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[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^ a similar but i think much smaller version @reanimated35

I trust they're shipping it (not flying it) to Aus? nobody is going to fly a beast like that (no pun intended) - if they're still commissioning it, I doubt they have time to ship it to Brisbane. A little googling suggests it would take 43 days by sea freight.

[Reanimated35]

Xxxl that's been at the ekka for years

[Wil_i_am_not]

The XXXL, has been at the Ekka for years, however this one (the XXL) is brand new. It's a bit confusing @reanimated35 

[Reanimated35]

So the xxl is bigger than the xxxl. ....of course it is.....

[Tim Dasco]

Just putting 2cents into it. The names KMG give their rides for these to ride types are KMG Inversion (XXXL) and KMG XXL (The beast). So Goldenway amusements bought the KMG Inversion and named it the XXXL. Now FJF amusements borough the KMG XXL and have named it the beast. So if we want to call them by the names the ride owners have given them. We would use "XXXL" and "The Beast". This will probably solve the confusion between XXXL and XXL.

[Cooper Olsen]

Question...

 

Why isn't Shockwave (Zamperla Disco' Coasters) not counted as a Rollercoaster?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Ride vehicle is self powered. It doesn't 'coast' - its not a roller coaster.

[Tim Dasco]

11 minutes ago, Cooper Olsen said:

Question...

 

Why isn't Shockwave (Zamperla Disco' Coasters) not counted as a Rollercoaster?

Some theme parks do. I depends on the theme park.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Can you show me one that does? 

I think the definitive answer to the question - why a Disk'O Coaster isn't classed as a roller coaster is because Duane said so

http://rcdb.com/os.htm?ot=2&nm=na&co=6892

 

[Tim Dasco]

12 minutes ago, AlexB said:

Can you show me one that does? 

Cedar Point's Pipe Scream is classed as a Roller Coaster on their website and as one of their 18 roller coasters which is what their world record is.

 

Link https://www.cedarpoint.com/things-to-do/roller-coasters

[Santa07]

Yeah well it just gives them a step ahead against magic mountain. It's cheating, but they do it anyway.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

someone's keeping an eye to make sure no one jumps out

[MaxxTheMonster]

Sitting waiting for the parade at MW...  Staff have a skipping rope, beach ball  and some hula hoops out for kids to play with...  Great idea...  Hate to think of the liability issues if a kid injured themselves using them...

 

 

Edited July 24, 2016 by Wyncenuros

[Santa07]

13 minutes ago, Wyncenuros said:

Sitting waiting for the parade at MW...  Staff have a skipping rope, beach ball  and some hula hoops out for kids to play with...  Great idea...  Hate to think of the liability issues if a kid injured themselves using them...

 

 

Inception-y link you have there

[MaxxTheMonster]

Haha...  Before that everything was massive print...  Yay learning to use a "smart" phone 

[Brad2912]

1 hour ago, Wyncenuros said:

Sitting waiting for the parade at MW...  Staff have a skipping rope, beach ball  and some hula hoops out for kids to play with...  Great idea...  Hate to think of the liability issues if a kid injured themselves using them...

 

 

They've been doing that for a good 9-12 months. Not sure how a kids gets hurt using a skipping rope or a beach ball.. Liability wise I imagine it would be no different to a kid tripping over the gutter in a crowd or over their own feet - tough luck..

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

22 hours ago, Tim Dasco said:

Cedar Point's Pipe Scream is classed as a Roller Coaster on their website and as one of their 18 roller coasters which is what their world record is.

 

Link https://www.cedarpoint.com/things-to-do/roller-coasters

Well there you go. I agree - it is cheating. If it doesn't make it to RCDB, then it doesn't count.

1 hour ago, Wyncenuros said:

Sitting waiting for the parade at MW...  Staff have a skipping rope, beach ball  and some hula hoops out for kids to play with...  Great idea...  Hate to think of the liability issues if a kid injured themselves using them...

 

 

This is why we can't have nice things. (Not directing this at you @Wyncenuros)

Thankfully, the park has thumbed its nose to that risk. and rightly so. If a kid trips on a skipping rope for example, let's pick them up, dust them off, put a bandaid on it and buy them an ice cream. If a parent's next step is to call a lawyer, instead of letting Johnny run back off to play, then they shouldn't be parenting. TBH - same for a kid that trips over a gutter or a crack in the footpath. They should watch where they're going. The litigious society we've seen grow needs to be given a back seat... before the fun police ruin everything enjoyable. (thankfully I believe the fun police are busy running the NSW state government at the moment).

[MaxxTheMonster]

1 hour ago, Brad2912 said:

They've been doing that for a good 9-12 months. Not sure how a kids gets hurt using a skipping rope or a beach ball.. Liability wise I imagine it would be no different to a kid tripping over the gutter in a crowd or over their own feet - tough luck..

Except the staff are actively encouraging it so can't even really look at it like negligence ...

Need to look at the difference between public liability and legal liability...

And all good @AlexB I love the idea but there would be those that would agree with people falling from garden edges as the parkz fault

Edited July 24, 2016 by Wyncenuros

[iwerks]

^Yes blame Parkz for that!? ?

Maybe we should ban skipping ropes and beach balls at schools. 

Edited July 24, 2016 by iwerks

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

*removed post*

Edited July 24, 2016 by Theme Park Ninja
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[DaptoFunlandGuy]

So you're closing a page that already had followers, i assume because of lack of interest or something like that, and instead you're going to start again from scratch?

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

starting from scratch, in the last few weeks I have realised that I have been like an idiot on this website since I joined and want to change my attitude for the better

I have also seen in the last few weeks that people have lost respect me which is why I want to start a new life on here

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Doing your own thing, instead of copying what everyone else has already done is probably a good start.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

is me leaving the theme park enthusiast club a better option for everyone? 

Edited July 24, 2016 by Theme Park Ninja

[Reanimated35]

Mate, there's better ways to get attention. 

 

Pick a page and just stick with it. You're trying to jump in late to the party in an already over saturated market. It will take time.