DaptoFunlandGuy
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Like I said, I wouldn't like the idea of visiting without the cable car.
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These new gondolas look identical to the Disney World \ Singapore cable car gondolas, which ticks all the accessibility and capacity boxes mentioned, and if so, will definitely be a nice upgrade. Having done the zoo many times, I know I wouldn't like the idea of visiting without the cable car to get to the top - I imagine the park might see a significant drop in attendance until the new one is opened.
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Sorry @Levithian I was making a bit of an #ETR ElToroRyan reference - he explains block zones in many of his videos: Your very detailed explanation deserves to be put into a pinned post or article somewhere though - it was very well written! I think the difference is that if the park has put out a lot of media that dispels any suggestion of dangerous operation, that is easily pointed at as a counter-point to the click-bait and pile-on, such that few people will engage negatively as they're very easily demonstrated to be an idiot. ^This is so true.
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Thanks for the TR @Jessicajealousy - sounds like you had a great time, sorry you felt poorly for part of the trip though. Other than getting sick - was there anything about your trip you'd do differently? What was the biggest unexpected (pleasant) surprise for you? Did you catch Fantasmic?
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I think that's correct - I recall during one of their more recent attractions (last 10 years or so) there were some objections from residents to the slide colours proposed, and thats why they've used mostly grey panels.The boundary and surrounding trees are likewise to obscure the attractions from outside the park for the same reasons - to keep the residents happy.
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Our last big woodie - Bush Beast - was located in the Gold Rush section of Wonderland, which opened an hour later than the rest of the park. I remember often watching the carpenters walking the hills and bashing away with a hammer here and there even at 10:45 before they ran some test cycles. Those guys started morning checks at around 4am (though, they had two woodies to inspect) It takes time.
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In case it wasn't clear - big coasters like this that are impossible to block out the outside world from DO NOT NEED on ride theming, they just need to be a great ride. Hagrid's says hello. I tell you - I miss having the stamina of 20 year olds. Full day at park, then come home and mash together footage into a 20-ish minute vlog. Between TPWW and The Sanbrooke Adventures, their upload frequency whilst still on an overseas trip is mindblowing.
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Ha! Well Today I Learned! thanks.
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I can see your screenshots, but I can't figure out why I can't see it - To be clear, they're both classed as 'suspended' - the SLC literally stands for 'suspended looping coaster'
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Lethal was an SLC, whereas the Centrifuge was a Vekoma swinging turns - a more traditional coaster car (like Gold Coaster) except the running gear was above the rider. Centrifuge doesn't appear to have inversions according to RCDB. I tried searching RCDB but it seems 'inversion count' isn't a criteria you can search on, and searching on 'extreme' also turned up coasters like Superman, so an inexact science. If someone wants to trawl through the 85 Australian Entries on RCDB (including relocations) then feel free to catalog it...
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Paramount never owned Australia's \ Wonderland Sydney. Paramount purchased 5 parks from TAFT Broadcasting \ Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) in 1992 including Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island. KECO didn't own the controlling stake in Australia's Wonderland, and Paramount (who was looking to establish their own brand of parks) had no interest in a minority stake in a park halfway around the world. The Paramount name was applied to all 5 parks purchased in 1993. KECO ended up selling their share to Australian based investor groups, making the park wholly Australian owned until the 1997 buyout by Sunway Malaysia.
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Wow, didn't realise he'd headed down under. If he was in Melbourne, I look forward to more Australia themed videos in the near future.
