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I visited the park today (Luna Land) and took some pictures before tonights first Halloscream event.

I will be working on rides tonight, can’t wait to see the park thriving once again

I can't help but think they are going to have an amazing summer. The pent up demand must be huge AND the new offerings has that 'perfect storm' vibe about it. Looking forward to visiting in February.

https://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/attractions/wonder-woman-flight-of-courage Is it that? ^ WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage The tallest and longest single-rail coaster on the planet! New In 2022 Six Flags Magic Mountain’s 20th coaster—the most at any theme park in the world—WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage will debut Summer 2022 as the tallest and longest single-rail coaster on the planet. Riders will fly single file through the sky over 3,300 feet of track, towering 13 stories and soaring at speeds up to 58 miles-per-hour. WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage exemplifies the Super Hero’s traits of strength and speed—showcasing the legacy of WONDER WOMAN™ herself. As guests enter the ride queue, influenced by Greek architecture and featuring tropical landscaping, they will be immersed in the story of her life and how she obtained her super powers. Riders will join forces with WONDER WOMAN™ in the fight for truth, justice, and equality, to embark on an incredible journey of heroic feats, propelling through dives, banks, rolls, and turns designed to challenge the bravest of thrill seekers. Located in the newly-themed DC UNIVERSE™ area of the park which also includes the popular BATMAN™ The Ride and several other DC themed rides, WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage will be part of an entire six-acre area remodel to also feature a new restaurant and retail location. WONDER WOMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. Ride Info Thrill Level Maximum Location in Park DC UNIVERSE Special Features Goes upside down By the Numbers Top Speed: 58 mph (93kmh) Elevation: 131 ft (40m) Length: 3300 ft (1005km) Introduced: 2022 Manufacturer: Rocky Mountain Corp. Note, there is a video available on the website regarding the new ride.

I’m surprised with that banner. I wonder if it’s temporary?

The majority of injuries and deaths caused by rapids rides are the riders doing the wrong thing and falling out. The minority is people falling out because something was wrong with the ride or raft (tube inflation, water flow, too much weight, etc) Meanwhile the Dreamworld incident was purely a clusterfuck waiting to happen and it really seems like that was the only rapids ride in the world with the safety flaws to allow it to happen. Generally if you sit and stay put, you'll have no problems. You stand up and dick around, you're gonna have a bad time.

What rides? I can swing by and say hi.

Yeah, will do a quick little weekend trip down for sure. Depending on the cost of car rentals I'll probably do Jamberoo as well if Velocity Falls is ready.

I'd love to be able to attend but unfortunately I'm still unable to enter Sydney until November 1st. Be sure to get lots of pictures!

Sadly not, but I'm looking forward to seeing plenty of great photos throughout the day!

The fact DW (likely their insurance) is suing someone means they have chalked this one up to human error also. The human errored in not making the rides safety up to standard.

Well guys, today is the day. LPS finally opens and I'm going. Anyone else going?

It's essentially an out-of-control boat... Once it dispatches, it has a mind of its own (with only water and little obstructions beneath the surface to create the rapids feature somewhat controlling the raft) until it comes to a conveyor belt or something. Given I have never ridden a Rapids ride before, I'll have to make second thoughts whether I do essentially board one or not (I'll most likely board but we'll see).

Well that settles it then RMC Raptor named Wonder Woman Flight of Courage, set to be the tallest and longest single rail coaster in the world and bringing MM to an astounding total of 20 coasters. Not guna lie, I think a ride like this would be a perfect replacement for AA One can dream!

It's obviously Buzzsaw!

The lack of theming and bridges and facades for the new generation of rides is certainly disappointing. Here are a few pictures of scenes from Luna Park highlighting the absolutely brilliant theming that was created circa 1935. No wonder the older generation of visitors always remark on how Luna Park had charm and evoked such strong memories. Below is excellent examples of the Ghost Train facade. If this was built today we would all be marvelling at it!! This provides such an evokative atmosphere and strong impression of the ride before you have even entered the queue area. The Goofy House, an opening day attraction , was transformed over the years into The Hall of Science and .... The Mystic East and was also briefly The Model Electric City before finally settling on its final transformation as Davy Jones Locker. Note that the same building was pretty utilisied for all these attractions over the years, with some additions. A simple windmill as shown here is one of the more remembered and effective pieces of theming to grace Luna Park- this was installed in 1935 and was finally removed in 1981- a testament to its build quality of the time. Several rare shots of the interior of the River Caves scenes!! It highlights the artistry of the day and how effective it was in creating the mood that has given so many people such strong and vivid memories of this ride. Even a simple game stand has been elevated with the use of theming as its backdrop for the Lets Duk Sweetie location. Everything was recycled or reused at Luna Park as the giant fish backdrop from the Lets Duk Sweetie stand also had another life as a photo location and band stop. An elaborate bridge such as this elevates a simple Octopus ride into the fearsome Spider - one of Luna Park's fondly remembered rides. One of my favourite pieces of theming- the original Tumblebug. This was recreated for the 1995 opening and the reimagining of the ride but was sadly removed for the 2004 reopening when the 'Bug was moved onto the Big Dipper site. A rare pic showing the intricate work that went into the Big Dipper and River Caves mountain. What did a giant pelican have to do with a ride called the U drive? Nothing but it sure made it memorable- the beak opened and closed as it sat there daring people to come and drive. And finally here is a picture of @joz and @rappa moaning about the galvanised fence on the new Big Dipper........ In all seriousness though, as can be seen by 6 or so pictures, there is a reason why the Luna Park of yesteryear had so much charm and evoked such strong memories in a generation of people who visited over the years. The park in all likelihood will never have the same level of immersiveness that the original park did, but it must make a far better effort to restore the charm that has been lost. The Volare and the Helter Skelter area are definitely a good start and are wonderful examples of what can be done if mind and method are one and the approach is focused. I am willing to give Luna Park some leeway in allowing them to grow the theming and allow them to finish the job before I pass judgement. Fingers crossed that the execution is far improved from what we have seen so far and that adequate gives way to amazing and brilliant and allows each ride to be remembered for its intial impression and aesthetic in each visitors memorybank. To do so would be the overarching win for the park. I live in hope that this occurs in some way.

I come back after a day being away and there is currently a thread celebrating Sea World for once again delaying their $50 million dollar precinct and attractions as a good business decision, and another berating Luna Park Sydney for sticking to budget, schedule and concepts as bad business decisions. People told us not to get our expectation too high for something with 6 less rides and $20 million dollars more to work with? What did you except? Yeah it's not crash hot and could do better but I doubt anybody is going to get off Big Dipper and complain that it was a bad ride cause they had to step on metal for a bit. Luna Park Sydney has one of the best on-site art teams in the industry. Give them a year or two with this and I reckon it'll be a lot different.

Its probably largely out of their (the park) hands. Their insurance company has probably initiated proceedings to recoup money from the engineers public liability coverage.

The point is that’s the fence. I don’t want to see some vinyl wrap that will fade/tear, etc on an awkwardly placed crappy fence. A simple timber fence would be much for fitting. Same for the bridge, why is it in raw gal? Looks temporary. It all looks crap, cheap and temporary, they can do better, and for little expense. Now if they rip all this out before opening and give it nice traditional seaside pier dressing then I’ll be the first one to say “great, nice simple touches and glad that stuff before was temporary”. But THIS, right now, looks crap. And I’m a little tired of the line the gist of which is “this area/ride/station always looked crap so it’s fitting for it to be that now.” Come on, do better. I’m not asking for Disneyland, but why must Australia constantly have the half assed version of everything when the entire rest of the world constantly shows it can be done better.

From reports the raft was under-inflated so the buoyancy was below prescribed. The tyre then was caught/flipped over on part of the rapids mechanisms.