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  1. Looking at the video you posted, I think it would be a bit too similar in sensation to The Wasp. Looks to have very similar movements. A Zamperla Endeavour IMO would probably be a better fit for the park. I wouldn't mind the Nebulaz coming to the park either.
  2. I guess it depends if they decide to go the two cycle mode like Dreamworld did or not. I’m not saying it’s a bad choice by any means, it just wouldn’t have been my first choice for a ride at the park. It is good to see the park expanding though. Hopefully in the future we may see a thrill coaster on a similar scale to what Luna Park did with Big Dipper just to really make it stand out, especially with the olympics coming up in 9 years it’s the perfect time to expand and I think the park knows it.
  3. Honestly, most of those rides I would now hope Aussie World doesn’t get. We already have several star flyers around, and with Ballroom Blitz I feel as though it’s not really needed. I also feel as though an Air Race isn’t the best idea with Serpent Slayer as well. The Aerobat doesn’t seem like a bad fit for the park however, the classic Enterprise rides are one of my faves so would be interesting to see how this compares. Although I think I’d rather a Zamperla Endeavour over this just for consistency in the ride cycle. A decent drop tower wouldn’t be bad either, but wouldn’t be my priority though. Will be curious to see what it ends up being
  4. Aussie World have just posted this on their Facebook page. New attraction coming soon?
  5. See, it would depend how it was done really. If it was just little highlights I think it would make it pop a lot more. Just as long as it wasn't over the top.
  6. Sadly it will mostly just be for the night markets, unless the LED's they use are bright enough to be clearly seen during the day. I'm still reserving judgement until it's operational, it wouldn't have been my first choice still but it's by no means bad at all.
  7. If they are by different builders probably not. Apparently the Aussie World one was different to the LPS one and the other travelling one that ended up in Indonesia. The Downunderland one was a steel one built by Alan Herschell. No idea where it was before Downunderland in the late 90's or where it ended up after. There was also the Chipmunk which was a Miler Wild Mouse that travelled before ending up in the USA as Tree Top Racers. If we had more info someone may be able to help.
  8. Big Red Boat wasn't part of wiggles world until 2012 just as a FYI so in 2006 they would have actually had 23 rides
  9. It's looking good, but I can't help but feel it's a bit too much white. Something like a cream colour or a pale yellow or something just to break it up a bit I think would look mint. I honestly loved the look of Dragons Flight at Wonderland or even the yellow used on Ballroom Blitz at Aussie World. Overall though, I'm loving the aesthetic but kinda wish the view wasn't so obstructed from the entrance. But I'll wait till it's finished to see how it ends up.
  10. Doubtful, but which Wild Mouse are you talking about as there's been a few? The Luna Park one, the Aussie World one, the old one from Downunderland?
  11. Oh, I'm sure they have the potential to be decent machines... just like the Break Dance ride that Luna Park Sydney had. But they just seem to run them on potato cycles at most theme parks (not just in Australia). It's almost like the theme parks are scared to run the rides at the potential that they can which is a real shame.
  12. General rule of thumb (from when I worked there) is if a ride goes down during the day they will have 2 operators out the front and will rotate them every 30 mins or so to give them a break from the angry GP. If they know the ride will not reopen for the day, depending how busy it is they will offer staff to go home early. If it was off peak and adding extra staff to a ride wouldn't make a difference really. During peak times they would send you to another ride your trained on to help. Example if Scooby wasn't rostered a 2nd loader and you were at superman but trained on Scooby you could be sent there to help. But if it looked like Superman was going to re-open they'd send you back to get the ride ready. General rule was, if the ride crapped out big time after around 3:30 - 4pm they often would send all crew bar 1 or 2 home as they would know depending on the fault if it can be fixed. Also that's total crap about them closing the queue to get staff home, absolute BS. I get doing it for fright nights due to restrictions but holy crap. I remember the days of doing batwing in peak season. Queue closing at 5:00, and not leaving till 6:45 that night (despite my roster saying 5:15 finish). Annoying as all hell, but that's part of the job. But once again, funny that Dreamworld is seeming to be doing things so well lately. Guess that's what happens when pretty much all of the management in the attractions team and other teams are ex VRTP management. Well, they took the good ones at least and have very fond memories working with some of them too. Also, you had to work on a ride at least once every 3 months. If you didn't you needed to be retrained or do a refresher. You would normally be rostered the same ride for the whole day but each ride would have several positions. A typical roster could be for example with Superman: 9:45am start > Load 1 > 11:15 lunch > 12:00 Unload > 2:15 break > Entry till close. WBK you'd rotate through the kids rides + dodgems back in the day
  13. They need something connecting the resort, and badly. I'd still love to see a Ferris Wheel come back, maybe not as big as the Melbourne wheel. The Sea World Eye model was a perfect fit for the park IMO. It was a classy looking wheel, only thing I'd change is make the loading platform look more permanent than it was originally.
  14. Can we at least have it run a halfway decent cycle if it goes to Movie World? Or would it run a horrible cycle "due to guest feedback" lmao. Mechanically it's not a bad ride, and it's proven that it can run a decent cycle (other top spins like Talocan for example show this). Honestly, the Sea World Eye was iconic at the park and looked amazing from the Broadwater and I'd love to see something like this back. Trident... don't even get me started on that lemon. Should have gone with a Funtime model, not some crappy SBF version that runs like a dogs breakfast. I'd love to see the actual ride cycle be a bit faster to provide a bit more of a thrill than what it currently runs. But I guess, go with a cheap manufacturer... you get what you get. SBF is the new Zamperla I guess, they make cheap but decent smaller rides but their bigger rides are a potato. At least Zamperla seems to have picked up their game and really made a name for themselves.
  15. Not gonna lie, I'd love to take that park and have a few of the modern additions added to it such as WWF, Road Runner, Superman and DC Rivals ontop of this. Honestly the park would be amazing if they existed with the older attraction mix. As much as I love Scooby, having Gremlins and Tunes + Batride all together would just be amazing with the added thrill coasters + west (before the shambles it's become now with the new boats etc)
  16. Yeah, that's moreso what I meant. It's kinda being pitched as a wild mouse replacement. If Movie World was to get yet another coaster (and by RMC) this is not the design I'd want for the park. Although after WOO I really think Movie World will have a damn good collection and needs to spend time rounding out the park a bit more. If Dreamworld wasn't about to get Jungle Rush this might have been a good fit. I'd love to see a park like Gumbuya World or maybe even Jamberoo or Magic Mountain invest in something like this though.
  17. I think another wild mouse style coaster would be pretty pointless... given you have Scooby Doo. I'd rather see something different. After Flash and WOO I'd like to see Movie World stay away from coasters for a bit and get some filler rides in like some flat rides to round out the park. Something reliable at least, cause the park only has 1 flat ride (Batwing). And I'm not counting doomsday, because that requires it to actually be operational.
  18. Interesting that they have gone for the 64 seater model, also love the idea of all the fountains around the ride. The next few years are honestly going to be some of the most important years for Dreamworld. Starting with Sky Voyager really it has been a tremendous change (for the better), even with still heaps to go. I think honestly once Rivertown opens and everything is done Dreamworld will be the best it has been really since the early 2000's.
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  21. Hmmm... I hope for everyone's hands that they did haha.
  22. It also doesn't help that it's a pain to operate, and the ropes that are used are so fiddly that it greatly increases the load / unload time of the ride haha. Was prob my least favourite kids ride to operate in the park. Tweety and Pounce and Bounce were the 2 best IMO
  23. I personally like the old colours more as I feel it was iconic. In saying that though, it's a clean collar scheme that certainly doesn't look bad at all in the area that it's in. I just hope they can keep the white paint clean!
  24. I would hope that they repurpose that building for something else soon... and don't leave it dormant for 11 months and only use it for Fright Nights
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