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7NEWS Sunshine Coast did a small special on the new Dingo Racer coaster. They are aiming for an Easter opening.
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16 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:
'big 3' village parks
Excuse me....It's actually the 'big 5' !
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If this 3x Vekoma off-the-shelf family coaster stunner deal is correct, it'll be interesting to see how they attempt to theme them. VRTP can't even theme 1 ride well these days. How will they ever theme 3 new coasters all at once? My guess is we'll see nicely presented shed-like stations, similar to Green Lantern or Rivals, with 2.5D cutouts of characters and flat graphic prints on the station roof/walls. I wonder if they'll create a new
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21 minutes ago, themagician said:
But the one coaster I dream our parks will get one day is a flying coaster.
A next gen Vekoma Flying Coaster (see F.L.Y. @ Phantasialand) would have been a slam dunk replacement for Lethal/Arkham. 1) It's a step up/evolution of what it's replacing. 2) Very unique and easy to market to the GP; would easily capture people's attention/imagination. 3) Fills the multi-looper thrill coaster gap in MWs coaster line-up. 4) Ride system suits a Batman theme; so VRTP can keep milking that DC license and triple their bat cape sales.
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16 hours ago, Chris D said:
Note that Melbourne Star only operated the wheel, with it been sold to Robu Group (who also own the Brisbane one) earlier this year see https://www.realestatesource.com.au/melbourne-star-observation-wheel-sold/
So only the company operating the wheel went into liquidation. Interesting. What does that mean in terms of the 'liquidation' of the company? Considering they don't own the wheel, what remaining assets can they sell to pay creditors and shareholders?? I'm assuming MB Star Properties Pty Ltd was paying Robu Group some sort of fee to have the operation rights? Or is it the other way around (Robu paying MB Star to operate it)?
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53 minutes ago, Gazza said:
But they are not copying SW and installing temporary Carnival Rides.
No carnival rides, but they are bringing in show bags and carnival games. Looks like a nice wholesome family event. It's a clever way to capitalise on the EKKA (and the other major agricultural shows) being cancelled. All those show bags that have been produced for the major shows have got to go somewhere!
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Looks like they have updated the times and the dates. Only the last Saturday in August has the 9.30-5pm operating time.
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24 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:
Given the proximity to observers though - doesn't that kind of ruin the effect? I guess i'm imagining the Arkham audio for the lift hill and wondering whether it would have the same impact if the observation area could hear it too?
I don't think it would ruin anything for observers. In fact it would build anticipation and excitement for non-riders, as they can hear when a launch is about to happen.
Some examples of what I was thinking off: Incredicoaster/California Screamin' uses speakers nearby to do the launch countdown. Mako and Manta at SeaWorld Orlando use speakers on the lift hill to deliver custom build up audio.
Probably the most perfect example is Taron at Phantasialand. As it's a launch coaster that starts off with a u-turn, pauses and then launches (most similar to ST). The speakers nearby play a riser build up score. Here's a video that you can hear it on.
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For Steel Taipan, a custom audio track from dispatch till first launch would be perfect. Don't bother with on-board audio. Just install some high quality outdoor speakers in the station and along the u-turn and where the train will pause before the launch. Whilst your at it, put speakers along the break run. It will help build a lot of atmosphere, suspense and theme.
Similarly, I think this type of 'nearby on ride audio' would be a great addition to DC Rivals. Up the lift hill and potentially when you hit the break run.
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@Rabbit2014 What did you think of the ride? How does it compare to the Claw?
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10 hours ago, Gazza said:
The show was basically a sandwich, good stuff, bad stuff then good stuff.
2 hours ago, djmcbell said:When I wrote essays in school, we were told we had to write an introduction, body (discussing both sides), and conclusion. With this, it's like the body is about a completely different topic - same subject matter, but different topic - and only discusses one side.
On 07/06/2021 at 2:25 AM, Aw hype said:All in all, considering the doco promoted itself as an unprecedented look into an otherwise unseen industry, i was quite disappointed but not surprised to see it manifest into the shanty fear mongering campaign and misrepresentation of an already struggling industry in Australia that it was.
Do a bit of proper journalism. Provide an objective and respectful representation of a topic. And-most importantly-just be better.
0/5 for immoral and improper journalism.
^These comments sum up my take on the program. There were some good bits, narrative was all over the place, and some facts were not represented truthfully.
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On 28/05/2021 at 9:31 PM, Gtmichaels said:
Here’s the original article, very good read! https://amp.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/in32zb/interview_with_intamin_in_french_regarding_the/
Nice find! Looks like the Big Dipper will use a tire propulsion launch system (rather than an LSM launch). Similar to Jet Rescue & MDMC. Notice the large slots in the launch track ready for the tires to be installed.
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16 hours ago, HussRainbow87 said:
Do we know who's manufacturing this ride? Not that it matters seeing as Funtime are one-upping them with an 80 metre on the way! (Which is soo exciting! They're stunning machines and great fun to ride!)
Will this 80m funtime skyflyer to be a travelling version that does all the major east coast royal shows?
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9 minutes ago, Gazza said:
Just seems weird that they have gone to the effort of redesigning but they haven't shifted to vest restraints like every other manufacturer.
KMG and Zamperla don't use vest style restraints.
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1 hour ago, Brendo88 said:
I’m at the park today. WWF hasn’t opened all day due to technical difficulties.
I’d be a little pissed if I was a one off visitor with Scooby, GL, WWF, Arkham, doomsday all closed
I think a refund request would be acceptable. Especially for the average patron, who bought a day pass, and would not even glance at the attraction maintenance page before buying tickets online.
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11 hours ago, colonelbmx said:
what ever their doing their not in a hurry, the 6th December is start school holidays so maybe it purely that the attendance isn’t high enough to warrant putting man power and $$$ into opening another ride just yet.
Classic VRTP. But I'll give them a pass this time because of the pandemic.
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I'd love to see Vekoma's next gen launched flying coaster. High marketability; it'll sell itself. e.g. longest, fastest, tallest, only flying coaster in Australia (perhaps southern hempishere? haven't checked). Take inspiration from Phantasialand's F.L.Y. in terms of it's layout intertwining through and around buildings/themeing, and, pathways underneath and around the coaster. As much as Movieworld doesn't need any more DC Superhero themed rides.....a Batman theme suits this ride system too well to pass up. Could be named Batman: Knight Flight. And then re-theme Batwing, whilst upgrading it with the new spinning seats from S&S.
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7 hours ago, HussRainbow87 said:
There’s a reason why soo many Top Spins exist compared to the Waikiki Waves!
Most likely the machine is reasonably priced, easy to operate, maintain, and is less prone to breakdowns (low downtime). All owner/operator benefits. But IMO, a modern version of a Vekoma Waikiki Wave / Zamperla Suspended Windshear will always win in terms of rider satisfaction, non-rider guest wow factor, and ride sensations.
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Another incident to further tarnish the already struggling amusement/themed entertainment industry in Australia. So sad....
Just over a year ago, at last year's RMS, there was an incident on the "Fury". It occurred 4 days into the show, and then was SBNO for the rest of the event.
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16 hours ago, Coasterlife said:
I also miss the original scooby doo spooky coaster because it was a better experience than those projectors that are the WORST in my opinion
Agreed. I would have much preferred they just replaced all the set pieces/scenes, animatronics and lighting in the dark ride sections as per the original opening day attraction. Obviously these would all be up to the new safety standards/code.
They instead focused too much on incorporating new technology. And thus the simple thematic and storytelling elements that the original did so well, got sidelined.
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14 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:
I see this as such a pointless comment, did we see any fantastic dark rides built in the last 20 years under management prior to Bikash & Clark? It’s just having a pointless and baseless dig at 2 people for no reason
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster (original version) could be considered as a fantastic dark ride built in the last 20 years, under prior management?
True. Clark & Bikash cannot be 100% responsible for the gradual degradation of the VRTP themepark product offering. This has happened over many years, prior to them in top management roles. I just don't think either of them have the true passion and vision to steer VRTPs out of the current "cedar fair/six flags" product quality, and more towards busch gardens/europa park/universal quality.
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6 hours ago, T-bone said:
The beauty about Driving School, is that it literally can be picked up and moved elsewhere relatively cheaply.
Good point. It won't happen though.
6 hours ago, T-bone said:It wouldn't take much to build a ride of similar vein to Looney Tunes River Ride, it just requires someone at the park with vision and willing to spend money.
We will never see Village build a dark ride to the standard of LTRR, with the current Clark & Bikash dynamic duo running the show.
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I would love to observe how VRTP goes about building new attractions for their parks. See the whole new attraction process: deciding on attraction/ride, securing capital, design, construction, how major decisions are made, and the reasoning/logic behind those decisions.
I have so many questions about this attraction.....my mind boggles. The finished product looks incredibly vanilla. There is no soul or creativity shown. I wonder if the people involved in this project are truly proud of their work, and believe it is "world class"? I would be embarrassed if I was apart of this project.
Leviathan Construction Updates
in Theme Park Discussion
Posted · Edited by Luke
lol sure....Translation: "This allows us to install the planned themeing as intended"...not ADD additional themeing.