DaptoFunlandGuy

Not all of them Yoshi.

I found the rest of it. This attraction is going to be MASSIVE!

If only the east coast paid such attention to these pages!!! (they'd probably go broke from all the 'little fixes' we'd be asking for!!!)

The height limit concerns are valid ones. I'd not researched the specific requirements, and the midway height limit is something that may put a spanner in the works - a relaxation is going to be required if in fact the residents are correct in their assessment that the ride in fact does reside IN the midway. Overall, I can't see their complaints having much force as far as 'blocking the view' given the size of the tower, and that it is not solid. A radio antennae would have similar appearance and generally not require approval up to certain (aircraft) heights. The light suite isn't a trivial issue however - It has merit. By the sounds of things they have installed a smart-led lighting suite (most likely RGB) which of course looks fantastic, and is very modern. The issue the residents raise over it not fitting with the heritage nature of the park (everything else is static white lighting) is quite valid, and further - the 'pulsating and strobing' effects don't fit with the park either. It's also of concern that one submission raises the issue that the lighting suite was left on and running for up to 8 hours after the park had closed. They seem to suggest the park operators did this on purpose to annoy the residents (i'm thinking it was more of a case of the operator forgetting to shut it down when required). I still stand by my assertion that it is extremely unlikely they will need to remove the attraction, however the light suite is a "quick win" that they may be forced to alter or remove - sort of "meet them halfway" to appease the residents. One submission suggests the ride (if allowed to remain) should only display lighting that is necessary to the safe operation of the ride - and this is a very reasonable request... especially if allowed to remain outside the existing building envelope (if in fact it is within it)

What happened to those spastic surfboards you had to strap to your back?

The only assumption I made was that it was on the later side of 3pm... which is a fair call given the park opens at 10, and most service based occupations work on a 4-5hour minimum shift. I did state I was curious why you waited 15 minutes. You didn't state anything about your son in your first post. But curiosity isn't making assumptions - it's enquiring further detail. You stated 3 staff were laughing and chatting. It came off as though you disapproved. You didn't state anything about having to wait for them to finish their conversation, while you stood there watching them goofing off... so i'll make another assumption and presume that that didn't happen, and you weren't inconvenienced by their idle social chatter. Clearly based on previous posts, I'm not one of the 'Dough Bros' - nor should I have to be to point out you were being deliberately negative regarding the experience. It would seem the only person in this situation deserving of your ire would be the guy who clocked off at 2pm and didn't do a handover with the remaining staff. Was their laughter or chatter impeding you completing your transaction? Did it make any difference? No? (you didn't suggest that it did) Then why mention it? You say "at the expense of customer service" but at no time have you suggested that there was such an expense... except that you didn't get your food when it was promised, which was clearly not the fault of those "laughing and chatting" cast members, because the guy you dealt with didn't pass the info on... 6 sentences is hardly in depth... simply a response to the situation you described... and you SHOULDN'T have to chase up your order... but if told 5 minutes, I wouldn't wait FIFTEEN before checking on it. Clearly someone had forgotten about you... these things happen... I don't work for any of the theme parks. As i've made quite plain I DID work for a theme park many years ago. I'm sick of cast members getting verbally bashed on here because somebody had a mildly inconvenient experience and they want to make it sound much worse than it was. I have friends who work at the parks. I visit them sometimes whilst they are on shift. We chat, have a laugh - but the guest always comes first. On here we've had everything from cast members ignoring guests whilst chatting to each other, to cast members playing on their phones whilst operating a ride (major safety issue if true)... but it always seems to be blown out of proportion.

I'm glad the staff are allowed to be friendly and social when things are quiet. I'm curious why you waited 15 minutes when they told you 5 - i'd have been back there 5 minutes later to check. I'm not having a go at you, or anyone who has a bad experience at a park, but whenever people are being inconvenienced or provided with poor customer service, the story is always that the staff were laughing or chatting or on their phones. It conjures images like this one: Again - i'm not saying it isn't true - I wasn't there... However your post suggests the staff were doing something wrong by "laughing and chatting", but I can't say i've ever witnessed staff at any outlet carrying on unprofessionally or outside acceptable limits, for one - goofing off tends to be frowned upon by supervisors - who may or may not be lurking around the corner... believe me they do try and catch staff out, and it isn't worth their job. By all accounts it was a quiet day - and given that the guy that served you finished for the day, my guess is on the later side of 3pm. When things quiet down, and there isn't much to keep the staff occupied - i'm much happier that they'd be laughing and smiling than standing at the counter like this:

Yeah - for both of them - the worst part is the capsule. If you've been on the wedgie - you don't have anything to worry about on Aqualoop. It is a much better experience - you don't really notice you're going through the loop - it's just high speed, and water in your face - a lot like Wedgie.

Yep - I'm with Kev on this one - waiting in the launch capsule is the worst part - after you're locked in but before the trapdoor falls. It certainly gets your heart racing! After the drop, you get a few seconds of water in the face and a feeling of motion, and then splashdown. Best advice I can give is to control your breathing - in and out strongly but not deep... then when you hear 3, prepare to breathe in, in on 2, half out on 1, then in as hard as you can - theres a 1 second gap after 1 until the trap door drops, so you've got time for a full breath...

^probably copied it from a press release.

...no. it has a new name... didn't you read?

...or maybe they're trying to showcase some of the other rides and didn't have room for it. Maybe Tango Train shot JFK?

Fair enough - figuratively, the park had them all on a pallet with a sign that said 'make an offer'... and he did.

^I don't disagree with you, but what is natural about a 12ft moat?

More than any other bidder, clearly. Seriously though - i don't think thats a fair question. What does it matter? He has the only ones left. You're not getting them anywhere else, so supply and demand means he can pretty much charge whatever he wants.

I don't think Brad has been unreasonable in anything he's said here. He hasn't been overly agressive, offensive or rude - he has tried to make an objective assessment of the subject. I think the about us has probably 2-3 minor issues that are more 'wrong word' than 'poor spelling' - eg: then than... but apart from that - he's right - you can't talk yourself up about good spelling etc, and then make an error on the next post. In relation to what I said - about media using good equipment and following rules etc was meant to be tongue in cheek - i've dealt with media in the last two weeks due to the storms, and even major, national networks have had to be told to pull their heads in and stop breaking the rules. Many printonline news media get around with iPhones. It wasn't intended to have a go at anyone in particular.

The flash really lends itself to a flat-spinner... consider this:

And so impartially.... But the bulletin uses professional reporters that sometimes get their facts right, along with decent quality photographic equipment that isn't powered by instagram. ...and they make sense. ...and they follow traditional rules for media. ...and they've finished school.

So what you're saying is Warner Bros Village Roadshow - (who do hold a DC Comics license) need a ride themed to a Fox production? Most likely - we'll be left with something licensed to the comic, not the TV series, leaving it with very little relevance to the current show and therefore pointless to introduce in conjunction with it.

an "Elevated seating pit" would be a good idea...

You're such a cruel bastard sometimes.

Well... it would enable the coaster to run at least 20 trains... but at the very least, just make a series of camel humps to bleed the speed on the way back to the station... no biggie.

Not sure, but maybe the issue with the DA for the Hair Raiser may have impacted.

I can confirm Imagine is getting reworked and this has come from sources other than facebook fanboy pages. I have no idea of the content, but given the behaviours (they aren't "tricks") are both variable and limited (they don't always do the same behaviour in the same order every show to keep the variety up for the animals), i'm speculating that we'll see the show reworked, a different order of major portions of the show, similar behaviours, and a nice fresh new storyline to go along with it. Imagine has run for over a decade with very little changed - however I still consider it a show I can come and watch and re-watch without getting sick of it. I'd much rather they rework the sea-lion show instead.

^hence why i said just make it a long ass brake run so the stationhouse is near where Skylink currently rots.