DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[themagician]

Yeah same, I don't mind paying $2 for a locker, but used to be a better when it was $1, and would've been even greater if they were free. 

[Brad2912]

Why not link it to the NFT bracelets from the villains area? $5 per day for use of lockers at SE, GL & the new coaster (unlimited use but 2hr max per opening)

[Intimidator305.]

thats really smart..

 

 

[Life]

51 minutes ago, bladex said:

if this coaster enters and exits on the same station than they won't need to. it will be like arkham with the boxes.

Another alternative is to use a common wall with a carousel (MDMC anyone?).

[Brad2912]

do you really want to give them an excuse for slower loading/despatch...

[Life]

Prequeing kind of takes care of that... People are ready for loading well before the train has returned to the station. The only reason it would slow down is if there was no seperate load/unload station.

[bladex]

1 hour ago, Brad2912 said:

Why not link it to the NFT bracelets from the villains area? $5 per day for use of lockers at SE, GL & the new coaster (unlimited use but 2hr max per opening)

[pin142]

One thing that Six Flags has got right in the USA, you pay for an all day locker it is able to be moved around the park so you don't have to worry about a central locker and returning there to get something, simply carry your stuff with you and put it in the nearest locker as needed. You even get a receipt of your locker number so you don't have to worry about remembering it. The NFC idea is good (and I am a fan of it at Wet'n'Wild Sydney) but I would prefer a movable locker over it. Sure Movie World isn't as sprawled out as Discovery Kingdom but it would be handy to have. Even add a bank of lockers near Wild West Falls to help make full use of the movable locker system.

[bluman]

With the new Wonder Woman movie due for release in June 2017 - could the new coaster be themed to this?

[Brad2912]

As good a chance as any...

[jcgoldcoast]

24 minutes ago, pin142 said:

The NFC idea is good (and I am a fan of it at Wet'n'Wild Sydney) but I would prefer a movable locker over it.

What about a movable NFC locker... We have the technology!!

[Brad2912]

As awesome as a movable locker sounds, I really don't feel like pushing it from one ride to another....

Edited November 9, 2016 by Brad2912

[RossL]

Good example of how to load and locker is probably eejanaika at FujiQ with separate pens and lockers (just a key with an elastic band to put on your wrist while you ride).  I mean you can expect to wait 90+ minutes to ride it but they keep churning through riders quickly as almost any Japanese operated ride does...

 

[loki75]

8 hours ago, bluman said:

With the new Wonder Woman movie due for release in June 2017 - could the new coaster be themed to this?

Possibly. I'd think construction time might be a bit tight but given we have pretty much agreed on a DC theme Flash and Wonder Woman are 2 of the main characters not represented. Wonder Woman would also give focus to a strong female character.

12 hours ago, bladex said:

if this coaster enters and exits on the same station than they won't need to. it will be like arkham with the boxes.

I'd like to see boxes like Arkham. You see a lot of annoyed people at Superman when they realise they have to pay for a locker.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

15 hours ago, Life said:

Another alternative is to use a common wall with a carousel (MDMC anyone?).

The problem with a carousel is that you have a very small space (1-2m) which every rider has to stand in to put their items away. If every rider has a bag, a phone, hat, sunnies etc, it takes a lot of time for them to go to that point. It works on Claw because it's in the queue and everyone walks past it.

Bit of a radical idea here, but if they have two stations, ostensibly for load\unload - change it up to be 'station 1' and 'station 2' - the queue divides to both if two trains are running, and whichever station you load on, is the station you unload on. It wouldn't take much to program, and guests could simply place their loose articles on the station next to where they board (on the other side of a yellow line or similar) and it sits there in plain view until they get back. The ride would still only load \ unload one train at a time (whilst the other is cycling) so load operators wouldn't need to be duplicated.

[Reanimated35]

25 minutes ago, AlexB said:

The problem with a carousel is that you have a very small space (1-2m) which every rider has to stand in to put their items away. If every rider has a bag, a phone, hat, sunnies etc, it takes a lot of time for them to go to that point. It works on Claw because it's in the queue and everyone walks past it.

Bit of a radical idea here, but if they have two stations, ostensibly for load\unload - change it up to be 'station 1' and 'station 2' - the queue divides to both if two trains are running, and whichever station you load on, is the station you unload on. It wouldn't take much to program, and guests could simply place their loose articles on the station next to where they board (on the other side of a yellow line or similar) and it sits there in plain view until they get back. The ride would still only load \ unload one train at a time (whilst the other is cycling) so load operators wouldn't need to be duplicated.

Can I play devil's advocate here and say that when you've paid bugger all to get into the park, $15-20 for an all day locker isn't really asking for much IMO. 

I'd like to see them add a new all day locker building along that path between JL3D and GL, then more out near DD and WWF. 

[MaxxTheMonster]

32 minutes ago, reanimated35 said:

Can I play devil's advocate here and say that when you've paid bugger all to get into the park, $15-20 for an all day locker isn't really asking for much IMO. 

I'd like to see them add a new all day locker building along that path between JL3D and GL, then more out near DD and WWF. 

This...  We pay for a locker most days we go for this reason...  We don't pay to get in, spend $8 on drink refill for the day, spend very little or nothing on food due to allergies/intolerance's so I don't see the issue with paying $10 for an all day locker...  The only issue is they need to have them in more areas of the park...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I have no problem with paying for an all day locker. I would like the ability to be able to move my stuff to a different locker in another location as I progress around the park though.

[Reanimated35]

That could be a good idea, assuming they added lockers near JL3D & DD - they don't seem to run out of the ones they have now. Maybe an extra $5 to be able to move your stuff around though so they're not wasting lockers?

[Life]

1 hour ago, reanimated35 said:

Can I play devil's advocate here and say that when you've paid bugger all to get into the park, $15-20 for an all day locker isn't really asking for much IMO. 

I'd like to see them add a new all day locker building along that path between JL3D and GL, then more out near DD and WWF. 

For me its a bit of a deal breaker. Inside the parks I carry a total of 3 items.. My car keys, my mobile phone (for NFC-enabled purchases), and an asthma spray. The latter being something I cannot actually stash in a locker anyway. Paying $15-20 to store a total of 25sqcm of possessions is a bit rich... 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

sure - have varying sizes - small lockers big enough to store that 25sqcm worth for $5-10, medium to store a small handbag \ schoolbag for $10-15, and large to store large backpacks, nappy bags, eskies etc for $20-30.

[Brad2912]

Or just buy an annual pass for a friend who hates rides and make them hold your shit while you go on rides... simples...

[Intimidator305.]

Thats pretty good Brad2912.

With the way we've been going so far, we may as well have planned the ride oursleves. We've also created 62 pages of posts of a ride that is still constructing footings and hasnt even had an announcement yet. This is easily going to break the Doomsday-most-covered-ride record.

[bladex]

6 hours ago, loki75 said:

I'd like to see boxes like Arkham. You see a lot of annoyed people at Superman when they realise they have to pay for a locker.

they do have a sign at the front before you go in at least they did when i was last there saying NO items allowed on the ride.

[AllegroCrab]

Does anyone have any idea what the revenue is from the lockers on Superman? I can't imagine it's that much and I really don't see the need for it. If it's for safety, they could still just provide the lockers for free.