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Yes but based on that, new cars also require run in for 1000km before you can operate them at their true performance.

In my view Lethal weapon is rougher and higher intensity rollercoaster than superman. Your probably better off riding superman first.

I'm gonna go try it tomorrow, I have a feeling that the ride needs a bit of wearing in, which is why the guide wheels are noisey in the final turn. I'm sure that i'm going to find it pretty average for a a thrill ride, but I probably will enjoy it as a bit of fun. I am certain if the launch was at 90 - 100kmph the experience would be completely different.

Wow that hydraulic pump is noisey, I had no idea... The initial pull of the motor is very sharp, it certainly accellerates fast. At least it's move a little faster than during testing. I'll probably ride it monday or tuesday.

Dreamworld still has TONNES of unused room if they wanted to they could with no problem fit a mega or hypercoaster in. I like your design Gazza.

OK FIRSTLY, superman escape has been running single train as one train is currently pulled appart undergoing maintenance so it's running at reduced capacity, at least 4 minutes per cycle. meaning there is 0% chance of getting over 1000 riders an hour until second train is operational. Secondly my information regarding stats of riders comes from maintenance staff be cause i know some staff who work for WVTP and this sorta stuff interests me so I ask them. The reason SE doesn't attract as many people is alot of people tend to be intimidated by the ride where as with WWF it looks relatively tame and you can't actually see the scooby doo spooky coaster so it doesn't tend to freak people out. Altthough i have been told vomitt on scooby is quite common, more common than what I was expecting. Superman escape is a tall very fast high intensity thrill ride that a significant amount of riders get freaked out by looking at it. It truly is a beast and a great ride, but many people are intimidated by it so it effects the attendance on the ride. you may have some people 50+ but the median average would be around 15-30ish. Anyway enough of this.. it's about the motocoaster. NB i truly hope i'm not going to be dissapointed by the motocoaster, because first impressions... well not great.

Alex, to be frank, your wrong and my data is accurate. You don't know who I am or who I know or what I know. I was simply answering a question Gazza asked. Also it was pretty blatantly described that i was going to be a family thrill ride. Superman escape is not a family thrill ride. It is a thrill ride.

4600 WWF, 4900 Scooby , 2500 SE, approx for a couple of days ago

I don't really think it is in reply to superman escape because superman escape has a focus really only on thrill ride class where as motocoaster is has a more broad family attraction so a high percentage of guests will be willing to ride the ride kind of like wild west falls and scooby, where as superman escape due to it's high thrill rating and high visibilty gets more tween teen riders but not alot of other age groups on a whole meaning a relatively low attendance on the ride.

Might go down the coast tomorrow and have a look at it. Then head to movieworld maybe

Was just on Proslides website, Supertubes hydrocoaster is featured on their website in their promotional video for their hydromagnetic rocket.

Superman escape is still a semi gravity reliant coaster, as long as it makes it over the top hat it will have enough stored potential gravitational energy to complete it's track at speed. Where as this Motocoaster could ascend it's first hill at 50kmph and due to the fact the ride barely loses height throughout the track it would end up stalling. But if it was launched at full speed it should easily make the full track at a decent speed. well one should hope so.

You probably find that will a full load the ride will maintain it's speed alot better. This ride is completely reliant on it's own inertia and 10km difference in launch speed makes a tremendous difference in speed towards the end of the track. I seriously doubt intamin would build a ride that crawls over it's magnetic brakes. As per usual you guys are probably overreacting...

Many wooden parts of wildwest falls seem to be rotting or being attacked by white ants... not good.

I still think the carousel is far below par. Doesn't like much more than a cheap carnival ride. Aesthetically it's pretty poor. All of the frame should be hidden from sight including the framing in the ceiling. the cavas looks flimsy and cheap and has spines poking through it. It should also have the more traditional cam mechanism that allows the 'horses' to go up and down. It also is missing lighting components that give it just that extra extravagance the ride lacks. This current installation is suitable for a carnival, not a themepark.

Would have loved to see a classic traditional style, well crafted carousel instead of this, fairly basic carousel. but ah well

it's not better or worse than wet and wild's new themeing in particular H2O zone

I'm extremely dissapointed with that Carousel, it looks very cheap and carnival ridesque. The drop ride looks like it would be fun for kids. I wouldn't go as far as saying that movieworld is the most expansive kids area.... that's a bit of a far stretch.

Why are you bumping old posts?

Hey guys this has been bugging me. In this photo (source Richard, thank you kindly) You can see at the end of the launch section of track there are 2 yellow steel harnesses which is the point where the hydraulic friction wheel motor and the track physically connect. It appears that the track is complete yet there are 2 spare unused harnesses. Does anybody know why? or have any theories as to why there aren't motors attached to those harnesses?

The old bodyslides were poorly designed where it was quite easy to get stopped along the tube, they were also unexciting. Good riddance.

By the way noticed something about the MDMC launch track, there is harnesses at the end of the launch for 2 more hydrualic friction wheels but the wheels aren't there. I don't know why

Thank you so much for this update Richard ! I still think they are going to be desperately trying to finish by end of september.

WB - FUN ZONE?!? they are kidding right? That truly is the most uncreative name I have ever heard.

Unless specified in a fixed price contract, with each contractor they deal with, construction costs can rise with delays. Which is why construction projects usually have a contingency fund, just incase there are unexpected circumstances, such as weather delays and unforseen events etc. If on the other hand they have a fixed price contract, the contractor is then responsible for any extra costs/ time required to finish the job. Most building and construction contracts do not work under a fixed price contract, they work under the premise that it will be finsihed when it is finished. Contractors are notorious for this.