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    They are taking the piss. I won't bother unless it becomes a get together with mates from interstate, and I fly up every year normally. I'm just a consumer making a decision based on the value proposition presented.
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    Lol I'll be up there then. Seriously considering going to the Ekka, never been.
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    If you ride X2 at Magic Mountain, try and do the inside seat, the outside seat was quite unpleasant (not that it would stop me riding). That was a while ago, but local friends say it's still rough. Post Christmas was super busy when I visited at that time. I agree, Flash Pass is very wise. Concur with previous post, Knotts is my happy place. It will be equally smashed after Christmas.
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    ^No, track pieces are in a workshop being restored.
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    I went opening day and wound up speaking to the Intamin engineer (he was doing video interviews with first day riders was what started things). Getting the side wheels right was an issue - as in too loose and you get that side-to-side shuffle that has been present since the ride opened (it was a lot worse while they were testing and adjusting); or too tight and there's too much friction. Don't shoot the messenger that's what I was told, and if you've ridden the coaster you'd understand. On a side note on LP, they are busy reconditioning the wild mouse track and it's looking shiny and new.
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    Lol will Disney buy it? ....just kidding. It will be interesting to see if they get any bites from amusement park operators like maybe a Merlin or a Parques Reunidos.
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    Big change coming for Luna Park after hitting the market (realcommercial.com.au) Who's buying? It will continue to operate as an amusement park, and a good chunk of the structures are heritage listed.
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    Tommy will need more than a few duffel bags of unmarked, non-sequential bills to impress the Mou$e.
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    Frankston sounds like a place Mickey would get mugged and robbed lol. Disney in Australia seems to be becoming a trope of slow news days. Perhaps Universal doing one of their smaller park installations is more realistic. Just a hypothetical, is there enough vacant space at Docklands to accommodate a full-scale Disney park? Just speaking for myself from a tourist perspective, I already love that the major sporting venues are in the CBD and so easy to get to. Let alone a large-scale park.
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    Slow news day - trot out some speculative nonsense about Disney coming to Australia lol. Maybe we'll start seeing this at Australian parks:
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    Lol they can't blame Intamin this time. Shame, it looks like a great ride experience (albeit without the amazing first launch of the original). Hope they can get a viable, permanent fix to the problem.
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    Yeah Piss Weak World from an old comedy show is looking a winner at the moment. I'm an informed consumer, so I just don't go, with the exception of Fright Nights, it's been years. I feel for consumers who aren't as informed.
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    Don't forget it will be the world's most iconic water ride.
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    Disney Adventurous Adventures. Interesting how it lacks a possessive on the Disney part, i.e. not Disney's. Maybe the Mou$e is unhappy at their lack of profits, start beating up their execs like Mickey beat up the Jonas brothers in South Park. (disclaimer: I am taking the piss).
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    Lol a park in WA should be suing. Lame park name makes Universal's Epic Universe sound inspired.
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    I agree, there's tons of cool animal exhibits, and I personally think Shark Bay is world class with some great experiences attached to it to boot. I've done the tropical reef snorkel and the cage dive (back when Elle the Bull Shark was still around) and love that attraction. My partner has dived all over the world and seen tons of sea creatures in the wild and she was impressed (wasn't expecting to).
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    I was always found it ironic that such a crap ride is surrounded by a really cool precinct (IMO). Moving Batwing there and adding a second accompanying drop tower probably wouldn't make enough sense, and they already have a star flyer down the road. It costs money to pull it down obviously, so they'll delay that expense as long as they can if the past is any indicator. Maybe the maintenance designation can be changed to extended decommissioning lol. I did Dream Circus at LPS on the weekend and that set a new baseline for utter shit, so I'm being pretty kind to DD right now.
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    I rode something that I believe had similar technology at Old Town in Florida called G-Force which was basically a sedan shaped race car on a flat track that accelerated in a straight line. That really took me by surprise, so I can only imagine how crazy Dodonpa was. I hear Moonsault Scramble at Fuji-Q was pretty crazy too, some said it should be illegal lol.
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    That is a bummer, I would have loved to have ridden this - but understand why they had to close it. Missed Hypersonic XLC at King's Dominion by a year too.
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    I went Fri and Sat night too. I'd never been on Leviathan before, so I spent most of Friday riding the beast. Pleasantly surprised at the wait time and it was running so well at night. I'm not sure if the wet track helped. Leviathan impressed me, kind of a cross between Twister at Gronalund and Ghostrider. I really liked the upcharge back row (just the ride not the upcharge). I caught a little of the show on Saturday and that looked spectacular. Otherwise, it seemed quite sparse, but the performers present were doing a good job. I tried the seafood boilup near Dockside, that was very average and poor value. Definitely worth it for the night rides on Leviathan and Jet Rescue for me personally, definitely not for the event alone (I don't have a season pass).
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    I'm on way there now. Thank you Parkz for managing my expections. Doubt I'll my first ride on Leviathan tonight lol
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    What have the lines been like for Leviathan and Jet Rescue during Carnivale?
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    Back row late at night (during Howl O Scream) on Iron Gwazi blew my mind. Personally I think the Premier Sky Rockets are vastly superior to sky loops like Buzzsaw. They don't make B & Ms like Montu and Kumba anymore. Arguably (as sum of all parts) the best coaster line up in Florida, and one of the best in America.
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    It sure had a kick to it, even caught me by surprise. Maybe it used a similar compressed air launch like Dodonpa and Hypersonic XLC. Lol I'm actually having PTSD about Old Town from that trip. Went to buy cheap tickets there for Universal and got hooked into a time share seminar to get discounted tickets. Now that was an interesting experience.
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    White Lightning at Orlando Fun Spot I thought was a fun little coaster. When Kissimmee Fun Spot was just Old Town they had this ride called G-Force which was just a race car on a track that launched on a straight track and it really packed a punch. I think it might have been an S & S death machine. Shame it disappeared.
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