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  1. Not a great time for Scooby to unexpectedly need some work Let’s hope they can get it back online ASAP, it was originally listed as 21-22 Jul I was in the park on Monday and it went down around 2ish.
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  2. The maximum $4.5million is the WH&S legislation penalty, not the civil suit damages. The class action is separate to that, and could exceed the penalties.
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  3. Class action against Gold Coast theme park operator Ardent Leisure looms as new legal battle for Dreamworld operator following charges Ardent Leisure’s legal problems continue to mount following charges laid on Tuesday with news a class action has the numbers to proceed. A CLASS action on behalf of stung Ardent Leisure shareholders alleging tens of millions in losses looms as a bigger financial headache for the Dreamworld theme park operator than charges laid on Tuesday after 2016’s four deaths on a ride malfunction. Ardent, opening Dreamworld along with WhiteWater World in time for September school holidays, is burning through $5-$10 million each month its parks are closed. Work Health and Safety prosecutors on Tuesday issued three negligence charges against Ardent over the 2016 deaths of Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low with a maximum penalty of $4.5 million. Any fine imposed by the court is likely to be covered by Ardent’s insurance policies. Parker Simmonds Solicitors commercial litigation director Bruce Simmonds said civil claims could end up in the hundreds of thousands but in most cases were covered by insurers. But as a result insurance premiums would increase. IBISWorld senior industry analyst Liam Harrison said Ardent was already facing huge challenges prior to the charges. “They’re hurting so much more from coronavirus. This legal battle might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back but could also be another thing to add to the pile of pain to the business for six to 12 months.” EL & C Baillieu analyst Nick Caley said Ardent was in a sound financial position because of its sale last month of a 24.2 per cent stake in its US Main Event chain of bowling and family entertainment arcades to private equity’s RedBird Capital Partners for $117m. “Financially it (the charges) is not an issue. They just sold 25 per cent of their US business. That has de-risked their financial position completely depending on how this virus goes,” Mr Caley said. “It is a pretty small part of the company now. Main Event is the dominant asset now. They still have working capital. In the overall scheme of things it is a small amount for Ardent.” Another financial problem is a class action by Piper Alderman for Ardent shareholders. The law firm alleges Ardent misled investors about safety and corporate governance in place at Dreamworld in years before the 2016 fatalities, causing Ardent’s shares to trade at an artificially inflated price. Special counsel Lachlan Lamont said the claim had reached the number litigation funders need to proceed. “A significant group of shareholders have signed up to the class action representing tens of millions of investment in the company,” he said. “Shareholders paid too much for a share in a company at risk of a massive disaster occurring and that did in fact occur.” Mr Lamont said 13,000 Ardent shareholders in August, 2016, were eligible to be part of the class action, for people who bought shares between June 17, 2014 and October 25, 2016. He said Piper Alderman had a July 30 hearing in Federal Court in Brisbane, seeking to access Ardent’s insurance policies and asking for policy particulars including director and officer insurance policies. “If they say they have no money but an insurance policy then we press on.” https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/class-action-against-gold-coast-theme-park-operator-ardent-leisure-looms-as-new-legal-battle-for-dreamworld-operator-following-charges/news-story/24acc9f45e33b7b5708e449e3f1c98ce
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  4. Possibly a ship wreck / ship destroyed by leviathan?
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  6. Here’s our take on the reopening. It expands a bit more on my thoughts and Luke has added more as well.
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  7. Prepared once again by yours truly
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  8. Part 2: Legendia Not many have heard of this park before 2016, including myself. But the addition of a brand new and exciting Vekoma looper suddenly put Legendia (formerly Slaskie Wesole Miasteczko) on the map! But the park did not just purchased a coaster, they've also refurbished a large chunk of the park too, starting with the pretty Main Street. Love the pathwork here You can see Lech right from the entrance, at the opposite side of the lake. Great location choice! Scary Toys Factory has a nice facade enough, but it hides a Galaxy Zyklon that continues the series of fairground-quality coasters at otherwise very promising parks in Poland. Something incredible happened when the very brutal trim brakes towards the end of the layout completely stopped once car once. Instead of pressing some buttons, the ride op took a fricking hammer (!!) and slammed into some part of the ride to unlock the car. Filmed the funny moment but accidently deleted it You can't change things overnight and I feel this coaster will be removed in a few years when the park will further move on from its past. My previous experience with a Soquet ride was the infamous King at a Paris fairground which was decidedly my worst coaster experience ever. Tornado being a permanent one as opposed to a portable one, I was wondering if that would improve the experience to a less horrible one. And honestly, that wasn't so bad... at least at the front. There's some good forces during the Vertical Loops as expected, and the turns do not provide too much banging. However, the backwards experience in the second-to-last row was appaling. Very jolty and really uncomfortable. At least I got 99 creds by this point which means... Some lengthy calculations led me to realize that with good planning, Lech Coaster would become a milestone coaster: my #100. And so it happened. Months of anticipation and hype culminated there. I couldn't help but feel really happy, proud and obviously very excited to ride this beauty! I ended up riding Lech 62 times in 3 days, and this figure tells how much I loved it This is one of the most intense and relentless coasters I've ever done in my life, yet it is smooth and doesn't feature any jolt whatsoever. A little breakdown of some of the many memorable elements: - The drop is a little disappointing towards the back. Airtime and whipping laterals during said drop aren't as powerful as on Expedition GeForce, but still pretty good. At the front though, the drop is so much more visually impressive than the Intamin Mega from Holiday Park! A very fun plunge that sets the tone of incredible excitiment to come... - I grayed out almost every time starting at the top of the Dive Loop. But then the following twisted hill gives a stunning airtime which instantly makes me regain my sight! It's a truly breathtaking sequence! - The big airtime hump provide some good ejector air, though not on the insane level of El Toro's surprise hill. - That fly-through inversion. It's also incredible! It's perfectly smooth, very fast and you get some fun delicate laterals if you seat left. You do not get the snappy rolls of B&M classics, but the speed and echoes inside the station are quite stunning in their own right! - The small twisted hill after the turns around the station delivers the most extreme airtime in the layout. It's brutally fun! - The Corkscrew has a continuous roll and no real snap unlike B&M Flat Spins, but is also taken at incredible speed. - Then, an outward-banked hill lets you catch a small break, but isn't dull either with some soft laterals and floater air. - The layout concludes with some forceful narrow turns and a final, surprisingly intense pop of ejector. Simply put, Lech Coaster is a masterpiece of coaster engineering. Great and varied elements along with fantastic pacing and intensity. I did not have a problem with the restraints, and was able to enjoy the fast transitions as well as the blasting airtime without discomfort. Truly exceptional job Vekoma! I was impressed by Diamond River's theming. Really cool buildings and the foliage around this Shoot the Chute is vibrant. The ride itself had a noticable jolt at the end of the main drop which was an unpleasant surprise. Dragon Temple also has a nice - though similar - station building. This flat ride delivers a wicked yet amazing amount of laterals and some airtime too. I laughed quite a bit because of the ridiculous wonkiness of this attraction! Dragon Riders was more of an endurance test/washing machine experience. Never been on an Intamin ZacSpin, but that flat ride felt even more absurdly disorienting. Dream Hunters Society is the park's other Zyklon, and I struggle to remember something distinct from that second model, except for the unpleasant ride operator. The guy kept his arms crossed for the majority of the time and never smiled. Fortunately he was the only one to behave like that as all the other employees in the park were at least somewhat friendly, if not really enthusiastic in their job! Legendia Flower has spinning gondolas. Yes. You also get some good views on Katowice and - of course - Lech. Circus Hoppala was another piece left from the park's fairground-ish past. The restraints do not have several notches, which meant my skinny body was left with a lot of space. Predictably I bounced around a lot during the inverting moments of this ride... and to my surprise, I enjoyed that wonky stuff! I have to say Legendia was a really pleasant surprise as a park! The place is certainly trying hard to compete with Energylandia and is doing quite well at that. The refurbished areas look really pretty, and while some of the theming may lack a little detail, it still feels quite charming and engaging. The self-service restaurant was also remarkably good quality for a park, offering fresh vegetables at a reasonable price. I really hope Lech Coaster is successful towards the public and that the park will continue investing. They have a top-class coaster to brag about, and it's a fantastic foundation to build upon!
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