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Ridden Bug Run at Aussie world and couldn't get enough? Cant wait for the coasters at DW and MW to open? Well guess what, you can ride a couple other coasters in Qld this August. First one is Brisbane Thrill festival at Mt Gravatt which will have a Wacky Worm: And then down in Jimboomba Family carnival, the arguably more hilarious shark coaster makes an appearance on the same dates.

Disney does not have a monopoly on this theme.

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No, Big Dipper is closer than Toutatis: Besides, those gaps are only every few meters between segments, so you would expect a predictable bump-bump-bump...not continuous rattling.

I thought it was because the trains were a bit light so they rattled more easily. I dont think track gaps are what make things rough, else what about rides like Steel Taipan and Toutatis where the cars are passing a non welded joint at high speed on the track switch?

Someone get a panning shot of one train parked in the station with the other stacked on the brakes.

Yeah Wiegand offer them as an option. You can see the strap used to secure it here:

I've thought about that, but a couple of options: Close Cavell St to traffic, and potentially expand onto that. You could do a few more flats, and potentially a coaster with a fairly linear layout But the visionary option would be to consolidate around the Palais theatre and the surrounding car parks, and turn it into a proper destination, the next Grona Lund basically. A comparison:

Looks like the slides are from Arihant. https://arihantwaterslides.com/discover-our-rides/

I'm presuming you want them to paint it at night so they can run the ride during the day? They use a specialised Jotun coating, the stuff is great, but can be easily dinged up if touched while still curing. The consistency is kind of like a starburst chewy lolly when drying. https://www.parkz.com.au/photo/14398-Movie_World_hypercoaster_construction/gallery/sort/oldest/location/dc-rivals-hypercoaster/offset/135 There's no feasible way you could do paint and then have trains running on it the next morning.

I like how the drop gets steeper part way. Going to be a bit of a lurch if you are towards the top of the turntable and are pulled down.

Flash merch would sell long term due to Sheldon Cooper IMO.

As in the old SW Thrillseeker? Is it coming back now?

What does SM stand for? Superman Mscape?

Counter point, it could have also been Rodney Rude, who operated in the same time period, causing a decline in the popularity of the Rodney name.

Who are Vekoma? Oh it's the same thing as Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.

With this wheel thing, yeah wouldn't it be a normal wheel during the day, then at night I guess you'd let people in, have a set number of bookings and some sort of flip down table in each gondola. You send people in, you get a few laps and a set menu, one course per revolution or something? Get the special events crew to ferry food across. Would be an interesting concept.

My brain is Broken Big Dipper, Little Nipper, Boomerang, Alpine Coaster... what's the 5th?

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/3YCJzzVW25PWnmh2/?mibextid=31ks6x And now we have POV. Pretty good pacing!

Can you stop making posts where all you say is "yawn"?

Fuji Q is quicker by coach because its up in the mountains, and the bus goes via expressways, whereas the train winds all over the place, costs more and you have to change trains along the way. I got a bus from the Shinjuku Expressway Bus station Get the Q-Pack ticket which includes entry and the bus transfer. https://highway-buses.jp/ticket/q-pack.php I reserved through above link, and then picked up my tickets and paid for them the night before. Get the earliest coach you can on the way up. For the return trip, one shortly after closing is fine because they shut the queues well before park closing to clear them out! ************ For Nagashima, nearest station is Kuwana, you can bus or taxi from there. But I just got a driect bus from the Meitetsu bus station (next to the main station in Nagoya) https://www.sanco.co.jp/highway/naganagoya/root-1

I'd heard a while back that a 2nd one was going to park somewhere in Mexico, so this would be it. It appears Vekoma make two styles of mine train track. The full sized ones are like Big Thunder in Paris, Choco Chip Creek etc. Wheels on the inside of the track. The other type is more like their junior coaster track, but with the spine set down a bit to allow fake wooden sleepers to be bolted on. Wheels on the outside of the track. The latter is what you can see has been delivered to Vidanta World.

So, that maroon and grey/blue Switchback prototype seen at the Vekoma factory: Well, it was intended for Vidanta world in Mexico: Source https://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/vidanta-world-mexico-theme-park.38448/page-2

Yeah Nagashima is better than Hirakata for sure. Much bigger lineup. Everything except elf was mediocre at Hirikata i felt. If lines are a worry, you can purchase timed one shot express passes from vending machines at the front of each ride. Be aware rides can close before park closing time in order to clear the queue. I was caught out and missed a re ride on hakugei. Re Disney, how long have you got in Tokyo? Can you just go there yourself one of the days and visit Disneysea?