DaptoFunlandGuy

My syndicate had a win on Wednesday lotto. $16.95. Split 13 ways. I only need another 153 wins and i'll be able to book mine.

Although I question the merits of them installing a boomerang, for some there is the nostalgia value that will mean it still has its place in a new park - many parks around the world still have boomerangs... however I doubt you'd see the original model brought back to sydney. If anything it'd be sourced from another park or purchase a new one direct from Vekoma.

never heard of the spaghetti chase, but i think you missed the pteradactyl flyer coaster they have in JP land too...

if nothing else, you gotta be happy they're using better concept art than the original site concept.

Well, since we're talking about park sites not keeping with the times - I just want to point out that Wonderland had FIVE webcams live on their site in 2001. I think this point is going to garner plenty of interest here. Many parks use webcams on their site - especially for construction watch. If anyone at VRTP is watching - you guys need at least to get a webcam set up for your coaster construction - stick it on Batwing or Green Lantern overlooking the coaster site - THAT would build hype... but other than that, stick one on main street, and maybe another one overlooking wild west or Doomsday or both.

I wanted an exaggerated 'heaps of signs in one place' photo to respond to your post - but now i've got this one here, i'm just trying to figure out how a pig, a set of boobs, and a peace symbol come together - and then I realised its done as a joke. Now I want to see the rest of the signs on the roundabout...

Thats a preview screening, not an attraction. I'm not aware of the specifics of the license, but airing a condensed preview film (as opposed to say one of the 4D films where it IS a ride unto itself) is probably the difference here. I still don't see a themed attraction as such.

To answer the main question - I only visit village or ardent sites to purchase tickets, and only when they have a better offer than places like groupon or local social clubs. I don't visit them for content unless i'm checking maintenance pages or height restrictions. The reason is simple - they don't offer anything in the way of content that i can't get anywhere else - Parkz delivers what I want to see, and if the website comes up with something interesting (such as when they launch a new product like Star Tours, or their seasonal products like FN and WC) its usually posted on the Parkz Forums for me to direct link to. TL:DR - the GC parks sites are shit, but I don't think it really matters.

Absolutely agree, and Ammar, and David are both still committed to getting this going.

Sounds like semantics, but a special after hours appearance, as opposed to a themed attraction or a regular day-guest appearance does seem like a different thing.

Have they appeared on the resort property, or have they appeared INSIDE a park. Universal's license relates to theme parks ONLY. They don't have any rights outside of the parks themselves. As I understand it, the Florida monorails at Disney received a wrap for Guardians (might have been a different marvel franchise tho?), but these wrapped monorails were restricted to resort lines. they weren't run on any monorails that entered INSIDE park property.

Unfortunately private, but quite reliable. I'm the first to get hung up on people who say they heard something, but can't identify source for reliability. Take this as rumor and nothing more. Those that know me well know what my connections are to Wonderland, and will have an idea of my sources, and will probably vouch for me on this. Unfortunately I can't divulge any more than that.

Doing your own thing, instead of copying what everyone else has already done is probably a good start.

Yep - Universal still has the Marvel rights (i believe into perpetuity) on the east coast. I'm certain though that WDW will find a different theme to repurpose the ToT there. Right now I think Disney is trying to make the most of Marvel where it can, to put pressure on Universal to relinquish the rights. It'll require a big payout but usually Disney gets what it wants. I agree this hot mess is going to ruin the skyline of DCA and the surrounds. As for the differences between WDW and DCA, DCA goes straight up and down. WDW has horizontal movement as the car moves from the rear lift through the floor to the drop lift at the front.

Latest news on the grapevine is that the funding previously announced might not be available anymore.

So you're closing a page that already had followers, i assume because of lack of interest or something like that, and instead you're going to start again from scratch?

this is only a matter of time though - and these are adults \ teens... how easily do you think kids are going to fall for this?

Well there you go. I agree - it is cheating. If it doesn't make it to RCDB, then it doesn't count. This is why we can't have nice things. (Not directing this at you @Wyncenuros) Thankfully, the park has thumbed its nose to that risk. and rightly so. If a kid trips on a skipping rope for example, let's pick them up, dust them off, put a bandaid on it and buy them an ice cream. If a parent's next step is to call a lawyer, instead of letting Johnny run back off to play, then they shouldn't be parenting. TBH - same for a kid that trips over a gutter or a crack in the footpath. They should watch where they're going. The litigious society we've seen grow needs to be given a back seat... before the fun police ruin everything enjoyable. (thankfully I believe the fun police are busy running the NSW state government at the moment).

^My grandfather always said never show a fool an incomplete job.

Can you show me one that does? I think the definitive answer to the question - why a Disk'O Coaster isn't classed as a roller coaster is because Duane said so http://rcdb.com/os.htm?ot=2&nm=na&co=6892

Good point Ash. The hilarity of this hype is that many businesses are cashing in on this fad without commercial agreement with the publishers of the game. $25 per person, food available for an hour. Two hours in the park with no rides, no food, no beverage - makes for a very boring night for chaperones or anyone who can't get network service for whatever reason. if the game does crash, it will be interesting to see what Dreamworld does.

Spraying is also very messy. Pretty sure this is the same method they used for Lethal's repaint a decade ago.

Ride vehicle is self powered. It doesn't 'coast' - its not a roller coaster.

it's not really simulating motion - you are actually moving. Simulators don't move from their base...

How many Parkz Crew members are going, and how many of you got the t-shirt. I'm thinking an awesome parkz crew photo at the top of AA would look awesome!