Green Lantern Coaster

[alex_1]

The person i spoke to was their PR Manager.

I have more than one thing I'd like to ask that genius.

[WalleyWorld]

Did anyone head out to the grand opening yesterday?

[Brad2912]

It opened on the 23rd

[MaxxTheMonster]

Did anyone head out to the "grand opening" yesterday?

Fixed

[ads086]

Would it be worth splitting this off into another thread now that the construction phase is over?

[MacPark]

Well it sounds like Movie World really pulled through on this one. After watching it in testing I was very excited and now after hearing everyone reviews and seeing photos/vids I am totaly pumped. I will have to get down next week to give it a ride. Ok Movie World, lets back this up with a great family attraction in place of bugs and we have a very good park here.

[alex_1]

^ And a good flat ride, maybe an S&S Screaming Swing to go next to Batwing and Green Lantern in the "S&S Corner" of the park?

[MickeyD]

^I'd much rather see a Windseeker built

[alex_1]

Really? From what I hear they're a major letdown and the only thrill in it is the height.

[pin142]

Another flat ride would be nice. The problem with a tower is the noise for nearby residents. Will say with Green Lantern and even Buzzsaw it is nice to see parks returning to a traditional lift hill coaster. We already have enough launched coasters in our parks.

[Reanimated35]

We already have enough launched coasters in our parks.

Before GL/BS - 4 launched vs 4 chain. What was so bad about making the ratio even?

[WalleyWorld]

if you haven't found out already from movieworld's facebook page....Sunrise is doing the weather updates from Movieworld this morning. Every half hour, after the news, they cross to movieworld. 6,6.30,7, e.t.c

Edited December 28, 2011 by Luke

[downunder]

Really? From what I hear they're a major letdown and the only thrill in it is the height.

I rode the Windseeker at Knott's at night, and it wasn't that exciting, you just feel too safe on those for them to be thrilling. I think Movieworld can do better than that. On the flip side, the star flyers (where you just have chains supporting you and you swing freely) are terrifying. I went on the 23rd having no idea whether GL would be open or not. I watched a fair bit of the media thing before the park opened. They had problems with the restraints on the train we were supposed to get on. Luckily after some twiddling and a few test runs we got our first ride. It will be interesting to see what the next few additions will be at MW. The cynic in me says they'll just to do a new mission for Batman, and re-jig Looney Tunes, but I guess We'll have to wait and see.

[New display name]

A SPIN on the Gold Coast's newest rollercoaster was even more exciting than expected for several thrillseekers on Tuesday. The multimillion-dollar Movie World attraction, which reaches speeds up to 66km/h and pulls 3.5Gs, has experienced a series of "small technical issues" since it opened last Friday. Adrenalin junkies were stopped in their tracks on Tuesday when a carriage of eight people stalled one-third through the 488m-long ride. A rollercoaster enthusiast, who witnessed the glitch, said it happened about 12.30pm and patrons were stuck for more than 30 minutes before being winched to the ground. "They must have come to one hell of a stop, because it does about 25km/h on that stretch," he said. "You could see it, the whole mechanism just popped completely out. One engineer there told me it was just a teething problem, but I think I'll wait a while before I try it." The Bulletin first reported problems with the ride when a reporter experienced a "rare technical glitch" during a promotional ride last week. That time the coaster, which reportedly has the steepest drop in the southern hemisphere, came to an abrupt stop and remained stationary for about five minutes. Movie World marketing and activation manager Selena Lawson admitted to minor glitches during the opening days but said the ride complied with strict safety regulations and posed no threat. "Yes, it's had an issue. It was minor," she said. "The patrons were covered to be protected from the sun within minutes and they were spoken to the whole "It's certainly nothing to be overly concerned about." Ms Lawson said the ride was tested rigorously before becoming operational, performing 500 circuits at night to ensure its stability and consistency. She said all rides experienced problems when they first opened and the Green Lantern's problems were no worse than usual. "I've been working here for 20 years and the changes in safety regulations and how the rides are built are phenomenal," she said. "There's certainly nothing untoward and we certainly wouldn't put anyone in danger." A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland spokesman said construction and commissioning of the ride was closely monitored. "While recognising the inconvenience caused by the ride's teething problems, WHSQ inspectors believe the ride's significant safety features have not been compromised," he said. Luke Royes Gold Coast News I think you call this news

Edited December 29, 2011 by skeetafly

[pin142]

Sounds like the kind of sensationalist crap you would find on Today Tonight or A Current Affair. Guessing this is from a News Limited paper. Only they seem to go out of the way to write such pieces of fine literature as this!

[rappa]

pfft It's the Bulletin, it's like the FOX News of papers.

[Jacko]

It opened on the 23rd

Lol I doing it sunday !

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Lol I doing it sunday !

Right before your 3rd birthday. I'm planning on doing it in the next few days.

[alex_1]

Right before your 3rd birthday.

Ouch... Can anyone whos been lately tell me what the crowds/queue times are like around this time of year? I'm planning on going next week.

[pin142]

I haven't been but based on what I have heard if you enjoy a good queue then it is going to be an extremely fun day for you!

[westical]

I rode the Windseeker at Knott's at night, and it wasn't that exciting, you just feel too safe on those for them to be thrilling. I think Movieworld can do better than that. On the flip side, the star flyers (where you just have chains supporting you and you swing freely) are terrifying.

Didn't stop me from shitting myself on it.

[tails]

I went yesterday and the park was packed!! Car parking had filled half the grass area across from the normal car park. Line up for Wild West was 55 min. They gave a ticket to the people in front of us and told to hand to operator at end of cue. All lines used but moved at a pace. Scooby had 120 mins!!!! PASS and was in the outside line ups area. Green Lantern's line i had waited 50 mins and then it broke down. We all were ask to leave the line up. i hung around at the start of the cue and watched them remove a car from the track.. only 3 cars running then down too 2. Opened back up after 15-20mins.. Second group to ride. Great ride!! However the loading times were shocking.. Over all... 2 rides in 3 hrs then left i couldnt deal with the people. A good add on to the park.. Hopefully things will get better

[Spotty]

10,000+ guests on any given day in the last week. 1.5 hour waits for superman with 2 trains, 2 hour wait for scooby, hour for lethal and even 30+ minutes for the tweety cages in WBK. Advice, avoid the park until the end of January... also parking is a pain as well

[ripcurlboy_81]

I was there at the park today, we arrived just before noon, there was roughly a 20min wait time for GL, which was great, meant we could do many rides, scooby was about 40min, road runner was 10min, and batwing was about 25min, didnt do other rides as my niece didnt want to do the others, GL was fantastic

[Spotty]

Today was nice and quiet today compared to the rest of the days which is good. Amazing what a bit of rain in the morning can do for crowds