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Poor seats, they deserve at least a plastic tarp over them, even if it is a carnie ride with fixed foundations.

I think it's just wishful thinking. I've been to the docklands, it's pretty dead (rode the "rollercoaster" lol). The location would be more suitable for a mid-size amusement park. It wouldn't take much to dwarf Luna Park Melbourne in terms of size.

^Yes I've heard it doesn't make you sick like a simulator. I know I struggle with some simulators. Funnily I really had to fight the barf doing an aerobatic flight last year, it felt like a simulator lol just with serious g forces. I agree with djrappa that they are putting this on some really good coasters rather than lacklustre rides is a shame. I mean Superman at Six Flags New England has it, which is disappointing because it's an awesome coaster already and based on the anecdotal evidence so far, lines will be scary.

Apparently, the deal with Six Flags is being paid for by Samsung. From what I hear from a local friend, the headsets are already falling apart at Magic Mountain and they are running short waiting for parts. Though he said he was impressed with the experience at the media day. I also see a report on Screamscape that wait time for the VR coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia has tripled with the introduction of VR headsets, the case in point reported said the usual 1 hour point in the queue took 2hr 55min. I was surprised that people I know were impressed with the experience, but I don't know how practical it will be in the long run.

Moving dirt around has never been more riveting. Thanks for the update BTW.

^Well that was a good ad for it. Now the SLC nut will sign up. I'll probably get a press release about it while I'm sleep walking tonight.

Ha how do you get that highest of coaster geek honours? I was a mod on ozcoaster lol. Back to Doomsday, I hope this will be the start of more rides in the future. I'm there's some simple, but effective flats they could throw in there in the future.

If this carnie ride was at another park I wouldn't even ride it, still undecided if I'll ride the Movie World one. Should be a lively precinct though (a grave yard is livelier than what it was). So what's this about another SLC LOL, duelling SLCs, the greatest thing since duelling banjos.

^Thanks for clearing that up, easy to get them mixed up, they are very similar. Awesome ride. I think I've ridden both manufacturers. I recall riding one at Indiana Beach and another at Linnanmaki in Helsinki, and of course the Sydney Easter show.

^Was Rainbow the Falling Star ride? I believe that was at Homebush for a while, though I haven't been to the Easter Show in a long time (I only went because I was seeing the Chilli Peppers at Superdome that night), but the last time I was there I did I ride it, very cool ride. A Falling Star would be cool at Luna Park Sydney, and while they're at it, bring in a Hurricane and a Zipper...and an Intamin Strata Coaster (ok just kidding about that last one).

^I thought that may have been the case, I'm pretty sure I rode it at the Easter show. Ah I miss the old Easter Show at Moore Park.

I never went to Fox Studios, but wasn't the current Luna Park Sydney Wild Mouse there (rcdb says so)?

^And it was a bargain, saved me some serious wait times.

^I've seen Samantha Jade in a woolies commercial and she played Kylie Minogue in the INXS mini-series. I know Danni Im is representing AUS at Eurovision. As you see I'm very knowledgeable and not interested enough to google.

Fantastic report, at least you missed the reported 12 hour waits that had been occurring for the new coaster.

^Though Samantha Jade > Danni Im lol (I don't know a single note of either's music).

I'm going ANZAC day long weekend, only time I could fit it in and I managed to get a free spot on the Monday for the Bull Shark thing at Sea World. Might try out the Pit Pass too. The food looks as awesome.

^C'mon, I'd be pretty impressed if I got Press Releases while I was sleep walking LOL. Have movie world even officially announced what October carnie ride is yet (of course we know), let alone the coaster.

Steel Dragon Wagon will be a world record holder in it's class an will thrill riders under 48".

Glad you had a good time. Great Adventure is definitely worth it, El Toro is the bomb and there's plenty of other good coasters (hopefully the NJ Transit express buses are running this time of year from Port Authority Bus terminal on 42nd street). Hopefully you'll get back to Knott's while their Halloween Haunt is on, that's a lot of fun.

The Churro Cart guy has confused me with this tipoff, but they were spot on with Intamin and not a coaster for the current construction. I honestly forgot about RCDB, but I guess time will tell. I thought a lot here like to mass debate just for the hell of it.

Wood Coaster, possibly (and hopefully) Intamin. Don't have a poll, it seems most like a mass debate about this topic.

^Sounds more like Shite Cyclone.

I rode Ghostrider in 2007 in August just before it went down for a month of maintenance, and it was unbelievably rough - definitely please make it stop - my back was starting to spasm towards the end. I go at Haunt time every year and it's generally been bad except the front row, which I always ride (up until last year they had a faux ERT on Ghostrider if you did the Haunt buffet).

^I was at Knott's in October, and I watched how much working they were doing over a few days - they've re-done the entire track, some re-profiling, and mid-course break is gone. Hopefully I'll be doing some marathoning on Ghostie in May. I think Twisted Colossus will battle it out with The Joker for numero uno in Cali IMO.