Everything posted by rappa
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Scenic Railway Counterweight
I believe it would likely be a new train and control system... but that's mostly speculation on my part.
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Sea World Storm Coaster construction 2013
Its the lift hills. They need to be themed and incorporated somehow, just like Bermuda did.
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Sea World Storm Coaster construction 2013
See of those two POVs I'd prefer the second because at least it's just a nicely themed ride. Surely no one can tell me that have ANY idea what was going on with the Atlantis ride? It makes no sense at all. Both rides suffer the same design problem though in that they are... Theming, Theming, Theming, Unthemed lift hill, coaster portion, splash, theming, repeat. There is no reason for the lifts and coaster portion in the ride story. To tie all of the ride together would make a great ride. Look at Splash Mountain.
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Sea World Storm Coaster construction 2013
Yeah I agree. Whilst the ride system is great I really don't like the implimentation on either of the sea world rides. I got nothing of the story of the ride and it seems to just have wetness for the sake of it in places. Looking forward to seeing what our Sea World does with it.
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Sea World Storm Coaster construction 2013
Flume operated for much of BTs construction.
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Sea Viper Closed
A glut? We have one every 1000kms pretty much. Best thing that could happen to the coast would be 5 Vegas size casinos. Would clean up the city's image completely. (compare the streets of surfers at 1am to Vegas) Generate works class entertainment opportunities Increase revenue to the city to reduce rate burdens and it's the closest chance to ever seeing a Disney park here that everyone so desperately wants.
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Movie World has a dig at Dream World?
No S&S down is a free fall under gravity. The turbo drop towers decent at a greater acceleration than gravity and the space shots fall is 'cushioned' by air. Very different than the intamin towers which literally drop the gondola into virtually a free fall (minus track friction). The Disney tower of terrors are similar to the S&S concept where the elevator is pushed and pulled up and down the shaft and never actually dropped.
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Movie World Trip (it's been a while)
Seems pretty standard to me. Water rides cop a beating.
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Old Theme Park Ads
Yep after the drop and two loops the coaster just wandered around for an eternity doing nothing and losing speed until the useless tunnel
- Movie World new ride: JUSTICE LEAGUE: Alien Invasion 3D.
- Village Roadshow and Sanderson set sights on Asia
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New Dreamworld Attraction
I'm thinking a coaster with this theme might not be so great because it will have constant downtime (ie never work), the government will have to keep giving dreamworld handouts to try and get it going, people will constantly use it as the but of their jokes and the final product with only fit the theme 1/16th despite costing as much as one that is the full theme.
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Superman Escape Loose Items
You can certainly reopen the superman lockers. And can we stop beating a dead horse here? They are charge lockers, have been for over 6 years so who gives a shit??? Really
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2012 International Additions
Dreamworld said nothing. They just closed it and boarded it up!
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2012 International Additions
There is no way the TOT update wasn't a result of Intamin approaching DW and SFMM with a concept to reverse the car based on the return they would get from 2 sales to recoup the RnD costs. Nobody copied shit
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Fake pics of "New Dreamworld Rollercoaster"
#994
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Wet n Wild sued for traumatic Aqualoop ride
Friends of mine were in the next to launch position for Dragster when the train in front had a roll back, apparently that is quite an unnerving feeling also!
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Wet n Wild sued for traumatic Aqualoop ride
When I was at bush gardens shikra broke down and we were stopped at the first station block (ie at the back). As part of the restart procedure cars had to be dispatched and as part of that a car was 'dropped' from the top of the ride. Watchin it one could easily assume that car would continue and come slamming into the back of us. I didnt KNOW there was another block brake out of sight and there were no signs. But I didn't sue Bush Gardens for not telling me this system was in place before the ride. Just sayin
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2012 International Additions
Yes I was clearly a bit out of date with my roll info, that was about a week ago.
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2012 International Additions
All reports point to it being a zero G roll, awesome! Yes Alex we did indeed change trains, what I meant is it was super easy, apologies. Why won't grizzly be open other Alex?
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2012 International Additions
We definately got a train from Disney to the airport I'm sure... But this was a number of years ago
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Old Theme Park Ads
The world may have been a better place back then but that doesn't necessarily mean EVERYTHING was better lol. Those ads are shameful
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VIP Pass is Back
WHAT??? You get a years free entry into 3 parks for a crazy low price and you still then think you should be getting in parks discounts with that? Its no secret that theme parks (cinemas, stadiums etc) make their money from food and bev. Do you get a discount on food when you buy a movie ticket?
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Superman Escape Loose Items
Dang
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Rare Findings
That used to be the Movie World thing back in the day with even the thrill rides having fairly loose movie tie ins, much like the lethal weapon pre-show. As the park started to go more traditional theme park and a bit less about making movies you started to see the pre-shows disappearing. And yes the original pre show really did nothing to enhance to the ride imo.