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Don't forget to add in quiet days where they wait for the caps to recharge then send the ride again within a minute or so. ^ Jake don't be bitter. I'm sure there's plenty of other companies that can do just the same service but cheaper. It's all just paying for a brand name.

Also on that - last time I went to the park ToT was broken down, started running around 4pm and we got through about 8 rides before they said we had to get off to let other people on.

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a track layout for scooby with a guide as to how much of the building it takes up? Gazza, you're normally really good at drawing this stuff up, care to have a crack at it?

Meanwhile, at the Dippin Dots stand

This one from 2010 isn't bad for hand-held if I do say so myself

I think they got sold to Seaworld to sit unused while confusing people with a visable track

Welcome. I like you because of the information you may provide, but I don't like you because your company has sponsored 2 crappy v8 teams so far

TBH I couldn't care less about going on the rides. I'm considering taking my tripod along and getting some shots of the rides at night though. Speaking of rides, unless I'm reading this wrong, for them to bring the Taipan (ex-seaworld coaster) the ride owner has to pay around $20,000. No wonder it's around $10/ride. ~2000 rides just to break even on the fee to arrive. Fee per lineal metre ($) GST inclusive (Fees subject to change) Ride – Main $1, 380

It was just more of a general overview of the parks themselves now, mainly to see how the new construction footprint at dreamworld fits in, then just general overviews of the others. Apart from the fencing going up, I was thinking of the wrong area of track. I thought it was the storage sheds but I remembered that was behind wipeout

Thanks, Any chance of a current image of all the gold coast parks? if that's not pushing your work access too much? Also, looks like some work has been happening under the Cyclone. Is it possible that's out 2nd refresh?

I thought they had special permission for it as a temporary attraction then it wasn't popular enough to keep or their contract ran out. edit- http://news.smh.com.au/national/sea-world-eye-to-close-on-gold-coast-20071212-1gm0.html Gold Coast City Council officers initially approved the Eye as a temporary structure during the 2006 Christmas/New Year holidays but it became part of the landscape on the picturesque Southport Spit. Sea World insisted it was never intended to be a permanent structure. Nevertheless a special council delegation ordered the Eye banned in April this year following complaints it was a blight on the Spit, where environmentalists have fought hard to stop a shipping terminal and marina from being built. Council eventually granted approval for the Eye to operate as a temporary ride until January 2008. In August, the Eye was closed for a day and a half for safety checks following the death of five people who fell out of a gondola from the 66 metre tall Giant Wheel at Busan, South Korea. The Giant Wheel's Swiss manufacturer, Ronald Bussink Co, also built the Sea World Eye. Warner Village Theme Parks chief operating officer Steve Peet said that since its arrival in November last year, the Eye had been enjoyed by more than 680,000 people.

I think you still missed his point. In saying that, I like your dedication to it. I remember seeing somewhere, might have been the shyguy forums someone went to a huge amount of detail in a story thread like you're trying.

I thought they had a few of the arcade machines still available. It was a long time ago and I might be wrong I just thought there was still something there.

If they have before then they can do it again. And wasn't it only half the arcade?

Please tell me you didn't think I was making a serious comment.....

So you're adding a non-tower ride that's appeared in 2 surveys, to a message posted on facebook saying they're doing something with superman, and from that you get "we're building a drop tower themed to doomsday" ???????

Good point. I didn't even think of the access to it. No idea where else then apart from an extra soundstage. Although, didn't they put one in the dodgems area one time? I remember a pretty cool looking creepy clown maze.

And here we have "major attraction" refurbishment #2 ........... the fudge shop

how far back are we talking and what was drop zone?

Looks like digital rather than optical zoom. No idea why that was ever implemented into cameras. Given that it's a photo of the sign, it still looks like it's got vaseline on it. And I agree - Drop Zone. That name doesn't really fit with the Sky fly though.

^^ Yeah it's blocked off, but that's why I was looking at it for a maze location. They're not using it for anything else, so why not if there's space available.

Ignoring the usual piss-poor reporting we have this. I have no idea if even of these rides are the one in question as the captions claim it's both, yet they're completely different. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/tourist-jamie-norman-could-have-been-killed-on-benidorm-waterslide-vertigo-when-trapdoor-failed-to-open/story-fnizu68q-1226987305175

Show stage 2x sound stages Scooby The spare/maintenance side of the Mini Car building The walkway area of the Kids WB area maybe (haven't been down there in a long time to know what space is available)

You think next time you could take a camera, not a potato?

Maybe, but it would be completely out of place. I'd say it's more because they have to promote the Dreamworks movie as part of their deal with them. Or it works for mutual publicity.