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  1. Spotty
    It's why I suggested a combo tower... the Larson one could be seen as the same as the Giant Drop. A S+S Combo does the space-shot mode and the drop tower in one. They also already have a swinging ship, although it's a pretty crappy one that used to be at Tops in Brisbane
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    I personally think a Raptor would be an amazing fit for Aussie World, that way you've got a kiddie coaster, a family coaster and a thrill coaster. This would round it out pretty nicely tbh. Maybe then add one or 2 more flat rides that are thrilling as most of the flat rides are more family thrill (Dark Rebel, Redback, Mozzie Musta etc). If Sea World hadn't built Vortex, a Top Spin would have actually been pretty high on my list of rides that would suit the park but probably a smaller one built by Moser or similar as I don't think Aussie World would fill up a 40 seater ride very often. As far as Flat Rides go, I'd put in a proper drop tower (Maybe a S+S Combo drop to differentiate from Batwing or one of the Sky Jumps from Intamin). For a flat ride I'd go maybe one of the park model Mondial Top Scan's like Knotts has. However I'd have it run a halfway decent cycle at least. Could be themed to an Aussie Windmill or something lol.
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    http://www.parkz.com.au/article/1970/01/01/373-Green_Lantern_reopens_after_nine_month_downtime.html There was a heap of info about the derailment in this article here. It wasn't a fault on Movie World's part, it was a manufacturing defect as the wheel bogie was under engineered.
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    If only we could give an answer to this. I know that when Green Lantern first opened, the opening crew and other staff in Attractions would call it the "Green Lemon". The first year or so it was very unreliable but then it had a few good years until it had its derailment. And then after that was resolved it was actually pretty reliable for the most part for several years.
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    Scoob can run up to 18 cars at any given time on the track. It has not for several years however (not since fast track has been implemented) It would typically run 12 - 14 cars in an off peak day and 16 for a peak day (with a sorter and 2 loaders). When running the full 18 cars it was found that there was no room for any station delays at all and the slightest delay would cause the "must send" light to flash... and then 9/10 times cause a cascade stop resulting in an e-stop. I am not sure if this is still the case but 14 sounds about right West used to be able to run with up to 15 boats back in the day too, but typically ran with 11.
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    Nice to see lots of cosmetic upgrades happening across the park. It was looking very tired for a long time. I'd honestly be happy if the next few years are spent tidying up the parks and making them look great again.
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    I miss Carnivale at Movie World. I went both years that it was there and honestly it was one of my fave night time events. The food, and the atmosphere and the parade was just great. Did it at Sea World in it's first year and 2nd year and it was meh... Like it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't exactly good. I love the idea of a food and drink trail though!
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    Looking really good, and yeah that's very quiet. I'd love to see Escape from Madagascar get the same trains as this possibly. Especially given Road Runner was just given new trains after 20 years, Madagascar isn't that far off. Would be perfect for the retheme. It's really good to see the smaller parks really ramping up over the last few years.
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    Surprised they are doing the top given the whole tower doesn't appear to have been given a primer? Unless only certain parts needed it. But holy crap what a difference it makes. To think when it first opened that's the colour the tower was basically.
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    See, Wonderland had potential. When Demon was added in 1992 the park was still fairly new. It just sadly was sold to bozo's that had no desire to run the park properly which is why it stayed as a "Lesser" park while at the time places like Dreamworld and Movie World were flourishing. At least Gumbuya world and these smaller parks are actually investing in attractions instead of leaving the place to die in a hole (Like Aussie World did honestly for quite a while, but has really turned around)
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    Both the major water play structures at WnW and WWW were built by WhiteWater West. The expansion to Wet n Wild Jr (Previously Buccaneer Bay) was Proslide however.
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    The only thing I still don't like with the front entrance is the temp looking airport style barriers. I remember back in the day that each booth had like the metal queue rails for each booth. I just think it made it look a bit more polished. I can see why from an operational standpoint they have done this but I'd love to just see something a bit more permanent set up. However, it's still 1000% better than how it used to look. Overall the park is really starting to look good again, just a few more touch ups and things (like removing the flume etc) and it will make an even bigger difference. Here's hoping this is the start of VRTP turning the tides and really focusing on appearance like what Dreamworld has been focusing on lately. Makes a huge difference.
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    Honestly, bikes in the style of Hagrid's wouldn't be a bad changeover TBH. Give it a paint refresh, get rid of the store as it just blocks off so much area and it would really open up the space.
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    Considering they just did a full refurbishment on the Western gondola in the last 2-3 years I seriously doubt that it's happening. Feel free to post your sources or prove me wrong, but all the information that I have heard is that it's just a cosmetic overhaul and some minor work done mechanically to motors etc.
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    If superman was more unreliable I'd say maybe. But honestly as far as the Intamin accelerators go it seems the smaller ones are a lot more reliable. Superman has never had any major issues and realistically as long as maintenance is kept up I'd say it lasting 30 years is reasonable which would mean it's just past halfway through its service life. I feel after 30 years it being replaced with something else probably wouldn't be a terrible idea. But if it's not broken don't fix it
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    The top of the tower taken today. Looks so much nicer from the carpark. And it’s a lot more noticeable on the highway too
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    Yeah... I'm gonna pass on that one lmao
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    "We don't need to city guys... you don't belong here" before the bandits would laugh, pull the lever and back you go while the other bandit would shoot at you. There was speakers just above the doors as you enter the turntable that would play the audio. As far as audio goes and why it's maintained your guess is as good as mine. I know in the morning Scooby has a track walk done through the ride to check all the emergency exits, as well as making sure the effects are triggered. This was done with the ride in "show mode" so as you walked past you would trip a sensor to trigger the SFX. Anything not working was written down to be fixed the next day (weather this was actually fixed remained to be seen). However at times certain things can't just be fixed overnight so would be out of action until it can be done.
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    Having worked on the ride in 2011 - 2013 and spending many shifts in the lift room at Turntable 1, I can assure you that sound effect has always been there and audible. The crane at the start of the ride was always moving (when it worked)
  20. Spotty
    By now, I don't expect anything less from him. Just embrace it lol
  21. Spotty
    My bad... I'll keep my mouth shut 🤣
  22. Spotty
    Surprisingly Superman has actually very rarely rolled back. AFAIK it's only had 2 or 3 rollbacks that I'm aware of with guests on board. It's had a few launch abortions though where the brake fins have popped up mid launch however but not many full on rollbacks.
  23. Spotty
    6000 is a lot less than previous years numbers. 2012 for example they would sell 10,000 a night. So that's a much smaller number. I still remember nearly being bowled over at the Supeman entry when we did the walkback from the little archway under the launch to open up Arkham and Superman. 4 staff vs like 1000 guests all desperate to get to the mazes and rides, not a good idea haha. Glad after the 1st one they moved the crowds back to the actual ride entrances.
  24. Spotty
    Feel free to I may not answer all in one go but I will if possible. It's mostly I don't want to get Parkz in trouble as in the past when people have said things about certain behind the scenes things it caused friction, I'd rather not cause those kinds of issues for them haha.
  25. Spotty
    Always happy for questions, and always happy to answer (where possible and not breaking NDA's etc). Feel free to shoot me a PM I guess
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