DaptoFunlandGuy

Thanks for the info Shadow. Good to see it up so soon. I was at MW a week ago, and Roxy was just a hollow shell. Perhaps in the rush to open JTTCOTE before school holidays, they've minimalised theming, and will extend their efforts once the rush is over? By the sounds of things, the job is unfinished, but the pic you have posted looks like a nicely done effort.

Someone just crawled out of a long-term rock... Welcome back to the forums SLick....

Looking at the picture, I don't think you're far off Gazza, but rather than footwell space being the reason, my guess is that the back row's seating is anchored over the axle, so the outside seating cannot be fitted as the wheel assembly is in the way, whereas the front row does not have this problem because the seating is mounted behind the axle, with the footwell being over the top of it.

Soft Opening? Possible. The usual pot stirring from Randy? Also-Possible.

Quite happy to throw spanners in peoples works here - and say that nothing says they can't use the carpark to throw a massive coaster around the boundaries.... many other parks have done it in the past....

Now THAT would have been worth the on-ride photo purchase....

Sounds like extreme speed machine, or XXL, or No Limit....

Between coming back after two weeks off work, the Ipswich Rotax National titles last weekend, and the likelihood of getting called out to assist the SES with the victorian floods, i'll see what I can do.

Actually, fires are common in Scooby doo. Thats why every coaster car is fitted with infra red fire detectors in the eyes of the front of the car. They also have their own motive power, that can reverse riders out of danger if a fire is detected ahead of them - even back uphill! *long term members will recognise this as a joke, poking fun at member "Adam". New members may disregard this entire post.

Shrek 4D is shown at Universal Singapore also (Just got back yesterday). While the film is exactly the same, theirs is a purpose built theatre which had 3 times the seating capacity, and the pre-show room was bigger than a basketball court. They utilised a lot more special effects throughout the show too - lighting etc, rather than just the fairy dust sparkle at the beginning. The water jets fired a few more times, and the air cannons were quieter, and used more often. If you've never seen the show, Singapore isn't too far away, cheap and chips, and provides a much better show experience than MW (obviously due to a much bigger budget, and custom designed theatre)

Mickey - past experience has shown us that you are more often than not 100% on the money. In this case though, i'd be happy with 50% too!

Looks like the capacity on that thing will be GREAT! Is this the fourth? Or is there 4, PLUS the hyper drop?

Good find Troy. Looking good.

Mixing bushland and motorsport is more something generally reserved for Dreamworld and Mick Doohan though Kenny, isn't it?

I am recognising quite a few names in the winners lists each day for the Dreamworld Tickets of Terror (or whatever they're called)... Today's winners include Mr Tony Teulan, and the other day Mr Ben Roach scored himself one too. You'd think they'd just give them to the top 100 posters on Parkz, wouldn't you? lol.

Except to build a second gate closer to the highway that won't have the same issues with residents and noise.... hang on a minute....

It's also something a little closer to the highway for the WOW factor - kind of like what you get when you pass WWW - right up there and IN YOUR FACE. The traditional parks - DW and MW are set so far back from the road that they don't have the same impact... this would aid in their curb appeal.

And like most fans, you will still go. You won't be interested in doing it, but for those that don't go to the parks specifically for the theming, but just for the thrills, it is an additional experience that MW can offer. How do they relate? Movie stunts? Bungee cords are used for stunts all the time. Aerial flips and such are a staple of action movies, especially in martial arts etc. Using bungee cords, and aerial wires achieves this. It might be a tenuous link, but it is one you could make. As for location - how about near intencity? What about main street over by Ricks? Near the carousel in WB Kids? Superman's piazza? You could put it anywhere, it wouldn't really matter. it's not going to get in the way of anything major, and will add value to a day in the park, make money for the park operator, which in turn leads to more money to spend on other things. I personally won't ride it, but i'm for it - it doesn't affect me in the slightest, and costs the park nothing, so i'm not losing anything, and i only stand to gain from it's presence in the park.... wheres the problem?

Hit the nail on the head Gazza. I read this thread from the beginning and everything you said was what i intended on replying with as well. The point is - the income from a lessor is guaranteed. WVTP are guaranteeing to make a certain amount of money from this venture, it doesn't impact on those that DON'T want to ride it, it provides an additional experience in the park to fill out a day... I also don't see this being permanent. Wonderland brought in Bungee tramps for a while, and put them beside the dodgems. It actually made a fair amount of money in the school holiday \ weekends, and the staff actually worked out a good deal for staff-rides during lunch breaks etc. It also worked well for after work drinks... I recall some staff set a record on rotations while drunk after work. I don't see an issue with this at all. It's not at the expense of a better attraction, and it's a filler to capitalise on vacant space to make more money for the next big attraction... bring it on. (from memory, there were more than 7 separate bungee tramp set ups at the ekka this year. Its obviously popular.) Precisely.

Saw a guy selling the potato twist cutter at Eumundi markets a few weeks ago. $14.95 for a big one, small one, and two magic peeling machines also. I suppose there would be a machine that would do the twist cuts a bit faster and easier, so $3.95 is a VERY reasonable price for such a thing, and I think this would make it the cheapest food in the park, would it not?

Just to clarify, it's Joz doing the updates, and not Richard, right?

Well simple face make up wouldn't prevent facial identification... my costume last year was a simple white-all-over foundation, with black circles around the eyes.... it is quite clear (at least without the wig) that it was me... They don't say anything about wigs either...

Ads - In singapore on sentosa island is a park called MegaZip Adventure park. It is on my to-do list for my trip to singapore at the end of the month. The park charges S$29 (29 Singapore dollars = 23.445698 Australian dollars) for a ride on the megazip. They also have a ropes\climbing course and a parachute free-fall simulator From MegaZip Adventure Park website From what I understand, the Zip line at WnW would be 200\250 metres, so 10 or so aussie dollars would be quite reasonable. What WnW lacks in length, they make up for in the splashdown, because megazip has a tunnel netting landing zone. As for paying $10 for a "simple thrill" - may i point out to you both the cost of our major parks ($69+) for a simple thrill. We could also look at the Ekka: Now some of those are arguably hi-tech thrills and could perhaps justify a higher pricetag from running costs, the bungee trampolines are similar in wear and tear etc... I see $10-$15 as quite reasonable for the zip line, with the potential for the price to drop, or for multi-ride packages after the novelty wears off.

I personally vote for any rides which have height, and cause screaming. Block the residents views, and annoy them with noise all night... now that they've won the court case they should push the boundaries.

Randy, haven't you already mentioned the Shrek replacement? as in more than a month ago?