DaptoFunlandGuy

Precisely right.

I think this is the part where someone says that covid is the cause of delays due to supply chain issues that are still ongoing in the industry, and we all just accept that as a satisfactory excuse and move on with our lives. I think the tower looks great. the lights aren't as bright as I had imagined, but they also redid the queue and station area, so I imagine it's possible we'll see some extra touches inside the building we aren't expecting. I'll wait until it opens before I burn them at the stake.

Yep, construction wont take long, but just because the track stands, doesn't mean it's close to being ready to open.

I didn't argue that point when you said it originally. I only raised it as the suggestion was 'leviathan level station' which to me implied pre-show.

Yes. I did say I wasn't so sure of that. But there is also a chance. You also conveniently left out the first word of your original post, so just to be clear - you weren't sure either: So don't make out like you already proved something.

Hopefully the joker loses some weight...

As best as I can tell, this looks like a Mobile crane LTM 1300-6.2 | Liebherr. The telescopic boom extends to 70 metres, and can have a luffing lattice jib attached at the end. The liebherr website says the jib can be up to 78 metres long, but the technical manual only lists up to a 70 metre jib, which reaches just shy of 120 metres - not quite tall enough to reach TTD's 130 metre top hat. All this is from my own online research and interpretation, but it looks like it's just too short. I wouldn't be surprised though given how close it is if there was some way for them to lift it down from a point lower than the top hat, or for the specs to be a little off in the book and a longer jib was available. Lift capacity at that extension though is small - 2-3t max - would the track sections fall under that?

Right, so looking at those, the first part of the boom (which in the original picture is fixed) is just replaced by a telescoping boom in the current picture. the jib looks to be about the same as the original, so its plausible it's tall enough.

So I think the issue here is that you've assumed my inquisitiveness was implying Village were doing something unnecessary. To be clear, I categorically stated (several times) that I wasn't saying the schedule was wrong. Nor was my asking about it being necessary in any way because I felt it wasn't and was looking to ridicule it. I'm very localised. I keep an awareness of the parks i've visited, or the ones local to me, but I don't keep up with many parks outside that sphere - @Gazza's coaster knowledge is far superior to mine and he is aware of rides in places i've never heard of. So when I ask things in curiosity, i'm hoping that someone who knows more about the topic might have a little insight they can share. "well duh, its the only rollercoaster in the world built at precisely 27°57'28.2"S 153°25'34.5"E, so of course its the only one that needs it" is pretty pointless. Clearly, by the lack of response from everyone else, It's safe to assume there are no other coasters with a quarterly maintenance period like this, so perhaps it does need it's own box - but the original question remains - I wonder what specifically about this particular install means quarterly is needed

I'm not so sure about that. The crane boom looks like it has extension sections. There looks to be about 5 sections it can push out, plus the lattice boom on top. it'd be a stretch for that to reach the top hat, but it's not like its lifting a heap of weight so full extension doesn't need to have high capacity. It's a liebherr truck crane so i'm just trying to identify the specific model...

How was Jet Rescue 'saving a buck' ? It's a pretty good example of a pretty good ride type. Heck - SW San Diego is building one as we speak.. Village Roadshow already know how to save money with storage bins. Oh yeah - we get enough grief about how slow DCR operations are. Imagine if the pre-show had to run in the station before dispatch too?

I think you've got that backwards... The original Batman zipline went from the top of daily planet to stars cafe

Because you're being deliberately obtuse. There is nothing particularly exclusive about the climate on the gold coast. Wooden coasters are built in tropical climates, they're built in winter climates, they're built by the seaside and in the mountains. How many are in a subtropical australian climate with the ocean on both sides? One. Because you've put it in a box to try and make some kind of point, that it doesn't need to be in for the sake of this discussion. i'm keen to hear more about why this is necessary. If you're trying to imply that you have some sort of insider knowledge on why the maintenance cycle is the way that it is, we're just going to have to chalk it up to an incredible case of inconvenience and you're going to have to deal with all these folks who don't know what they're talking about speculating on a discussion forum. The reality is that climate factors should be considered by the designers and manufacturers and shouldn't place any more burden on the maintenance schedule than necessary. This is clearly necessary, which is why i've said (this will be the fourth time now) - i'm keen to hear more about why this is necessary. And just in case anyone thinks i'm having a go, i'll remind you where I said: So for anyone who 'is' allowed to talk about rollercoaster maintenance periods, and 'does' know of any other coasters out there with unusual maintenance periods - feel free to share - because that was what I was asking for. I can't believe i'm saying this, but thanks Dean for your comparison. Clearly though, this comparison rollercoaster gets less rain so your comparison is completely void as only rollercoasters built at in the state of Queensland between two oceans can be compared! /s

You forgot 'most iconic' and 'world first backwards seat on a forward facing train on a wooden rollercoaster in a sub tropical australian climate with "ocean" on two sides'. There are several woodies built beside or even over the ocean. I didn't say the maintenance schedule was wrong, just that I hadn't heard of any others needing it.

I've not heard of any other woodie that requires this maintenance schedule, though that doesn't mean its wrong. I'd be keen to hear more about why this is necessary.

I mean, surfing is just the theme, and you could apply that theme to a lot of ride models out there (surfrider, anyone?) The custom seat movement sounds like an interesting experience (and expensive too). The reality is, B&M is pretty much out of the question for an Aus park at this time. If this were a Mack or Intamin or Vekoma product, it'd be more realistic. the starting price of the most basic B&M is in the upper limit of our park's single attraction spend, let alone a brand new one-of-a-kind prototype.

Billabong was there back in the jamboree days, and here are two shots from the video showing the building: This is the best image I can find online to show the distance between them and as you can see, it isn't much: What it does show though are building elements that wouldn't have been included in a 2005 show building for a kids dark ride (such as the exposed beams, and the 'homestead style' patio railings and other touches) which does show the original building was reused, at least in part.

Viewers of the video that is the subject of this post will be aware the BRC show building was previously the Koala animatronic show building. I'm pretty sure the coaster is likely to be using much more than just the BRC plot.

I don't know @Naazonthat well, but i'm pretty sure thats a big WHOOSH.

Yeah you're right in that - it's the Youtube format and an inherent nature of needing to feed the algorithm. Yeah look - a 30% discrepancy in the timeline isn't anything deal breaking - though it does sound better. But it shows a lack of research into the topic, or, presumably, relying on a single source that isn't fully researched but is nonetheless taken as gospel by the channel. Claims as I mentioned such as former workers of the Wonderland Wildlife Park having to 'break into' the abandoned park to feed and care for the animals are demonstrably false. Park employees who worked there post closure have confirmed this. The video has 1.2M views and over 30k likes, with the major theme of the comments relating to the 'neglected animals' despite it being made up. It demonstrates that the made up story was the most engaging part of the video. Engagement - such as comments and likes - drives the algorithm. So all those people commenting about the animals kept showing the video to more people, who also engaged about the poor animals, which benefited the channel. Thankfully, there are many YouTube channels that make videos on Australian theme parks and defunct attractions, and plenty of facebook groups exist to share content about parks past and present. This might well be the only dedicated BRC video we'll get (not sure there's much more of a story you could tell on it - unless The Proper People were to explore the former ride building!) but as far as Australian parks in general - I don't think we should lower our standards just yet.

While the Wiggles video has had a lot of help from locals and was put together well, Defunctland's decidedly clickbaity approach to videos leads to false narratives (like his Wonderland video claiming that the native wildlife were simply abandoned and left to starve) that are never redressed. It has left me to apply a healthy dose of skepticism to any video he publishes - though many of his deep dives - like disney fastpass - are really well put together, the track record always leaves me doubting everything said. They're good for entertainment purposes, but don't expect everything you see to be factual. This video mentions BRC was the first dark ride in 'nearly 20 years'. If we ignore boat rides like Bermuda (11 years) and LTRR (14 years) we're still left with the likes of Gremlins (also 14 years) which is hardly 'nearly 20'. It does of course depend on where you draw the line, but every line I could think of fell well short of 20.

The credits are like the Who's Who of Aussie Theme Park media and vloggers

It can't be 'again' if you never stop drinking!

Why is that second 'M' upside down?

It is a pretty flashy new paintjob.