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It’s a very sad passing, and one that certainly hasn't gone unnoticed in the park. Many people who still work at SW remember him, and the positive impact that he had on the park when it was going through the "glory days" of the late 80's. He truly was a great GM and a great man, and will be greatly missed by all those who knew him, and worked under him.

The last 3 lines of Gazza's post pretty much sum up my feelings on the whole record thing. Rather then the tallest, fastest, why not just focus on best? Superman has hype around it because its a good ride, not because its got the words "Tallest" and "Fastest" stamped all over it, and I think thats something people here really need to have a look at. All DW needs coaster-wise is a smooth, fun coaster with a creative layout. If they can do that, then they'll be pretty set for a while.

If the cable did snap (unlikly, but still...), wouldn't the brake person be able to stop the train anyway?

That sort of thing happens, and is not a big deal even to those involved, much less to anyone not working there. An extinguisher had to be replaced; it’s called day-to-day operations. As such, we don’t really need posts about every aspect of park operations.

Thats so funny Kyle, I really thought you were being sarcastic. Best post so far! Claw is a good ride, but worlds most powerful pendulum was just hype from a press release (and not just any press release: this was really one of Dreamworld's finest creative efforts ever), and here is the offending press release in all its glory: Pure genius.

I say get the kiddies visiting the house get some exercise. Its probably a further walk from Ocean Parade to Blue Lagoon but that doesn't need a buggy service does it? I see your point, but its a bit of a silly one.

What'd they blow that truck up for again? I can't remember what they were trying to prove on that one. Made for good telly though.

It'd be a tight squeeze. Perhaps starting near the skylink station (though that area is tiny, so not sure if anything would fit there) and heading towards the vintage cars and back again.

Damm, how good is that show Adam?

You have to sit in a simulator to see if you can handle the forces? Ok, so do you have to sit in a different simulator to see if you can handle the G-Force simulator? What a crock, and since those rides only got for about 20 seconds why have a longer simulator ride to check out if you can handle it? I like the changing what the 200 is for too, very classy I must say. If I were you, I would've said that its 200 feet, and apologize for that. Slightly more believable.

Never had that problem on claw. What did it smell like? Coulda been the gardens?

This isn't a real time chat, its a message board; there is ample time to construct proper words here.

You can these days... My favorite has to be the big Potato. Very classy indeed!

Too scary a ride system for a movie like Charlie . I figuered something like a Batman, but with more emphisis on the walk through rather then the simulator. You get given a tour of the factory, and at the end go into a Glass Elevator simulator. Nothing to scary, perhaps a room covered in screens, on a motion base.

Seen a photo of it Paul, don't think I'll tavel up to see it though It’s sad what’s been happening to the Big Pineapple, it’s really not the same place it used to be. Harvest Boat ride was probably the worst $2million any park in Australia has ever spent, as its not exactly the sort of thing that draws people from far and wide, though it should, its so appallingly bad that it was worth at least twice the price to go on it. The place decided to stick true to its educational roots, and it seems in hindsight to not have been the best move. Sadly now its got to the point where the only hope for the place is for Warner Village to buy it and turn the excess land into Wet ‘n’ Wild

Its still there; where the entrance to Harry Potter walk-thrus were, there is now a Harry Potter shop, so it fits in well. Agreed though, something different for the Matrix building would be nice. Matrix was never the strongest attraction, and now that the Matrix craze has come and gone, perhaps its time to move on to something else for there (I still say a Charlie and the Chocolate walk thru would go quite well. And not taken behind the scenes of the movie, but rather into the actual chocolate factory itself). I personally don't think Police Academy should go anywhere, its just too good a show. Maybe update parts of it, but seriously, why fix something that isn't broken? Police Academy is a real "Hole in one" attraction, as it took only one go to get it just about perfect. Even though there is a fair amount of room tied up in PA, I think keep it at least for now. As for actual expansion, you’ve gotta think behind Maverick all the way to the back of Wild West, and depending on if there’s a drainage issue or not, out the front of Batman. As much as I’m not a fan of the studios, I don’t think getting rid of them would be a very good idea. Moving the smaller buildings to the other side of the studios might free up some additional theme park land, but I think we are more or less stuck with those sound stages where they are. Really, even if they aren’t making any major Hollywood films there, quite a few local productions still go through the studios there, and without those studios, the Australian Film industry would be even weaker.

The ride opening in 2006 should be Tornado, as featured at most Six Flags water parks.

By the way denim_dude, don't forget to post some of these thoughts on the Reviews and Opinions page. The more meaningful feedback we get in there, the more features can be added, and the more useful it will become.

I think the fact that there's a section at the top missing should be a good clue that its still a bit off being finished, particularly when it comes to the top part. Expect a lift hill to be installed soon (or at least by the time the slide opens). I'll also put this here rather then in the Gold Coast TR thread (good read BTW), but Bermuda hasn't had a line over 30mins for the entire holiday season, and considering the whole thing takes 10mins from pre-show to splash down that’s a pretty good return on your queue time.

Finally had the chance to check it out today, and was quite impressed. Those who have been to universal will be happy to see the 3 little pigs pre-show has come across with the show too, so we're not missing anything there. All the effects worked well, and I'm happy to say those weird disco lights from Marvin are still used. Really solid attraction, and should serve the park well. Just on the park; As with all the parks this holiday, it had a huge crowd today, with 45min waits for both Scooby and Wild West (though two train op on LW kept it down to a one or two train wait there), and a sizeable crowd outside Sherek all day, and even though there are 3 shows an hour there was about a 20 min "queue" to see the show. Police Acedemy was pretty much on the hour all day, and Looney Tunes Musical Revue even had a performance today. Nice to see the big crowds roll in to support the parks.

Thats ok, everyone's entitled to be wrong

The robotic arm coaster is a concept only. While the arm ride does exsist, its not mounted on a coaster track. SK2, Atari did exactly that with RCT2.

I don't think it was really rushed, but a good reason for rushing it would be having to do with having the venue show closed for as short a time as possible. Personally, I'm with Matty, the facade doesn't need to be changed, and looks fine as is.

What of?

Who evers got a version please post it, I've finally got RCT2 and wanna crack at it.