DaptoFunlandGuy

I have no desire to ride MDMC ever again. It was uncomfortable at best, painful at worst. the only sensation of speed I got is on the actual launch. By the end of the first curve, I felt like I was coasting down a supermarket aisle on the back of a shopping trolley (with the stereotypical wobbly wheel and all). You were right - it isn't intense, and you certainly nailed it's placement below Cyclone at the time, but I can't agree with it being either fast or fun. I concede though that that's a matter for personal opinion so I don't expect everyone \ anyone to agree with me. For me, I would rank it below a kiddie coaster - so much so that I had more disappointment last weekend when I realised the Spongebob coaster would be closed when I took my Niece and Nephew to Sea World for the day - because I at least was looking forward to riding that. (I'm no credit whore, I don't ride things (especially stupid things) just for the credit. It has nothing to do with the poor target of their marketing - i'm not downcasting it because it was incorrectly marketed as a thrill (although they did, and that was shitty too). I'm doing so because I see it as a hamstrung coaster, relying only on its motorbike gimmick, removing any possible wow factor by modifying the track so that it more appropriately suited a 'flat' race track, yet they stuck it in the middle of the bushland setting that was rivertown, and made it bright yellow. Its a frankenstein's monster that should never have occurred, and Jet Rescue only serves to demonstrate the many things they got wrong with MDMC. No mixed metaphors from me - as i've plainly said, I have every faith that this hyper will be the best thing since sliced bread, but i still disagree with awarding it first place until we've actually been on it - especially since many people's opinions on what make great - errr GREAT, vary wildly. The only thing about the hyper construction that will be worthy of re-raising in 10 years time will be the pathetically poor marketing effort we've seen from VRTP.

...provided you use it completely.

At one point we had Batman in three separate places too - Batwing, BATR, and Gotham City Hall\Gotham Burgers. if we can have 3 batman 'things' why can't we have 3 joker 'things'?

Sorry - after the second 'Downtown Dreamworld' - i kinda got stuck on an infinite loop... now i can't get out!

I take your point, but "we" were also calling it 'fun' and 'fast' - and it is neither. I'm not saying the hyper doesn't deserve the 'hype'(r) - i'm just saying let's not make it out to be sliced bread worthy until we've actually taken a spin.

Rubbish. it's on the rear boundary. Although unlikely, its quite possible to open it up - if they wanted to.

We still have a few months for them to do something with the area. I don't think it would take megabucks to add some shine to the area - and we've already seen piles of earth being built up around certain elements. I doubt the earthmoving was needed to install track when the track is a fair way off the ground, and the footers already sit higher than the surrounding ground... we've also seen some rock go in (which is most likely drainage, or preventing the machinery from slipping on wet ground), but i'm hoping MW is going to give us more than just a grassy paddock. I know most of the budget has gone on the ride, and I would totally prefer it that way - but i do hope after their shining example in the Villains Unleashed area, that they will do more than just a snazzy train. If it's better than Green Lantern, i'll be happy (not saying GL isn't good, just saying i'd like better than that), but i'd like to see a bit more than that.

I get the love for it, but let's be honest - Superman Escape holds the spot it does not just because it goes high, or fast. Any accelerator in the world does that, and yet, our little superman consistently ranks as one of, if not the best of its kind in the world, because its not just about the track design, but also the on-ride experience - the "pre-show" elements of the coaster are what lift it above the level of 'just another accelerator'. I have no doubt this coaster is going to be epic. You can tell just by looking at the site, and the height we know it will reach... but this is unhatched chicken counting at its best. Yes, everything we know tells us its going to be great - but we have seen examples of coasters anticipated to hell and back prior to opening that turned out to be a bucket of shit - MDMC is a great example locally, and there are many others the world over. Yes, it's a hyper. Yes, it's our first. So was MDMC - i'm sure it won't turn out to be the white elephant MDMC is, i'm sure it'll be fantastic. But i'm looking to MW to put a little more into this than they did GL - to truly do the experience justice. Otherwise - it'll be 'just another hyper' I have faith that MW and Mack will deliver - but until we strap in for that first ride, and come out the other side, I don't think we can just write Superman out of the history books. For 12 years it has stood unchallenged as the best in the country - let's not bury the old girl yet.

A typical 'grill' does have burgers - albeit a small section \ page of the menu, but they also do steaks, chicken etc, and usually options for chips \ potato \ salad \ vegetables etc.

Nope! Try this one:

You're feeling wrong. Other than a change in colours, the 'lightning' \ 'stardust' has been present for more than 2 years now: (Worth noting, this took about 3 seconds to figure out by googling 'VIP magic pass' in an image search and scrolling through images with the lightning \ stardust that had dates on them - try to do what others do here and check a few facts before just blurting a prediction out)

nah just make it run up and over the doorways or criss cross it along some 'roof beams' or something so it didn't take a beeline to the explosives...

Technology these days would permit the installation of a fog screen, which could potentially hide the boat in front, and permit multiple boats on the lift at one time. Its a matter of "how much of your wad do you blow on something that isn't likely to give any ROI? upkeep, maintenance, maybe something new during each refurb, but seriously - who cares if you can see what the car in front of you is doing. just be thankful if we get an LED strip fuse that binds the story together just that bit better, and be thankful!

Personally i'd like to see the old Village ident from the 80's return - it had like a futuristic swoosh sound effect along with it - which is hard to describe...

Bermuda had a cheesy rope light with a standalone chaser controller. What @djrappa is talking about is completely different, programmable LED smart strip that can be controlled precisely - and is a great idea.

Why would you even begin to think that they aren't fresh? If they weren't fresh, why would they only be sold at certain times of the day? Think....

I did say 'more of'. I know some do have sponsorship. I'm just surprised they haven't sought more.

Yep - old uncle Walt sold options on many in-park properties to corporations in the early years. Practically everything that could be sold \ sponsored out was - although they very quickly reigned that in and bought all the shares back. Something that has always made me wonder though - Wonderland had most of it's attractions 'presented' or 'sponsored' by major corporate partners - coke, ampol, Navy, Channel 7 etc. I've always wondered why more of the attractions on the gold coast don't have similar partnerships. it'd add additional funds into the revenue stream \ cover ride costs enabling the park to devote more of their general revenue to new attractions \ developments.

I suspect a duplicate account!

The Saw information would likely relate to Fright Nights. HP merch used to be sold on main street in the building next to ben and jerrys (it was the harry potter store until the license was removed). the non-branded store continued to sell all sorts of HP merch until a year or so ago when it was refreshed, i think into a DC heroes store of some description. HP merch is still likely in the movie memorabilia store - the first store on the right as you walk up main street, and likely, given the convoluted nature of the HP license between WB and JK Rowling, its probably easier to have that buried somewhere in the deep depths of park information whilst there is still any sort of HP merch in park.

My thoughts? You've just joined. you've made 5 posts and created three new threads, garnering -34 reputation (average of 8.5 downvotes per post so far), and the first two threads you created have been locked as there is already a topic on the boards. This topic is already on the boards too, so most likely it will be locked shortly as well. I also think you should consider investing in some full stops and an enter button so that you can space things out a little better, and write in cogent sentences that people can read without stabbing their eyeballs out. Like my advice to @Theme Park in another thread, my advice would be to ease back, sit back and watch a little. Feel free to ask some questions about things if you don't know them, and if you come across absolutely breaking news feel free to post it - but if you happen to come across something that's just opened, or is about to - go back and check when it was announced - chances are we've already discussed it in depth. (in some cases, we discuss things to death BEFORE it's announced too!)

HP related merchandise is (or at least was until VERY recently) still sold in the park. very different to ride theme licensing at any rate. Dude, you've made three posts. Ease back and maybe pay attention to those who have been around a while - they'll help you... if you let them.

*groan*

Please god, let this thread not become like the hyper thread, where the same ideas we talked about when the theme was first stripped out are rehashed again and again for several months...

Yeah. I'm surprised they haven't said 'closed for winter' or something like that, but it usually goes down around that time and stays shuttered for months. Stupid when you think about it really - as one of the few dry attractions people would be willing to ride in the middle of winter...