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[New display name]

Yep all 4 mags stolen.

[AllegroCrab]

How do you pull that off? Surely someone must have seen something, removing tyres isn't exactly a graceful process.

[Reanimated35]

Speaking of random cars at theme parks. This was parked at Dreamworld the other day.

Edited May 17, 2014 by reanimated35

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

See that just pisses me off - firstly, it's taking up four car parks near the front gates (hence the plant medians), secondly, the park provides trailer parking (bottom corner of the lot next to WedgieGreen Room tower).

But the other thing that gets me is the Dreamworld parking lot has 45* angle parking and i'm not keen on that layout.

Sure it's convenient (provided you go down the lane the right way) to pull into it, but few people observe the one way signage... and if the parking was like MW SW parking (90*), the car would only have parked across 2 spots instead of 4.

Re the car on bricks - Wonderland used to have carpark security towers... perhaps Movie World needs this too?

[Reanimated35]

In fairness though, it was a really quiet day and the carpark was pretty empty. I think the max I waited for a ride was 10mins. At the end of the day we did ToT about 7 times in a row without even getting up out of the seat.

[Santa07]

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[jjuttp]

Couldn't find one with the wheel.

[Santa07]

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Edited May 18, 2014 by Santa07

[Gazza]

Alex B, 45 degree angle parking is often useful when the intention is that people will only flow through in one direction (DW car park is a perfect example) because the advantage is that it allows a narrower aisle width, so they can fit more spaces in.

It's quite efficient for big open car parks like that.

For smaller ones, and in particular, ones as part of a building following a typical rectangular column grid then 90 degree parking wins out (And of course if you need bi-di traffic flow)

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^yeah I get that, but quite often you get a bunch of muppets who drive up the lanes the wrong way because they've gone down an aisle, seen a park, and cut around quickly to get to it, rather than going 'full circle'... which of course then holds up traffic because the 45* angle isn't designed for people to drive into it from the opposite side, and they need to do a 16 point turn because the lane isn't as wide as a normal carpark.

Dreamworld's layout would be incredibly effective if people didn't always try the first few aisles to try and get a spot closer... they need to monitor the aisle, and 'close' it once it's full. I don't think i've ever seen Dreamworld's carpark THAT full that the 45* angle would really make that much of a difference.

[MaxxTheMonster]

That car and caravan is frequently at the parkz... Have seen it at all of them over the last several months... Most recently saw it at MW 2 weeks ago and SW the weekend before that and it does only take up 2 spaces anywhere else...

[New display name]

Another car hit today at MW

[zacsta_1997]

Another car hit today at MW

Omg. Remind me never to park at movie world

[Reanimated35]

Surely the park will start security patrols now?

[themagician]

Surely the park will start security patrols now?

I remember in 2012 when I was there on a couple of occasions I saw a man wearing a security shirt, driving around on a golf buggy with security written on it. It seems like they aren't doing this any more.

[New display name]

I was just thinking if this was DW I would assume they where replacing the tyres on the MDMC.

[Reanimated35]

~$150 for a rattle gun, bricks probably stolen from local construction sites, the longest part of the process is probably jacking the car up. Until this goes public, who's going to be concerned about a couple of tires being changed in a carpark?

[rappa]

Where are you getting these photos?

[ShakeShack]

Where are you getting these photos?

They have been posted in the comments on the movie world Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=688633744533472&set=o.106147617181&type=1&theater

They took the first one down

[New display name]

From a crime news page.

[ShakeShack]

oh yeah its on crime watch as well

[rappa]

Oh k

I can't believe neither of these has made the bulletin

[Gazza]

I can't believe neither of these has made the bulletin

Nah they were running this story about the ducks crossing the light rail track instead .

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/family-of-ducks-stops-gold-coast-tram-in-its-tracks-at-surfers-paradise/story-fnj94idh-1226922385573

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^lol.

I know the parking lot is 'public' and 'at your own risk' but this is two in a week.

Obviously we don't have the 'before' pics so can't know what they had - most likely they were some pretty shiny chrome ones or ones that are particularly expensive. I doubt they'd be stealing stockos - so the general park-going public is fine - only those who spend a lot of money on wheels need to be concerned.

As for the rattle gun - too much noise. Nobody needs to be fast when the owner is in a park all day - loosen all the nuts first, then jack it up - couple guys with a tyre iron each can get em off in a few minutes without the need for a rattle gun... judging from both photos, it looks like both cars were a fair distance from the entrance too.

[Spotty]

I think what's more sad is the 2nd theft actually happened to a staff member. A few weeks before this their hub caps were stolen from the MW carpark and now that this has happened... I really think VRTP need to consider doing something as this is just becoming pathetic now.