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Sorry to bump the thread but here's a few I can definitely think of: 1. The Luna Park HUSS flats (they've already been confirmed to go by park management, it's a matter of when, they are 30+ years old now) 2. Inferno, why that ride has not gone yet considering its heavy problems is beyond my mind. Also add Tower of Terror when it doesn't get out of the tunnel to that list. That noisy POS needs to get the boot. I mean I hate Arkham Asylum more than most people on this board, it is just as rough as all the other SLC's and is even worse with VR, and makes old Cyclone look glass smooth by comparison, but I don't see it closing until the mid 2020's at least, most people seem to like it and the VR is quite popular. Now for Wipeout. I don't expect it to go until 2020 at the very earliest. Dreamworld has ordered plenty of new parts to keep it going for just a couple more years. I'll be pretty sad when it goes, Wipeout is one of the few rides at Dreamworld I actually genuinely enjoy. Hot Wheels won't be going anywhere until Dreamworld have fully turned themselves around because that ride will be a complete pain in the ass to remove.
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Good thing too, that park has bled buckets of money from day one. VRL shareholders must be breathing sighs of relief. Wonder why a company like Parques Reunidos wants to buy WnWS. Surely they must have plans to turn the park around? If they do, I wouldn't be surprised if the park underwent major changes.
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Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster refurb
XxMrYoshixX replied to Theme Park Girl's topic in Theme Park Discussion
What made Scooby Doo such a great ride was how it felt like you were part of the whole experience. The animatronics (most specifically Scooby Doo) in the ride looked very close to how they appeared in the movie, the sets looked very similar to the film etc. The theming was, when it was new, world class and on pace with what Disney was doing at the time. I really hope VRTP does not pull off a Universal with this refurbishment and go with the screens only route. Practical effects and physical animatronics look far better even if their upkeep costs are more expensive (ie. original King Kong ride at Universal Florida and the new King Kong ride at Islands of Adventure). Putting screens all throughout the ride makes it look cheap and half-assed irrespective if original footage was shot for the ride or not. Obviously with the renovation they need to and should use some things like projection mapping, but use it sparingly, making the ride 100% screens like Universal does more harm than good. -
Haven't been down to LPS in years, but I may come in on the way to town if I choose to go to Vivid next week. Park is free admission anyway, don't know why I give the park a check up more often. Heard nothing of the chairswing though - it was supposed to open in April/May from what I've been told, but I'll check it out in a couple weeks and see what's up with it. Instead they are continuing with partnering up with showmen and adding temporary attractions, the way they have done it for nearly 15 years. Borderline infuriating - this park upgrade plan was supposed to start years and years ago - at this rate it'll be another year before LPS add another ride, meaning that they continue to prop up aging rides. For instance, Ranger, Tumblebug and Spider all have clocked up nearly 30 years of continuous operation, even if I grew up with these rides and are the only rides of their type in this country, they need to be retired or sold to a showman. Whether or not this has anything to do with the longstanding neighbours situation and how they dodged a bullet with the drop tower they built is beyond me, but is probably the reason why this plan to rejuvenate the park has happened at such a slow pace. And if it is, management should be aware that as long as they have a DA approved, they can build whatever they please, without fear the neighbours will sue or attempt to stop park operation, plenty of protection from that has been given over the years.
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Tops Myer Centre Brisbane Dragon Coaster
XxMrYoshixX replied to alexisl's topic in Theme Park Discussion
I doubt that LPM operates the original coaster. Unlike that model the track appearance on the Tops model is substantially more different than the LPM one... look at the trusses on the track of the Tops coaster - and the lack of them on the LPM version. Also the supports on both coasters are different, on the Tops model the supports are attached onto the building, whereas on LPM's model the supports are a big giant web of steel supports that do not in any way resemble the supports of either of the Myer Centre coasters.- 36 replies
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Hey @Mark Shaw, it's good to hear you know that our Wet N Wild down here needs improvements and have reached out to VRTP about it. Haven't been there this season, but last season I did. Terrible looking place despite being only four years old at the time and having a huge quantity of water slides. Place looked far inferior to Jamberoo and was in many respects. Lockers were a must and had exorbitant prices. Park was empty, everything was faded... reminded me of Dreamworld pre-2014 bar the crowds. It's sad the state the park is in. Reminds me of what I've heard of Sunway era Wonderland and Sega World in its final months. As a local, I hope the park doesn't go the way of those two - I really hope that. But the many problems VRTP aren't fixing or are blatantly ignoring make me think otherwise.
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Wicker Man - New Alton Towers Coaster
XxMrYoshixX replied to themagician's topic in Theme Park Discussion
That coaster looks like it will be one hell of a night ride. Who wouldn't want to ride a coaster that goes through a giant burning statue at night time? Even if the stats on the coaster aren't anything to boast about, the coaster looks very promising. -
Something new from Wonderland History
XxMrYoshixX replied to DaptoFunlandGuy's topic in Theme Park Discussion
In a few words, a property developer, Ammar Khan, has been working for well over a decade trying to build a new park using the Wonderland name. His company first announced the plans for "Sydney's Wonderland" way back in 2013. He's got funding - $1 billion of it - but have yet to obtain land - which is why it hasn't got off the ground at this point in time, almost five years after it was first announced. -
Something new from Wonderland History
XxMrYoshixX replied to DaptoFunlandGuy's topic in Theme Park Discussion
So apparently Wonderland History has teamed up with Artisans Park out in Bathurst to display some of the Bush Beast and Beastie's trains permanently. They currently only have one car on display at the moment but they intend to display a full set as seen by one of the pictures where there are at least three carriages are out there. Exciting news that these relics of Wonderland can now be seen in the public eye once again despite being required to travel all the way out to Bathurst to see them. -
Adventure World's Inferno - downtime and future
XxMrYoshixX replied to ABYSS's topic in Theme Park Discussion
For the majority of us on the eastern side of Australia, one thing to note is that Adventure World has never stopped expanding, the park has always kept building rides. They built Rampage, Black Widow, Shotgun, the Aqua Racer and the original kids area all within the space of 7 years. You can argue that this expansion period is bigger than what the park has done while Mark was CEO. I expect Adventure World to take a small "ad-break" after MI4 and slow down on spending (such as when they built the "Kids Splash Zone", took out Turbo Mountain and put in Inferno between 2007 and 2010) for 3-5 years, perhaps add a few family attractions in that time, before going back to big thrill rides. It is impressive how Sicerich is able to fund two enormous expansions back-to-back and I wonder what we will see in the future. Also, in regards to a possible replacement for Inferno, I'll take a Larson drop tower anyday over an Intamin one. From my experience I find Giant Drop fairly forceless and Hair Raiser very terrifying despite the latter being less than half the height of the former. Obviously there is low capacity with this type of drop tower but considering how Adventure World's attendance is nowhere near as large as parks on the Gold Coast (the last time I went to the park was just after Kraken was built so it may have changed since then) I don't see capacity being such an issue at a park like Adventure World. If you're going for capacity, an S&S combo tower does the job. -
A lazy river being considered a 'maximum impact' attraction is a bit of a stretch to be honest. Rather have something like a Boomerango, a watercoaster or an Aqualoop complex. Maybe even an Australian first slide like a Proslide FlyingSaucer. They should be going up and fixing Abyss for next season though. That ride was quite rough the last time I rode it.
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I read this article not long ago on how Fred Grubb of RMC will be installing a Raptor into his backyard for his grandkids. Lucky things they are. http://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20180123/best_grandpa_ever
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The problem is that you can't get rid of the pain on SLC's. Instead, the question lies, as to where can you move the pain. Should it be in the head or in the legs? Regardless of what restraints the ride has, something will get beaten up on an SLC. On Kumbak restraints, not only your legs get crushed, but the coaster's jerky transitions beat your legs up rather than your head. Original Vekoma restraints have the infamous headbanging common to many SLC's. The only way to solve this coaster is to get rid of it. It needs to be ripped down in the next decade and be replaced with something far better. I can already start to smell the ride being on its last legs now.
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No way. Raptors fit in a park like Adventure World, not a theme park which has long lines on a regular basis.
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Popped into Movie World yesterday, and DC Rivals definitely lived up to the hype. But I rode Arkham Asylum yesterday as well - man it is not looking good. The coaster is unbearably rough, especially on the legs, and beats your lower half up a shitload. The restraints are so uncomfortable on the legs now it feels like your legs have been cut off. Is surprisingly worse than Cyclone back when it had the original Arrow trains. Like most Arrows and Vekomas, the ride experience has deteriorated. Anyone else find AA unbearably rough when they rode it in the last few weeks? IMO the next capex project should be replacing AA.
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Play School Wheel announced - Dreamworld
XxMrYoshixX replied to themagician's topic in Theme Park Discussion
Here is a few photos of the attraction in construction phase that I took on my visit to Dreamworld today. This ride has gone up very quickly, and appears to be not that far away from opening. There is some theming and a nice shade cover that has been built around the ride too: The ride was covered up with this fence. It fits the area nicely but looks kind of cheap considering how I can easily see over the fencing: -
THANK GOD WE ARE GETTING A NEW COASTER FINALLY Even if it isn't a Eurofighter, and spinning coasters are not my cup of tea. Good choice for a small park like LPS. Have been ripe for a new coaster for well over a decade now. If this happens I will be there on opening day to ride the coaster. I kind of hope that the coaster gets normal sit-down trains as opposed to spinning trains but that is probably wishful thinking. I've never really been a fan of spinning coasters. But that being said the ones I have been on are all Reverchon or chinese ones so my opinion will probably change. I know @Jobe would be very happy with this one. I vividly recall him saying the park needed one of these. On the topic of the old Wild Mouse, that ride is heritage listed by the NSW government. It is not going anywhere anytime soon.
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Strange new noises on Wipeout
XxMrYoshixX replied to WipeoutDreamworldFan's topic in Theme Park Discussion
Went up to Dreamworld today, and am happy to report that I heard none of these sounds on the ride. It was simply the fact the parts are still new and needed to be worn in. -
Hey guys, I've arrived at the Gold Coast today for a week's stay. I'll be at Dreamworld and Movie World on Monday and Wednesday next week. It is the first time I've been to either of these parks for around 3-4 years. To show how long I've not been at these parks, I haven't even ridden Doomsday Destroyer or seen the new Motorsports area with my own eyes. I've not done DC Rivals yet. Hopefully the ride lives up to the hype and the presumably long wait is worth it. If any of you want me to check up on anything, just let me know. I'll be checking up on the play school ferris wheel and any progress on Rocky Hollow that I see throughout the day. Maybe I'll put some of my photos up on here too.
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I'll be at Dreamworld this coming Monday. Needless to say, I'm kind of glad I'm likely missing out on Rocky Hollow. I wasn't looking forward to getting my 6'5" frame into one of these cages. Could have done with some seatbelts and would have achieved the same thing. But instead, Dreamworld will probably get an array of problems from tall people trying to fit into these cages. No other log flume in the world has these silly things.
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Dreamworld - 2017 "exciting" "experiences"
XxMrYoshixX replied to themagician's topic in Theme Park Discussion
Saying ABC Kids World should have a coaster in it is a bit of a stretch. The area is pretty much strictly for little kids, no older than 6. Most, if not all of the people in ABC Kids World's target demographic aren't even tall enough to ride the coaster, not even in the sidecar. The park can't really integrate the coaster into the motorsports area or the Dreamworks area either, because of its distance from both of those places. So, for the time being, MDMC will probably sit in its current position, untouched and in isolation, without neighbouring (larger) rides nearby. -
That coaster was a Galaxi coaster, which was a fairly common model built by SDC around the late 60's-70's. It is different to a wild mouse in that it has banked turns.
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The LPS thread hasn't been updated for a while, so I'll need to play catch up with the news on the park, but when did a second coaster at LPS get officially ruled out by management? I thought for all that time when they renovated the Big Dipper facade it was a telltale sign that they would be building a third Big Dipper. . . Quite strange really. Luna Park is ripe for a major thrill ride, it has been for a long time, perhaps they may be getting something good down the road - which will more than make up for the lack of a coaster in this expansion plan. Obviously the lack of room is a major issue here - but in a few years, it won't be an issue for LPS when the Big Top becomes obsolete and stops printing money for them.
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Sea World December 2017 Improvements
XxMrYoshixX replied to themagician's topic in Theme Park Discussion
The sign is already out of date. Vikings Revenge has been closed for over a year. Looks like a kid's first attempt at Indesign. -
According to this site, Wild Mouse has been heritage listed by the NSW Government along with Crystal Palace. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5055827 It is quite sad to think that your local coaster, not to mention the first coaster you have ever ridden, is the last one of its type left in the world. It makes me feel a lot more grateful that I have such a rare coaster on my doorstep. It makes LPS that much more of a special park despite its size - we have one of only a few rotor rides in the world, the only HUSS Ranger and Troika in Australia, and are home to the last operating 1930s funhouse and wooden wild mouse coaster. LPS management have said Wild Mouse isn't going anywhere anytime soon.