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    I've done it, a short run, but a very good experience. I think I got a video of it, but I can't remember. I'll have to check. Was a good day, Star Tour (when it was going up Arkham's lift hill), Stunt Driver run, and Ultimate Tour for Fright Nights.
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    You'd think the NRL was having a competition for who has the most feral mullet. 2 train operation seems like a bonus. The instability of operations is really making members the general public like myself very wary of visiting the GC parks. Even knowing the maintenance schedules and observed operation patterns, it's still a gamble.
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    A more contentious credit is Hulk at Universal, except for the lift hill/launch, they rebuilt the same coaster in the same spot. I was hoping coaster count would throw me a bone and give me a new credit lol. Rode it for the first time since 2010 last September, yikes it was brutal. I go with whatever coaster count counts, which is no relocations. Coaster counter used to count them, but whatever. At the end of the day it's arbitrary for an individual, but there's mostly consensus in the coaster community.
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    Lol it should be. That may be site of where I rode my first ever coaster. I wish I was paying attention way back then.
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    I'd hope so, it's unique and a cool ride. Understand about the heritage listing, it's good to debunk here that the structure is beyond the point of no return. I had concerns because of the length of the downtime. Hopefully it'll be running again soon.
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    I think with a bit of imagination and possibly not a huge amount of capex, LPS could do something really cool in that space.
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    Lol I'd be worried if the waters of Sydney harbour had risen to the point they flooded the wild mouse, or were they saying it flooded from the base of the structure. They refurbished it earlier in 2022 (which was lengthy), it was open for a while than closed for maintenance in August as noted earlier in this thread. I asked the operations manager when I was doing the VIP thing at Halloscream and didn't get any detail other than it's under maintenance, which is fair enough, I wouldn't expect to hear about any issues. It would a shame to see it go, but it's been closed for so long now. Can we start speculating about the replacement lol. A groovy little Eurofighter; or a Maurer Spinning coaster (like at Seabreeze and Santa Cruz) would be fun.
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    LOL VRTP marketing department says: "Hold my beer".
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    "World's fastest, biggest, craziest coaster"* *inside the helix of another coaster. That could actually be true out of all the coasters (if any) that are inside the helix of another coaster. Sadly, movierider will at best only be the second most iconic coaster in the world.
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    Place your bets here, Surfrider at MW will be : "world's <insert hyperbole here> coaster"?
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    At it's best, Scooby was a world class attraction IMO. Sucks it will be down for so long, but hopefully it's worth it this time.
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    I went straight to rcdb when I saw that post. 240 km/h would be slightly faster for FR. I wonder if that level of speed would be lethal on TTD.
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    Good find, even if it didn't involve TTD (very logical it could), a very tasty piece of information.
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    Probably same layout with LSMs and the queue moved out to where the exit is. That video only really told us it's coming in 2024 and the top hat will still be there. I'd love to see an extended layout or at least Zamperla cranking the LSMs to their max speed of 124 mph, but we'll see what happens.
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    I hear you there, I was puzzled when Cedar Point announced a 105 foot coaster after Millennium Force and Dragster (& wicked twister was 200 foot+ too), but then I rode it, wow.
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    Everyone is different, my girlfriend freaked out on the slight incline after the start of vintage cars at dreamworld - won't go near a coaster lol. Yet she has no problem scuba diving with bull sharks. Me on the other hand, I've done multiple laps on a SCAD tower, been aerobatic flying pulling 8-9 Gs - the more intense the better. I personally think Green Lantern is okay, it serves a purpose and provides variety. I really liked the El Loco at Adventuredome in Vegas as it hits that first drop without brakes, shame GL doesn't do that. If we're looking at a hypothetical/realistic replacement. Something like Hangtime at Knott's would be great - it operates in the small footprint of a former boomerang site, is a really fun and thrilling ride, and the light package Knott's uses at night is spectacular (not sure if that's an optional extra from the manufacturer).
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    I loved Gronalund, it's such a gem. Haven't been since 2014, so no Monster for me. Their mindset about an amusement park is so cool, they extended the drop on Jetline to make it more intense for example. Twister is a fun woodie. They also have a rivalry going with Liseberg, it's just a shame they don't have the space to do something of the magnitude of Balder, but the way they cram things in, who knows what will happen in the future.
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    I've only been on a few of the Six Flags free spins, everyone has different taste, but they were one and done for me. Though I get it where the concept could be expanded and improved per the examples in previous posts. Like the premier sky rocket model (with the extra loop) is so much better than than a skyloop like Buzzsaw.
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    I did the SCAD tower, just about crapped myself lol. Tivoli is so beautiful and cool that it's in the middle of the city, so no commute.
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    What about the 23rd, is that ok for crowds as well? I'll be in Brisbane and could come down both days though I've been put off Sea World by the reports I've seen here.
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    They are pretty much all actual props used in the movies, with a few exceptions.
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    Yeah they have an impressive Star Wars collection, I'll post some photos here if you want a preview.
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    FYI Icons of Darkness is only $20 and they take you on a tour that takes about a half an hour, hopefully it's open when you're there. It's some Hollywood director's private collection that he put on public display.
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    I concur on Knott's, it's fun and near Disney, and Magic Mountain if you love coasters (might work well if you are staying in the Universal area) - you probably haven't allocated time, but if you have time to spare I recommend. I did a park trip after Christmas in 2017 in the LA area, and the parks were packed, but I see you've given yourself plenty of time to do them. In Hollywood, a local mate took to this exhibition on Hollywood Blvd just down from the Chinese theatre called Icons of Darkness in September, if you love actual props from movies (incl full sized Dino animatronics from Jurassic Park), your mind will be blown. Also, Runyon Canyon accessible from the Hollywood strip is a cool hike to get some great views of LA, and a lot of stars walk their dogs there too lol.
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