Coasterjoe

Personally I’ve always been not overly keen to go on a cruise and I fall in the camp of people that might be swayed to go on a Disney cruise and here is why. 1. I have small children 2. Disney have a certain standard of entertainment for all ages and I have never regretted spending the money to go to one of their shows/events. I just feel that a Disney cruise is not much different price wise to another cruise company, but you know Disney will do it well because its Disney. I expect a Disney cruise to be much more than just a cruise with Disney characters. It’s the whole experience that Disney bring, from the customer service, to the quality and detail in everything they do, so yes, I can relate to people who might be considering a Disney cruise when they wouldn’t consider a regular cruise. I think its unfair to assume that every adult who wants to go on a Disney cruise is a weirdo who wants a photo with Donald Duck.

Yeah I can respect that, Id prefer CP over Disneyland any time. I did really love Disneyland when I went there but yes, no denying how stupidly expensive it is. Personally I do think Disneyland is at least a one and done for any theme park enthusiast, but I can also see why you wouldn’t be enthusiastic paying what would be a season pass for the entire cedar fair chain for a single day in magic kingdom.

You know ive been doing some soul searching about my recent comments and looking back I think I was being a little silly. The sheer cost of doing anything to the current layout would be astronomical and taking a huge risk if they make dramatic changes to the layout. Removing the ride would also cost probably more than building a new coaster. So the most logical thing is to upgrade to LSM. I underestimated now how big of a job simply changing the launch system will actually be and when I consider that than its probably major enough to post what they posted. I still feel they will need to add something that the GP will notice, this could be as simple as a new more immersive station 🤷‍♂️

Yes I remember that article circulating but my feeling was it was driven more from the people here that are trying to make it happen as opposed to Disney actually being interested in building a park here. Perhaps the cruise coming here is a bit of a test for something bigger but I seriously doubt we have the capacity for a permanent Disney park especially in Adelaide. One thing ive always thought would work really well here is some sort of mini Disney attraction/park based on finding nemo at sydney harbour. But the cost of development and finding space at sydney harbour alone would be a turn off for Disney. Ive also thought that some sort of Disney roadshow that visits the showgrounds at all the major cities could be pretty cool.

And yet the crowds still come out in force, feeling sorry for floor staff at the moment dealing with disgruntled GP that don’t understand why so many rides are down. MW needs one or two more reliable capacity monsters in the park to soften the blow when some of these more unreliable rides go down. Something tried and true that has high capacity and low maintenance issues. The issue is less about DC rivals and more about the number of major attractions that are down both planned and unexpected at a given time.

Yeah I am pumped for this! This is probably the closest we will ever get to having a Disneyland in Australia.

This is the thing, you dont really feel like there is a sense of urgency from the park to rectify this. I appreciate its probably a much bigger job than we realise. If the last few years are anything to go by Movieworld is not fussed about having a number of attractions down because the crowds still come! I think as long as Superman is operating MW will drag their feet getting this fixed sadly.

I think that the fact that Gumbaya World is building the same coaster as MW is not really going to have a significant impact on the GP. The model looks quality and really fits the Gumbaya World demographic. I am so impressed with how progressive Gumbaya World has been, come a long way from the little Gumbaya Park I used to visit when I lived in Gippsland. As for LPS the expansion was definitely not small change and while it has its flaws its a pretty well rounded expansion. Personally I am really excited to see the direction of theme parks in Australia over the next two decades, its promising to see so much development outside of the Gold Coast.

Ok so maybe my last suggestion is a little far fetched but surely the plan isn't just simply to replace the launch with LSM and retheme, that would be really disappointing. This is Cedar Point we are talking about regarding one of their signature attractions. There needs to be something that makes people feel that they are getting a ‘better ride experience’ for me simply upgrading the launch is not enough, especially to announce the ride as we know it is retiring and for an inferior launch system imo. Heres some more realistic upgrades LSM+ add an extra 40 or so feet to reclaim tallest coaster. Add a roll back and backwards launch spike prior to main launch. Reverse the track so it launches backwards add a camel back to the post drop run similar to Kingda Ka.

Here is a thought, Gemini sits right behind TDD. Maybe Cedar Point plans to remove gemini and use the space to extend TTD to either create a steel launch coaster with a similar layout to Velocicoaster using the current top hat, or maybe the first stratacoaster with a lifthill? I still dont believe an LSM launch will provide the same quality launch you get from the current system but if there was a track extension for more ride then that would be a great compensation.

I wondered a change to LSM launch too but that would be a pretty disappointing outcome tbh. It would inevitably mean a less forceful launch and probably a lower height. I would love to see Cedar Fair really push the boundaries on this one and do something thats never been done before. TTD is a special ride for many enthusiasts and to see it essentially ‘downgraded’ to be honest would really suck. I would prefer if it they just scrapped it.

If its open when you visit lol

Hmm, if they were simply rebranding and upgrading the ride they wouldn’t have used the word ‘retiring’ The way it reads to me is that the ride experience is going to be quite different. This does not read to me like a renovations post. It is quite cryptic in suggesting elements of top thrill dragster will remain but that could mean a number of things.

Yes it does seem that way from the way they have written it. Hopefully it ends on a high note with an equally thrilling, but more reliable ride.

I never got there in time who here was lucky enough to ride top thrill dragster?

I cant really see this benefiting a lot of people to be honest. Most people from the local area are visiting the parks on a locals pass and I would think the majority of interstate holiday makers dont have the ability to just pop back ul in a few weeks just to return to the park. A model like this worked really well for a place like Aussie World because they dont have annual passes. I am willing to guess as well that the amount of visitors to the park on day passes would be lower than those visiting on some sort of multi day pass packaged in with their holiday.

The thing is that because MW is not seasonal ride closures for maintenance is expected. The moment MW starts to compensate for these closures then peoples perception of a fully priced day pass becomes ‘its only worth it if everything is open.’ MW want to continue a public perception that there is still plenty worth your visit even if there are number of rides not operating. The last thing they want is to build a public expectation that they will discount tickets every time rides close down unexpectedly. If MW are transparent about their ride closures (which they are) and inform guest upon visiting as to which attractions are not operating (which they do) I see no need to offer compensation imo.

Must have been a hell of a gust of wind for that to happen, thats just really unlucky

Hmm, are Sledgehammer and SX360 the same model/manufacturer? I have only ridden SX360 and I am quite a large dude and I found the restraints to be quite comfortable.

Well Scooby just got a whole lot more exciting

Agreed

Yeah supermans theming is next level especially for an Australian ride… and that launch is pretty special too. Maybe I got unlucky with Tailwhip, I was just left a little underwhealmed especially after paying the $25 for it.

Yikes, would be pretty pissed if I visited on a day pass atm, imagine paying $100 to visit a park with only 1 major attraction operating. You could say its a string of bad luck but with the amount of times the park is running at half capacity the last couple of years its getting harder and harder to have sympathy.

Tower of Terror! I miss that ride so damn much! I never got to ride bush beast but that also looked like a fun time

Its no secret I adore DC Rivals, its my favourite coaster ever, but I haven’t had the chance to ride the worlds best ie Steel Vengence, Fury325 etc. I hear a lot of major enthusiasts talk about how good DC rivals looks but few have ridden it because its so far away for them. Im just wanting to know from you here who have done the states/japan/europe etc. How does rivals stack up? Is it actually in that league? Thanks