DaptoFunlandGuy

I thought pandamonium had a geared drive - i wouldn't have thought rocking the car would do anything...

Ok - so your first statement isn't what you said the first time, and it also directly contradicts the info Jobe got from the same source.... so clearly it could go either way. Your second statement is another assumption and means nothing.

All the sites previously worked off pretty much the same template. The other parks had background imagery relevant to the current promotion etc. Since PC doesn't really have any current promotions like the Magic Pass, it does look a little bare.

^Agreed - but with the sites 'green' theme, the ride fits, and all the parks are well suited to cross promotion... it's necessary.

We all know a new ride is coming. LPS has made it plain that Hair Raiser was the first in a series of attractions - and I believe the next one was due to commence construction late last year. I also believe that it was delayed due to the ruckus caused by the Hair Raiser DA. But your statement, to which Jobe responded, was in response to a question, asking whether the art work at the back of the Flying Saucer site was preparation for a new ride. You answered that it was. At this stage, we don't know where the new ride is going - so whilst all the people you talked to told you 'a new ride is coming' (which we already knew), Jobe specifically asked whether the flying saucer site was being prepared for said ride, and was told no. Nobody is doubting that the folks you know told you a new ride is coming, but I think you've made an assumption that it was going to Flying Saucer. Jobe is quite the source when it comes to our Luna Parks... and i'm quite inclined to take his info as being reliable... and it's your assumption that he's calling you out on.

I think you're bound to get poor service from cast members at some stage or other. Even Disney, although it's rarely tolerated - everyone has bad days.

What's wrong with it?

^Yup. They're hoping they can continue to record low rider numbers in the first 10 hours of opening as a justification for closing it down and allowing it to rot...

Everything Bruce Rowland has done is fantastic, but the Snowy tracks are the best. Whilst i'm sure the guys who work the show might be getting a little sick of the high country fanfare, it evokes the images of the snowy mountains every time. Sorry to see it go. Well... you can't exactly just invent all new behaviors for the dolphins to perform - as just shown in the blackfish thread from Trevor Long's own words - the animals are only exhibiting behaviors shown in the wild. There's only so many ways to open a can. Of course you can do more with a land arena with several different animals - horses, dogs, sheep, cows, camels, as well as quad bikes, choppers, mail wagons carts etc. As for technology - when you've got your own completely enclosed arena, technology is really only limited by imagination (and budget to a degree)... it's very different to an open ampitheatre with shows only performed in the day time.

If it's missing... how will the masses find it?

I'd like to shake the hand of the journalist writing that for actually getting much of it right, and not skewing anything. It's a perfect representation of what our park is.

I think you might have popped this in the wrong thread DisneyDoll...

^So the ghost town has a ghost landscaper now?

I disagree. When you take a look at an itinerary for a TPR trip, it's usually back-to-back parks, usually with just enough time in between for travel, sleep, and for Elissa to get some pasta. It's a mad rush, with everything planned down to the minute. (It needs to be to fit all those little extras in that they arrange with the parks)... I just don't think that many people (mostly TPR Club members) would trek over here on what would be quite an expensive travel cost (not to mention travel time) to visit 4 parks on the GC. It's widely accepted MW is lacking in being a full day park. In previous discussions we've already determined that credit whores are going to walk straight into WnW and back out again after riding surfrider, so you're left with only two parks - SW and DW on the gold coast. DW is at most a two-day park (and then only because of terrible capacity) and SW is a one day park. How you can compare that to the Disney property in Florida alone, which would take weeks to do properly, not to mention Universal... I mean thats like saying your loungeroom TV is a decent alternative to a Gold Class cinema premiere. I'm sorry but I just don't agree. You're touring Australia, you're riding a lot of things at a lot of parks... but after your mammoth trip - how soon are you going to do another one, just to go back and re-do all the same things you just did?

The CotD attraction isn't going where SV was. It is headed for where the Dinosaurs used to be. Two separate spots... A woodie would be a great look on a 'seaside pier' type park, but you need height, and space... and a woodie would probably need more than SW can offer.

Chracters that talk without moving their mouths are creepy? Avoid all parades at all parks or you're gonna be freaked out (except of course the new 'talking' mickey costume). Wedgie always shakes with the force of the rider going around. It's always looked like that.

Robb and Elissa have said they're curtailing their trips this year, after 10 years straight of trip after trip. I hope to see them back in action next year - but as we don't have as much to offer, regular trips 'down under' are unlikely.

This is true - it is, after all - Disneyland's 60th Anniversary this year... perhaps the marketing relates to another big anniversary year... Whilst that may be the case - their track record for "buying old and making new" rather than "building from the ground up" suggests it is extremely unlikely that would ever happen... besides - there are a lot more parks a lot closer to their central management structure that they could acquire and operate far cheaper... it's a dream (pardon the pun) that will never happen.

It's a nice thought... and an interesting one. Disney has long held a presence in Australia - be it through the Disney Store retail outlets, Disney pay TV channels, and even shows on free to air channels like Saturday Disney and The Wonderful World of Disney. I feel like Disney would be better suited to a Disney Vacation Club location somewhere in AUS, rather than a theme park, and the merits of a Disney Theme Park in AUS have long been debated, and in my view - settled. Australia cannot support a theme park of Disney's calibre at this time simply due to distance and our population... So they may be looking at a resort style DVC - but I don't think Melbourne would be quite the right fit for it... I could see them doing something resort worthy in NSW, QLD or NT... only time will tell though I guess...

Ok - try bouncing your flash when shooting indoors for a more natural lighting, and less harsh lighting on the foreground. Out of interest, what are you shooting with?

Nobody ever said it would be considered a replacement for SeaScrewCorkViper... but the park is lacking an attraction, and Surfrider would fill that hole and round out the park.

...and sanity too.

^i think we've answered that already.

^sounds like someone was too heavy...

I'm no expert - but the golf club analogy doesn't fit... I can see how you'd reach that conclusion though. As I explained above - wood flexes and bends, it absorbs certain forces, gives an out-of-control feeling, and harnesses are generally less restrictive (mainly because of the lack of inversions). Until recently, they mainly relied on gravity and energy from the initial drop to propel them around the entire course, rather than boosters part-way through. This means big drops and high speeds, banked curves etc. Depending on the weight in the car, you can have a different experience on a woodie (temperature, humidity, age and whether the weight is in the back front etc can affect how the track flexes and therefore the forces felt) whereas steel is less flexible. Whilst a steel coaster ride can still be affected by weight, it is less about weight placement. When you take a look at companies like GCI, it is clear there is still a market for woodies. If they were the proverbial 'golf club' - then you wouldn't see any new ones being built, would you? This should help a bit more... Steel vs. Wood Video This is an interesting debate between two people on the merits of steel v wood, which cites some interesting facts: Steel vs. Wood Debate Good old reliable Wiki And as I mentioned previously - the right here on Parkz. (Includes a poll, which currently stands at 37 Wood vs. 33 Steel. (I'm pretty sure there are other discussions over the years on Parkz as this one is 9 years old)