Press Release Sea World to launch new Thunder Lake Stunt Show

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3 hours ago, Gold Coast Amusement Force said:

 

 

 

Is this HWSD 3?

 

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1 hour ago, Skeeta said:

Is this HWSD 3?

 

Better or worse than HWSD 2?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 23/03/2019 at 4:03 PM, Skeeta said:

Is this HWSD 3?

 

If it is, that ramp will be used in the media call, but will never be seen in the actual show.

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[themagician]

Interesting how they are referring to the classic Ski Show. I guess it is one of the most major attractions the park has ever been known for. Hopefully it lives up to the standard that show once did.

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If it has a Ski Pyramid @themagician it will be great.  You can never go wrong with a Ski Pyramid.   Unless it collapses and everybody dies of course. Nobody wants to see that.

I've never liked the ski seat in these shows.  The ski seat is the ski for the lazy man or a quadapedic.

 

Hopefully SW add some classic comedy in it and it could be a winner.

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by Skeeta

[Brad2912]

The fire shooting truck-boat I’ve heard about sounds fantastic. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on steroids.. 

Speaking of Chitty, if we had a forum Child Catcher we’d have far less rubbish. The Vulgarians were  onto something 

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32 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

 

Now you're showing your age.

[Brad2912]

Haha. Was a pretty old movie by the time I was a kid but an Absolute classic. 

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[themagician]

The show begins on Monday 

[Whombex]

3 hours ago, Skeeta said:

You call that an invisible BMX? Half of it is still visible!

[themagician]

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And for people who want the link.

https://themeparks.com.au/attractions/sea-world/Thunder-Lake-RSVP?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SFMC&utm_campaign=SW-ThunderLake&utm_sitecore=&utm_content=https://themeparks.com.au/attractions/sea-world/Thunder-Lake-RSVP&utm_term=190228-SW-Thunder-Lake-VROPPreview&fbclid=IwAR0C0FRLpwNP_Jw2_8nt-HfieTF3DOAx6Bd0h5KlMD_cGUYsV8OWMhNHfpw

 

Don't be a dumbass like TPSN and tell people to turn up without registering.

 

Edited March 28, 2019 by Skeeta

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[joz]

I got 52 seconds in, how'd everyone else go?

Edited April 1, 2019 by joz

[MickeyD]

What's with the dancing at the end? 

[joz]

Genuinely though, it is only 2 performances in and I would expect things to change. I actually don't really want to watch the opening show online and be too critical. I will go watch this one and see what it's like. I think I know what it'll be like, I think it'll be the sort of show that even 12 year old me would've found too cheesy. It seems like a 40 something year old man's take on what kids like, only to find that kids likes have changed in the last 30 years.

 

That's the attitude I'll be going in with, but I really do want to like it too. Getting rid of the Ski Show was the dumbest thing the new management team did when they came in. A real fuck you to the park's history and tradition. Also from a showmanship point of view it was stupid, putting a high dive show on such a massive lake was never going to be impressive. So I'm really happy that finally something a bit bigger is going on the lake. It's just a shame that instead of Waterski Wipeout which was cheesy, but fun, we get basically the same thing but seemingly played straight and edgy.

 

Hopefully I'm wrong, those who have seen the video will know if I'm wrong, and by all means let me know. I'll find out for sure in a week or two.

[webslave]

Yeah, and I quote;

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It's always the same - this team of guys vs this team of guys to decide who is better.  It's like their own little life narrative writ large.

I reckon I saw maybe ten stunts in all that time, but a shitload of yakkity-yakyak and what the blue fuck was with the dance?

tl;dr list of wtf;

• Creepy cover version of instrumental of Highway to Hell.
• Unclear who the audience are supposed to identify with.
• What is with the bike ramp and BMX stunts?
• You should never let the cast hot-dog to the crowd for longer than the stunt lasted.
• Cotton Eye Joe?  A song that was divisive even back in 1995 - in a new show more than two decades later?  I can't even...
• What's the point of the River Rats characters if they are going to dance with the Kurt Angles at the end of it?
• Ratio of talk to stunts is waaaay out of whack.
• What, we couldn't have spent any time on themeing up the boats except for the truck (whose wheels clearly do not spin, but other than that is decent)?
• The cadence of the show is all wrong.  Everything seems to be about having the stuntperson stand there in front of the crowd, say something asinine in the name of 'story', and then send the stuntperson off to circumnavigate the lake before they do their next trip, leading to dead air while we wait.
• What/where was the 'big finish' stunt?

If you want to try and salvage something from this here's some tips;

• The stuntpeople don't need to return to the main stage after every trick.  Keep them in the water for the most part to allow them to be ready sooner.
• There needs to be a clear progression in the scale of the stunts.
• On a lake of that size you need to be prepared to run stunts that involve two or more stuntpeople on the same stunt (two separate stunts adjacent to each other is not the same thing).
• Ditch the crappy A vs B narrative once and for all.  The audience is not interested; you give them no reason to identify with your characters, not your cause.  If you must keep it then instead of having them compete 'just cause' or 'for the lake' have them compete to give the best show to the fans.  None of the bullshit fake rivalry - make it real; real stunt-people working on stunts to play to the crowd.  At the end have both groups combine for some large scale stuff to end people off happy.
• Do not do the dance.  Ever again.  Like, ever.  I mean it.  Don't.
• Do something with the set on the island.  I don't care what.  Jump a boat through it, swing somebody off it onto a boat.  I don't know, just something.  It dominates the view and adds nothing.
• Lose the BMX stuff.  It is out of place and adds nothing to the show.  We know Showtime does BMX stunts, but this is not the place for it.
• Lose the hotrod.  It takes a long time to get out there and does nothing for the show.  This isn't a motorsport show, no matter how much you'd like it to be.
• You need to find some more height in some of the stunts because this all felt a bit small-scale.
• Never allow more than 45 seconds to elapse between stunts.

Edited April 1, 2019 by webslave

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@webslaveI agree with what you are saying but I believe the Thunder Lake Stunt Show is an improvement on the Jet Stunt Extreme Poo Show.   What really stands out on how SW can turn this from an ok show to a good show is the show needs more action on the lake and less action on the land.  

Skeeta simple tips to improve the show.

Rework the start.  (It doesn't gel).

Increase action on the water. (To many moments when nothing is happening on the lake.  I'm sure these guys know more than 1 trick each).

Fix the stupid ending.  (Whoever picked the song shouldn’t ever be allowed to choose a song ever again.)

 

I hate, hate & hate the bikes in the show.  SW isn’t the Royal Easter Show.

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1 minute ago, Skeeta said:

@webslaveI agree with what you are saying but I believe the Thunder Lake Stunt Show is an improvement on the Jet Stunt Extreme Poo Show.   What really stands out on how SW can turn this from an ok show to a good show is the show needs more action on the lake and less action on the land.  

I think we are pretty well aligned in thoughts on improvement.  I didn't compare it to the previous incarnation simply because I only saw it once and it made absolutely no impression hence I have trouble remembering it.  I reckon they can aim higher.

[pushbutton]

There was a very impressive Pirate show there not all that long ago, with a pirate ship on the island. 

Sea World can certainly do it. Or at least they used to be able to! 

Edited April 2, 2019 by pushbutton

[joz]

It's taking all my strength not to side  track the current conversation with a big rant about why the above post is wrong. I think if I can do it, we all can do it.

Edited April 2, 2019 by joz

[themagician]

That pirate ship show, Pirates Unleashed didn’t really last that long and didn’t make good use of the lake. The island wasn’t used at all, with the ship quite close to the shore 

[Slick]

Yikes. So much yikes.