Everything posted by themeparkgc
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Bermuda Triangle
Don't give them ideas! That would be the new kids attraction. Possibly a splash battle (or something similar). From an article last December: On a more positive note, it is good to see that they are increasing their upcharge opportunities. .
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Can anyone give me any information on this ?
^ I'm going to agree. I think it looks more like the Matterhorn style cars than the bumper cars. Their website is: http://www.bertazzon-america.com/
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Parkz Forums rearranged
^ In 2002 according to Parkz's About page. First post on these forums was made by Richard on Jun 16 2002, 08:40 AM in this discussion but it appears by the post that discussions were going on before this. I think this is a great change. The forum index page looks much simpler. I just thought you could probably move the site issues forum up so that it is under the same category as the announcements.
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[WTF] Movieworld Sued
^ According to the article:
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Ferrari World
I guess they sort of ran out of ideas here. Here is a list of attractions I found on the official website:
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WnW 2010: Aqua Loop, Flowrider, Zipline, Skycoaster
I suppose they did do the same thing with Terror Canyon and we all know what has happened with them.
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Queues Changed
Firstly ques isn't a word - it is spelt queues. To have a look at the photos visit Sanderson Group's website and click on completed projects. I'm not quite sure about the Giant Drop so I will leave it to others to answer. Tower of Terror changed its queue when it changed its entrance in 2002 when Nick Central was built. Originally the entrance was on the opposite side of the launch track. When they shifted the entrance, they also needed to shift the queue a lot of themeing was lost. As for the upgrade, I'd hope that if the park is going to the effort of the upgrade, they would return the ride to it's former state. Cyclone queue was modified around the same time WhiteWater World opened next door in 2006. The queue originally spiralled on the inside (where you now exit or enter with a Q4U I believe). On the outside spiral you'll notice various advertising banners promoting the upgrade to a World Pass to get access to WhiteWater World. Purely a marketing decision. Edit: I just noticed this topic from last year that you may be interested in: Old Dreamworld queues/theming.
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WnW 2010: Aqua Loop, Flowrider, Zipline, Skycoaster
I'm pretty sure they will both be returning. Both the Twister and Speedcoaster pages state that they are "currently closed". If the rides weren't going to return I am sure they would have just removed the pages altogether.
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$69 DW & WWW until June 30
^^ They also offered a $59 deal for the three weeks surrounding holidays. Even though it has expired it's still on all the buses here on the coast. If they don't remove the advertising soon I'd think that it is a marketing technique. "Guest: I'd like the $59 pass. DW: Sorry you have to pay $69 now".
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Universal Studios Singapore
From the official USS website: Something serious (like the previously mentioned seat falling off) must have happened for the train to be dismantled and x-rayed.
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Tower of Terror Update
^ I'm thinking that they've said September to ensure they have enough time to do it. If you think back three years to when the Motocoaster was being constructed. It was due for an early September opening, but it ended up opening on the last day of the month due to delays. According to Dreamworld's maintenance page the tower of terror isn't down for maintenance past the 25th of June. That says to me they aren't planning on having it down after that and would probably have it ready by July as expected. But in saying that, if they do put it down for longer and make a better job of it, I wouldn't be complaining. The presentation is available here.
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Tower of Terror Update
July 31 2004. (Photo page here) I guess it could switch spots with Dodonpa because they only have 12km/h difference. I highly doubt it will beat either Kingda Ka or Top Thrill Dragster though. Finally, just to show a better overview of the steel I thought I'd include this. The photo is by pin142 who posted it over at Theme Park Review a couple of days ago. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewt...=882892#p882892
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New Water Slide Types
Firstly I think this ride looks pretty cool. As Gazza said it would be a great equivalent to a Tantrum Alley. The other thing I noticed is the lift system takes up barely any space because it is 100% vertical. It would be cool if WNW could buy one of these for their Tornado tubes.
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giant drop
... 3 days later ... Simple mistake to make .
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Naming the new slides
^^ I think you got a good chance of winning. I'm sure the judges would approve of your logic. You should be more careful someone might steal your idea
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Dreamworlds Need A Thrill
with rides like the Claw, V8 and AVPX. I see your point though.
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Best Thrill Ride
^ Another ride at Adrenalin Park : http://www.flycoaster.com/
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Dreamworlds Need A Thrill
^ The way I interpreted his comment was that for a movie themed ride to fit into a park like DW, which is made up of themed (some not very good or consistent) lands, a movie themed land would have to be created. I'm sure DW would be able to find a way around this and put something in Ocean Parade themed to something completely different .
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Ardents latest: Illuminate & The Wedgie
Short video of the lasers of Illuminate...
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Stage 3 is go go go
I can't see WWW relying predominately on surveillance. The Cave of Waves features surveillance above and below the water but they still have several staff (probably somewhere between 3 and 5) no matter what time of the year it is. I understand that a wave pool is different from a lazy river but I believe the same principle still applies. This would be especially the case if the lazy river featured a wave channel.
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Attention Disney Nerds
Just a little bit mate... To be fair the site has recently been redone so that all of the games feature a system to record high scores.
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Scenic Railway Counterweight
Pinksmile I hope you don't mind me asking, but can you please post these photos all at once rather than bumping the topic every few days with photos from the same day a couple of years ago? It would be greatly appreciated.
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Attention Disney Nerds
This site was mentioned a while ago in another thread. Tower of Terror is my favourite.
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Stage 3 is go go go
^ If everyone thought "who cares if it's winter, the sun is relatively warm and the water is heated, lets go to a water park" then I'm sure we'd have a different case on our hands. When I was at WWW last August rides on the same tower had only one staff member operating them in winter (eg BRO and RIP operator the same dashing between rides when required). It wouldn't be sustainable for a park to have a small number of guests and then employ more staff to man a lazy river that would only have a couple of people in it. WNW follow this plan so I don't see why the smaller WWW wouldn't.
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Theme Park in Sunshine Coast still going ahead?
^ Who mentioned anything about Adventure Waters.