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  1. red dragin
    The only testing we've been shown was moving a train very slowly into the station. I highly doubt it's done a full circuit yet.
  2. red dragin
    ^ Much longer than what Brisbane news showed.
  3. red dragin
    Channel 7 news had a short segment on the plane being carried through the park and placed - appears to have a lattice structure similar to a tower crane inside it to keep it sturdy. It's not on their Facebook at time of posting.
  4. red dragin
    Seems decent progress is being made. Up till now it's felt like they just shelved it whilst they were spending money on the Wizard of Oz precinct.
  5. red dragin
    A seven day a week opening park would also make removal of the ride challenging, isn't it kinda land locked? Large components would have to be trucked in and out at night I'd assume.
  6. red dragin
    Currently it's now "don't miss out riding your old favourite this summer", rather than beating to death Jungle Rush for months, making people sick of it. There was heaps of backlash to closing rides with no notice, so they're addressing that too. Between the two they've got a good mix of marketing for the summer holiday period.
  7. red dragin
    It was the not subtle dig at themselves (well Greg's predecessor) about replacing an iconic ride with more seating areas that I loved. And then the "All Purpose Turbine" in that press release document 😂.
  8. red dragin
    Ah, I thought it was a direct replacement 👍
  9. red dragin
    Didn't they have a shitty early 2000's level graphics one a few years back?
  10. red dragin
    Well that just saved weeks of speculation.
  11. red dragin
    But Parkz user base has constantly criticised the media for bringing the event up at every opportunity. Eight years on and we're (some of us) supporting when the competition stoops to the same level? My opinion, stand up for your business, but do it with some standards, don't fall to the level of the clickbait media.
  12. red dragin
    Last Sunday, we were waiting for friends who were going on the ride, we counted seven boats in circulation (so we knew when they were at the top of the drop to film them). Normally staff were keeping everything moving smoothly, but any delay (items dropped in the boat floor for example) very quickly stacked one, sometimes two at the bottom of the belt up to the unload. They'd recover after about 5-7 loadings.
  13. red dragin
    Parkz - where we panned Dreamworld for modifying old rides (log flume) rather than replacing them, or shoe horning rides into existing buildings (DV), and now we want them to modify old rides or shoe horn new ones in again 🤷🏻‍♂️
  14. red dragin
    It's a Jeep, not a train, so timber sleepers would look off.
  15. red dragin
    Are the gaps there to permit fake plants to 'grow' through in various places, smoke/fog to enter the room too, perhaps? As well as lighting effects as previously suggested.
  16. red dragin
    And then wonder why the parks don't interact with them. It's common across many hobbies/interest groups to have the same issues.
  17. red dragin
    My observation Parkz and the public, have absolutely blasted Movie World about the state of the park and lack of communication. Rightly so! My question. Do we, as a 'community', feel like they've listened and are making an effort, at least on the communication side of things?
  18. red dragin
    Implying that the "ride failure" is just a cover story for the refit of the queue area.
  19. red dragin
    So it looks like the Murrisippi Motors station is directly opposite Motocoaster shop. Going to be interesting to see how they handle two currently clashing themes (jungle buggies vs racing motorbikes).
  20. red dragin
    Yeah, what I was trying to get across is that both chassis will follow the exact same path, and it will just be the body on top that would be facing different directions. And because of the sensors, it probably isn't possible to just loop that indoor section. Theoretically, you could swap bodies between chassis (depending on how they mount of course)
  21. red dragin
    Agree that it should work in both directions, but it's a matter of have they actually designed it that way? All the PLC on the track, brake and tyre drive contact points etc all need to be considered in the design. Also approach angles for any parts that might interact (or aren't meant to). There's a fair bit of engineering required. And complexity adds additional points of failure. They don't want a dud ride that's always failing.
  22. red dragin
    The actual chassis (disregard the body) would travel the same route, based on the animation by WallyWorld. As I said, logically you'd design it to run both directions, but Dreamworld have painted each train differently and stated they will have a forward and a backward train. The stills posted above aren't clearing this up either, as the brown train has a bumper, but the green train appears to be on a jig still.
  23. red dragin
    Refurbishment of the queueing area doesn't mean a full retheme. If you're just removing lockers, that can be done behind temporary walls/fencing. Shuffling the queue rails around wouldn't take much, they're only bolted to the floor. Could all be made off site and installed after hours. Add a single rider and fast pass queues through the (I assume, not been for years) unused shop space. All meets at the top of the ramp. Probably do that during the next shut down. The return on investment is low (run by investment group remember), so it's not going to be like the change over from Lethal Weapon to Arkham Asylum was.
  24. red dragin
    The implication I took from Dreamworld specifying that there is a forward and a backwards train, is that the actual chassis underneath is designed to only travel one direction, and it's just how the body on top is mounted that orientates the direction of travel. Looping the red section continuously would have the chassis end up facing the wrong way. Logically you would engineer the chassis to travel both directions (if that's possible?), as single train operations are common here in Australia. Otherwise Dreamworld will always have to run the forward facing train year round, and those wanting to ride backwards might miss out, outside of peak times. Or run both trains constantly, with the backwards one potentially running with limited loadings.
  25. red dragin
    You're more trusting of your fellow humans than most. Theft would be a major problem if everything went into one basket. We've started taking a small bag. Everything goes in that. Much quicker than dealing with all the odds and ends, great for hot lapping rides.
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