lantern - Wild West Falls (if you're willing to get wet in July) - Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster (not as thrilling as the others but still worth riding) - Batwing Spaceshot (if you like a 2 second ride....?) - Justice League (not thrilling but it's fun to be competitive on) - Great Atmosphere - The street parade can be entertaining Cons: - You can do it in half a day - Hollywood Stunt Driver sucks - The "4D" movie sucks (I haven't seen Rio but if it is anything like Journey 2 The Mysterious Island it's just the actual movie condensed down to about 20 minutes and occasionally jerks you around) - Expect super long wait times on Arkham Asylum (STILL only one train.. really?) - Superman Escape forces you to buy a locker for your loose articles (Small gripe but annoyng. They won't even let you queue if you so much as have a feather in your pocket) Dreamworld: Pros: - Giant Drop (IMHO best ride in the park, do not miss) - Tower of Terror II - Cyclone - Pandamonium - Wipeout - The Claw - Mick Doohan Motocoaster (ride it for the novelty, not for the thrills) - Tailspin (Again, ride it for the novelty) - Buzzsaw - Shockwave - Escape From Madagascar (because why not?) - Skypoint (not at Dreamworld and only available if you buy a combo ticket but if you're visiting the Gold Coast and going to Surfers Paradise on another day I highly recommend it) - Zombie Evilution (whether it's going to be a scare maze or laser tag in July I don't know but you might as well XD) - ANIMALS! (Because you have to, it's the rules) - Sneak into Eureka Mountain and take pictures... oh wait, never mind. Cons: - Not as great atmosphere in my opinion - If you go off peak expect a LOT of the stores to be closed - Coasters are not as great of a ride experience as Movie World's - If you don't like spinning around knock off half the rides listed in "Pros" - Unless you like watching the shorts found on the home releases of Dreamworks films the theatre sucks - The water rides suck (not so much of a loss if you're going in July)