Generally, when parks say Summer *insert year it means December. August 2022 to December 2024 is 2+ years.

On 03/06/2023 at 8:11 AM, themagician said:

Generally, when parks say Summer *insert year it means December. August 2022 to December 2024 is 2+ years.

Spot on - Summer starts in December, so that is the start of the summer season. 

It's 2+ years.

Swung by the park last night for Luna Park in the dark/Vivid and in addition to it being a terrible place to have no lights, they currently have the WM cars and some Carosel horses set up inside Coney Island on display. The downside of this is that some most of the classic arcade games and pinball machines are gone, and the ones that are there that require power aren't getting it. Really makes the space feel just like a giant warehouse and really dead.

Also, BD needs queue lights and a 2nd car running no matter what the theme of the night is.

 

4 hours ago, jjuttp said:

Swung by the park last night for Luna Park in the dark/Vivid and in addition to it being a terrible place to have no lights, they currently have the WM cars and some Carosel horses set up inside Coney Island on display. The downside of this is that some most of the classic arcade games and pinball machines are gone, and the ones that are there that require power aren't getting it. Really makes the space feel just like a giant warehouse and really dead.

Also, BD needs queue lights and a 2nd car running no matter what the theme of the night is.

 

Getting the cars inside Coney Island is a ridiculous effort considering you have to go through BOH then through the side door. At that point why don’t you just leave it there where it belongs and chuck a tarp over them so they don’t get faded? Plenty of room there they’ve kept wild mouse track there too in the past 

Edited June 12, 20232 yr by Baconjack

8 hours ago, Baconjack said:

Getting the cars inside Coney Island is a ridiculous effort considering you have to go through BOH then through the side door. At that point why don’t you just leave it there where it belongs and chuck a tarp over them so they don’t get faded? Plenty of room there they’ve kept wild mouse track there too in the past 

Yeah i do not have an issue with this. The trackwork being done one Wild Mouse is extensive and it is not scheduled to reopen until Summer 2024. What better way to store the cars than make a static display of them? This then ensures that they are weather proofed whilst giving them a fucntion and turning them into a talking point for visitors and also hyping up the eventual return of the Wild Mouse. Its a shame that the heritage games and pinballs seem to have been removed from Coney Island though-they certainly do give some energy to the periphery of the site. However, its important to note that these were not owned by the park and perhaps the owner has decided to end their loan or they may be required for an exhibition elsewhere. Here is hoping that they make a return or the park sources soemthing else similar for the space.

Since they are 'guest rideable' - seems a missed opportunity to have one set up as a photo opportunity - let people sit in one, put up a static backdrop of the harbour bridge or greenscreen it and sell "on ride photos" - they've already got the photowallets made up...

Visited LPS for the first time today, which is kinda mad considering we only live a couple of hours away.

Took a couple of snaps of the Wild Mouse. The cars have been moved back outside and are under covers. There were no pinball machines inside Coney Island, the space where the cars were in a previous photo was just empty.

There were a couple of pieces of track behind the fence just outside the Wild Mouse entrance next to the covered up cars.

RMC just announced a family wild mouse type coaster called a wild moose. Just putting it out there…

 

https://www.coaster101.com/2023/08/18/rocky-mountain-construction-announces-wild-moose-family-coaster-model/

1 hour ago, Natti_amusements said:

RMC just announced a family wild mouse type coaster called a wild moose. Just putting it out there…

 

https://www.coaster101.com/2023/08/18/rocky-mountain-construction-announces-wild-moose-family-coaster-model/

No. Just no.

6 hours ago, Natti_amusements said:

RMC just announced a family wild mouse type coaster called a wild moose. Just putting it out there…

 

https://www.coaster101.com/2023/08/18/rocky-mountain-construction-announces-wild-moose-family-coaster-model/

HERITAGE PROTECTED STRUCTURE.

Just putting it out there.

My cat needs to go outside. Brb, just putting it out there.

If the first RMC we get is a family coaster - that'll do me. 

Probs wasn’t the best wording on my behalf. Ik that the wild mouse is heritage listed and that this would never happen. Just thought it was something worth mentioning as, if the ride did need to be demolished instead of retracking it, this would’ve of been an interesting way to go about  it imo.

The RMC Wild Moose looks like a cool ride, hopefully someone down here gets one.

Edited August 19, 20232 yr by downunder

20 hours ago, downunder said:

The RMC Wild Moose looks like a cool ride, hopefully someone down here gets one.

inb4 Scooby gets the RMC treatment...

On 19/8/2023 at 5:48 PM, downunder said:

The RMC Wild Moose looks like a cool ride, hopefully someone down here gets one.

No one needs it the most likely candidate would have been movie world but that’s out of the question as Scooby is getting millions thrown at it, and there will be enough family thrill coasters to go around across the majors in a year’s time anyway that sit in the same spot in a lineup as the rmc wild moose

Edited August 20, 20232 yr by Baconjack

1 hour ago, Baconjack said:

No one needs it the most likely candidate would have been movie world but that’s out of the question as Scooby is getting millions thrown at it, and there will be enough family thrill coasters to go around across the majors in a year’s time anyway that sit in the same spot in a lineup as the rmc wild moose

The park I would recommend one to would be Adventure World. They haven’t added anything major in several years, and they don’t have a family coaster at all. Would also be in the park’s price range and they certainly have the room. Even then that’s a major long shot though.

3 hours ago, Natti_amusements said:

Would also be in the park’s price range

Just remember the Australia tax. It costs more to ship here, and our construction workers also cost more. Our dollar is tanking right now too, so there is an abundance of factors that mean any price quoted for something like this in USD is potentially up to double in AUD.

My wanting one here was purely a wish. Adventure World is the only place that comes to mind. Could they shoe-horn one into Luna Park Melbourne, like they did with Metropolis (not sure what would have to move, or if the space is now taken up by anything more permanent), and Gumbuya probably won't need a new coaster for a long time. 

Is it too early to ask RMC to retrack Leviathan?

 

50 minutes ago, New display name said:

Is it too early to ask RMC to retrack Leviathan?

 

Lol that's a good one. Are the operations consistently on-track yet?

I'll have to pay Luna Park a visit some time and see how they're going.

23 hours ago, downunder said:

Lol that's a good one. Are the operations consistently on-track yet?

I'll have to pay Luna Park a visit some time and see how they're going.

Yeah, I don't think I've seen the coaster operate off the tracks.

19 minutes ago, Naazon said:

Yeah, I don't think I've seen the coaster operate off the tracks.

There is the test seat that operates off tracks which is more exciting to ride then riding Doomsday.  

At least the test seat is always operating.

31 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

At least the test seat is always operating.

You can get onride footage too.