DaptoFunlandGuy

on topic - if the main construction crane has arrived on site, it would suggest the time until vertical construction may now be measured in days, not weeks. However with the expected rains from ex-TC Debbie due to hit the south east from tomorrow, not so sure they will start just yet. off topic - @Skeeta - i notice you've gone for a handle change again? @Richard must be getting tired of changing your name... does this mean the drunken protections you installed with @ylfateeks are no longer required?

well, that was a thoroughly exciting read. I really do hope they win on appeal, as i think its sorely needed and everyone taking the NIMBY approach really is a numpty. But, i'm cynical enough to think that when i read 'only expected to be used for absolute peak periods' and that they only plan to use it for a few weeks of the year at most, my thoughts go - sure, for the first year maybe, but once it's built, who is going to stop them expanding its opening times? Worth also noting on the Movieworld precinct lot, that 'Dan the Tree Man' has applied for tree works: Application Number: OPW201700772 Description: Code: OPERATIONAL WORKS Class: TREE WORKS PRIVATE Work: Lodged: 23/03/2017 The trees are located on the current grassed area at the front of the park used occasionally as overflow parking, and the application is to lop the tree back, potentially to topiary the tree. Nothing majorly exciting, but i thought worth a mention in case someone knee jerks on a tree lopper being evidence of hotel construction or the like.

Families are planning their september and christmas holidays now. if the park wants to attract extra visitors, they need to be promoting it now - not a month before it opens.

I think though that talking of reed switches and such is probably taking things too far - the corridor used to be a public access corridor - it was converted to an emergency exit with the current Scooby design. it wasn't built from scratch with EWIS, WIP phones, etc. The law requires it to be lit - and its far cheaper to install an 'always on' light than it is to install some automatic system somehow linked to the door - the more complicated a system, the more chance there is of failure - but even if it were robust or simple enough to be guaranteed to work, it comes at a cost - a cost far exceeding a simple shield that would block the light from spilling through the doorway. black emergency exit signs are typically used in theatres to prevent white light bleeding into the performance area and ruining the effect. I wouldn't imagine there would be much difference in cost, and I can't see why they couldn't be installed in 'themed' areas to minimise their impact... but the key issue here is a work light, not an emergency exit light.

So what you're saying though is that Dodgy Dave could get all his carny mates to sign up, leave a single review each, and Crazy Mouse would suddenly find itself the best ride in Australia?

Another metric i'd like to see introduced (pure wishlist here, i'm sure it would be harder to do) is to give more weight \ trust to reviews given by people who have given more reviews, or been on more rides within the database - since their rating is likely taking into account a far wider comparison... In other words - Dodgy Dave signs up, logs in, and gives a 10/10 rating to the travelling Crazy Mouse - because he just so happens to work there. He logs off, never to be seen again. Meanwhile - Gazza comes along, and enters a review for a new ride in the database (that he created only a few moments ago) - this brings his total ride count to stupid-hundred-and-one. Gazza's rating should be trusted a lot more than Dodgy Dave's... this of course does mean that if Dodgy Dave comes back, and starts reviewing more and more rides, that his overall rating on each ride would gain more confidence as he completed each review (makes a negative skew a lot harder to achieve without a lot of work) Unrelated, but something else i'd like to see is an 'I agree' button. For many of us, we feel the same way about some rides (and grossly differ on others). If we disagree with a review, i'm sure we'll make the effort to express a differing opinion (thats usually what the forums do) - but if we agree with the review - then a simple 'i agree' would give that same rating more 'confidence' in the system - effectively it would be another rating of the same value - and would be the database equivalent of an up-vote. Users would have the opportunity to change their 'agreement' the same way they can change their review (except changing agreement would require a full review entry), but you would only be allowed to hit 'I agree' once - so you couldn't go in repeatedly and upvote multiple times. I have no knowledge or idea on how hard these might be - but wanted to raise the ideas for consideration should it be possible.

Well... this is what happens when I can't access Parkz from work. All good - i'm back now. After getting through all these pages - I feel like one thing is for certain. i didn't need to read all those pages. I also love how the colour conversation continued even after @djrappa flipped out. For the love of god VRTP need to make an announcement - and they need to do it on any day except this coming Saturday. I also echo the sentiments that i hope they've got Discovery channel or Nat Geo down there filming a documentary \ making of. I hadn't given it any thought, but I do like the ideas put forward about Catwoman. As for the trains being hidden - we saw with Jet Rescue that all it takes is some guy to leave the container door open at the right time for some person passing by to get a shot of the trains. I feel certain though, that we'll have an announcement before that happens (watch that go up in flames now too). Page 125 and we're still not vertical. I'll check in tomorrow hopefully before its at page 147.

^I think, because that is an emergency exit, they're required to have lights on in that corridor. I guess they could put a small metal plate behind it so it obscured it through the doorway though.

the ride is currently limited because of the reversal, but even when facing forwards it didn't go as high as it used to.

i can't believe nobody talking about Power Rangers has brought up @zordmaker

#LunaParkSydney

six flags has ample attractions to give some love to the lesser known characters. In a park that struggles to fill a day with it's attraction lineup, its a different story.

Its better than trees, a road, and a pub...

Was I supposed to remind you about a replacement when your next batch came in?

Not quite correct - Wonderland DID run it in reverse - stopping mid-way through the cycle and changing direction - but they stopped doing it in later years for reasons unknown to me - the operator panel was still set up to do it, and maintenance guys in manual mode still ran it backwards during morning maintenance some days too. My only thinking is that when the ride was converted to single-operator control, perhaps it was deemed risky that riders would try to get out mid-way through - similar to the reasons given for the ones above. The second operator stood almost directly opposite the main control booth, so would have had eyes on to the first operator's blindspots.

lol. "Steve Titmus"

So they haven't yet found a location? I'll just place my salt shaker at the ready...

Wet weather would be a perfect time for deliveries and yard prep though...

I disagree - much of the sensationalist media and subsequent social media comments revolve around them being stuck 'up high' and suggesting how dangerous it is to evacuate (one only has to look back at the arkham incident - which they specifically referenced in the video) - i don't see it as marketing - i see it as them going 'this is how normal it is, and how lucky people are to get to do it when a ride stops - people pay to do it!" - it draws comparisons to bridge climbs at the like. As for maintenance teams, and what they do during the day - don't forget there is almost always one ride or another closed for annual maintenance, touch up and refurb... at least outside of peak seasonal periods - so they have plenty to keep them occupied during the day - until there is a stoppage anyway...

but it is a fountain... just like the one at Sea World?

DESTINY?

As the links tend not to be dynamic - do this: google 'gold coast pd online' go to the property search enter lot number 6 enter plan number SP118653 search - then click on the little magnifying glass. No documents are lodged on these applications as they are privately certified Application Number: BLD201701082 Description: SOUTH CARPARK ENTRY CHECKPOINT BUILDING Code: BUILDING Class: OFFICE BUILDING Work: CONSTRUCT Lodged: 02/02/2017 Application Number: BLD201700080 Description: COVERED SEATING AREA REFURBISHMENT (AS CONSTRUCTED) Code: BUILDING Class: MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE Work: ALTERATIONS Lodged: 10/01/2017 Application Number: BLD201700043 Description: COVERED GRAND STAND 'AS CONSTRUCTED' Code: BUILDING Class: MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE Work: CONSTRUCT Lodged: 09/01/2017 So a few points: remember that the entire property - WNW, AOS, PC, MW, VRS, and everything in between is ONE LOT - this means the applications could be for anything on property. As far as the carpark entry building - it could be an indication of paid parking, or it could be that they are erecting a new 'gatehouse' at a new location to replace the 'gatehouse' they will lose with the installation of the hyper... or it could be something completely different. The covered seating area refurbishment - I wracked my brain trying to think of areas that would fit this description - and this makes me think it isn't in movie world as really - you have the gotham cafe courtyard which is (partially) covered, or you have HWSD arena or ShowStage. None of them really fit the bill for me as they've said 'seating area' as opposed to 'grand stand' or 'upwards seating pit' - so to me it says flat area - this suggests to me that it's probably a barbecue area in WnW - such as the one just around the corner from Calypso. As for covered grand stand - this says construct, not alterations and 'refurbishment' - so this points to a new grandstand altogether. Its a curious one as it would be for people to sit and watch something - i doubt HWSD is getting any work of that nature - which makes me think it may be a semi permanent construction for the comm games - as nothing else really makes sense - but i'm open to other suggestions...

*Whoosh* Clearly @Rollercoaster_Lover❤️ meant to say 'Wild West Falls' and autocorrect changed it to 'Wild West Dallas'. I was just running with it.

I never realised there was a Wild West ride in Dallas... but it is Texas, so 'wild west' perhaps was an era, not a ride - but then how would you be on it?

Don't hear me - wasn't my suggestion. I'm just pointing out why the suggestion for company specific calendars doesnt solve the originally proposed mischief.