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I will tell you 100% the 3D screen will not be fixed to the ride vehicle. Plus why would they need to spend money on making it so that it can support 3D screens the ride just needs to start and stop.

If you have a look on a satellite image you can see that there is almost a separate building for the queue. That building is just against the big warehouse of which contains the ride. So far it looks like MW are putting in their best effort this time. Hopefully the ride is as good as the queue looks like it is going to be. Also has any work been done on the outside of the building yet or does it look like they are going to leave it, as is.

Although they are lands not one single attraction that can only be run at night and in good weather.

Well World Of Color cost Disney 75-88 million plus to build. That puts it up there with some of the most expensive theme park attractions. Universal could afford to build it but it wouldn't be in the best interests for the park, as a ride like Transformers could bring in more money for the same cost. Also Disney has stated that running cost for the show are a lot bigger then they expected. Originally they thought it would be cheap to run as there was no actors or pyro. The running costs soared when they added in the huge amount of security they need for crowd control. Also maintenance has been a money killer.

not really Universal Cinematic is nothing like World of Color, apart from the fact they both use water projections and are about movies.

The parks that aren't open all year are usually in lower populated areas or are forced to close due to the weather. If you had to chose between DL and WDW it would be best to go to DL as it contains almost all the best rides from WDW plus most of Disneys best rides, also it contains the soon to open carsland.

Welcome Now to business. I highly doubt they have enough money to spend on something like that. Universal can't afford something like it, plus the show itself is highly unreliable. Also all the parks on the gold coast are basiclly out of room, except for Dreamworld. On the matter of the coasters. Well all but Dreamworld can't really increase the size of the roller coasters, So it is unlikely we will have a massive footprint coaster, plus most of the park overseas don't have coasters much bigger then the few we have here anyway. He never said anything about the monorail going to sea world.

Actually if you want to go to a Disney park the best is the Disneyland resort. People have added up the number of attractions and they both have about the same amount (except only in 2 parks instead of 4). WDW has had falling standards recently and is starting to fall into disrepair. So if you visit a Disney park the best to go to is the Disneyland resort. Also Knott's Berry Farm is good to go to. As well as the three Universal Parks each one has something different.

For anyone who has never seen this type of system before here are some videos of the three major ones in the US The most known, Buzz Lightyear Astroblasters. It uses an omnimover system, and has different shaped targets each shape is worth a different amount. One that uses 3D: Toy Story Midway Mania, goes from 3D screen to 3D screen. This ride does make your arms sore by the end because of the firing system. The best one: MIB Alien Attack (Ride starts at 2:20) basically you shoot the aliens and you get points. It has two tracks, and at one point you are told to fire at the car on the other track.

As it is 3D I would assume that the cars would be slow when they actually do move. Having a moving vehicle and 3D screens doesn't really work that well unless a lot of time and money has been put into it (spiderman and transformers).

This type of ride is extremely popular, as it is a really fun ride to go on over and over and over again, with many people trying to beat their best score. The best one I have been on is Men In Black Alien Invasion. I would believe that this ride is a cross between MIB and Toy Story Midway Mania. I am willing to bet that the 3D screens are being used to bring the costs down, hopefully the ride ends up being like Transformers/spiderman having 3D screens mixed with physical sets.

Well its a show that is using parts of a movie, and that movie is a few years old but has a sequel coming out, this seems like they are going to capitalise on the new movie when it comes out (just like they did for journey). Typically these types of shows don't stay around long. It could be good, but normally the shows that are more permanent are made to a higher quality and don't reuse footage from a movie but actually have their own footage, unless of course the movie or TV show is not current and therefore its becomes a show that looks back on the movie.

I am talking only about the one and this next one which also seems like it will be a similar thing to Journey and will only have a short run.

They need to put something long term in there instead of changing it all the time.

I was feeling a little stupid when I wrote that.

Sounds to me like its going to be a similar ride to Toy Story Midway Mania with the 3D part or do they just mean that the ride is 3D as in physical targets. Anyway in my opinion this is the best decision any of the parks on the coast have made in quiet sometime. Great move by the park.

I think this video confirms sesame street.

That ride is really painful for me. I am on the smaller side of average height and thin. The restraints were tight and when the ride went upside down the pain starts, mostly on my head. I don't know if it was just me or the seats I was in because my head was pushing against the rubber roof.

I think that message was around since they announced the two rides. So Arkham = Bad, New Ride = Good

well I couldn't actually tell which building is the actual one in question through images, you only get the small picture through photos.

They would fit side by side as the building is roughly 60 metres plus the screen is not as wide as the actual ride unit. Only the height is the issue, but if you didn't notice I did ask how high the building is.

Anyone know the height of the building. The building seems to be able the right size to fit in two Vekoma I-rides. Would be a tight fit though. With the building being roughly 60x20 and one I-ride requiring 30x20 (surely by combining two rooms you could lower the footprint). So that could be a possibility.

LPM really need to lift their game, when it comes to upkeep. When I visited in early January the roller coasters were is poor condition. Expecially the iconic Scenic Railway. I wish I took my camera, because the supports for the ride were falling apart, with some piece of wood completely split in two. I know it is the oldest roller coaster in continuous operation but this is a safety issue. Another issue throughout the park is plants. It appears as if they haven't trimmed the weeds and plants around the rides for years as they are growing into the rides. The scenic railway has weeds growing through the tracks. Even their newest ride, power surge has maintance issues, you could hear a bad grinding sound as if the joints were scraping each other. Its in a condition were the park should be shut down (until repairs are made) for safety.

Have you tried any other accelerator coasters (not including Formula Rossa as it has slower acceleration). You should try out xcellerator at Knotts Berry Farm. Lap restraints and slightly faster acceleration. when you compare the amount of complaints for this to any other coaster, there is a massive difference in them. From someone who has never had a chance to ride the roller coasters on the Gold Coast (due to being injured when I visited), I just look at all these complaints and it seems that a large number of people are coming of this ride with issues that last longer then the old seats. Also with people saying "you weren't in the right position" well you shouldn't have to sit in a certain way just to avoid pain, that's just poor design. It should be that you can sit naturally (maybe not in a way that is normal to you but a comfortable relaxed position that a person would sit in if they didn't know you need to sit in a certain way) on the seats and have no discomfort at the end.

well I have actually seen multiple reports that it is as bad.