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Other than the RFID scanner on Taipan, I thought they were essentially the same?

Sounds like efficiency has gone down if the supervisor performs harness checks but can't leave the panel until the train reaches the brake run. You might as well just run one train. So yes, the dual harnesses would reduce throughput as the supervisor needs to check their side.

It's been cashless for a while.

I'm sure there will be some productive and insightful discussion on Facebook over this

100% it would have caused some changes, however to what extent I wouldn't be sure. I'd say right after the incident things would have been very strict for a while before loosening off a little bit. However I feel that the parks are still being a bit over the top, how much of that comes down to corporate (and staff just not caring) or procedures enforced by over-cautious insurance is hard to say. I'd say it's a combination of both, but also possibly due to workplace culture. When you have management that actually cares it shows, because staff want to actually be there if they are being treated well and respected. Something that the Dreamworld management seem to be very good at (And having worked at MW during the time that they were running things, they actually really do care about their staff)

It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a trial/they consider implementing it at their other parks too. I’ve noticed more “eftpos only” at Movie World than there was previously especially in Mobiles.

If card is the only option they cant add a surcharge

They mean 'We don't need to maintain floats, pay staff to manage cash/reconcile registers at the end of the day, or pay bank fees for cash processing - and we get to add a card surcharge if we want so it costs us nothing'.

"Faster, safer and more convenient". Okay then.

I don't believe this is possible. I think it might be due to the rockwork tunnel between the overbank hill and the loop and the rockwork between the midcourse and the twisted horseshoe roll clearance envelope. Taking a quick look at other blue fire clones none of them seem to have a max height.

@Spotty i'm curious, how much do you think these changes to load times are because of management vs post 2016 safety laws? And to add to it enthusiasm working with friends (like your story above) vs i guess the i don't want to be here days everyone has.

Is it possible that because Steel Taipan launches backwards, it's far more likely that taller riders could hit their heads on the seat in front?

The supervisor didn't leave when I was there, they stayed behind the panel. I was the second loader on the exit side, this was back in the days of the single lap bar. Many good memories, back in the early 2010's when IMO operations and the overall park was probably at it's peak.

Each one needs to be checked, but it's done by the attendant and the supervisor in parallel, so in theory it wouldn't have an impact. I never noticed much difference between operating it pre and post refurbishment. You'll never see that happening now; the procedure changed several years ago and now the supervisor can't leave their panel to check the harnesses until the other train is stopped in the brakes.

Given back in the day when roadrunner had the original trains, myself and one of the supervisors actually managed to beat the capacity that the ride was stated in the manual (700 a hour with 2 trains) I very much doubt it. I was pretty much running down the platform to check those lap bars and doing our best to make sure that by the time the train was coming into the brakes we would be dispatching the next train. Was certainly a work out back in the day lol. It was even funnier when the ride then faulted because we were dispatching too fast and the computer crapped out lol.

Despite the hiccups earlier in the week, it seems they’ve managed to get everything back open that wasn’t already closed

Wet n Wild is now cashless as per the pop up on their website and the following in the ThemeParks.com.au T&Cs

DC Rivals doesnt have a height limit either, but I believe there are some minor differences between its train and Steel Taipan’s.

Different train might be a factor?

@jhunt2I see what you mean, making signs is fun.

Tigeren is 125-200cm.

@Baconjack Steel Taipan has height restrictions, Bluefire has no height restrictions.

195 cm height cut off is a little disappointing, guess that ill never get to ride it as superman and jet rescue is already a coin toss whether or not I can ride depending on what shoes I wear to the parks Intamin really gotta design their flats to accommodate up to 200cm consistent with everyone else in the industry, they’re the only manufacturer out there that has it this restrictive. From what I understand it’s not a clearance thing but it’s a fitting your body within the restraint thing, the logic is that your head needs to be up to the head rest. There’s quite a bit of folk that are going to get turned away at the gate (Upon looking up a few other big Intamin gyro swings around the world there seems to be no height cutoff, so what’s the go here)

The staff rode it the day before too, plus they were filming yesterday.

I don't mind that sort of scale for LPS which can be ghost towns on certain days. Providing a large incentive for people to book early helps them plan their rosters well enough in advance for staff to cover the necessary loads, while rostering less staff if sales are low for a particular day and rotating attractions rather than opening all attractions all day. Unfortunately the side effect is someone who does attend on the spur of the moment means they pay more for a worse product, but LPS has a small workforce and they need to ensure they balance this where they need it the most. Village on the other hand has no excuse to be running alternating attraction schedules or understaffing attractions given their attendances tend to be a lot higher and should cover the bare minimum. Unfortunately that's all they ever seem to deliver.