MaxxTheMonster

They can do whatever they want outside of the park... Hell one of the women from PASS was on set performing the Knopinski role up to 8 months pregnant. Again I don't care, I am glad they are getting rid of it. Just presenting a comment my wife made that, from a pregnant womans point of view, it is annoying that they are temporarily closing one of the only 2 things she can do. She understands it will reopen in late June, just voicing her opinion at the current situation.

Swing and miss? He was right... Although he didn't realise it.

I know this, she knows this, and I'm glad they are getting rid of JTTCOTE, just means there is no point in us heading down (just the two of us) for the next month or so as she will have almost nothing to do except at 11 and 1:50. Personally I agree that they have enough JL stuff going on, can't wait to see what they have to offer this time.

Just informed the wife of this... She is not happy as it is the only thing other than HWSD she can do at MW being pregnant.

Do you have the green loading thing and then it does nothing? I have been getting that a lot lately. I wish I could do SE 10 times in a row... 3 times and I'm ready to pass out. Just found out from friends we are all heading down in 2 weeks. Will go again and see how we fare.

I posted earlier that people near me on the coaster complained of the same issue I had (leg pain and a headache). The launch post was related to me not just posting negatives and referred to Superman. Once again I will explain to those of you that did not understand earlier... This post was related to my experience on this occasion. Because it was not a positive post people got up in arms about it. I stated I had two experiences on the ride where the only issue was the leg pain, and that after the maintenance I had further issues, and that IN MY OPINION it is, IN IT'S CURRENT STATE, (the latest experience I had) it is not better than Lethal Weapon.

The posts I quoted before are in relation to the ride and themeing as a whole. I stand by that the retheme was needed and it has brought enjoyment back into a ride theme that was dated. (Being a batman fan since young also drags me in.) The coaster and carriage itself is where my issues lay.

I meant if you enter through the resort and cross the tracks at the very back of the park. Sorry I wasn;t clearer.

That is an interesting point. I think the monorail is a better option as it circles the entire park. For the train you had to walk to almost halfway before you could get on. Same sort of thing affects the Skyway only running 2/3 of the way. Query: With the fence they have placed over the tracks at the back of the park have they also placed concrete over the tracks?

The issue is when there is a disagreeance in regards to something and others seem to try and wipe the negatives. Yes I believe everyone should experience the ride for themselves and make their own decision based on their experience. I am not saying the ride is always the same, I am saying from my experience what I found it to be. How am I saying those positives are negative? I don't understand.

This was in reference to my first 2 rides and was posted prior to the third ride. As you can see, I didn't say it was better back then either. On the day a park does something that I find amazing I will sing their praises. Until such time I wont. People don't like something they voice their opinion as do those that like something. But I will work to squash an impression that the ride is not worse of being imparted onto others because I do believe that to be very much not true. See what I did there? We both have an opposing view. I'm not going to squash your opinion and I understand that you believe it is great. You don't seem to understand that I don't and this is again the pressing issue in these forums that if someone does not comform to your opinions (not you specifically, I mean anyone) that you try to make their ideas worth spit in the eyes of others.

I did not "admit the new train is better". I stated as you quoted "I rode it twice after it reopened as Arkham and had no issues other than tightness on the legs." I never said it was better so please do not put words in my mouth or twist what I have said to support your thoughts. As I said, no issues pre riding, issues coming into the station. Whether the coaster was the cause or the trigger I cannot say. Saw the doctor Saturday morning. Going back for an xray on Monday to rule out neck injury as I also have a sore jaw that comes and goes. He stated both of these symptoms could point to whiplash. Being that I only have ridden it 3 times I guess it is difficult to really determine. Yes the lack of headbanging is lovely. Yes it does give a new feel to the ride. It doesn't really have the upper body freedom that they were on about. I will reserve any further judgement on the seating until such time I have had family and friends ride and give their feedback after they have attended in the coming months. Apologies, I misunderstood your reference to Batman the ride. As I stated previously though, travelling overseas to attend theme parks is not something that is financially an option for us.

I can't wait until our new addition is old enough to go through that jungle gym setup. I want an excuse to go through it.

The station near the sealion theatre and at the waterpark. Not sure if there were ever any other stops.

Debate: a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints. Obviously there is a debate on it being better than Lethal Weapon as in its current situation I don't believe it is. I have an opposing viewpoint to you as you think it is... explain how there is no debate. I rode it as Lethal Weapon, while I had sore ears afterwards it was fine within a minute or so.. I rode it twice after it reopened as Arkham and had no issues other than tightness on the legs. I rode it after the 2 days maintenance when I noticed a difference and I received a headache which is still present 3 days later. Yes I rode Batman and Batman 2 and never had an issue with either. FYI: I know that some rides I cannot do and so I don't ride them. Anything with a continuous spinning motion such as the Reef Diver, Avalanche, hell sometimes even a Merry Go Round, makes me dizzy to the point I vomit and lose consciousness. ("Every time Catherine revved up the microwave, I'd piss my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour or so..." for those National Lampooners out there.) I don't go on many, if any, of the rides at the Ekka as I know that majority of those push my body to its limits. I have cracked 3 ribs on the aqua8racer at WnW. It was a one time issue that resulted in my injury as was the Superman harness error. I recovered from both and had no further issues on either attraction. Who is to say that I might go on Arkham again and not have a single issue? In this instance that I have mentioned I was injured. Do I hold MW responsible? No. I chose to go on the ride and was injured as a result. It would be like saying guns kill people and spoons make people fat... People around me commented and I posted here, simple as that. I will ride it again once I am feeling up to it as "Why do we fall down? To learn how to pick ourselves up again." Oh, and the orange tag thing is not aimed at you directly, more a general observation based on experiences.

We were in the front seats and I was assisting my wife with her harness as attendants don't press hers as tight as she likes. I sat down after helping her and the attendant pushed my harness down before I had chance to sit comfortably let alone pull down my own harness. Unfortunately going overseas to theme parks is not something that my wife and I can afford to do at this point in our lives. Yes but you rely heavily on the WipeOut harness at many points of the ride. It should be tight, however I have never found it to be uncomfortable or to have pain in my legs afterwards.

I love the earthquake section. I would say more than anything that occurs after the launch. The launch itself though can't be beaten in my opinion. Or how hard they push it down on you when they check the harness. And before anyone complains about the negativity towards the parkz from me in this comment... I understand that it is completely for safety and is a necessity for the ride to be sent... But how many of you have had your wrist dislocated because a staff member decided to push the harness in on you on superman before you were ready and without any warning?

joz, I agree completely with your comments on the audio. I don't care it isn't there and I don't see what difference it will make to the ride. I have merely in the past mentioned that it is still not there for those that are interested.

Below are the comments I have made in regards to the LW to Arkham retheme: Yes LW needed updating. Yes Arkham was a great choice. Yes they have done a wonderful job of the retheme. Yes the ride was a lot better than LW was in regards to guest enjoyment. I enjoy walking through the queue line and looking at the newly themed front of the building. I don't care that there is no audio as I do not see how that would improve the experience. These are all similar to comments I have made in that past in regards to this ride alone. Why is it that people focus on me presenting 2 negative facts (pain from the ride and a return of some of the issues it had as LW) and ignore the positive posts I make? Because it is more fun for people to disagree with me in an attempt to bignote themselves, which is something that runs rampant in these forums. Did have a whole lot more typed about this but yay internet crash. We will be heading to MW in a few weeks with a large group of family and friends which will include: young kids, young teens, 20 somethings, 40+ yo's. Will post their reviews of the day.

As with a lot of posts I present in these forums when comments or opinions of other people are involved no one likes to believe that the general public also make complaints about these things. My job is about listening to others and acting upon their feedback hence I hear so much of it as I am required to do so to be successful in my work. I have spent 13 years observing people and being objective about my observations without presenting my personal feelings and thoughts in what I observed. If someone crossed the road and entered a shop that is what they did. They did not cross the road to enter the shop. Same with people in front and behind me on a rollercoaster saying their harness was extremely tight on their legs at the end of the ride. I did not see them patting their legs and assume that the harness was tight. Do not get me wrong, after the retheme of Arkham I loved the ride, it was smooth and barely made a sound. I preferred it over Lethal Weapon. However, since the recent maintenance this is no longer the case. I can live with we will have to disagree, if we all agreed the world would be a boring place no? But... isn't a "we will have to disagree" statement. It is a "you are full of male cow excrement and are incorrect" statement.

I'm with you on the leg pain as well reanimated. I don't believe they think we are making it up as much as we refuse to conform to their opinions and continue to speak against people that have the little piece of orange writing under their usertag that is the problem. I don't think audio would make any difference to this ride whatsoever. It WAS better than it was. Sorry but I would take the head banging anyday as at least after a while your ears were fine again. I still have a headache that I have had to go to the doctors about 2 days after the ride. And why is it not up for debate? Because a community leader says it isn't? Where are these physics you speak of? Racing car drivers have a special piece of gear called the HANS device to prevent jolting and severe movement in the neck to prevent whiplash. While the old seats did not hold your head back they did prevent it from moving too far side to side meanwhile now your head can go pretty much anywhere it likes.

You can call it what you want... I went on without a headache, came off with, as did some people around me. You don't hit yourself on anything to cause whiplash do you? My head was being jolted around quite a lot...

Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster had no smoke in the coaster area. There was also only one laser (green) on and it looked like it was trying to bore a hole in the wall as it was pointing at one spot. No light on spider either.

Two seats out of action today. The ride was really noisy as well, talking back to the screeching sound that we knew with LW. Was aso extremely bumpy, people in the row in front and the person next to me were complaining of headaches at the braking section. They also were complaining about how tight the harness had become on their legs. Not sure what they did in the two days it was out for maintenance but was very reminiscent of LW with the noise and jerkiness.

Front section of the carpark was blocked off today.