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The cranes are back out and in Action tonight

Correct. There will always be the odd occasion when something doesn’t fire, but a well designed system allows for that so you don’t get something awful. Scooby Next Gen just wasn’t that. But hopefully those days are behind us and the new attractions being built are much better.

Another typical case of VRTP being below Disney standard! That boat isn’t even sinking 😂 It depends. ‘Not working’ could just mean the scene didnt trigger for whatever reason for their car. The problem with Scooby is that video was done so poorly by someone who clearly has little understanding of how an attraction operates. There is no ‘holding state’ so if it doesn’t trigger you just get black. Same as the final drop scene which just runs out of video whilst you sit there.

Yeah have to agree situation is far from ideal right now

Pretty sure I said the screens should be working. 99% of the time someone posts actual factual info here it’s going to come from a source that can’t be disclosed, that’s the nature of real inside information. Gatekeeping would be posting “I know something and won’t tell you” which is a far cry from posting actual insights that may be of interest to people, to the extent they can be shared. There are several members on these board who are actively working in/with the parks or have close contacts with people that are. Often they will try to share whatever information they can get away with to contribute to the discussion and for the interest of other members who may actually be interested in reading. Your options are to have information without always the full path back to the source, or to have nothing. I know which I’d prefer. I don’t however have some agenda of wanting to post pure speculation as fact for the purpose of making myself feel good, if I did, perhaps I’d sooner no real info is shared. Whenever I make a guess about something or speculate, I always make a point of stating that I’m doing so. Therefore it stands to reason that if I’m saying something is fact, it probably is I can’t/won’t speak for others, but that’s my story. Sorry if it upsets you to be corrected when your speculation is inaccurate. Glad to hear you are busy, the last few years have not been good to many AV Experts out there.

No Citation is not needed, that is what they are. You are the one that came and stated as fact something that was incorrect based on pure assumption. I am merely correcting you. Ive done my time here and don’t need to provide justification for any info or facts I provide. People can choose to accept them or not, but to not do so would be foolish.

Woohoo, just what this forum needs. Another theme park AV expert.

Easy to operate once installed, like most display wall type product. But expensive and hard to replace if damaged, so maybe that is what is currently the case? I personally hate those screens and would be happy to see them vanish.

God can you stop with your rubbish. This is like your previous post saying they pull the train apart all the time so just take it off. When in actual fact you have no idea how they usually take the train apart. Just quit the armchair expert routine on things you actually don’t know about.

For someone who claims to work in the industry you think you would know they are far from off the shelf TVs. They are actually super expensive special panels with external electronics/processors to make them thin and lightweight enough for the ride. Im not saying they shouldn’t be working. But I can’t stand posts of ‘Im an expert so bla bla bla’ when the person is actually completely wrong.

We have to remember that each train is worth millions of dollars. So you don’t just start pulling apart such a thing without procedure and planning.

So whats with the TOW still there and no painting? Is this the workers that need to come back referred to above?

Why make a big deal about it by the park? Us talking about it is exactly the reason. When was the last post about TTD on Parkz? By making a thing about it the park is generating talk and buzz. I could argue Jurassic World at Islands of Adventure is the exact same ride system as Jurassic Park, but by making a big song and dance that JP was closing forever the park fueled talk about the ride. Its pure marketing.

Given TTD is widely said to have a less forceful launch than eXcelerator anyway, does that mean TTD is more about the total top speed and height anyway so the launch system matters less? Given the above I’d be sad to see xcel closed/changed because that launch is proper mental.

I can say with fact (from the manufacturer) its rated above 50km/hr before it has to be stopped. So 45 IS within limits.

They send empty trains every day un checks.

Perhaps they need a big damn crane to move rivals and they just aren’t any available? It seems feasible given the current state of all things construction industry and so forth. I can’t imagine they have any desire to leave it sitting out there

Why did you let your child climb over something that isn’t meant to be climbed on?

Dunno why we’ve never seen a really good spinner like the one at Chessington. I could see that as a good fit at DW.

Id say they need an elevated position for mounting that equipment so will leave the existing column in place even if the track ultimately goes. It’s effectively back of house now so prob fair enough.

Did they? That would be interesting to know if true. Of it did, was it mechanical failure or electrical? Also worth noting that RMC don’t do control systems (like with most manufacturers). Six Flags do all their own in house. Other rides are by various companies.

To be clear I have no issue with someone posting “Ive heard this” or “all evidence we have points to that”. I take issue when someone tries to argue their point by saying something is FACT when they don’t actually know that, and more so when I do actually know it to be factually correct. Likewise if I post something which I can’t give evidence/source for I don’t expect everyone to believe it. But I don’t expect anyone to say “no you are 100% factually wrong.” Just trying to give people as much information as I possibly can about things without crossing a line. Take it or leave it, that’s up to you.

The talk over there is that RMC did have a few Clangers which affected their reputation. But as mentioned they have had a bit of a restructure and are slowly restoring the street cred after learning from some of the earlier mistakes. The El Toro incident is an interesting one. As indicators seem to point towards poor track maintenance more than anything else.

To the contrary, it’s incredibly inconvenient, because it would be much easier to just post the info. And yes, I do know something you don’t know, and no I can’t say what it is. However that doesn’t mean it isn’t true and that your statement of an alternate scenario being fact isn’t incorrect. You’ll just have to accept (or don’t, really doesn’t bother me) that in some cases no matter of ‘research’ is going to result in you being the authority on the topic.

Sorry you are incorrect, it is NOT a fact. You may think so because all the information publicly available information makes it look this way. However that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to the story that people can’t disclose publicly. DW is good at bullshit and media spin whilst what is going on/went on behind close doors is much less rosey.