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Take full advantage of it

That time you and @AlexB got in a fight at the top of GD must have been a nightmare

I am sorry, but this is one of the most stupid threads I have possibly seen. Granted, I have personally made some stupid threads in my day. The most productive answer you will get is 'intense' or 'not intense'. You are asking us to describe a feeling, we can not possibly do that. Do you want words like 'extreme', or even 'pure adrenaline'? How about intense in Spanish? Intenso! Does this fulfill your needs? DC Rivals was so Intenso! My point is, stop asking us to describe a feeling. Do we look like Shakespeare? The only way you will overcome roller coasters is through riding them, speaking from experience. You do not need to jump into the deep end, in some cases it will only create more fear. Slowly and surely take more and more steps to build your confidence, these feat of engineering are nothing to be scared of. So in short, my advice is take what you can handle. You are allowed to take your time, there is no rush. Just be productive about it, there is no use in being scared of something you clearly have some interest in.

Parmesan cheese bread and bogans?

Oh, it’s school holidays again.

I just noticed White water world has changed their hours for Jan - March. They will now be open Friday/Saturday/Sunday in Feb and March.

Here’s a new one.... an ice cream in a regular cone costs an extra 40 cents than if you want it in a cup...

Thankfully won’t have to worry about that with my near 8 year old not able to ride it until he is 10 for some stupid reason. (Moreso stupid is the 10 year age restriction on Claw despite a 120cm height restriction... stupidity)

Wait until you get to the giant drop @Brad2912. Three seat social distancing.

A tent! 😮 Whoa! Upgraded!

Dirty Harry Bar toilets are the MW equivalent.

You sir, are a divine Messenger.

Showing your age there bucko. Most of the kids who frequent these boards would have no idea of the origins of that line. That movie is 21 years old... feel old yet? I do.

And less bondage

Luna Park has just released tickets for their 85th Anniversary online. On the website, there is an interactive timeline with some interesting photo's. There are also 2 new shows, which are: Remember That Time, Miles Of Smiles, and the Cake Cutting on October 4th only. You will also enter a draw when you buy a ticket. You can win a GoPro, Private Surfing Session, Whale Watching Experience, Free Tickets to Luna Park and other experiences in Sydney, and more! Commemorative pins and keyrings will be available at the merchandise store for a limited time. There shall be 2 sessions per day lasting 5 and a half hours. One from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. And 5 pm to 10:30 pm. The tickets still act as an unlimited rides pass. Same COVIDSafe plan applies. Same temporary rides are in place. And there is still no new/meaningful information on the Moon Ranger and Tumble Bug. If you want more information or to book tickets, this is the website: https://justforfun.lunaparksydney.com/85th-birthday/#whatson

It's also worth nothing that TRR was in line for a massive overhaul a couple of months after the accident actually occurred. No where near enough to bring it to even an acceptable standard though. If the proposal was followed in full, there would have been multiple extra, HD monitors added to the op booth and a complete teardown and rebuild of the PLC's. Surprisingly no upgrades were planned for the conveyor, so even if the full upgrade went ahead, the slats could have still been the cause of a disaster. Less likely though as spacing would occur from the moment you enter the lift hill and be entirely computer controlled. Much like how Snowy River Rampage at Wonderland was designed. Not known: How many e-stops were planned to exist after the upgrade. TOT, oh boy, they tried so hard to revive that thing but it was a battle they weren't going to win. Making the decision to blow through the last of the spare parts to give it a good send off was definitely worth it. Even if the full upgrade was done when the car got flipped, it would have still only had a few more years left in it. SFMM is super lucky that they were able to cannibalise TOT for parts because theirs on its very last legs too. Estimates are that it's only got a couple more years left in it, at best, thanks to the parts. Wipeout was like TOT. A retired legacy product that the manufacturer no longer supports. Even less so than TOT because Intamin were a lot more keen to try and keep the final two towers running. Vekoma weren't as keen to keep the second last Waikiki Super Flip running. The only other one existed in Mexico and closed down about a year after Wipeout did. Most likely due to the more relaxed regulations in Mexico compared to Australia. Some of the parts of wipeout were so beyond repair that they were about 70% welding material. The reason they were able to run it for so long before finally pulling the trigger was because before all hell broke loose, they had ordered parts to be custom made. Those couple custom pieces are why it was able to limp around in its final months. Same with why it was such a challenge to park and operate in its final days. All the parts were cooked and they had to be delicate and careful to not just implode what was left and kill the ride even earlier than planned. Log ride was a matter of time because the concrete troughs have some damage but it's also a solid, traditional ride with minimal moving parts. The troughs were damaged further during deconstruction of the cave areas and the logs were getting torn apart by the cages. So if TRR didn't happen, I'd say this ride would have stuck around for many, many more years. If TRR didn't happen and management never changed. TOT and Wipeout would have been SBNO within a few years anyway.

Honestly, I just miss the toilets at the old BB cafe. No one knew about them so they were always so clean and empty.

what I would love for movie world to do is remove that loud god damn final lift hill on WWF and replace it with a more silent one, It sounds like a really loud jackhammer

From a square footage point of view, using Google Maps, I measured 3,385SQM for Magic Mountain, and 2,980SQM for the Beachhouse. That said, the Beachhouse appears to be better setup to utilise vertical space when compared to Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain was basically a hollow shell, with any levels above ground being to access the slides for example rather than being multi level, if that makes sense. When you compare the size of the building, then multiply by the 3 standard levels of the building, the Beachhouse comes out at 8,940SQM. This is all from rough Google Earth measurements.