DaptoFunlandGuy

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Stormy weather can include winds that, in the right direction and with the right force can actually maroon a coaster in a spot it would never stop at under normal circumstances. Bush beast used to have a wind force meter mounted at the top of the lift hill, with the gauge in the ops booth. Although she could run in fairly strong wind, even a medium gust from a particular direction would cause the train to stall on the first turn after the drop. The ride would shut down if the wind was coming from that direction with any force.

I've got to put my vote behind Jurassic Park at Universal Singapore. Storm comes in a close second though.

For those too lazy to check it out, here's a video. I can see it has pace problems pretty much the whole way through - there are several places where this thing could stall, and no wonder it has 3 or more propulsion points.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPhb3O4vIvo

Perhaps the fixed ramps were already constructed by Showtime FMX? Because i'm sure if they built them custom just for HWSD arena, they'd have measured to be sure they could fit them through the door.

Let's not attack them for this though. We've long bemoaned the park remaining tightlipped over what was coming, even when footers were drilled and poured. Having our parks come out with news of their installation 1-2 years ahead of projected opening date is good, but it does have the downside that if something else happens, and they have to change plans, they're going to look a little silly with billboards up - most people wouldn't have paid attention to Wild that much and be in a position to remember that it was ever there. I think we have to cut them a little slack if they occasionally have a 'premature' moment. VRTP have proven that they're all about 'big wow' moments with their new attractions, and in recent times, I can't think of any new attraction that has disappointed. If Wild has disappeared from SeaWorld, then maybe they couldn't do it the way they wanted to, or they're considering alternatives. We all remember VRTP's attempt to secure Werribee Zoo, then Wild comes and goes.... they obviously want to enter the 'land animal' market, having made two attempts already, so whether wild has been shelved or not, I don't think thats the last we've seen of 'animal' suggestions. Just have to wait and see.

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News Limited is reporting the Cheetah Hunt in Busch Gardens (Tampa, Florida) has gotten stuck, while a thunderstorm approaches... http://www.news.com.au/world/amusement-park-guests-in-tampa-florida-stuck-on-a-rollercoaster/story-fndir2ev-1226825790964 Slow news day?

^not to mention more appropriately themed to house a western show than a looney tunes show... Perhaps they could take part of the LTRR building and convert into a show-stage for the LT kids show? It wouldn't have to be as big as the showstage, as I'm almost certain What's Up Rock doesn't attract nearly as big of an audience as they used to for some of the western shows...

^i'm going to take a half-assed stab and say they couldn't bring them into the arena, so they've lifted them over the facade from back of house, and thats why it's so high.

Is Michael Croaker still calling the shots on shows? When he was running the shows at Wonderland, I found Action Man to be reasonably slick, and of course Millennium Spellbinding was for obvious reasons, but the rest of the shows in the park - Blinky, Goldrush, and even the street performances were a little corny, and lacklustre. I know he was involved in the development of the Fish Detectives show in Sea Lion Stadium, and that show is cringeworthy at best... but then he's obviously very involved with Fright Nights and White Christmas which come off with rave reviews... so i'm of two minds (and i'm sure someone more in the know could shed some better light on the subject.) Some parks the world over have shows that have run for decades. Fantasmic. Main Street Electrical Parade had such a following, fans protested so much the park brought it back. Waterworld is close to or more than 20 years old at this point, but they still installed it in Singapore when it opened a few years back. And obviously PASS is the closest thing we have to it here... We need that sort of quality - in EVERY show... Some of them have remained unchanged for years - even while AOS - notably the most expensive show to put on - has changed 3 times since it opened.

That isn't three ramps, it's three PIECES of ONE RAMP. If you take a look at the FMX trailers, the launch ramp is a little wider than the motorcycle handlebars.... let's say about a metre wide... but the landing ramp needs to be much wider - because depending on what stunt they do, their bike may land further to the side of the centreline. When you look at the mobile FMX landing ramp (the truck) you'll see that when they pack it up to move, the outside 500mm (maybe even up to 1m) fold over on top of the rest of the truck body. You want to make your landing zone as big as possible to reduce the margin of error... plain and simple. Looking at the contour of the ramps in place, and the one they're lifting in, i'd say it's just the centre piece, and is being lifted onto the already in place frame. still fucking ugly though.

I'm inclined to think the RFID band technology was not developed by Disney, but rather was sold TO them. If the company that developed this technology sold it to WnWS too, that'd be out of Disney's reach. Fastpass is the only thing I can see that potentially has an issue, but any 'jump the queue' system these days is colloquially referred to as a 'fastpass' system, so i'm not sure a legal case, in a different jurisdiction, in a country where Disney has no theme park foothold, i don't think would succeed.

YUCK! That has totally ruined the awesome facades they had in that arena. I'm hoping they're going to theme the ramps from the front so they look like something else. These just look like the standard Showtime FMX ramps, without the vehicle trailers. I do hope they've got some storyline worked into this, and it isn't just an Ekka show with a camera crew.

What i'm assuming was his last day as an employee (and presumably not coming back ever) why not have a little fun? You definitely pay the price for doing it by burning bridges, but it's not like anyone else is going to follow his lead - you can't get back of house on the wave pool, and the operator isn't going to let you board the tornado - so it's not like guests will 'monkey see, monkey do' Theme park cast members are normally people who work hard, and play harder. I remember numerous occasions where cast members got tossed into the lake at the end of their last day. Other things that were a little more against the rules shall go unmentioned. I don't condone it, and i don't suggest any member of the public attempt any of it ever... but after working in a place that is meant to be such a fun escape from everyday life, I won't begrudge an employee going out with a bang on their last day...

Or alternatively remove it for several weeks and house it in another tank - the same way Canberra Zoo did with their big cats - which is what gave Dreamworld 'the lair'

Thanks for thephotos. I went in a little over a week ago to get photos but the showtimes weren't as per the iPhone app, so i missed them. I did hear a lot of trailbike revving so they were obviously rehearsing (or playing) furiously.

There are many recordings of the Irwins moving Crocs at Australia Zoo... I don't imagine it would be much different TBH. Tranquilising reptiles is extremely risky.

The rescheduling to Australia day was shortlived - The first week of January, the uproar was so great, I think they nixed any idea of pushing ahead with it.

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If a place like Dubai - with it's oil money and extravagant constructions like Palm Island, 'the world' or the Burj Al Khalifa and Zero-taxation status (nobody there pays tax), can't afford 68 billion for a theme park - then I call bullshit on Fantasmagomicalifragilistic-x-pialidon'tthinkit'sgonnahappenland.

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Wrong again genius. While Disney has long been credited with inventing the theme park, it is common knowledge that Walt took inspiration from places such as Tivoli Gardens and even Knott's. Walt didn't coin the term, he simply made it well known... since it was the first park to have it's own TV show. Your original post states "we are about to built in australia" then talks about australia being the 'mothership site' as the largest and principle world headquarters (it's Principal by the way). You also go on to name which areas of australia you are looking at. You didn't put this forward as one option - it was THE option - you were ABOUT TO BUILD IN AUSTRALIA.... and now you're suggesting it won't be if it isn't supported.... not a very subtle mind-game - pretend to take your proposal away to make everyone beg you to stay? I call bullshit - as has been said - you need information publicly available for potential investors to sign up. All this talk of confidentiality and non disclosure is bullshit. You keep likening yourself to Disney - well when Disney built Disneyland in 1955 - he ran a television show THREE YEARS before the park opened, and continued it well after - he wasn't hiding anything - he'd proudly show every concept and construction as it happened... Does everyone remember the wack-job who wanted to built 'Habitat Waterford' in a lagoon in Sea World? I think we found his brother. I wasn't able to view your 'fantasmagomical video' yesterday behind my office firewall so after today viewing it let me tell you what I think - All these investors, backers, venture capitalists, lawyers and management people - and not one of them could hook you up with a recording studio and a professional voiceover artist to do the narration? Why is there a loud bang in the middle of your speech? Not enough money for a second take? For a guy who has $68 billion dollars behind him, you strike me as working out of your 3 bedroom home. At least the last guy who talked about rebuilding Wonderland had an ABN, and an ASIC registered company. That at least showed some money going into official sources to give the project legitimacy. What have you got? A CANCELLED sole trader ABN in the name of Christopher Daniels, trading as Elysian World http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=21164647890 If all of this wonderful technology is so secretive - then patent it. Then you can share the patents with potential investors because: patent registration implies the idea is both yours and unlike anything anyone has seen before it costs money to do - further legitimising you others will believe this is more than a bunch of crap. I'll hang my hat on the statement that this POS will never get off the ground in it's current form for 68 billion reasons... and if i'm wrong, i'll buy the first ticket. and fly every person who has so far commented on this thread to attend the VIP opening.

^ I agree flea. I don't think anyone can draw any conclusions about the financial viability of the park as a result of the downtime of a single ride. Viper is in a very unique position at the moment. It has been said that Management have committed to keeping Viper open regardless of the cost. That doesn't sound like they're in financial trouble to me - that sounds like a profitable park with an aging icon that they will do anything to keep alive. Besides - if Sea World were in financial hot water - so would the rest of the group - Movie World, Wet N Wild, Wet N Wild Sydney, (and other associated licensing agreements with Wet N Wild around the world) Outback Spectacular, Paradise Country etc etc etc...

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