DaptoFunlandGuy

no.

Isn't that what Themeparkgc posted 2 weeks ago??? ^^^^^

I think the key point is Randy's own admission that he heard "rumors" around the park that it was a coaster. I think ALL of this is pure speculation. Fanning the flames of the rumor mill is something a lot of low-level employees have done here in the past - even back to the days of Wonderland and Roller-Coaster.com.au. Thing is - employees generally fall into 3 categories when they provide this information: 1) Pure speculation or pot-stirring, which turns out to be crap, and generally gives them a very poor reputation on the forums 2) High-level employees that DO know things, and share them when they are allowed to be shared - i think it's Bella or something at DW\WWW who seems to be fairly well placed and well connected and has been right almost every time 3) information provided to all staff members at staff functions etc, which is generally right before a public announcement, and generally only comes out a day or two before. From our own experiences we all know that things change in the theme park industry - Whatever happened to Jamberoo's 10 year plan? We've seen their dark mammoth, and thats about all. Things change with economy, government approvals etc etc. Usually the DA's on the local town plans are our first indication that anything is going on. I usually encourage a grain of salt with anything that is yet to be confirmed - In this case, pack it in a few kilos of rock salt so it will be preserved indefinitely - because it is unlikely that any of this will happen as stated above.

Remembering also that your employment non-disclosure agreements don't stop when you leave the organisation as well. If this was something WVTP was happy to have released this far ahead of time - I reckon we'd be hearing about it from more than just you. Don't believe you have anonymity either - many people know who you are personally, and enough information to figure out who you are online too - you haven't exactly kept that secret either - so if it is true - I suspect you've released it without authorisation and are in a bit of trouble. If it isn't (which is the direction i'm leaning) then you are doing nothing for your credibility. Next you'll be telling us it's getting replaced by a B&M dive machine.... ...Or maybe disney is building a park in australia! (within Lethal's footprint)

But thinking on it a bit more - how different are the maintenance costs for Lethal as opposed to corkscrew \ sea viper. Wear and tear mainly on the train itself - and obviously replacing a train is less expensive than throwing the coaster away - otherwise they wouldn't have done it with corkscrew. As to not seeing the entry - lethal weapon has one of the most elaborate entry-ways in the park - right next to the bakery "Ride: Lethal Weapon" on the Chinese billboard. People also get a park map when they enter -which details LW also, and shows the pathway to get to it - and shows theres a coaster behind the chinese theatre. With the introduction of superman, Lethal also got an additional pathway - making it less isolated, and more of a bypass to main street if you want to get from batwing to scooby\wwf. And of course they get less people - there are far more newer and exciting rides - like scooby and superman (which both have an elaborate pre-show and theming - does that tell you anything?) But I don't believe a 15 year old coaster costing millions would be ripped out because less people ride it. Thats like removing the bungee tower from adrenalin world because more people prefer the vomitron.

Status: Unconfirmed. Classification: Rumor. Action: Awaiting confirmation. Randy seems to know an awful lot about an awful lot, and is sharing an awful lot about it lately... lethal weapon is going, river ride is going and "plans are underway" for both these iconic and signature attractions Let's not be too hasty to shout down WVTP about all these changes.... we are talking a couple of years away here too - this far out, we'd still be talking about surfrider being installed next to corkscrew... "plans underway" can become "change of plans" very quickly - and that is IF - in fact - there are any plans at all. Didn't river ride have a huge refurb recently? Why bother if they planned to rip it out? Just my thoughts...

Somethink that some thing is wrong there.... or is that some think that something is wrong there? hmmmm. Another replacement? Rough as guts or not, its a signature attraction - and one of the "firsts" in it's style and design. I hope they get their monies worth because ripping that out is not a decision that should be made lightly. Surely they can come up with another direction to expand without ripping another out - unless it is the maintenance costs (which wouldn't surprise me) then i really can't see justification to take it down...

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but for those Tony Laffan \ Spellbinding Sorcery \ Millennium Magic fans - i've found some more of the music Tony has used in his acts. Some of them I know come from his act at Wonderland, but others may be more recent. Some of them you will hear on his YouTube Page - Youtube Yanni - Standing in Motion - Acroyali Medley "Kiato" - Flowers (siegfried & Roy album) Dhoom Again - Vishal Dadlani & Dominique Cerejo More human than human \ Rob "White" Zombie Control - Traci Lords (from mortal combat) The Hunters Prelude - Bram Stoker's Dracula soundtrack

Thats hilarious. Even when Dreamworld gets in first - WVTP still trumps them with a better offer. PAY ATTENTION DREAMWORLD... THIS is how you are supposed to respond to marketing ploys from the competition - not some half arsed copy of the competitors product!

Let me remind you that most employment contracts usually stipulate a disclosure clause that endures beyond dismissal \ resignation. Randy is doing the typical "carrot dangle" that a lot of new and inexperienced park employees do. He knows he can't tell you, lest VRTP rip him a new one, but he'll pretend to know, and hold it in front of you. If DjRappa isn't talking, let me assure you - noone else who knows anything is talking either, because Rappa is usually the first to tell us, when he is allowed. Considering Rappa's position, and involvement in activities of this sort, i'd be waiting for him, rather than relying on someone employed to do carts and stalls with food and beverage, who still can't formulate a proper sentence.

love it. nuff said.

I hear they've got some really good talent in their technical area....?

isn't that made up of flour and eggs in a xerox machine?

God help you when you graduate and start full time employment...

...until the money stops coming in because the guests stop coming...

I'm not even going to start with what's wrong with that post...

The problem is twister and speedcoaster won't be up and operating when aqualoop launches - which is the time the extra capacity would be sorely needed.

Love the new quote Joz.... as well as the John Lasseter comments - we need him down here right now...

..Oh . .........My . ..................God.

Last weekend, they were still SBNO.

Well I never said I supported the entire removal. on my trip in the other day, it looked like it had been removed carefully - that is to say - with the possibility of a re-install elsewhere... maybe just not now...

It's already been well discussed in another thread - Why put a slide that looks as amazing as the aqua loop does in the back of the park where no-one can see it? Twister and Speedcoaster needed to go. As for Terror Canyons, they were quite old, and I believe there were some safety concerns as well. End of the day it frees up land when they are ready to install something new. The next slide WnW put in already has a ready made launch tower, and a lot of vacant (steeply sloped!) land - Jamberoo has shown that making use of the existing topography saves money and makes for an interesting slide without walking through a support-pole jungle (like you do around the sidewinders). Personally, I'd like to see the Terror Canyon tower platform used to have slides coming off on all three "park-facing" sides - intermingle them with the current whitewater mountain slides and do something really special (theres room for a bowl or two around that area).

I think the problem with the ads for the wedgie is that they kinda got eclipsed with the laser show - two launches simultaneously diluted each other - they should have launched one, or the other, not both at the same time.

I just find it amazing that this thread is still active, when the creator has just posted another thread on the same park chain, in a totally opposite storyline. Funnily enough the current focus of both is on a boat\flume ride.

What do you mean "Removed from his grip" ? did he lose it? or just put it away? or did the ride stop and an operator come and take it? The boats do float, and an uneven balance with a shallow channel can cause it to bump the bottom a bit - it isn't really an issue that I can see, except it isn't the gentle flowing trip that you'd expect it to be. Having said that, I think it's a bit unreasonable to ask a couple to separate unless they choose to. Wait for another boat? Sure. But not sit in different rows.