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They need to demolish Speedys and replace it with a couple of new kids flats and maybe one central general family flat. They've gotten rid of Tazs bumper cars and put in that calming space, they've gotten rid of pounce and bounce, and of course the Marvin Maggot has been gone for years, so the kids zone is pretty threadbare imo. And it would be such a cheap bit of capital too!

I was addressing your comment that the layout seems to have gone backwards, which I disagree with. If I went to a park and it had a normal SLC layout and the Tripsdrill one, I'd go ride the Tripsdrill type one first because its got better flow and elements.

Bruh it has a zero g roll, that alone makes it better than Arkham imo. Also more fast turns and transitions. Arkham had that helix at the end which it kind of just cruised around.

All new Vekomas are good now they have updated the track system.

Movie World and Joker themed rides, name a more iconic duo trio. PS, I think MW could have maybe one more large family flat (like a dumbo or NebulaZ type thing), but on the whole new flat rides never seem to draw crowds. Never waited more than one cycle for one in Aus. If you want flat rides, go to Aussie World I guess.

Not really, now is the critical time when tourism is 'reopening'. Clearly extended hours wouldn't have done much when a lot of visitors couldn't even get in the state or when event sizes were limited in 2020.

Wonder if they could leverage longer hours under the guise of Covid recovery?

It looks like it's already done? Mind you, it looks more like shotcrete with a themed finish, but still, i reckon that's what we're getting: Main thing I'm wondering is where are the Stinger slides?

I think GL and DCR were a bit plain with the theming, but the Doomsday precinct was fully themed.

How can you tell?

I'm surprised they didn't leave it up for Christmas eve?

The best way i can explain it is Riddlers Revenge versus a Vekoma Boomerang. Both rides turn you upside down 6 times, but a start to finish layout with 6 inversions just feels different to doing 3 inversions twice.

But Big Dipper has a tyre launch too. Just based on my personal experience, something that passes a bank of LSMs several times to pick up speed (Wicked Twister, Sky Scream, Star Trek Operation Enterprise) feels different to a coaster where you are going forwards the whole time and the 2nd half amps it up with a faster launch (Taron, Velocicoaster, Helix)

This is a situation where i think there needs to be differentiation in terminology, because quite clearly Surfrider and Steel Taipan have a different launch to Jet Rescue or Big Dipper.

Probably to hide the construction stuff seen on the first launch. Also DAE notice the fake wheels are off:

Yes just one.

Aww man we almost had a looping star? Yeah we got Geronimo instead, but still, looping stars slap.

Why cant they use Village E-Serve to order? Personally re US style service I feel uncomfortable with it. You’ve got people that have to grit their teeth to an unreasonable extent because if they don’t simp for the customer they get no tips and starve, so then the overriding attitude over there is coming and interrupting your meal to “check if everything is ok”. Plus its pretty problematic how you have massive hospo businesses that literally make it the customers problem to pay their staff?

Minor nitpick, but I always reckoned the overseas ones looked cooler with exposed ceilings, more of an industrial look, fitted a younger vibe: The GC one feels a bit like an ALH venue from a few years ago.

Where did sideshow amusements buy it from?

What about Eureka?

https://hillarysboatharbour.com.au/whats-on/boardwalk-carnival/

My speculation is that in the 90s it was a dumb ratchet mechanism, and now its hydraulic harnesses and electronic monitoring, so more to break.

The one in HK didnt open in 1955.