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Your photo doesn't show any clouds when it was raining all day. I don't know what you have against clouds but at least the tower is coming along.

Well.... without it, it'd be a lake. Seriously though - I believe that despite it being man-made, it's got that real 'lived in' feeling after 40 years and I think there is some sort of restriction or protection of the water course as part of the local eco system. i think they'd need permission to change it at this point. This is all only a very vague recollection of something I remember hearing a couple years back so anyone with a better recollection - feel free to fill in the gaps...

There is. It's orange. and it's supposed to open this year. You don't need anything else in front of your new flagship. JMO.

Looks like they heard the complaints, those with a membership that included FN now get 2 free tickets.

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

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 ?

Is that a prop from schondingers movie. I haven't seen it, is it good or bad?

Sunk everything they had into used movie props.

And fish, birds and probably even frogs

It’s probably because all their shading budget went to the nice fence

I'd rather the decent shade in the queue that they've installed, than a fancy fence. Green lantern's lack of shade is a joke in Queensland any time of the year.

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The land can be used, the river can’t be filled in.

I don't understand, do you think adding another quality ride in front of a quality ride will make people less likely to go or will make the vista less impressive? Actually that's probably why they got rid of Buzzsaw, finally ST will be viable from the highway 😀 Edited to add: This post was proudly sponsored by strawman arguments. 'Strawman arguments - misrepresenting your opponents opinion since 1847!'

Yea, but those ride were old and rundown and most of them were closed more than open.

I remember a time a few years ago when they offered $59 renewals. They had more rides back then too.

Nice to see them bowing to public pressure - i know a number of people, myself included, made our dissatisfaction heard. It would have been nice to not be an afterthought however...

I think the design of Blue Fire, aside from the backwards spike is pretty well sorted out at this point

The T&Cs of the memberships is that if they remove something they will replace it with an offering of similar value, or something to that effect. Given FN is the most expensive of the night events, 50% off is a bit of a kick to the groin.