The Off Topic Topic

[pin142]

Used to be, don't have the time to visit anymore.

Edited January 2, 2015 by pin142

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^same. I found it was too hard to sort through everything I wanted to read and separate it from all the guff I wasn't really interested in. Robb's a nice guy - but when people piss him off it usually ends in a verbal brawl that drags on for pages.

I do follow their Facebook feed and find that keeps me up enough with things happening in TPR land.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

MOVIE WORLD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Green Lantern Coaster

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 26th Jan and will re-open Mon 16th Feb 2015.

Road Runner Rollercoaster

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 16th Feb and will re-open Mon 9th Mar 2015.

Batwing Spaceshot

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 9th Mar and will re-open Mon 6th Apr 2015.

Wild West Falls

Closed for scheduled maintenance from 6th Apr and will re-open Mon 6th Jul 2015.

Superman Escape

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 27th Apr and will re-open Mon 25th May 2015.

Pounce n' Bounce in Kids' WB! Fun Zone

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 4th May and will re-open Mon 17th May 2015.

Tweety Cages in Kids' WB! Fun Zone

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 18th May and will re-open Mon 31st May 2015.

Arkham Asylum

Closed for scheduled maintenance from Mon 25th May and will re-open Mon 29th Jun 2015.

Q

[themagician]

With the WWF closed for 2 months I'd imagine they will be giving a fresh coat of paint.

[iwerks]

I think they should close AA for two months - ouch - that thing has not aged well.

[Brad2912]

With the WWF closed for 2 months I'd imagine they will be giving a fresh coat of paint.

It's closed 3 months so hopefully May get a full re-fresh

I think they should close AA for two months - ouch - that thing has not aged well.

So you think if they keep it closed for an additional month it will what, become a better ride?

I'm sure if it needed more than a month it would have it.

Also, what's wrong with it?

[Zanstabar]

Realistically, what could be done in three months? Would that be a light refresh or could we see majority of the ride being changed?

[Reanimated35]

I'm guessing here, but I'd say they're going to re-do the drops - not redesign, but pull it down and do maintenance off-site (or at least off ride site). Probably drain the whole site and patch any leaks, work on the pumps, clean out all the rubbish that idiots throw in or that just blows in. Maybe fix the effects during the slow areas and get the sound working again.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

I hope WWF gets a nice coat of paint during the maintenance period. at the moment It's a wait and see what MW will do during the maintenance period though

Edited January 11, 2015 by The_Ninja_59

[Zanstabar]

Hopefully they'll cut back the overgrown vegetation...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^So the ghost town has a ghost landscaper now?

[iwerks]

It's closed 3 months so hopefully May get a full re-fresh

So you think if they keep it closed for an additional month it will what, become a better ride?

I'm sure if it needed more than a month it would have it.

Also, what's wrong with it?

Yeah, I know there's not a lot you can do for an old coaster in two months. Yeah, I found the last half of the ride a little jarring, especially the two inline twists. I thought the AA train was interesting, as it didn't knock your head from side to side like the LW one. AA's not the Thunderbolt, but it's not as smooth as it used to be.

With regards to WWF, I suppose it's unlikely they're going to bring the smoke effects back. Does that population sign still break?

[Zanstabar]

After seeing that Dreamworld's website got a redesign, I think it would be nice if Paradise Country's was updated ever so slightly.

Edited January 12, 2015 by Zanstabar

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

What's wrong with it?

[Reanimated35]

The only thing I don't like is the Green Lantern ad. For me it detracts from the rest of the site being farm focussed.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^Agreed - but with the sites 'green' theme, the ride fits, and all the parks are well suited to cross promotion... it's necessary.

[Reanimated35]

Maybe a full sized site too. It does look a bit odd.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

All the sites previously worked off pretty much the same template. The other parks had background imagery relevant to the current promotion etc. Since PC doesn't really have any current promotions like the Magic Pass, it does look a little bare.

[Reanimated35]

Yeah, I'm thinking even just some grass or a farm photo would make a nice background.

[Zanstabar]

Did the Wipeout used to have more of a shipwreck / disaster theme in it's early days instead of the generic beach theme we have today? This photo and illustration look like it used to. Can anyone confirm?

[Jakev8]

it was more of a 50/50 look mate

Like it did and it did't kinda feel if you know what I mean.

[downunder196]

If Carnivale is in April this year do you think that will mean no one will be getting free entry considering passes don't expire till June? I saw the VIP Pass you can buy now includes in (till June this year).

Also, has anyone noticed the 'ticket to ride' which is included with a 1 day world pass? Valid for 1 person to jump the queue of 1 ride.

[Brad2912]

If you have a vip pass, you get free access.

Ticket to ride has been around since before the xmas holidays

[XxMrYoshixX]

Coaster Park Tycoon (by the people who brought to you RCT3) has been announced.

Source: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=105309

Hi everyone,

more exciting times ahead! We have announced a new game - Coaster Park Tycoon - in an operations update press release. Here are the relevant details:

Coaster Park Tycoon
Frontier became the acknowledged leading developer of Tycoon games for its work on the RollerCoaster Tycoon^® franchise, particularly its development of 2004’s 10M unit-selling PC game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 which is still considered the benchmark of the Tycoon genre, more than ten years after its release in 2004.

Coaster Park Tycoon, scheduled for 2016 release on PC, is intended to raise that benchmark for ‘Tycoon’ gameplay even further by combining accessible creative features with a sophisticated simulation.

Jonny Watts, Chief Creative Officer of Frontier Developments, said:

“Coaster Park games appeal to a great many people, as proven by RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. It is a field for which Frontier has unparalleled expertise and immense passion, and one to which we have long wanted to make a ‘no-holds-barred’ return. We want Coaster Park Tycoon to be another major step forward for the simulation genre, and sit alongside Elite: Dangerous as a second major self-published franchise.”

We'll reveal more details as we progress, but in the meantime if you want to register for updates through the mailing list you can send a mail to: info@coasterparktycoon.co.uk

Thanks!

Michael

[Reanimated35]

I swear they said they've been working on that since 2012/2013 at least. I hope it lives up to the hype that everyone will create for it.