DaptoFunlandGuy

^i'm sure their staff would appreciate much more notice before they go out and look for other work make other plans.

I'm not sure they'd allow wetsuits? wouldn't it affect friction on the body slides? (aqualoop especially) but i find if you keep moving around (and not much waiting around) - and especially if you take a towel (take several and swap them out as they get too wet) and dry off after each slide - and you'll be fine. Be prepared for it to be cold though.

Yeah I've got a feeling these daytime shows aren't involving any of the hired gear, and are more of a 'dress rehearsal' for them to get things right. Naturally when the hire gear arrives (if they're using any), they'll then set that up and continue running the day show to get the kinks in that sorted out. No matter what the system and who the tech, theres always a kink to work on... nothing ever works right first time without preparation.

It is very hard for a stage performer to give faultless vocals whilst also dancing and moving around vigorously. studio recordings are usually done standing still where the performer can really concentrate on their vocal control. I don't think it's fair to criticise someone singing live - that alone takes guts. As for being ahead behind - are the performers wearing earpieces? It is possible for them to receive a wireless audio signal to an earpiece that helps them keep in time with the music from front of house... if they don't have IEM (in-ear monitoring), its extremely likely that they may just be relying on the speakers down main street - and sound takes time to travel over distance (especially that echo-ey tunnel) so they may receive their cues delayed depending on where they are in the park. (I have no idea your or anyone else's backgrounds [with a few exceptions] so i've explained this so any member might understand this explanation. If i've "dumbed it down" too much for your liking, please just roll with it.)

^well, thats better than announcing it on the day.

Is that just an opinion? History suggests they've got a good working relationship with Zamperla (who no doubt build plenty of SPINNY things) - Fabbri are (in my own opinion) more of a carny ride builder and are less likely the ones supplying this "thrill" ride.

Well, according to the text from 'Movie World' if you do it before June 30, you get gold for FREE.

^lol - i didn't even make the connection to dreamworld... "WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A RIVER AND WE STILL HAVE (AND USE) A BETTER PADDLESTEAMER THAN YOU!!!"

My guess is they probably need the hole for access to the building (although it could be the 'new' entrance). I don't think it will be used to link the two attraction areas together - for starters - you block the path that leads further back, but also, you kill one of the vehicle access points to the park. Large vehicles like parade floats can only really enter the park in two spots1 - next to intencity and next to LTRR. 1(Yes, i'm aware of the vehicle access gates next to West, Arkham, JL3d, and the western perspective facade, but I don't think you could get the floats through any of them, and for most of them, even if you did you wouldn't get them to main street from that point because of the clutter [or rides] in the way)

That's quite a cynical approach. Given comments made by another member recently, i'm inclined to think Scoob is probably getting some love soon.

HOLY SHIT! The similarities to the Mark Twain here are quite striking. The team have outdone themselves this time - that one photo is enough for me to want to check this out. I keep looking at this photo and all I can see is the big finale of Fantasmic with all the costumed characters waving streamers.... this is going to be great!

Fabbri are also italian and could be in the running, but I agree - Zamperla have the previous working relationship! Edit: Cooper just got in!

Why buy shockwave, when you have claw? Why buy Cyclone, when you have Thunderbolt? Why buy Jet Rescue, when you have Sea Viper? Why buy Green Lantern, when you have Superman Escape? Why buy Superman Escape, when you have Lethal Weapon? Why buy Mick Doohans Motocoaster, at all? Some among us are hoping that with the introduction of Mini Cars, we might see them redevelop the rest of WB Kids, and we might see the end of Tijuana Taxis...

That's ok.... you can have Euro Disneyland to look forward to instead!

Well if you didn't get no email, does that mean you got some email? Nobody said it was an email - I did say (twice) that it was a text message. Perhaps you didn't provide them with your current mobile number?

to be fair with Gazza's design - the splash down area would probably need a little more space IF it were a raft slide. If it's a body slide, they probably don't need as much of a run-out chute - think Aqualoop style run-outs for a body slide.

So - they imposed 100 conditions for the whinger NIMBYs benefit who made noise at the council, and now the project won't go ahead to the detriment of the majority of the local area who would have loved to have such an attraction...

Well it seems like I was on the money (to be fair though, it was too obvious a concept for them not to do it) - from the Carnivale thread: And I received this text this morning from "Movie World" I assume a text-blast just went out to the entire VIP (or VIP Gold) membership. It's a nice deal, and i'm certainly taking it up - effectively they've just given me another night event for no extra cost... I would have liked to see them up the price for the pass though - it's still insanely good value even if it's $150... (Edit: Just saw the renewal details went out earlier as per the posts in the off-topic thread... still think the VIPs need a thread to discuss them as they do come up with quite a few variations through the year...)

VIP isn't currently Postcode restricted. Occasionally, they do a special reduced pricing for 'locals only' which usually doesn't come out until after December... but the current pass pricing does not have a postcode restriction - go to themeparks.com.au and try to buy one - there are no T&C's on it...

given we haven't heard even a whisper as yet - either VRTP are doing very well at keeping it quiet - or they aren't building anything - they're just doing earthworks or maintenance for some generic operational structure... like a storage shed or something. Very happy for them to prove me wrong with a new blockbuster for next summer though....

No - you learn from your mistakes. We're talking about 7 trading days lost here for them (from my recollection they were open Fri-Sun until the last weekend in may - so thats the weekend just gone that they were closed for, and this next weekend coming... 2 June is WA day, so they'd probably be open for that too). Sure if the weather is bad, thats a bit of a financial loss, but the commitment to their guests should count for a little more than that. The lesson to be learned is to be careful with what promises they make to their visitors - "we're open until June" two months ago translates to "the few of you who had planned to make a visit can get stuffed because we think we'll lose money today" So what i'm saying is - stay open (this time) for the period you've already advertised eat the loss as a lesson to the decision makers think more carefully next year about whether you'll open until June again Perhaps only announce the continued trading 1-2 weeks out 5 trading days isn't a disaster to the bottom line... but the loss to reputation can hurt... For example - next year if they say 'open until May 10', my thoughts will be "last year they closed earlier than they said they would... i'm not going to make any plans to visit the park after April 20" - so their last 4 weeks turn quieter... repeat that each year and eventually they only open for the summer holidays. (this is an exaggerated example, but the possibilities still ring true)

Yes I think it did - i posted a link to the wonderland history site which had two videos of snowy - one that was posted above by iWerks and another which actually did show Snowy in startup... I'm quite confused why it would have been deleted, but I certainly didn't do it and nobody has PM'd me about it either.

However given Abyss was one of their biggest ever investments, they might need more than a single season to recover...

BAM! Hehehe - Considering they built WnWS in 12-13 months - knocking together a slide tower and associated infrastructure in the next 4 months is quite feasible, especially if the necessary approvals and certifications have already been done. I'm getting a general sense that DW's certifier is a slow lazy lot (whereas VRTP are a lot quicker in filing with council). A pool can be built from bare earth, and ready to swim in less than a month. Pre-fabricated tower sections (if ready to go) only take a few weeks. I drive past several construction sites on my way to work and i've seen blocks of 50-100 townhouses go up in 4 months. Considering any new slide is pretty much 'support towers+slippery surface+water pipes+poolsplashdown+filtration' I don't see any reason why they can't get something decent up in the timeframe given. The lazy river is the only thing I can't see happening as in my opinion the ground work would be more difficult... but anything else is pretty much on the table!