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Interesting idea, but sadly Intamin have confirmed the both S:TE and TOT have the same drop height. Tower of Terror was called faster then Superman because it was. It was tested (and operated apparently with people) at speeds faster then S:TE claimed to be. Dreamworld stopped arguing the height a while after S:TE, instead confirming that both rides drop the same amount, and focused its argument on stating that the actual ride height was more or less irrelevant.

So explain to me how the ride going 162km/h makes it the tallest (and yes I do realise it was the tallest for a while)?

Yeah, this one went backwards too. To be fair, It was almost the $5 to see a friend of mine get sick going backwards.

Well, in 20 or seconds you get sever headaches and nausea creeps in. Don't wanna think about what happens when your upside down for a long time.

Hey, thats not too bad, we have to pay $12 for the Gold Coast show. Last year the highlight ride was one similar to Dreamworld's ava.... Angry Beaver's Spooty Spin. It cost $5 to ride.

I once got stuck upside down on Hangover, when it was at Dreamworld for 'Extended Play'. It wasn't a malfunction, but rather the operator was one of the biggest idiots in the history of everything (Where Seaworld staff have been sent to the traveling carnivals to be shown how not to do the job, Dreamworld hires them). Everytime this particullar bloke operated the ride he kept the cars upside down for about 20 or 30 seconds. Doesn't sound like much I know, but I could barely stand that, I feel sorry for those people years ago who were stuck upside down for 90mins

Thanks heaps for the pictures. I never got to visit the park, but was only able to view it from across the harbour when it was closed. Its nice to see what it was like with people.

Judging by the lack of Cartoon Beach, it looks like the photo was taken in mid 99, which from all available info, means they were taken before Cokecool was born. Photos from here

Seaworld has a similar (ok, identical) structure in it's water park, and its not uncommon too see all the slides taken off and put together, add to that the stairs on the tower which are taken off and fixed up every few years. Its all part of maintaining the structure, nothing really too it. Plus every so often on water slides, they have to be resealed, since long wear and tear can cause uncomfortable grooves to from at the joins.

Does anyone have anyone know where pics of what happened on Batman & Robin are? I've yet too see if it was upside down or just in the middle of the cobra roll or what.

Got to remember the way it works too; once the victim is on the road and off property, it doesn't count as a death at the park.

I remember that day Richard, that lady was so rude, I was tempted to go to guest relations, but from memory we just had a bit of a laugh about it later on. As I found out, I don't have then attention span to make an official complaint. I'd much prefer to bitch about it to everyone else As for staff having a bad day, as far as I'm concerned, that's no excuse to being for being rude and abrupt. I work in a theme park, sometimes for 11 hours and entirely on my feet (unlike Dreamworld Ride ops, I don't get a chair), and I have never ever been rude. Ok, I have had days where I'm not as talkative with guests, but I don't think that's the same as being rude. On an interesting note; I know allot of very nice staff at Seaworld, and one thing I think is quite remarkable is how the some of the nicest staff used to work at Dreamworld. They claim they quit because of very low staff moral, and infighting between different levels of staff, and noted that allot of their fellow ex-workmates were extremely rude to both staff and guests, prompting the change of park. I've also been told more then once then once by guests that they had bad experiences with staff out at Dreamworld. It averages 1 or two comments every couple of months (which is about how often I happen to ask people if they've been out to other parks, and get the answer Dreamworld). I'm not going to defend the staff out there. I've had bad experiences, I am good friends with people who have had bad experiences, and complete strangers are compelled to tell me about there's. As I said before, there is no excuse for rudeness. There is no excuse to not smile as your working. Hell, I work in Food & Beverage, and I have to work a heck of a allot harder then a ride-op.

I don't think I'm the only person to have been up there after work (not in uniform of course) Good point about Space Probe and Tower though Slick. Do people really prefer Space Probe to Giant Drop???

Just a quick point. During this thread, its inevitable that someone is going to mention Cyclone for being tallest in the southern hemisphere. When that person does, please resist the temptation to call it a "gravity" rollercoaster. Thanks

I dare say that it has something to do with Maquariue have come out and said their not building anything this year? http://www.totalthrills.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34

Last time I was at Dreamworld, I noticed this during two consecutive launches of Tower: During the launch, the car simply stopped accelerating. It was still moving the same speed, but it was no longer going faster. About a second later, it picked up again for the final push up the tower. To get the same feeling, when you turn onto a highway with a top speed of 110km/h, stop accelerating at 90 for a second, then accelerate again. This replicates the feeling quite nicely. I can't blame Dreamworld for this, the ride requires allot of power/money to operate. Its a shame, but its sadly inevitable. As some may note, I've been a bit critical of the park in the past, but slowing Tower is sadly (for us) common business sense. Lets think about it, no ones complaining, and its saving the park money. Slick's right, its not slowing down because the ride is old, its being slowed because its a good idea for the operator to do so. As for how long the magnets will last... lol, imagine if the ride was still operating in 1.5 (I'm certain that's what it used to say?) million years. I mean most coasters seem to have reached their use by date after 30 or so years . I think sometime in the next million years, Dreamworld will close Tower of Terror and possibly add another side to Giant Drop. I expect this to happen somewhere in the year 294723 I think it comes down to the old cliche, after a nuclear war all that will be left are cockroaches and Cliff Richard. No mention of magnets you'll note.

The Boat Ride is Bermuda Triangle, and the bar is Dockside Tavern, lovely little pub that one. I think I'll change my vote of Paradise room to Dockside, its a great spot, plus the beer is (relatively) cheap. It seems as if Gothem City Cafe is in for sure though

Ok guys, lets play a game, using nothing but the rides, shows and attractions in Australia, what would you include to make the ultimate Australian park? For this, lets say we include 3 flat rides, 4 coasters, 2 water rides 3 live shows, 1 theatre show 1 kids land and 2 animal exhibits and 2 restaurants. For my contribution, I'll include Scooby Doo, Lethal Weapon, Corkscrew and perhaps Tower of Terror as the Roller Coasters. As for flats, I'll take Wipeout, Pirate Ship and Tasmanian Devil. Water Rides would be Wild West Falls & Snowy River Rampage. Live shows, I'm thinking Police Academy, Quest for the Golden Seal, and the Dolphin Cove Show. Theatre show, I'm still can't decide between Pirates, Marvin and Dreamworld's Imax. Kids land would have to be Looney Tunes Village Animal Exhibits would be Tiger Island and Polar Bear Shores. Finally, I'd say Gothem City Cafe, and possibly SW's Paradise Room as the best two restaurants. So come on, what would you include in the Australian park?

Perhaps they want to reinforce the building or raise a walkway or perhaps add some really big bit of set. Who knows, but when Movieworld comes out and says its a walk through, you'd think that it'd be a pretty good possibility that it will be a walk through. As for it being filler, well I don't buy that either. Matrix was always going to get an attraction based on it since its been such a good money maker for Village. However, with a down turn in international tourism affecting attendance, then perhaps they've decided to go with a cheaper attraction for now. Don't forget that Paradise Country and Outback Adventure has been delayed by a year due to the weak economy. Add to that Seaworld getting a very expensive major attraction this year, then you see why the cheaper option is the way to go with things the way they are.

So a ride can be closed, but still be a classic? BTW Cokecool, your post is only a sentence long, and needs to be fixed up.

How long you in America for Rabid?

I visited a month or two after they closed, to be greeted by the sign saying "Sega World has permanently closed operations. Thank you to all our loyal members and guests for their support over the years". That sign is currently hanging on my Bedroom wall.

Damm, imagine 22,000 people at our Movieworld :shock:

Now that's just obsessive word usage there though Rabid

Thanks for the photos Belgian! Nice to see photos I haven't already seen 100's of times That big one of Movieworld Germany is really cool. On a side note with that picture... does that carpark look really full or is it just me? Andy, yeah, Matrix is going into the old Harry Potter building.