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  1. Baconjack
    If it has an inversion it's a thrill coaster imo. I like making similar jokes about Gold Coaster, but RCDB classes anything with an inversion as "extreme" for a good reason. For most people, going upside down puts them off, especially for kids. Let alone something that hangs riders upside down for several seconds on two separate occasions. No wonder why Superman's popularity has endured for nearly 20 years after it was built. The fact GL was just repainted a couple of years ago shows Village is willing to invest in it for the next few years. Repaints are not cheap. Nothing is probably facing the axe right now - but the discussion certainly could be had for Doomsday within the next 5 years.
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    I think it's pretty likely Surfrider is getting moved to Sea World. Imo they don't need that ride, it's filler taking up part of a plot of land yearning for a big family attraction. But given there's no evidence of it being put up for sale and the land clearing that's happened recently, it's pretty likely it gets moved there.
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    $100m on a second gate for Raging Waters is the obvious answer. Water + theme park combo for Raging Waters is honestly a no brainer and is practically a license to print money, you'd be drawing people in Western Sydney away from Luna Park.
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    What even are intamin soft shoulder straps? SE next generation could use those lol
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    That plot is begging for a joker’s madhouse themed raptor. Though I think something gets done with DC super villains next once wizard of oz is completed given how that sticks out like a sore thumb. Either a retheme of DD or a new flat. Green Lantern is a solid ride unfortunately victim to dodgy experimental trains that nearly killed people
  6. Baconjack
    A month doesn’t seem like long to completely retheme a ride
  7. Baconjack
    Welcome to the way journos have reported on our parks since 2016
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    why retheme Scooby? i couldn't think of a more perfectly matched ip and ride for the role it plays - the family attraction parents & kids can ride together. plus you aren't going to retheme a ride twice - id say you'd be starting over on a from scratch family ride once the current theme gets tired. you'd be better off razing dc villains & studio showcase and putting up a new ride building there if you wanted to do matrix.
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    Get this ride out of the gold coast. Sea World deserve better than inheriting more of WnW's leftover scraps. I get it was supposed to go there in the first place, but still. The ride's pure filler there. Knock down the castle and you've got plenty of land for a really solid flagship family attraction such as a modern flume. I don't see any evidence of it up for sale right now, but I think surfrider would be more appreciated at a smaller park like Funfields or Aussie World. Gumbuya even if there's some capex left in the tank. Could be a solid bargain.
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    Village already have a deal in place with Paramount for Sea World so they are in a position to bring over those licenses to MW if they wanted to.
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    TIL Bananas in Pyjamas is still being re-run on the ABC in 2022. That's some serious inter-generational appeal given people who remember the original show probably have kids in the age group that ABC Kids attracts. FWIW, it'd be worth it chasing the Bluey license if you're gonna stick with ABC Kids. Though it would certainly be an expensive license, and the BBC owns the rights to my knowledge. Missed opportunity for a Bluey dark ride taking over the old TOT station plot - which will probably be taken over by rivertown. Shrek is not a family IP like it was 10 years ago. Most of the people that grew up with the movies are in their late teens or are adults.
  12. Baconjack
    Hard disagree. It is solidly the worst coaster on the gold coast, though was beaten by arkham when it was open. Though to be fair at least arkham offered forces, even if the ride felt like it was ripping itself apart at the end. Motocoaster offers nothing, is high off the ground so feels slow compared to JR, the restraints are uncomfortable, and the ride barely has enough speed to clear the 2nd lap.
  13. Baconjack
    Vortex until next week Lethal Weapon Wizard of Oz Yada yada They literally just bought a new train and those are far from cheap. I wouldn't expect many changes with that in mind, though it would be nice to retheme the ride to vintage dirt bikes travelling through a bush trail.
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    The entrance sign in the artwork looks like its from the perspective of as you walk into abc kids world so this is correct. That restaurant frees up a lot of spare real estate that will probably need to be used for the coaster, unless it's going to cross the river (based on the concept art, it doesn't)
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    Zamperla coming in to retrofit Superman to LSM's and adding some new trains is a very viable alteration that could be made in the next 10-15 years to keep the ride going. Especially as parts start to run out for the hydraulic coasters. You could relaunch the ride and re-do the dark ride section as well, given how spotty that's been for some years. It's easily one of the most popular rides at MW, and I don't see this changing for quite a while. I think it's a slam dunk really.
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    Good to see the graphics on the screens are to the standard of Scooby-Doo Next Generation! Oh well, it’s still a night and day improvement from the Rivals shed. The rockwork looks nice but the screen cheapens it.
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    I do agree but for different reasons. First the ride's presentation is very underwhelming. It is presented like a zoo exhibit - not a theme park attraction. Wipeout and Taipan have both served as 'great white hope' investments, but Wipeout looks far cooler on a TVC or on social media than Taipan is (given the level of detail between these two rides are night and day). The ride itself isn't exactly that special either, because to an average guest it looks similar to rivals - both cosmetically and in terms of ride layout - an inverted coaster would have given them something unique rather than dropping a cool $30 million on a clone. A well-done flume could even have been an even better use for that money at the time to bring back families. The Kenny & Belinda theme is going to probably take over Dreamworks. The license is probably up for renewal soon and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Comcast isn't keen on renewing one of their IP's to a competitor, or is charging a hefty amount for the privilege. IMO it's a shit retheme - because there's attractions like Pandamonium that you need to fit into that area which skew well above what the theme would suggest. A simple generic theme would do nicely without use of characters.
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    Opening day Lethal Weapon and Wipeout still bests it imo.
  19. Baconjack
    If they manage to re-construct Arkham from cut up blowtorched bits, give Gumbuya World management and the construction company they contracted a medal lmao.
  20. Baconjack
    I'd say a good half of this thread probably haven't ridden a wooden coaster. Another third have done BB (by all accounts on the rough end of the spectrum), and the rest have done more. Woodies are naturally rough, that's part and parcel of them, but it adds to the fun. I think you have to come to expect any coaster in Australia will have a little rattle at least, because they aren't designed for our climate which is far warmer than Europe or America where most of these rides get built. Leviathan will be a more than sufficient ride that replaces Corkscrew's role in the lineup (albeit a little late). Based on nl2 recreations and testing footage it maintains its speed quite well and flies through that layout. I think we might have a new "best coaster in the southern hemisphere" contender with this one + it looks like Village has improved its presentation standards beyond the minimal crap that was standard for years. Vortex/Rivals didn't have rockwork, statues & well presented stations beyond an open air shed. Fwiw, that concept artwork is nearly 4 years old, so it's a bit unfair to judge presentation of it now based on that artwork. Who remembers when Steel Taipan's rendering had some very good landscaping?
  21. Baconjack
    It’s easy to blame the woman for entering the ride area that we all know is a dangerous thing to do, but at the end of the day, a ride op should be trained to see people entering the ride area while in motion, so it’s more than just the woman’s fault, the operator needs to cop some of the blame. Not sure how carnies get trained but I know when I was trained on operating dodgems this was what I was told. Maybe some cameras in the ride operator booth to make it easier? Or better training?
  22. Baconjack
    Superman is reasonably reliable, I rarely hear it ever being shut outside of its annual maintenance period. It also helps that the ride is small in scale compared to the other installs so there's less things to work on. West obviously faces the problem of being harder to maintain as it gets older - it's a very common problem with flumes. Concrete doesn't last forever. Scooby has the one of a kind elevator, but otherwise it's a very simple ride system that should rarely be down. Perhaps the elevator is getting on in years?
  23. Baconjack
    2010 called, it wants its top 10 best coasters list back. The wooden coaster list is even more of a fraud. There's a few woodies in China that would easily shit on about three quarters of the list.
  24. Baconjack
    To be fair it wasn't announced or known to anyone that an identical model would be built in its exact spot. Though it made sense - very popular ride that was difficult to maintain. Just like Dragster. Fwiw, I never rode Dragster, but the LSM conversion as rumoured is a perfect metaphor for Mack Tango Train vs SBF Visa Tango Train.
  25. Baconjack
    My money's on a refit of the launch system to LSMs + a retheme. Perhaps a switch track and backwards spike for a swing LSM launch would be an out-there guess but unlikely. Logistically this is possible, Red Force's track is much shorter and launches to a similar speed to dragster, plus LSM's can be put on angled track. It's more less a question if Cedar Fair has the money to do the refit - but they build at Cedar Point as if money isn't an object. If this is what's done, then it's a slam dunk for MW to do the same to Superman to keep it going as parts for these hydraulic coasters get harder to come by in the next 10 years.
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