DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[Jamberoo Fan]

The electrical components in the SE construction photo look similar in colour to the things in the portion of @mattcrombie's photo I posted. The blue thing in that portion also has a similar design.

 

[thunder001]

1 hour ago, Jamberoo Fan said:

This part of one of @mattcrombie's photos reminds me of this photo of SE's construction. It might explain the large crates and if it is the same thing (I'm not 100% sure so can someone confirm?), it looks like things are starting to happen apart from more footings!

Don't think so, I believe the grey to be a electrical transformer (maybe 7Kva by the size), with a switchboard cabinet behind (not sure about the blue tardis looking thing). So while your correct in the photo link, I doubt it would be connected to the crates. 

Edited November 14, 2016 by thunder001

[Brad2912]

36 minutes ago, YLFATEEKS said:

 @Brad2912 He never said he took them today.

True that. My bad. 

5 minutes ago, thunder001 said:

(not sure about the blue tardis looking thing).

I was thinking portaloo..

[thunder001]

Ok, so went back to @mattcrombie's photo and can confirm that is an energex transformer, which would put the "Tardis" as a local distribution board or switchboard for that area. Interesting that it is close to the new ride as that transformer would be a 7Kva unit given the size...wonder what it is powering in the park.

[Santa07]

36 minutes ago, thunder001 said:

 (not sure about the blue tardis looking thing)

Doctor Who theme anyone?

Doesn't look like a traditional Portaloo to me, I think @thunder001 is probably correct.

[gumb00t]

Builders will need to get power from somewhere, so the blue box is probably a temp power board... The gray thing is def a transformer, and will probably stay there to power the ride as a boost to the parks power supply. 

[Jamberoo Fan]

6 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

I was thinking portaloo..

For comparison, this is one located about 50 metres away from those things (again portion of @mattcrombie's photo):

...so it's probably transformers etc. like others have said it probably is.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Jamberoo Fan

[Reanimated35]

Alright, MW staff people - we're discussing the damn port a loo now.

 

We need some new clues please!

[bladex]

from pylons to portaloo so moving along nicely it is

[Brad2912]

You know what they should do, announce that they will start dropping hidden hints/clues and then pick a random car in the car park tomorrow and put a piece of paper under the wipers with the coaster design (no words/dates/distinguishing info) on it and see if said piece of paper makes it to the mainstream media (or better yet, here). Do it everyday, increasing the number of cars daily. 

Good little social experiment to see who pays attention to junk flyers on their windscreen and will just toss it or not put 2 & 2 together even if they look at it. (I've seen many posts on Gold Coast based social media accounts who have no clue what the development is that currently happening, least of all that it's a coaster) 

I reckon it would be well over a week unless they lucked out and put it on one of our cars. 

 

[bladex]

they could do a scavenger hunt each time you find a clue it tells you where to get the next one cryptically. when you find the last clue it reveals the coaster.

Edited November 14, 2016 by bladex

[rappa]

Pad mounted Transformer and switch board (blue box) next too it. 

Not new, have been there a long long time and feed general power circuits in that area. 

[Santa07]

6 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

You know what they should do, announce that they will start dropping hidden hints/clues and then pick a random car in the car park tomorrow and put a piece of paper under the wipers with the coaster design (no words/dates/distinguishing info) on it and see if said piece of paper makes it to the mainstream media (or better yet, here). Do it everyday, increasing the number of cars daily. 

Good little social experiment to see who pays attention to junk flyers on their windscreen and will just toss it or not put 2 & 2 together even if they look at it. (I've seen many posts on Gold Coast based social media accounts who have no clue what the development is that currently happening, least of all that it's a coaster) 

I reckon it would be well over a week unless they lucked out and put it on one of our cars. 

I'm sure there'd be someone on here crazy enough to check every car in MW's carpark for the plans. At least, until peak season starts.

[themagician]

@Santa07 looks like I'm int crazy one then 

[downunder]

Footers, portaloos, spray painted Mack boxes - there's a very well attired man seen frequently around Movie World possibly laughing his ass off. I'm looking forward to this magnificent fountain.

Meanwhile at IAAPA...nothing.

Surely someone has a drone in this madhouse called parkz for some revealing aerials?

 

 

[Tim Dasco]

I have a drone but the range won't reach MW from Perth.

- plus it's private property and it's illegal.

[Smeg]

This sounds repetitive 

[downunder]

3 hours ago, Tim Dasco said:

I have a drone but the range won't reach MW from Perth.

- plus it's private property and it's illegal.

Interesting, I was curious whether it would actually be legal or not to buzz the site. A guy got a $9000 fine for using a drone to pick up a sausage sandwich at a Bunnings charity BBQ the other day LOL. It would have been nice to have an aerial of all those footers and start joining the dots.

Oh well there will be a point where they won't be able to hide this coaster, I mean fountain. Ah I remember seeing what became Cyclone being put up at Luna Park every day on the way to work. Have fun locals, watching it grow.

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

its been covered, but in short you can't operate it within a certain distance from any people, other than the operator themselves, and it can't fly over areas of traffic etc. I believe also, in the case of the parks, that as each of them has a helipad, the HLZ prevents drone flight within a certain distance also.

Short answer is don't be dumb enough to fly a drone over a theme park. if you do, please let me know when so that I can: laugh at you, and; arrange for CASA to view it too.

[ads086]

I thought that drones weren't permitted to carry loads other than securely affixed cameras and that was the issue with the Bunnings Sausage Delivery

[Whombex]

On 14/11/2016 at 4:04 PM, themagician said:

Was just about to say that as I was driving past I could see the footings closest to AOS are poisoned in which looks like it will the coaster will have a banked turn:

...guess that explains the colour of the track.

 

Magician, how to the footings imply it's an overbanked turn, as opposed to a dive loop or immelmann?

[bladex]

2 hours ago, AlexB said:

Short answer is don't be dumb enough to fly a drone over a theme park. if you do, please let me know when so that I can: laugh at you, and; arrange for CASA to view it too.

and these things are supposed to be going to deliver our mail and packages later on. it's a bad idea

[red dragin]

8 minutes ago, bladex said:

and these things are supposed to be going to deliver our mail and packages later on. it's a bad idea

Skeet shooting with a prize . (not that skeet btw) 

[New display name]

Since when did I become that skeet? ?

[bladex]

1 hour ago, red dragin said:

Skeet shooting with a prize . (not that skeet btw) 

yeah no one is ever getting their packages