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At the risk of offending anyone I am assuming you mean the SkyRocket II and not the original Skyrocket model as installed at Kennywood. I think a Skyrocket II would be an excellent addition in that space and would be seen as the obvious upgrade to what Buzzsaw brought to the table. These are more than the one trick pony's that Skyloops provide. Not having ridden one yet, they do look like quite intense rides and they certainly are far superior to the Skyloop and yet it would provide a skyline very similar to the exisiting Buzzsaw structure. Of course these are not the only options which could be a fine direct replacement for Buzzsaw. Zamperla announced earlier this year their take on a similar ride called the Double Heart coaster which visually looks very similar to not only Buzzsaw but the Skyrocket II. There has not been a unit installed yet but they look like a good option for some smaller parks to invest in-the larger model would be great marketing for the park as a cheap 200ft plus hyper coaster- matching the height of DC Rivals down the road. 2 trains gives great capacity. The 70 foot option also looks like a good model and option for a direct replacement. All in all, I dont think it will be long before we see some of these models installed in a park soemwhere. Of course, Intamin have a similar model which would also be an excellent replacement in this space . Their vertical LSM coaster has had one unit to date and that has had much praise put on that one install, Sandy's Blasting Bronco at Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America. S & S have been bandied about on this thread with the 4D Freespin ( I hope I get that right 😬) but they also offer something which I think would be a far better direct replacement. Their LSM Triple Launch El Loco has also had good reviews and they look like a decent ride experience as well. Currently there has only been one install of this model at Playland's Castaway Cove. Of course the S & S 4D Freespin has had many installs across the world ( mostly thanks to Six Flags ) and they have been greeted with mostly positive reviews. One of these could easily fit where Buzzsaw sat and would provide excellent kinetic energy to that area and as you enter the carpark. Not my first option as a replacement but one I could definitely see being installed and actually quite marketable to the public. I think that any of these options would be a great direct replacement for the poorly lamented Buzzsaw-my take is that if we had one of these announced it would be met with good enthusiasm from the general public. If Buzzsaw could have survived for another couple of years and one of these was announced immediately as the replacement then I think general approval from general public and enthusiast alike would be aligned. Now of course, we have Dreamworld once again removing attractions seemingly without a plan for replacement. The public perception of poor value abounds in forums and social media posts regarding Dreamworld and their current ride offering. One of these installed would go a long way to regaining some measure of equilibrium- although there is still plenty of work to be done beyond a replacement for Buzzsaw. So out of these options which would one would you choose to replace Buzzsaw? Which would be the better ride and which ride do you think would have the greater impact on the general public ?

I spent way too much time looking for this but I swore the support had alignment issues with another support not the track and can now confirm, thanks to @themagician and the crazy amount of photos taken and @ThemeTendo

Queue covering is now fully installed, fencing around the ride is now beginning to go up. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTRldCUBqeE/?utm_medium=copy_link

I have no doubt that this is the case, but it's really disappointing. It devalues the overall product and getting frustrating when you combine this penny pinching with increased costs to visit the parks.

never used to be. Only separated since the incident was reported, so that they could list the separate slides as closed v open. Would have been a rush job and a copy paste from the main attraction page to duplicate it for the closure. Doesn't seem weird at all when you look at it like that - What would you write if you did customise the page for slides 2&3? <redacted - sometimes my humour gets a bit too dark for even me> Yeah. probably not.

I dunno, I feel like the context was enough to work it out but whatevs 🤷🏻‍♂️

It's Shrinkflation. You need to increase your income, but when you put prices up, people get upset. So instead you quietly reduce the size or cost of your product, and continue to charge the same.

4D was literally coined by Arrow when launching the original X, and many in the enthusiast community have argued that while similar in appearance, the S&S Freespins do not actually meet the 4D criteria put forth by arrow as there are no lateral movements in the Zacspin\Freespin style coasters as they only go up\down, forward\backward - there is no side\side movement of the track.

4th Dimension roller coaster - Wikipedia X-Rails (X\X2) (Arrow - now owned by S&S) Zacspin Gen1 (Like Green Lantern First Flight at SFMM) (Intamin) Freespin (S&S) (Like Joker at SFOTex or Batman at SFFiestaTex) Zacspin Gen2 Since you specifically said S&S, I assume you meant the freespin. These rotate around centre mass, whereas the zacspins rotate a distance behind the heartline due to the back to back seating. I don't think anyone is suggesting an X Rail coaster (much as I'd love to see it). I've been on a Zacspin once and that was enough. Never again for me. I do think it was because the pivot distance from the heartline was just nauseating, and i realise that doesn't affect everyone the same way. I haven't been on a freespin, but by all accounts, the changed rider position makes for a far improved ride, and if you could fit it into the footprint i'd be keen - however i'm also conscious of ruining the sightlines to Snake Coaster, which should be their flagship for years to come.

At least they didn't call it an 'activation'.

There is an old vs new, and I differently liked the old but the problem with the old is it was so dam expensive to build. The new models have the same problem as Buzzsaw because some people like them and some people hate them.

Ok, I have been doing some digging on version (whatever we are up to). Actventure Waterpark development The proposed Tourist Attraction includes a number of water-based attractions, including water slides and wave pool, as well as the necessary operational amenities, including food and beverage kiosks, restrooms and administrative areas. Public car park to be located at the front of the site and will accommodate 203 car parks. Actventure main entrance will have ticketing booths, a first aid station, administration areas, storage space, retail shops, food and drink outlets and bathroom amenities. The layout for the waterpark is not the final layout but Actventure have stated the waterpark will likely include various water slides, sprinkler playgrounds and pools. provide bathroom amenities with patron storage lockers and food and drink outlets for the water park and wave pool guests only, as well as a staffroom and security base. A boardwalk promenade. Wave pool attraction, to be advertised as ‘Endless Surf’, which will be the first of its kind on the Sunshine Coast. including bathroom amenities, food and drink outlets, a swim up pool bar, storage rooms, first aid room, equipment hire shed, a spectator/judging stand and various shade structures. Endless Surf is associated with the Actventure Waterpark attraction but can be ticketed separately and will be provided with sufficient amenities to operate independently.

How unfortunate that we'll now be saying the park is lacking in rides.

Destination Dad n Daughter got it on video!

Ride count aside, I won't miss it. It's a pity they couldn't stretch it out for another couple years till (hopefully) the next new thing opens. Wouldnt be against adding a Premier sky rocket to that exact site. 😆

Events like these (and everything else the park) has been doing is great for the park. For years we have been saying the park was lacking events, but over the last couple years they’ve really started to pull through with them. This year we’ve had one every school holidays and this small event too. Well done to them for lifting their game

I like it when parks do big party's like this. it really brings the park to life with music, games entertainment happing throughout the park.

Its purely cost. Someone would have paid a painter to paint those 3d signs and keep them in good condition. Same with all the signwriting and murals. Now they just feed them out of a printer and stick them on and do without a painter.

How sad is it walking into DW now and seeing that cheap white 'modern' awning and facade around Sky Voyager? Being a theme park, as if you wouldn't have run with the existing theme in that area and just jazzed up significantly the existing heritage style building. So much more character. And now there's more white vinyl stretching as far as the eye can see with Taipan. Do current Gold Coast theme park bosses realise they are in charge of THEME parks?

I didn't think Britney was touring anymore.

I just had concert tickets for BNE in November rescheduled to April next year - although that's probably more due to the rest of the country the tour is planned for than BNE.

Who said he was attacking me?

I think it was a fair question to ask for clarity sake. He wasn't even attacking you. This is a super weird hill to die on.

BuzzSaw now removed from the website.