13 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

I thought you would be riding it as much as possible @pushbutton before they pull it down.

I just haven't been able to justify the journey considering how few attractions Sea World now has. 

I am looking forward to the Christmas light show and Carnivale though. 

There is a Xmas light show at SW? 

sorry. ignore this.

Edited December 20, 20177 yr by JaggedJanine

17 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

There is a Xmas light show at SW? 

As part of Carnivale I believe, yes.

3 hours ago, pushbutton said:

As part of Carnivale I believe, yes.

So nothing to do with Xmas at all then...

Edited December 20, 20177 yr by Brad2912

5 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

So nothing to do with Xmas at all then...

Not themed to Christmas but at Christmas. 

Isn't Carnivale in January?

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Carnivale events take place from 6pm – 9pm on selected Friday & Saturday nights throughout January. Carnivale kicks off starting Friday 5th January 2018

Source: https://seaworldcarnivale.com.au/visitor-info/calendar.aspx

 

Can't wait until January 20th to open my Christmas presents.

lol

2 hours ago, pushbutton said:

Not themed to Christmas but not at Christmas. 

Fixed.

Meh it's during the Christmas holidays so close enough.

An article on this year’s IAAPA Expo.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2017/12/05/iaapa-expo-new-rides-attractions-2017/920847001/

Not too sure if any of you are interested, but I thought I'd just write a little about this anyways.

Here in my hometown of New Plymouth, New Zealand there is New Zealand's fastest hydroslide. The tower at our aquatic centre houses 2 slides, the "family slide" and the "turbo slide". The family slide is not thrilling however the turbo slide is a reasonably steep drop which can reach speeds of up to 50KM/H depending on your weight according to the designers. The slides were a prototype and had a number of flaws which delayed the opening, and still have some flaws today. One of these flaws is an uneven surface at the bottom of the main drop of the turbo slide which actually gives you a very small amount of airtime (literally), and after the drop you basically stop and have to push yourself for the rest of the ride. If any of you are in New Zealand some time, you should definitely check out this slide as it is quite a thrilling experience. 

Recently the aquatic centre installed a new pump on the turbo slide and also installed some jets which give you a boost at the end of the ride.

ABOVE: The new slides installed in 2008, opened in mid 2009.

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Prior to these slides our local aquatic centre was home to 4 outdoor slides, which were closed in 2008 due to corrosion in the ride structure. Some of these parts were used on the new slides. There were 2 unenclosed slides which required a mat to be used, and there were 2 flume style bodyslides. It is really hard to find photos of these slides so a huge thanks to Todd Energy Aquatic Centre for sending me these.

Edited December 22, 20177 yr by themeparkaddict

@pushbutton You're the relevant expert on these things... is Sea World's monorail running faster than it has been in previous years? Visually it appears so...

1 hour ago, djrappa said:

@pushbutton You're the relevant expert on these things... is Sea World's monorail running faster than it has been in previous years? Visually it appears so...

Not that I've noticed. 

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise! 

@pushbutton have I got a Christmas gift for you?   No! but on the news last night the lady who purchased the Oasis monorail is selling it in sections.  You can be an owner of a full carriage for $2000.00.  How good would it be in your living room?   I asked my wife if I could turn one into a bar and she wasn't keen on the idea.

Edited December 23, 20177 yr by Skeeta

Are you for real @Skeeta? Link or it didn’t happen.

Edited December 23, 20177 yr by T-bone

31 minutes ago, T-bone said:

Are you for real @Skeeta? Link or it didn’t happen.

I caught a view of it on the news on a TV i was passing, but didn't see the full story.
https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/goldcoastbulletin/subscribe.html?sourceCode=GCWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/gold-coast-monorail-offered-for-sale-as-the-years-most-unusual-christmas-gift/news-story/cfeb9cba676551b8feb2296d614ede5f&memtype=anonymous

2 hours ago, Skeeta said:

@pushbutton have I got a Christmas gift for you?   No! but on the news last night the lady who purchased the Oasis monorail is selling it in sections.  You can be an owner of a full carriage for $2000.00.  How good would it be in your living room?   I asked my wife if I could turn one into a bar and she wasn't keen on the idea.

Well Butlin's holiday resort in Minehead, England closed its monorail in 1998, and sections were bought by various different parties. Gradually I assume most were scrapped, but one section remained in use as a playground item at a local primary school in Minehead for kids to sit in and pretend they were on a monorail  (Dreamworld style, if you will)!

I became aware in 2009 that the school were planning to redevelop the land where the monorail carriage was,  and I was able to persuade Butlin's facilities manager to purchase it from the school.

Butlin's subsequently refurnished and repainted it, and put it back in the resort as a static display of Butlin's history. 

Sadly it only took a year for some moronic guests to vandalise it to the point it was beyond repair and had to be scrapped, and that's after primary school kids taking good care of it for well over a decade. Sad.

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise! 

8 minutes ago, Gazza said:

I caught a view of it on the news on a TV i was passing, but didn't see the full story.
https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/goldcoastbulletin/subscribe.html?sourceCode=GCWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/gold-coast-monorail-offered-for-sale-as-the-years-most-unusual-christmas-gift/news-story/cfeb9cba676551b8feb2296d614ede5f&memtype=anonymous

You really shouldn't feel the need to prove yourself to anyone Gazza. They can choose to either believe what you say, or not. It matters not one way or another! 

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise! 

Edited December 23, 20177 yr by pushbutton

5 minutes ago, pushbutton said:

You really shouldn't feel the need to prove yourself to anyone Gazza. They can choose to either believe what you say, or not. It mattersnot one way or another! 

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise! 

Well....., I wasn't the OP of that news, I was just confirming what skeetafly had said for the benefit of T-Bone.

3 minutes ago, Gazza said:

Well....., I wasn't the OP of that news, I was just confirming what skeetafly had said for the benefit of T-Bone.

I see. No problem.  Have a great Christmas! 

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise! 

On 12/22/2017 at 10:07 AM, themeparkaddict said:

New Zealand's fastest hydroslide.

Hydroslide?

4 hours ago, Gazza said:

Hydroslide?

Here in NZ we call "water slides" hydrosldies. You can search up Hydroslide on youtube and the first few results will be NZ based. You learned something new today.

They go to the local hydroslide, wearing their jandles and carrying their chilly-bins! You need to understand Kiwi.

I'd just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! I hope it's been a good holiday season for everyone

7 hours ago, Johnny said:

I'd just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! I hope it's been a good holiday season for everyone

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas too!

 

I am dumb, so I await correction by someone wise!