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Taken from the November AGM meeting, DW is expecting the DF to open by the end of December..

You heard it here first people. The delays are going to be next level. //s

VR never seem to be in a hurry, when they install new attractions.

Southern hemisphere has no meaning anymore because travel is easy to the northern hemisphere.

Luna Park Melbourne has a coaster within a coaster.

The Flash isn't even the first the first coaster of it's type to be built inside another coaster. Queue Aviator AirBender at Nickelodeon Universe. AirBender is built inside of Pepsi Orange Streak.

Are they ties or are they alignment bars?

I'm one of your friends and I'm telling you it’s worse for me than it was before light rail. I had eight bus services within 100m of my house and now I have one that comes every hour and stops at 5pm. The week before the light rail started, I got a letterbox drop telling me 7 bus routes were being stopped. If I now want to go into Surfers at night, I have to drive home drunk from Helensvale station because there is no longer a bus that I can catch. (//s) I was all for the light-rail but that was before, I found out I had no connection to it when I need it. Translink currently have a 2-year trial for on demand transport northern Gold Coast – Pacific Pines and Nerang/Highland Park. Not where I live but hopefully it works out and Translink extend the program. As I said earlier after experiencing it firsthand, light-rail isn’t flexible like buses are because they don’t have extra trains to put on the track during major events. “A Gold Coast MP says a mini-bus could provide public transport for people in western parts of the city where regular services have been reduced”. But, I don’t think it’s going very well because – “Mayor Tommy Tate has acknowledged bus usage is lower than he would like, but he says efforts are being made to improve services in the north”. I also almost certain but Gazza 50% more people riding light-rail over buses was when it first opened. Latest what I can find is. “The Gold Coast City Council's annual transport snapshot has revealed residents are continuing to shy away from public services — patronage is down 35 per cent compared to pre-COVID levels.” This Is from last year. Light rail is like a roller coaster. I must when it first opens but now it's yea, I'll do it next time.

@Gazzayou're an intelligent man so I'm sure you have taken into account the unpresented growth the GC and in particular the northern GC impact on public transport growth, which all feeds into the Helensvale station. I’m sure you agree the M1 has turned into a car park, yet people still prefer to sit in the traffic than catch a train. GC 3.3% use of public transport per household in 2021 was exceptionally low compared to other major cities, I believe you would agree with me on that. If I am a tourist in another city, I tend to take the public transport type, I haven’t been on before, just to experience it. More people might be catching light rail, but it's not due to the light rail providing a better service.

The light rail on the GC doesn't work well for events compared to buses because they don't have extra trains to add to the line. If you have ever been to the GC500 by light rail, you will know what I'm talking about. You have no problems getting there because people arrive at different times but when the event finishes, you will wait hours to get home. This didn’t happen before light rail, with buses because Translink would put extra buses on. One would think, Translink would add buses to support the light rail during events, but I have never seen this happen. If the light rail ever ends up at any theme parks, one thing you can be sure of, Translink will cut most bus services to the parks. The service will even get worse. Before light rail came to Helensvale there was a direct bus from Helensvale train station to SW. Now you have two choices and both choices take longer than before. Light rail and bus transfer or catch the bus that tours the backstreets of the GC.

I would like to know the proposed route, this theme park boss proposes. My guess is the mouth started moving before the brain kicked in.

Oh, like when the koalas buiit Steel Taipan. //s

I was in Japan for 4 days regarding an Australian mining camp project. My mother is currently staying with me for a couple of months, so I took the opportunity for a no kid holiday and met up with my wife in Phuket, after I left Japan. I also had to buy a lot of bar-girls drinks in Pattaya City because it turns out I suck at connect four.

DF has 3 different fences. Did DW run out of the fence with the upper detail because even though it's not my preferred option, A ramp fence with a bit of detail, would have looked better. The detail on the back fence is 100 times better because it's more in keeping with the ride. You want me to review my job?

In a perfect world, I would have added an extra cave over the launch track. But if DW only had the money for one cave and I was to design the theming, I would have built the cave over the launch track instead of the current cave. Not only would it hide the back of house amenities, you would experience the cave 3 times. Caves should disorientate you because you go from light to darkness to light again but DW's cave doesn't do that, because DW gave the cave windows.

@DaptoFunlandGuysometimes it comes down the park spending the money in the wrong areas. Steel Taipan has the most expensive queue rails/balustrading on the Gold Coast. Thank you. I probably was a bit grumpy Friday, after my flights home, so I'm sorry for my part in it.

Sorry @themagician I wasn't referring to you, when I was talking about opinions. You are definitely not in my Karen group because you are always open to other people's opinions. I do agree, something was needed to stop the kids climbing, which is sad but it is the time we live in. I would have been happy with an electric fence. //s

The maximum fall height anywhere around the ramp is 750mm so as far as the NCC is concerned @themagicianno balustrade is required, only the handrail and bottom rail, which in this case, is the block wall, DW has extended past the ramp. DW has installed the fencing off its own back. I'm fine some people thinking it's fine, as what I said is what I like, and I was talking for nobody else. Side note, because people keep saying it was because off budget. It looks like a bunnings pool fence but in reality, it's an expensive fence made to look like a bunnings pool fence.

Is the painting finished?

Everything you said with your reply was you making shit up. All I could do was laugh at you.

Do you know what is more annoying @Rivals All the Karen's on here, telling people what they can say. Telling people people what to do. @Brad2912, Brad, Brad, you be a good boy and copy and paste news articles from now on. F%^k me. If people don't like what I have to say, don't read my post.

Greenery will make it look better but the 3 layers of pool fencing I don't like. What is even the point of this fence? Why is the fencing so high above the handrails? Let's go to the expensive of great building that are in keeping with the other facades of the area and whack 3 ugly fences in front of them.🤷‍♂️ As for what I would do. I would match the stage. You brought it up.

@DaptoFunlandGuyso do i like the pool fence at MW?

LOL. I thought we here to talk about theme parks and not me. The buildings are great and if you go back through this topic, you will see, I said that.