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Some of the family members aren't keen on a memorial, some are. It's a tricky situation but i'm sure they will work closely with the family to have something thoughtful but low impact on the surrounding area.

As long as you're not flying over people or buildings then you're generally fairly safe to fly up to like 50m as a general rule. That way you still have visibility and there's little chance of it interrupting any form of air traffic... unless you're launching it right next to a helipad or airport. I might see if I can get down there sometime this week and launch mine and get some cool higher level shots.

That time you and @AlexB got in a fight at the top of GD must have been a nightmare

Take full advantage of it

I guess waffle is more expensive than plastic

And less bondage

It's also worth nothing that TRR was in line for a massive overhaul a couple of months after the accident actually occurred. No where near enough to bring it to even an acceptable standard though. If the proposal was followed in full, there would have been multiple extra, HD monitors added to the op booth and a complete teardown and rebuild of the PLC's. Surprisingly no upgrades were planned for the conveyor, so even if the full upgrade went ahead, the slats could have still been the cause of a disaster. Less likely though as spacing would occur from the moment you enter the lift hill and be entirely computer controlled. Much like how Snowy River Rampage at Wonderland was designed. Not known: How many e-stops were planned to exist after the upgrade. TOT, oh boy, they tried so hard to revive that thing but it was a battle they weren't going to win. Making the decision to blow through the last of the spare parts to give it a good send off was definitely worth it. Even if the full upgrade was done when the car got flipped, it would have still only had a few more years left in it. SFMM is super lucky that they were able to cannibalise TOT for parts because theirs on its very last legs too. Estimates are that it's only got a couple more years left in it, at best, thanks to the parts. Wipeout was like TOT. A retired legacy product that the manufacturer no longer supports. Even less so than TOT because Intamin were a lot more keen to try and keep the final two towers running. Vekoma weren't as keen to keep the second last Waikiki Super Flip running. The only other one existed in Mexico and closed down about a year after Wipeout did. Most likely due to the more relaxed regulations in Mexico compared to Australia. Some of the parts of wipeout were so beyond repair that they were about 70% welding material. The reason they were able to run it for so long before finally pulling the trigger was because before all hell broke loose, they had ordered parts to be custom made. Those couple custom pieces are why it was able to limp around in its final months. Same with why it was such a challenge to park and operate in its final days. All the parts were cooked and they had to be delicate and careful to not just implode what was left and kill the ride even earlier than planned. Log ride was a matter of time because the concrete troughs have some damage but it's also a solid, traditional ride with minimal moving parts. The troughs were damaged further during deconstruction of the cave areas and the logs were getting torn apart by the cages. So if TRR didn't happen, I'd say this ride would have stuck around for many, many more years. If TRR didn't happen and management never changed. TOT and Wipeout would have been SBNO within a few years anyway.

Honestly, I just miss the toilets at the old BB cafe. No one knew about them so they were always so clean and empty.

The fast clunking noise is the sound of it passing over the anti-rollback notches in the lift hill. That's also why the ride is usually so shaky while ascending.

The sound of it passing over the anti-rollbacks or the whistling/high speed noise sound effects that are pumped into there?

Yeah, the joke was on the two skinny guys at the end because their ride on the bike seats were uncomfortable as all hell.

I'm sure it's still the same VHS played on the same CRT TV

Most recently it's used as a meeting room/interview room for job interviews. It's still used occasionally but mostly the interviews are done over in WWW at the undercover area behind the RIP

Not gonna lie, watching @AlexB squeeze into a sidecar, because the bike seats are down and the grouper couldn't count, will forever make me giggle

I believe there are other plans for the BB amphitheatre area. More BOH kind of stuff. The problem you have with that is because it's so far away from the rest of the park. Putting something up there, and connecting it, would be an unnecessary amount of effort.

After they fill the Gold Rush hole with Blue Fire Taipan, what other parts at the front of the park can accomodate an attraction? The closest they have to that is the old boneyard/adventure river site which isn't at the front of the park but is on the road that runs alongside the park.

At least it's on topic for once?

Ah, I see you don't understand what a joke is either. So you truely are that dense. It does explain a lot. Have a good weekend

You can't ban someone for calling you a dickhead when you're being a dickhead. Much like you're currently being. Surely you're not that dense?

Can't we just mist the guests at every ride entrance. Whole body sanitise, touch away kids!

There seems to be the right amount of light in there that it keeps it lit enough to see the themed elements but still dark enough for them to have the desired effect. I really noticed them along the walls either side of the camera. I generally close my eyes for the camera so I don't get blinded and can appreciate the last few moments before entering the elevator

That being said, it's good to not cop a thin laser to the eye anymore now that the lighting is a bit more dynamic.

Well, DW hasn't killed me once. So I'll keep going back. Sure, if they killed me, I'd be a bit more hesitant to return. On another note, finally stopped in at MW today since it re-opened. I must say, Scooby is looking better than it ever has. Still a few timing and tech issues in places, such as the elevator, but the sets/props in the maze look amazing. The disco room has a great feel to it with all of the extra work. I still think it needs more lasers but i'm sure there's probably OH&S reasons as to why it can't be flooded with lasers the way it used to.

Funny what you can get away with when you're the first to re-open