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The Buzzsaw will probably stay, as long as it passes all safety inspections. As far as demolishing the entirety of Gold Rush Country, I doubt they'll send in Caterpillar dozers to remove every last bit of it. Most likely is that it will be renovated to a different theme (if that does indeed happen) and given a new name.

And IIRC parts to refurbish Eureka Mountain Mine Ride are rarer than hens teeth...

Hmm... Here's my 2c. The Mayhem Maze = good idea. I reckon it's about time Aussie World got a scare attraction. (For years I'd hoped they'd put in a ghost train, but this is just as good) Octopus/Wild mouse removal = inevitable (as stated above). Pity though, loved the Octopus. Fairground classic. Never rode the Wild Mouse though, so can't exactly rate that one. As far as the rest of it goes, with the addition of a water park that includes a tin shed with a simulated storm inside, that's a pretty unique idea. Not so crash hot on that Professor dude and his robot though takin up the old Funnybone Flicks. I liked sittin in the old picture theatre to while away half an hour or so watchin the old films. The signage job on the arcade they've done OK with, and it seems to be stocked with a lot of games the kiddos would be happy with. All in all, I'd have to say it seems like Aussie World, adding costumed characters etc, is trying their best to compete with the likes of MW, SW and DW, and they're doing a good job of it too.

Or, worst case scenario, no flow at all. The water would just drain back out into the storage area.

    If they hadn't had a guide rail on those cars when I was younger, Dreamworld Management would have sent one of their number down to the local police station to report one car stolen Remembering that ride brings me to mind the question, how on earth do those cars run? They're obviously speed-limited for one thing, but are they using a modified engine or is the guide rail electrified?

    Wonder where the Arrow trains went? Probably sold If I had had any money at the time I would have bought the entire train. Not sure what I would have done with it as I have no track to run it on. Could think of many things to do with old roller coaster cars, including one of my pet projects where I would have converted one into a petrol powered go-kart, not as fast as the stripped down racing equivalents but with plenty of grunt to get from A to B.

    Speaking of the cars, are they about the same size or larger than the Speedy's Taxis cars? And you're probably right, it might open in time for the September school holidays - then MW management will see whether the ride was a good idea or not. I'm thinking that it may have huge line-ups in the first few weeks then the line-ups will slowly dwindle. Just my 2c.

    sounds awful. I'd hate to be on the 'smiley face' shift... especially with the stroller brigade lined up outside Taz Cars or Sam Train... or Speedy's... that last one i'd probably be able to stand about an hour of... But back on topic as far as the new ride is concerned - would the new Mini Cars track be the same width as Speedy's Taxis track or would they double it up and put two tracks side by side for a two-lane road?

Ah that clears it up for me Thanks

    Remote system, hm, sounds like a car immobiliser type thing, although its triggered manually to shut the power off. When I rode Speedy's back in '07, the attendant had some kind of transponder thing which had a bunch of buttons on it and a stick which could have been a makeshift aerial, push a button and at the end of the ride that shut down the car the operator selected, or started them when it was time to ride. EDIT: And while we're on the subject of Speedy's, last original ride, does anyone know whether the ride was purchased from a manufacturer or an in-house job? I can't seem to find any technical info about it at all.

I dunno about you but I would have, if i had had the money, bought the lift chain and, if they had kept it, the front car off the old Arrow 'Corkscrew' themed train. I'd probably convert the latter into a vehicle independent of any roller coaster tracks. Found one goin for $850 on Gumtree... way outta my budget but would be pretty darn cool: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bald-hills/collectables/sea-world-bermuda-triangle-theme-park-attraction-alien-prop/1047780213 and it's almost my height!

Looks like it might be better than Speedy's yet, here's hoping so. Speedy's I've ridden, at least back in '07, twice. Woeful both times, only a few cars were actually functional (one broke down halfway through and thankfully it wasn't the cars I was behind the wheel of) and every ride you hoped that your car wasn't the one to give up the ghost in the middle of the track... absolutely woeful ride. The paintjobs on the cars were awful too... from looking at a blog post on that ride now it seems they've repainted the cars to look more like taxis Now onto the cars, either they're possibly going to give Speedy the sack and move the cars over to the new Mini Driving School or they're going to buy new cars, not sure which. Just guessing.

iirc back in the old Corkscrew days when I used to ride that before they butchered the ride name and got rid of the old Arrow trains they had two ops (at least on the days I was there), one op would step over the train when it was empty and he'd stand there, let the guests in, let em get comfy in the train, put the restraints on, then one op would check (and lock) the manual restraints from the entry side, the other op would check the restraints on his side, give the all clear, and iirc the 'Go' switch was on the exit side so all that op would have to do is hit the button once given the all-clear...

I reckon VR are gettin a little too ambitious with Wet N Wild projects all over the shop. They've got one in QLD, then they want to expand to Sydney, then Las Vegas, Nevada... still, nice idea if you want to cater to international customers for your parks. but will each WnW be a carbon copy of the QLD one or branch out with different rides? That's what I wonder about - id rather not have each WnW a carbon copy of each other - they can differ depending on location imo.

That he probably is - plus 3 rides a visit... honestly you could take the kids to the kids WB world and let em have fun there - that will make them and him quite happy... either that or they just want to go on SE every single time... which takes about an hour to get into.

waste of a good ride and a '71 original imo... removin a family ride for a thrill coaster only adrenaline-charged teens would enjoy - i really dont like the way theme parks are going...

Hmm... it seems to me that person is probably most likely a sufferer of 'badspellingitis'... and thats putting it nicely. '3 rides a visit?' haha lol. i dont think so, unless they're from out of town (i.e. gettin to MW takes longer than an hour or two) and probably end up riding something popular like SE. VIP passes = more bogans in MW/SW/WnW...

i had to lol - i had something similar happen to me at Kingston Park Raceway once. Except all but one car was running until the ride op finally got it to start then they put me in it. Not fun when the motor cuts out halfway along the course and i had to pull over to the side to avoid being rearended...

1971 Log Jammer being removed? Doesn't show a good reason for it - unless the ride was beyond repair/no one went there anymore, i would not like to see it removed. But it seems today more family rides are going the way of the dodo - replaced with rollercoasters that no grandma can ride - as opposed to a ride like Log Jammer or our own LTRR...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=Zo4Za5Rrv0c The Topsy Turvy ride shows up again here - love the uniforms the ride ops wear.

Well, to bring the subject back on topic - last i went to SW (bought an annual pass for all 3 parks last year, only went twice) food there was really expensive - $15 for one medium serving of chips and a drink. Buy 5 people (the amount of people i went with including me) that same meal - $75 total. Not worth it - so I usually head down to the fish n chip shop after a day at SW or MW.

ROFLMFAO I think the cocaine would be illegal. someone else mentioned Bugs downing a yard glass... now that would be epic to see. at the dirty harry bar they'd probably have a 'no minors' sign there due to the hookers IMHO.

good old AW... the simulator ride there broke down while watching 'Astro Canyon Coaster' if I remember right. The film decided to take a nap and we all were still strapped in until the motion sequence ended. Wild Mouse? Operator error. Bell didn't work, car overshot the manual brakes before the operator had a chance to act. I went on a traveling 'House of Horrors' ride once, the type with electrified track/cars. Same ride that I saw as a B-double trailer a few days before. it broke down going through one part, the transformer just gave up the ghost (no pun intended). So basically I was stuck on said ride for a while until one of the workers in costume came and evacuated me and a few other people. Was worth the admission price IMHO to get stuck in the first part and have one of the workers paid to scare you get you out of the ride.

True. But still, it would be pretty cool to see the Hatbox ghost again in HM.

Me too, discovered that ad probably about 6months ago. Pretty good advertising for what is today a rough old coaster. There is also a Huss Pirate ship for sale, but I am wondering if it is a model with the propulsion motors underneath the ride car, cause I know AW's Pirate Ship (Space Shaker AFAIK) has the propulsion motor above the car (attached to the arm at the top). I know SW had the motors underneath the 'boat'.