Richard

With the developments made for Nick Central in particular, it's easy to realise how they're building things, and make a fairly reasonably (i.e. correct) assumption for the location. You've gotta love all the vagueness in this location discussion. If we keep talking so subliminally like this, we're going to develop a reputation - *snobby Dreamworlders*.

willsy, you're right, stole is definitely a little strong for this situation, and although my comments were true, they were spoken in jest, and they were purposely a little extreme or harsh.

Put me down for a B&M floorless (or sitdown, they both offer really the same basic thing). They seem like these huge twisted and complex rides if you've never ridden one, but actually, they're really some of the simplest and just plain harmonious rides out there. They're graceful rides that don't go for fast and twisted like Arrow was playing with (and don't get me wrong, I love that unique fast and crazy feeling that later Arrow loopers give, and I have no roughness complaints), but rather they go for incredible pacing and absolute precision. B&M can engineer their rides to be either incredibly noisy (Hulk), or incredibly quiet (Kraken), and with the noise Thunderbolt generated, I'd hope they went with noisy, because it really is quite an interesting roar. There's more than enough room here for a nicely wraped, but otherwise huge ride in Thunderbolt's spot. To be honest, no B&M coasters even come in my top 5, but I just think it'd work incredibly well at Dreamworld, plus even if they didn't run it at a suitable capacity (i.e. single train), the wonderful four-across seating, though providing no more seats per train than a standard two-across train, gives the illusion of sucking up more people, which sadly enough almost suits me just fine.

Well, Tobey Maguire is no piece of meat (me and my borrowed phrases that no one knows), but I know what you mean - sometimes the costumed guys can be a little too "differently proportioned" to truly portray the characters they are.

You could explain your entire post - as it is it required a lot of deciphering to understand. It's not about "chat shorthand" or anything either, it's just plain bad. There's no word "t" in this language and some capital letters where appropriate would do good, as would some paragraphs. Speaking of last sentences, yours is doozie: If you're having trouble with my last sentence, then no biggie - it was just a witticism thrown in there to tie up my post.

I'm pretty sure that Intamin actually had the designs for their Gyro Swings completed before Huss came out with the Giant Frisbee, and the first model was installed in South Korea well before Delrium was near ready. If anything, Huss ripped off Intamin's outward seating design for their Giant version. Reef Diver is a ripoff because Huss make the best one? Does that mean Intamin and Togo stole the standup coaster from B&M because theirs are by far the best? It's a Schwarzkopf ride that Huss (somewhat unfairly) stole, but that's getting off topic. I really doubt that there is any significant difference in price between Huss and Intamin's equivalent models.

If they were to go to outside park property, and then start building minigolf courses and bungy trampolines and whatnot to make a Bungee work, then you've got what's known in the industry as a two-bit operation. Perhaps not the sort of thing that one of the largest corporations in Malaysia is eager to spend money on. Though the lost-ball fee might do their international portfolio some real wonders. :cool:

Chris, you might want to read over the past page or two in regards to the specific manufacturer of the ride.

Nah, upcharge rides only work once there's already plenty of other things to do. You can't charge $50 to get in to ride 2½ full fledged thrill rides, and expect people to pay more for other rides. A park like Dreamworld could probably get away with it, but even Sea World and Movie World might have a hard time pulling it off, let alone poor old Wonderland.

willsy: your question regarding this site was moved to the Total Thrills forum, you can see it here.

In looking at a map of the Gold Coast suburb boundaries, it's clear that it is in Main Beach. Southport is on the "mainland", but the spit is considered Main Beach, so I guess Sea World is in the suburb of Main Beach. I was thinking just yesterday that it's time I revise all of the forum descriptions, so I guess I really have to some time soon. We don't want people going to Southport in search of Sea World and getting lost because they can't find it. I'd really love to see that if you can get your hands on it. I'm guessing 80's, when the name Surfers Paradise was as prestigious as Beverly Hills.

You could pretty well put in big bold writing on an envelope "Sea World", put a stamp on and it'd get to the park from anywhere in Australia. On a side note, did you know that if you don't stamp a letter, they'll send it anyway, but attach a $1.50 bill for the receiver to pay? I guess we don't even need the stamp and not only will it get there, but they're also $1.50 short for their next mega thrill ride. I've always considered the place to be at Southport, and so do a lot of sources. But when it comes to the Gold Coast, I'm pretty well lost. I know the way to the theme parks, but that's really the extent of my knowledge. I'd have thought it's definitely too far north to be considered Sufers Paradise (as nice as that name looks in any address), and Main Beach could be anywhere as far as I know, so I'm happy with Southport.

Welcome along willsy! While I don't doubt that the system is capable of doing 190km/hr as is, you'd also be talking 6G's (to be precise, 6.2G's by my calculations), which won't do many of the components much good (it wouldn't do any damage, of course), and you're going to be getting enough heat out of those LSMs to cook more than a few eggs (they currently need at least a minute between cycles for adequate cooling to prevent overheating). The ride you're referring to is Six Flags Magic Mountain's Superman: The Escape, which I'm next to certain hasn't gone anywhere near 180km/hr (right now it's hovering around a nice and easy 0km/hr until they can be bothered to reopen it). Our Tower of Terror is said to have gone 170km/hr during testing, with riders, but that is as fast as I believe either have ever been. Please try to put some effort to grammar and punctuation of your posts, so others can read them with minimal strain. Capital letters where appropriate and some attempt to spell properly would be greatly appreciated!

Cyclone, which opened December 26 2001 was considered a 2002 addition. Nick Central, which opened December 26 2002 was considered a 2003 addition. The ride, whose style has I guess been prematurely made public (just act surprised when Dreamworld announce it ), will follow suit. It is also worth noting that this ride shouldn't be considered a replacement for Thunderbolt simply because it's coming just after Thunderbolt left. There will be bigger plans for Thunderbolt's site further down the track. You can be sure of that.

Belgian, I'm just curious about one slight piece of information. When you say 2005, do you mean a 2004 opening for the 2005 season? Over here the theme park season (all 364 days of it ) technically runs from December 26 through until December 24 the next year. A ride for a particular season will debut on December 26, which is really the year before. The ride is listed as a 2004 fiscal year addition by the park's parent company, which means it'll be here just before 2005 hits us.

I've still got a few calendars left, that I'm still willing to sell. I have four available that will be sold on a strictly first-come first-serve basis. I'm lowering the cost to $20.00 a calendar. This is $5 less than they were originally, and it's at about cost, so don't hesitate. If you don't have one yet, then this is your last chance. Your calendar will be mailed as soon as I receive your order, so no waiting for minimums etc. this time. Please visit this link to pay by credit card through a secure and trusted third party credit card processor. Check the Total Thrills calendar page if you're not familiar with the ordering process - just remember to click the Australian flag to convert to Aussie dollars, otherwise your credit card company will do the conversion, and they always do it in their favour. A huge thanks goes out to everyone that purchased a calendar back in December. I hope you're happy with the product (let me know if otherwise), and thanks for supporting Total Thrills and the new site (whose name and other details will be announced somewhat soon!) - I genuinely do appreciate the support.

Is there any difference between adult and teen really? About the only difference is that teen rides need sexier names and funkier colours.:cool: I'd say Space Probe is above and beyond anything else at the park, so put that down as my answer. I don't think there are any rides that would do the park a favour by being removed. Surely give many rides a nice big rehab, but there's really nothing that's too beyond hope that it's better to remove than keep, is there? I'll go with Flea and completely retrack Bush Beast and so forth, only I'll go one step further and replace the trains with two nice new PTCs. They are some really comfortable trains, and not out of reach for just about any park that's turning a profit.

Pure 100% filleted cat. It's the chicken burger.

I've split this thread, because the whole Disney and theming discussion wasn't exactly sticking to this topic. I've moved it to General Thrills, and you can see the thread here. Let's see if we can bring this topic back to the original topic, and anything to do with the since-moved topic should be posted there.

You should have gone with the Cat Burger! It's the best burger in the world, and that's no exaggeration. You're guaranteed a quality meal at any of the Warner Village parks, but nothing in the chain comes close to this thing. To be honest, I've never had any beef burger at Movie World. I'm just too scared to move away from the precious Cat in case I'm let down. -Richard, who's eaten at every major theme park chain in the world

The drop you mention on Scooby-Doo with the tight s-bend is the price you have to pay for a relatively untrimmed ride. That whole drop is pretty iffy, but I find it's a little more comfortable in the back seat - you don't get those jarring motions as badly in the back. I find the other killer is the little dip into the final brake run, where the Scooby animatronic is. I'm just curious, where'd you go for lunch and what'd you have? It's all pretty great food at Movie World, but as some of us have learnt, some things are much much better than others. Good to hear you had a good day. Did you happen to check out some of the shows, like Police Academy, or Matrix like rabid mentioned?

Granted, all I've seen of DisneySea are photos (rabid's) and models (Disney-MGM has some fantasticly detailed Imagineering scale models in their Walt Disney tribute walk-through), but it's easily the crème de la crème of Disney, which really puts it at number one in the world. You might want to check out rabid's cool pics over at Westcoaster (I was just looking to refresh myself, so I might as well share it). I've pretty well decided that my next theme park voyage will be centering around Disney parks, with Japan, Florida (probably not California, but it depends on money of course) and France being the main locations. Walt Disney World turned me into a Disney fanatic (the sort that now has several hard-cover books on topics as detailed as the architecture of Disney theme parks), and in all honesty, it's just a lot more interesting than seeking out what Walt would call "cheap thrills". Of course I'm still a fan of the big rides (otherwise I wouldn't be spending money on this site, or time and money developing an entirely new site), but it's just not the same. Don't get me wrong, you're fully entitle to your opinion, and Ratanga Junction looks like a seriously sweet park, based on what you've posted and what you've put on RCDB. Each to their own, and I know there are more than a few people that aren't too fond of Disney theming. I think I'm going to split this theming sub-topic we've got going here. Let's not kid anyone - no one in this thread for the last several replies has had Wonderland at all on their minds.

I think that a physics teacher I had summed it up best, when a 747 was flying overhead, with the comment "They shouldn't be able to do that!". You know a Boeing 747 weighs 350 tonnes at takeoff! Hey, I flew eight times on my most recent travels, and though it's incredibly teadious, I find it pretty fun. I mean, you can get some killer airtime in good turbulence. Now, travelling with a family, by far I'd prefer the plane. But I know we found if we ditched our mum, who thankfully never enjoyed skiing (that's snow, this time), we could have a blast. If you take the coast road to Sydney or Melbourne, there's also some killer scenery (but then again, I find the central route down quite attractive, where there's nothing but Briggalow trees and dead grass anywhere). You're took it slow too, which makes it a little more monotonous. Brisbane to Sydney is always day one for us, so it's fairly easy. Looking forward to hearing more, particularly of the parks. EDIT: Just had to fix up some stupid mistakes - last time I checked a plain was a flat thing somewhere out west.

I guess they could, if they were that desperate to see the animals. I know in the case of Busch Gardens, there's really nothing in the queues that isn't able to be seen in other parts of the park.

Actually, I think it's interesting what you've brought up with the animal exhibits in the queue. This is something that Busch Gardens Tampa has been doing, and I think it's a tremendous idea. My favourite would have to be in the queue for Congo River Rapids, where they have a monkey exhibit. There's nothing more interesting to watch than small monkeys go about their everyday business, and I was a bit annoyed that there was no queue for this ride, because I couldn't stop and watch for longer.