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Yeah interesting you said that about re-rides on the claw making you feel a bit queezy. I have a cust-iron stomach when it comes to rides but after my 3rd go on the Claw I was feeling the churn. TOT IMO is tame and because of the direction & rate you are travelling you really don't get a true perspective of the height. Cyclone is just an average coaster. Not particularly smooth either. If the wait is long, go back later. It's really not worth waiting for much more than say 15 - 20mins Giant Drop is probably the most intimidating as others have said shearly because of it's apparently dangerous height. DW have not exactly gone out of their way to maintain the general upkeep/appearance of this ride over the years and I gotta say every time I go on, that does bother me a smidge. Even so, once you get over the height and anticipation of the drop from the top, the freefall is a snap. Guarenteed you will be going back for more if the wait isn't too long!! I find the tipping and holding upside down of the Wipeout a little uncomfortable. It's well worth a ride but I doubt you'll go on more than once. I always find the Reef Diver a nice thrill. Sometimes on take-off you almost feel as if you are going to blank out! The G's are pretty good. Motocoaster is a big fat let down. No big thrills here. The 1st launch is fun but the rest of the ride is a bit of a yawn. Bottom line. Go one everything and don't hold back! You'll only regret it after the gates close and you've missed out on something!!

USD$12million smackers according to this website http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_vie...87/el_toro.html within MW's price range yes but whilst I have plenty of respect for Woodies, I can't see them building one any time soon

^ I can really see this - the HUSS Jump 2 does kinda look like the Womping Willow doesn't it? It could also easily be themed to a Super Hero storyline as some sort of Doomsday Weapon? This ride is great visual eye candy and would add a new dimension of movement to the place

I've ridden this one before myself - thought it was kinda fun but nothing earth shattering. I agree another adult flat ride would be a great addition to the Park. Maybe something for the end of this year until the next big one is planned? I'd love to see one of the HUSS Giant rides like this one in a Gold Coast park http://www.hussrides.com/index.php?option=...&Itemid=169

I can give you a pretty good explanation seeing's I rode that terrible thing too many times to count!! The cars themselves appeared similar to the corkscrew however the TBolt had very small guide wheels - not like the eurothaine ones found on all good coasters. I think this was one of it's major flaws! From the station you would slowly creep up the hill that was about the same height of Lethal Weapon's. The ride could run with two coasters easily and was probably even designed to cope with three. From the top of the 1st drop you would move horizontally about 20 metres before taking the first drop. This was not a straight down drop, it curved it's way down to two huge double loops. The trains would make a very loud squeeling sound at this point (and at other points of the ride). Just before hitting the first loop I remember a rather nasty snapping jolt - the first of many during the ride. I think maybe the poor design of the trains and the track itself caused this. After taking the first two loops and taking the next turn (another nasty jolt to the neck) The ride would start losing speed. The rest of the ride was 700metres or so of boring corners and mild dips. Then came the horrible finale! Just as you would take the last turn to the left (before entering that rather pointless tunnel) your train would take one last neck snapping jolt to the left. No matter how many times I rode I used to always brace myself for this one and make sure I stuck my neck out to save my head from injury! By the time the train hit the first trim station it would have only been travelling at about 30k's, if that.. Almost the entire track had steel catwalks running alongside it that would shake and rattle even after the trains had traversed by them!! Add to that with such poor upkeep on the ride during it's final years it was covered in rust and signs of poor patchup jobs where sections of the track had been replaced. Interestingly the Thunderbolt was only about the same age as the Corkscrew which is in relative mint condition. I laugh every time I hear about people complaining about Lethal Weapon being a rough ride - it's a smooth as Superman in comparison to this steel nightmare! R.I.P Thunderbolt You will not be missed!!

A few weeks ago I was chatting to someone from the marketing department and whilst he didn't give too much away he told me the new arena is going to be built out on either side. Expect the layout to be TOTALLY different! - that's why the train has fencing around it - because it's being moved. Whilst there aren't any plans to move Intencity (it's proving quite succesful where it is!) the new stadium will encroach on the area - perhaps even be built right over the top, I'm not sure. having worked at the park for years myself one thing is for sure, there is not much room at all at the back of the venue so it will be interesting to see what they do!

well the Aquatrax at Lotteworld looks awesome - I'll be happy if SW's is half as good. I agree with you tho Gav and doubt they will move away too much from the original car design. If it's not broken don't fix it

^ WBMW was reported to have cost $180mil back when it opened but I highly doubt it was even that much. I mean practcially the whole Park has been rebuilt since then. It was very much done on the cheap when it opened because they didn't expect it to be the success it was.. $220mil does not seem to be a sufficient price tag for the blue sky design of this Park. I would say if it was to go ahead the place would open with little more than half a dozen major attractions with others to be built over the years based on it's performance

At this stage I wouldn't bet on it.. I think it's SW's long overdue turn this year for a new ride

^ Oh U can bet they will get destroyed - I don't think they will last much beyond being torn down!! They have been practically been held together with sticky tape for quite some time now!

Just some more news on the show - physically it's going to be much bigger than the PA show. The venue area is going to be built right out either side as the train next to Intencity will be moved elsewhere. The show will eat into some of that area however there are no plans to move Intencity - it's a nice little cash cow for the Park's per cap. I heard that there have been numerous revisions of the new show's script. The old show was such a polished performance with a cute little story line. I am led to believe the new show will not have so much of a story line (which concerns me a little) and that it will be more along the lines of the Lights! Motors! Action! show at Disney

^ I was in the park a few weeks ago and the new additions have added a nice sense of vibrancy to what were otherwise dull areas of the Park. Not a reason to go out of your way to visit the Park, but nice additions nonetheless.. Not sure what you mean by new 'lattace"???

^^ Those of you who have added comment on this the last few days really should read the entire thread and then you will get a better idea of what is actually going in.. NOT the Vekoma motocoaster or a motocoaster at all for that matter.. Similar but not quite.

I am sure that with this idea, they are taking into account things like temperature, asthetics ETC. They have never really done anything that bad and I am sure that they have some pretty good reasons as to why they are doing it!

^ that and the fact that the area at the base of the 'mountain' is a maintenance bay where fitters and turners do alot of general work for all areas of the park

^ Yeah I REALLY wouldn't count on that

For bowling enthusiasts, this is great news I'm sure but a Bowling Alley has no place in a Theme Park. You mentioned that it would be accessable from both inside and outside the Park? I hope it's planned for the outside. Really what are DW Park management thinking? Hopefully about sacking the CEO but I doubt it

Hey Interesting & thanks for that Matt - I must say I am a little suprised to hear the new show being placed in the current venue. Of course it will be LOADS cheaper to do so because they simply need to change the set and update everything but I can't understand that after all of the years of PA running and all of the complaints from neighbours etc, why they would want to put the new show in the same troubled spot? Personally I thought it would have made more sense to earmark the current PA show spot for a future indoor Attraction and build the new show over by Lethal.. Anyway, looking forward to seeing what they do with it! I am sure it will be a great show so long as the talented cast have a decent amount of input into it's development. Afterall, they are who have made PA so great over the years

I dunno about milder than the Corkscrew - looks like an awesome ride if it was to be anything like the one at Lotte world - check out the video on this page. I'm over the Corkscrew, bring on a new thrill I say SW! http://www.intaminworldwide.com/iag/index....8&Itemid=33

MW Management have been talking about this for years now and I personally think it's a great idea! There really aren't many places in the Park where you can get out of the sun / rain except for inside many of the attractions and shops. It would be a good place for people to congregate comfortably to get out of the weather but not so good if they planned on any fireworks shows during (hopefully oneday) late night trading in Holidays

gazza said: Seriously, the guy just seems to have lost the plot, Hey I don't think he had it in the first place! A fundamental difference between how the two groups are ran: WVTP's Management have decades of experience in the Theme park Industry that goes back years before even Seaworld was born. Some of the Park's senior Management (and indeed the CEO himself) have owed bucket loads of experience and a life of passion to the Industry - something that DW's Management couldn't dream of coming close to. The best thing they could do is give the big man on campus the flick and source bringing someone in who has true experience and a dedicated passion for the Industry. Gregg hasn't lost touch with the market, he was never truly in it to begin with!! As beneficial as getting a great new CEO for DW may sound though, I don't think this will happen until macquarie start noticing their investment losing serious ground to the competitors. If Village play their cards right, 2008 could be just the year for this tp happen

This is taken straight from bigger parks overseas like Disney. I think it's a great move to assist with guest circulation on busier days

For many people it's the only time of the year they can get off. I am sure they don't choose the most expensive time of the year simply because they prefer to waste more $$ and spend far longer waiting in queues - letter lone getting soaked in the process!! Sure it's the wet season and if your in the region during this time you've gotta expect bad weather but for families who have been up here for the last week to 10 days, every day has been as bad as the last. I wouldn't expect Superman & TOT have been running much at all

This busy Xmas season has to be one of the rainiest we have seen in years. I can't help but feel sorry for the thousands of families that have shelled out their hard earned dollars to make the summer holiday trip to the GC this year only to find the kind of weather they were probably hoping to escape from! Chances are the weather back in their home towns is a darn sight better than it's been up here. Of course we need the rain and it's been a long time between drinks but of all times!

As with every other year December has seen the usual $2 a year increase on ticket prices at the gate for the major Parks: New prices at the gate are: MW, SW & DW $66 Adults and $43 children and pensioners WnW & WWW are now $45 for Adults and $29 for children and pensioners Good luck to those of you battling the summer crowds!! Personally I'd rather wait till atleast the end of jan when things die down (in particular the water parks) have fun!