DaptoFunlandGuy

Objection your honor - asked and answered.

That's true. Didn't realise there was a 6.2 - but it would technically fit inside the envelope - UFO has full vertical clearance at 19metres... that said - by all accounts, it's not an enjoyable ride... Someone figures out how to fit a SkyFly in there, and i'm there! SkyFly has a flight path diameter of 98 feet - or around 30 metres. This would suggest to me the landing zone only needs about 15 metres, which can be accommodated on the existing slab. Not sure of the clearances around with other objects like the lighthouse etc - but damn I wish they'd try.

the decals have been there a while, and were apparently to fit some function they had there a while back. The UFO's footprint measures approximately 19.04 metres - and no additional clearance outside that envelope is required as nothing extends from that footprint, except vertically. Pandamonium measures 17.62 "at rest", however the ride envelope extends to 25.8 metres. This is of course because each gondola swings at the end of a long arm. Official Zamperla stats say full length\width of the ride is 26.5 metres. You're not fitting an Air Race in there.

I thought the car on the fountain was recycled from Police Academy Stunt Show

WnW's tornado is literally launch, turn around, splash. It's a vertical climb up 3-4 flights of stairs. The angle of the flume limits the ability for a conveyor to fit, and it's not that far. Given the #longest #steepest tags, Mi2 is a much longer trip. It would be crazy for them not to install a conveyor. I don't think it's a fair comparison for WnW GC - however I agree it is a pain to carry the rafts up the stairs. thankfully it isn't far.

I asked google translate what you said - the closest I got was Ukranian, which said у црі евритім Д

...Got caught snooping around the sound stages, so they decided to use him as a prop in one of the mazes.

^And this is based on what? have you checked the sizes? Or are you talking out your ass as usual? You may not get the exact layout, but you'd be pretty close to having something of similar size and length. While you pull your foot out of your mouth - I'll do the hard work for you: I've used nearmap for the SW image as it shows the current level of reclaimed land. Google is still way too old to rely on. Unfortunately nearmap doesn't give me access to USA maps with my account, so good old google will have to do. The images are not to the same scale, but it is fairly clear to see that they have a similar space available. One end could even overlap Jet Rescue's first loop too.

It's a new sequel in the blair witch series - brought to you by AndrewH

Are you sure? Scooby Fire EyesScooby cantilevered smoke releasing roofHabitat WaterfordBuying MDMCInstalling Shockwave next to ClawClosing PASSClosing the Ski showClosing EurekaInstalling vintage cars in a place nobody will ever find themDeciding to do an Australia coaster trip, arriving in perth, and visiting Uluru - in Summer. (Sorry Richard!)Overselling season passes to WnWSClosing a NYE event 6 hours before it was supposed to start at WnWS(everyone else - feel free to add more - we need to make sure Yoshi is fully informed)edit: AndrewH's foray into Eureka Country, and then posting his exploits online, and then getting caught (ok thats probably 3 different dot points...)

:facepalm: Project cost is double the ride cost. 12mil was total project cost So total project = $12mil Ride cost = 50% of total project. 50% of total project = $6mil Ride cost = $6mil.

Yep - can definitely guarantee they've been there for at least two years.

^I could agree more Joz. Something WOW, iconic, off the chart thrilling - but wouldn'tit be perfect if they could fit it's aesthetics to be "seaside pier" the way Cal' Screamin' does... Develop the whole area to 'seaside boardwalk' and put in a nice intamin looper. Sure it's not 'out of this world' amazeballs, but you'd probably get something to fit within the height limit, a nice "out and back" footprint to take advantage of all the back of house space, themed with the 'wooden coaster' look... it's perfect, and an icon for the skyline. Then later you can install Toy Story Mania, MaliBoomer and... meh - why not - California Adventure works, why not?

I daresay the splashdown will make up for it!

In that case - you disagree with Ash.1111 - as he said: Your 'bucket full' is likely not to be much more than average. Nope - a coaster is a requirement in the SW master plan moving forward. Something Iconic as Joz said to replace what was once. Maybe wait until the Casino gets a height relaxation, and then reach for the sky with something really impressive.

Hate to burst your bubble - but the slides are part of Coney Island which is in itself heritage listed. Also - how many people take swimmers to LPS? I realise there is a lap pool next door, but those who use that pool are not the type to be up for watersliding... plus - slides indoors - surrounding all the other coney island attractions that are going to get wet.... end result - you're either demolishing Coney Island, or you're leaving it the hell alone. People this isn't Dreamworld - you can't just demolish stuff that doesn't appeal to you to build whatever the hell you want! The park is constrained by size, height, heritage listing, noise among others. Just because something 'will fit' doesn't mean it's suitable for the park. And if your Aunty had balls, she'd be your uncle. LPS is a seaside amusement park. Wet N Wild is a water park. the two are unrelated. Let's move on. If Tango is in constant maintenance, and it becomes so bad, LPS has to get rid of it - what makes you think the show circuit would be interested in acquiring it? As for Iron Shark - whilst I realise Galveston have installed a Euro Fighter into their "Historic" Park, I personally don't think it suits the park, and it certainly wouldn't fit the history and heritage of LPS. Cyclone suited because it was a "classic" coaster.... I'm not a fan of LPS obtaining something "ultra modern" unless it can be given a 'vintage look' like they have done with Hair Raiser (Hell - one of the points raised about HR during the review was that it used a coloured LED package instead of the 'classic incandescent bulbs'...)

I'm going to assume enoth=enough. I agree, the GC are heavy on coasters, but the fact of the matter is that this is what the public want. A new rollercoaster purchased for less than $10m (even a one-trick pony) is a far stronger marketing device than a flat. Dark rides are cool, but you can't show a lot of the ride in your advertising without giving away the effects and it too falls down (JL3D is a perfect example of a poor marketing drive). But, in saying that, I have to disagree with you in terms of SW getting a new dark ride. You have an absolutely stunning seaside position - and you're going to erect bloody great big boxes of a showbuilding to hide all that, substituting some half-baked storyline indoors? Ok - Bermuda was great - but it did have indoor and outdoor elements, and it fused both of those together very well... even Storm does (although not to the same extent) but it used the showbuilding that already existed. I cannot support any suggestion for Sea World that involves building any more enclosed structures - you might as well rezone the park Industrial if you do - as it will be nothing but a forest of sheds. Movie World is where I would expect should be the home of the dark ride. Considering the ticketing structures now available - It wouldn't be bad for MW to focus now on immersive attractions (Ala Universal) and let Sea World take the lions share of outdoor attractions - like Cedar, Coney Island etc - more of an outdoor seaside park than anything else.

I usually rely on RCDB for stats, unless they are unavailable. RCDB quotes as USD: http://rcdb.com/7444.htm but I accept the figure quoted by AW would have been AUD. However - given the $ was about on parity at the time, it's fair to say the figure was probably about the same be it in USD or AUD. (Actually the USD spent much of 2012 and 2013 below parity) Given the low dollar right now, the math still probably wouldn't be far off. Assuming they paid in Euro to Gerstlauer, the Euro traded at about 1.2AUD at the time of purchase. It now sits up around 1.56, so the dollar wouldn't buy the same ride today no matter which currency you're dealing with.

Couple of things to remember... Wicked Twister was built in 2002. According to US Inflation rates, $9m in 2002 is approximately $11,940,000 now.Then you've got exchange rates - $9,000,000 US Dollars equals $12,297,620.97 Australian Dollars (current)So $11,940,000 would be $16,314,843.82 to build Wicked Twister today.That said - using the same math - Abyss at $12,000,000USD = $12,293,461.88 to account for inflation, making Abyss' cost in today's dollars $16,797,814.98AUD... so - you COULD build Wicked Twister for less than it cost to build Abyss, but only just - and to be honest - when you see what Abyss is and compare it to WT - would you really want to spend that much on something so bare? Not to mention - as we've discussed many times previously - shipping, labour and construction costs are usually much higher in Australia than it is overseas... to the total cost is likely to be more than that.

Nice find Westical!

Looks like they're extending Dirty Harry Bar... lot of love going into the park right now by the looks of things...

I used to coach staff on spiels at Wonderland. I think it's great when leads\supervisors allow operators and spielers to 'be creative' within limits. Come up with some fun different variations and rotate them around. But yes, it would be possible to get bored - especially in parks where staff aren't permitted to deviate from the script...

Darwin Award Nominee...

When the 'news' was more about who could publish it on their website first, and less about having another 6 hours until print deadline to make sure the story was polished properly. The number of typos, spelling mitsakes, poor fact-checking and otherwise shoddy journalism comes from the lack of 'paper' in the newspaper. And this isn't their fault either. It's ours. It's us needing to know what happened an hour ago in London, complete with gory pictures and amateur shot video, instead of a breaking news bulletin 'via wireless' and perhaps some imagery in the 6 o'clock news, if there was satellite time available to stream the vision. These days we're content with iPhone (shot in bloody PORTRAIT!!!!) video from the nearest onlooker who shared to his social media site. If you were the sole witness, with footage, on the scene of a major newsworthy incident 15 years ago, you could hold the networks to ransom for the highest fee for permission to use your video. Now they go onto social media, and can use anything published publicly without negotiation... all with the bad narratives of 'oh my god' and 'bleeeeeeeep' along the way. It's not news... it's Syndicated MegaBlogging to the widest possible audience.

I'd look to Spotty for the expert answer on that one... It would be my totally uneducated guess that the ride would shut itself down, by closing each block as the car in front stacked. 'running the mountain' as they would say in Space.