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So this just showed up in the latest Nearmap update from Gumbaya world... So looks like the Plunge will ride again! Image is from October, and it's unlikely that we'll see this up in time for the park's opening - so likely will be a 'new attraction' for next season 2018\19...

The turnstiles at the entrance have no completely gone. Matt Hollywood was there today performing magic on Main Street. Plus more characters appearances throughout (Including police and asylum security)

I think seeing a cool piece of tech and thinking 'Ooh thats cool we need to do that!' is kind of arse backwards. There are so many things you can do the thought process should be 'what story or sense of place are we trying to create and what is the best tech to bring that to life'. So when talking about how to fix Scooby, just saying 'projections' isn't really an idea. It's a great tool that can be used for sure, but in itself it's not an idea. It's a bit like answering the question 'What renovations are you doing to your house?' with the word 'Hammers!'

This is pretty much the case with a lot of Disney. Their attractions aren't all mind-blowing stuff on their own, it's what they do to it. It is something our local parks just simply wouldn't have the budget for, but if they were to aspire to this - keep some of those little touches operating, and inserting new ones 'just because' it would up their game considerably. This is why Disney level standards are held in such high regard. You don't need to drop millions on a ride - you just need to make what you have better

20171214_130743.mp4 The HyperCoaster loose items bins are spinning now.

Well i mean it's not every day you get such a quality Dulux Yellow Loop Top design fence now is it..! It does end the months of speculation around just what colour and style fence they would install. Personally i thought they might go for more of an off white - maybe egg shell colour. Glad they went with the loop top though, much better suited to the area than other options... /sarcasm

Again, it's kart before the horse type stuff. You're looking at how to get tech you've just discovered into rides. I don't want to see rides installed based on what effects you can install on them. You can use any effects on anything, you can project cracks appearing on the Subway walls on Superman, you can project ghosts on the wall at Scooby, you can project dynamite fuses on the lift hill at Wild West. The trick is to use the technology to help your story, not design something so you can use technology. That sort of backwards thinking is why movies in the early 2000s were generally awful, it was technology first story second.

@pushbutton You really need to go back to Disney.

Thanks for this. Yes Taron I've noted people either love, or think is a let down. It definitely is an achievement with its theming, and tangle of track, and it's awesome how quick the transitions are. I would say that if they had maybe snuck in 4 or 5 airtime moments, it would be a perfect 10. Of course, I'm not one of those ones who thinks the only good coaster is one with a line of -1g hills and nothing else, but in this case they could have balanced the layout better. Looking foward to visiting in April!

Utterly mystifying addition if true. The only reason I can invent for them adding it is to allow them to paint the picture that 'The future is bright and we're still investing in the park for the future'. On the other hand though getting the families with small kids through the door seems to be what they're banking on for their recovery, and any thrill ride they added would just be OBLITERATED this year anyway.

Perhaps a major rebrand is on the cards?

Didn't think about that with S&S, I think if seaworld wants to attract even more people they need a drop Tower or something but the can't because if the sea New seaworld.