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[Brad2912]

Imagine if one of the parks here had those. 2 months later everyone would be rushing for the 3 seats left on the train with working headsets 

[Reanimated35]

They were working to begin with?

[XxMrYoshixX]

20 hours ago, xRazzBerryx said:

So this just happened..

Six Flags Announces "Virtual Reality" roller coasters at 9 US parks:
- Shock Wave at Six Flags Over Texas
- Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia
- The New Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis
- Steamin’ Demon at The Great Escape
- Goliath at La Ronde
- SUPERMAN Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- SUPERMAN The Ride at Six Flags New England
- SUPERMAN Ride of Steel at Six Flags America

Beyond disappointing. Putting gimmicky technology on an ACE coaster landmark (Revolution), arguably the best roller coaster in the world (Superman SFNE) and a good B&M hyper (Goliath) is a huge mistake IMO. 

[pin142]

100% optional so I don't have an issue with it.

[Santa07]

I think it will fit some of those rides fine, like Shockwave and DDD, but I don't like the idea of putting VR on a hyper-coaster, it really just takes away the element of height.

[Theme Park Girl]

Anybody want to be in the next Seaworld TV ad? ?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

[lifeofsamage]

On 9 March 2016 at 1:13 PM, OceanGirl said:

Anybody want to be in the next Seaworld TV ad? ?

I went to the Movie World one (staff invite) Only 4 people showed up including me so I'm pretty visible in the shot haha 

[iwerks]

Breaking News: Dinosaurs have invaded Perth Zoo!

I visited Perth Zoo's Zoorassic Park exhibit, today, that has 19 animatronic life-size dinosaurs scattered through-out the park.  It's a pretty massive show of force that kinda puts past dinosaur island displays to shame.  I hope it gets to tour the country, because it's awesome.  They're also screening Jurassic Park and Jurassic World in April.

[joz]

Are they ex dinosaur island dinos?

[westical]

They're new - https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/02/Dinosaurs-take-up-residence-at-Perth-Zoo.aspx

[jjuttp]

They were at Taronga Zoo last summer holidays.

[westical]

They're lying?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Quote

Environment Minister Albert Jacob said this was an exciting exhibition because the dinosaurs had been designed by a Fremantle company and some had not been on display in Australia before.

 

"The Perth community will be the first in the country to see these new dinosaurs," Mr Jacob said.

 

"They will be coming straight off a ship from China and get their first Australian experience at Perth Zoo."

 

So SOME are new, and their debut will be at the zoo, but the others have been around the traps for a while... so my guess is yes, they are the dino island dinos... just with new ones added.

[ads086]

Quick question to those who have been before:

Looking at visiting Alton Towers. Currently in London. Considering travelling up and staying the night before in a hotel around 18 miles from the park. Best info I can find shows a 1hr bus ride from there to the park. Is there anything more direct that you've heard of or used? My plan is to travel up on Friday evening and stay the night, then get the train back after the park on Saturday night.

[AllegroCrab]

These animatronic dinosaur companies must have made a mint over the last few years.

[New display name]

Who is old enough on this site to remember the old Gold Coast?

I remember the UFO. 

 

Yes that road in the background is the old M1.

Edited March 15, 2016 by skeetafly

[liz.wis]

I'm thinking the UFO is vaguely familiar, was it a petrol station for a while in the 80s?

[New display name]

I think it was built in the 70's but i don't know when it was removed.

Who remembers this place?

[Wil_i_am_not]

That looks like a Calypso in the background of that picture, I wonder where it went?

1 hour ago, skeetafly said:

 

 

Edited March 15, 2016 by Wil_i_am_not

[New display name]

The old Gold Coast facebook page have some cool photos.

 

Edited March 15, 2016 by skeetafly

[MaxxTheMonster]

The UFO was indeed a or at a petrol station in the 80's.  Believe it was a shell?  The lion park photos, I remember my parents telling me about an old lion park near Yatala is that correct?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

49 minutes ago, Wyncenuros said:

Believe it was a shell? 

Oh come on... you're making it too easy!

[pin142]

56 minutes ago, AlexB said:

Oh come on... you're making it too easy!

It's clearly a Ampol

[MaxxTheMonster]

7 minutes ago, pin142 said:

It's clearly a Ampol

O M G...  How did I miss that?  Really should have gone to bed at a reasonable time instead of playing on the computer...