DaptoFunlandGuy

It's interesting that the new tagline for TI is "get closer" and yet the old vantage point against the fence remains several metres in front of the first row of the upward seating pit... although I haven't seen TI for myself and can only go from pictures. I imagine the glass sided pool makes for a better view than previously though.

You are of course correct in using the value of time instead of length, and this is referred to in the links I provided. As the specific example gave a length, and specified the speed limit, it was easier to respond using the same measurements. Per the first link I provided: I wasn't offering my highway driving as authority, but merely the beginning and introduction of an anecdote. I have a far better authority than 'driving on highways everyday' to quote if you really want to make an issue of it, but as I wasn't quoting an authority in the first place, I don't see a need.

The image with the temporary set was (i believe) for Thor filming, which has already wrapped. the image was taken in September last year, so is several months old. Nothing says that carpark is staying. If your calculations reveal that the TG range would need to encroach on the carpark to fit in that orientation, maybe thats exactly what they're proposing to do. Your last sentence would be a little flawed though - if the TG building is to be positioned on the eastern edge of the plot, then the set could remain at the western end until they reached 'landscaping' stage of construction (near completion) as the range wouldn't need much more than grading\levelling, topsoil, irrigation and turfing - the building would take far longer than the range itself, so they could easily keep that area open for quite some time during construction, and only close it when they need to. Likewise if Magicians map re the fences is correct, the western fence would surround the BUILDING site, and it wouldn't matter if it cut across the range at this time as they aren't building the range yet... i think all you can see there is like a netting \ webbing hung over the top of the set to cover it from direct sunlight and shadows

Some of the best coasters i've enjoyed over the years have been either not very high or not very fast. I don't think those two criteria are the yardstick for a coaster. Take Jet Rescue - a very enjoyable ride where the track only JUST cracks 6 feet off the ground, and only very briefly. Much of SDSC isn't very fast - excepting a couple of drops which build some speed but quickly drop it again on an incline or brake run. I absolutely loved the old Soap Box Derby Racers at knott's, and on my last visit, thoroughly enjoyed Pony Express. Thing is, the highest, fastest coasters in the world tend also to be some of the most boring - high speed acceleration, uphill, back down again, (possible camel hump or two), brake run, stop. Sure - its a thrill to go fast - but i can do that in my car on my way to work... Going high? I can do that in a lift. Neither fast nor high is necessarily a good indicator of good, enjoyable, or thrilling. An El Loco is a standard model (modified slightly at MW) to make for a different coaster experience. as has been pointed out on both sides, its purely opinion on what makes something or other good or bad. You don't need a big coaster with all the elements to be a good coaster - in fact some coasters go too far and end up turning you off (although I find it laughable you'd classify Superman Escape as a 'small' coaster and put it in the same league as Buzzsaw. The best way to approach a coaster is to understand what it's trying to be, and appreciate it for what it is, regardless of your personal preferences on height, or speed, or inversions, and most importantly never consider MDMC to be anything positive. It is an abomination and should be melted down into pickaxes to be used by convicts in third world countries.

I disagree, but it is personal preference - i enjoy the slow, teetering hanging off the edge, beyond vertical drop and soundtrack. IMO its a pretty good ride.

I would class ToT as a OTP - but, at least at the time of construction it was a record breaker. GD doesn't really fit with my thinking - i wouldn't label any flat or non-coaster as a OTP because they're very different. To explain my thought process a bit better - think about playing in RCT2 or 3 - how long does it take to build any sort of flat ride? simple - buy it, place it, give it a queueline. Tower rides are a little longer - because you're able to build it higher, but the time taken to build is still minimal - simplistic (obviously not realistic though) - whereas a coaster - unless you select a template or pre-made coaster - you can spend literally HOURS designing the track - the station placement and design can take longer than any of the other rides do - so in my thinking - when you could make so much out of it - something that goes up, and comes down again (in a "coaster" definition) without variation is a OTP. As for the MDMC not a thrill ride - that debate has been done to death and you'll find this entire forum agrees with you - whether they like the ride or not. The only thing GL-FF has in common with MWs GL is that they're both themed to GL - they are nothing alike. Again, whilst I am not a fan of them (i'd probably never ride one again) I still consider them to be a much better experience than BS, for the footprint. The laterals on GL would be too extreme to run without brakes.

...yes, that happens. and - according to driver's handbooks \ driving instructors etc - when that happens, you are supposed to slow down to increase your gap back to a safe distance. If someone is following too closely behind you're also meant to slow down so that you have more stopping distance in front of you, so that you can decelerate more slowly to make allowances for the douche behind you. Get a bored cop and you can be fined for following too closely. I drive highways everyday, and I cringe when I see people pull in front of a truck's stopping space. Almost daily I see people vying for a truck enema.

https://rcdb.com/9519.htm whilst i'm not a fan of these, it shows how much more of an experience you can have in a similar footprint. See, I can see how some people would interpret 'one trick pony' differently, but for my view, i take it to be 'a singular experience devoid of variation'. Buzzsaw lifts you up until you're upside down, corkscrews and then drops back down to the station. Even if it repeated the loop 2-3 times would be better than what it is - its a lot of waiting, a lot of loading time, for a very disappointing and quick end. Even MDMC is more enjoyable in that sense and by that definition as it does have hills and valleys, turns, launch etc.

Because every time a forum member is near him they try to run him over? i don't know i'm just trying to guess at his logic. 30 metres would be a very unsafe distance on a 100km/h highway. You won't even react that fast, let alone put on the brakes. People misjudge distance while driving, and while 30 metres seems a lot, it's literally nothing. Your braking distance at that speed is around 55 metres. Reaction time varies between people depending on how hazard aware they are, and whether they're actually paying attention at the time. In Queensland I find the answers to both of those questions tend to be 'not very' - but this is generalising and I recognise there are a lot of good drivers up here too - how to tell them apart? the good ones aren't sitting on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck and making a police report (although the bad ones sometimes take out the good ones through no fault of their own) This is a nice quick article that explains stopping and reaction times http://www.drivered.com.au/following.html and this is the official word from QLD DoT on the issue https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety/driving-safely/stopping-distances/graph/index.html the short answer is in perfect conditions it will take you a minimum of 100m to stop safely - so at 30m, you aren't "travelling safely". The distance is increased in wet weather, if you have worn tyres or brakes, and of course if you are distracted, drunk, tired or otherwise impaired.

I see what you did there! Actually the carpark to the west (as can be seen in images from nearmap) had a temporary film set constructed on it With absolutely no insider knowledge whatsoever, my prediction is that Reanimated's version of events is correct, and BBF is completely wrong and should probably take the hint.

plus the sound effects are still there... thats theme...?

Well hey - it's kinda true - that would be the sort of grain of truth they'd take and run with...

with all the theming walls removed, there would be decidedly more space in the dark ride section, and they could potentially lead a small group through that area - although i'm not sure whether it would be much more exciting than the disco room would be.

fine. good for them - i'm still unlikely to use it when I have a one year old if the walkway can accommodate it without completely blocking it. If i've just brought a stroller for say - a 3 year old capable of walking about by himself but just so he doesn't tire out his legs, i'm sure he could do without the stroller in a restaurant for half an hour - but younger children - especially those not yet walking have little patience to be in a highchair, and the stroller is both more comfortable, convenient for taking a nap if appropriate (and trust me - the parents pray its appropriate), as well as carrying all of the child's food, drinks, cleaning supplies, change of clothes etc etc. I'm not parking that in an out of the way parking area - but by all means will do so when the stroller is nothing more than a leg-saver.

another possibility could also be that until they do drainage works, one doesn't want to fence an area subject to flash flooding, lest debris collect against the fence in the ditch, and drag it along for the ride...

no, thats pretty usual - I just usually go back and edit it if i see it - i re-read things again after I post them. In this case I saw 'fil' but was about to head off for work and decided it got the point across and didn't care. I don't see what the problem is with the rest of the first line - it reads ok to me... ...and capitals at the start of a sentence \ paragraph are dependent on what computer i'm on - some auto capitalise for me, and some dont. Again - it reads fine, so i didn't care.

Yep - non urgent recovery involves a winchup platform as mentioned above. In this case the park (rightly in my opinion) decided to call QFES for an aerial appliance - something which is far quicker than the platform.

I actually find Arkham seats to be quite comfortable - the slight lean-back tilt of the seats has you reclining a little. If the train still had the old restraints, I wouldn't be so forgiving, as it would have been an effort to do much more than look straight ahead. With the new harnesses however - you'll find the many people who have commented on them (in the arkham retheme thread a while back) noted that whilst they were tight, they generally weren't uncomfortable until the end of the ride - after they've been jostled around through the track. The rubber chest harnesses are very comfortable when first applied, and whilst on an uphill slope, you wouldn't be pressed against them - so any 'tightness' at this stage wouldn't be something most people would even notice. It is these factors which lead me to compare it to an airline seat, and I don't think that's playing it down. I'll now take you to task on 'playing it up' - with your reference to being "in direct sun" - this is from page one of this very thread: As you can see - the structure provides almost complete shade to every rider, with 'at best' direct sun on an outside arm or leg. Needless to say, this particular topic of conversation arose because of your erroneous statement that they were upside down, and the comments in reply were simply to point out they weren't upside down, they were seated right way up, in a similar fashion to an airline seat. I didn't go into any further detail over environmental impacts such as heat or sunlight, and didn't downplay anything except for the sensationalist claim made by a foreign media outlet that they were inverted.

so, what you're saying is - they haven't fenced the entire site...

In any restaurant, a good server will usually position parents with a stroller on a major walkway, so that it can be parked next to the table whilst still permitting a reasonable passageway. My little guy is about to turn 1, so with my limited year of experience with this thing, they can be tricky to maneuver into narrow areas, and this sort of accommodation at a restaurant is very much appreciated. If it is blocking more than half the walkway, I totally agree with you, but few restaurants offer a special area for strollers to be parked, and you would be surprised at the amount of shit you need to carry with you for one tiny little human. If it partially blocks a path meaning one-way traffic only is possible, you'll have to wait a few extra seconds before you can get through - boo-hoo. remember, your parents once parked you beside a table whilst they tried to enjoy a rare sit-down meal - everybody was a baby once...

Struggle to fil? Or are running on single operator and keep row open to crossover? Buzzsaw was always very polarising - lots of people avoided it because of the style of ride - and many people i know who have been on it, wouldn't go again because the harness system makes them feel very unsafe. Combine that with it being literally the only thing through the gold rush tunnel in a dead end backwater cul de sac, and you're left with low patronage. but if you like it - don't complain - that's not a bad thing - just means you get more rides on it without having to queue. It's not like they'd tear it down just because of low popularity - otherwise MDMC would be long gone.

Shit - that was hard. http://bfy.tw/9PEA http://movieworld.com.au/Food-and-shopping/Food.aspx Does anyone actually try to find the information out themselves anymore?

ahhhh the buoys... how right you are...

We're back in 2004!!!

Thanks for the ex-staff insights Mickey - appreciated. You don't wanna be saying limit or proxy switches though - that'll give the media another angle to tie-in to TRRR - many articles at the time referenced the possibility of faulty (or missing) limit or proxy switches, and it'll be a media circus once again. On that note, the media quoted Greg as saying 'fault with the chain' but it sounds like he says 'fault with the train'... As reanimated just beat me to it - they weren't upside down - it would be similar to being in an airplane seat for 90 minutes - although Arkham has more leg room. It is important when you've had a prepared statement drafted that you read it word for word. It's not a public speaking contest from a person on the debate team, it is a representative of a corporation making a statement to the media - it's important you get it right, as the statement prepared is carefully worded to ensure it delivers the right message. As Tony Abbott once said (and i'm paraphrasing here) 'you can't hold me to off the cuff unscripted statements, only prepared, scripted statements' Once the scripted statement was read I think he did a fine job throughout the interview, and I won't criticise him for ensuring he read the statement precisely. Also - these guys usually grab the statement off the printer and head straight to the cameras once the statement is approved. Are you suggesting he should have spent 15 minutes inside rehearsing it to memorise it first? Actually, i've seen a coaster stuck upside down - Demon at Wonderland could (and has) stopped in the middle of the boomerang, resulting in several riders being stopped inverted. I imagine other boomerangs have too - this is why Demon had evac stairs in the boomerang. It is theoretically possible if a coaster was to throw a wheel or break an axle that the car could have enough momentum to make it up, but not through a loop or corkscrew on almost any inversion on almost any coaster. Rare - certainly, but capable - certainly. I've done media interviews in my capacity as incident controller for major incidents occurring in Brisbane. I've been lucky that the crews i've worked with have understood that my role isn't media liaison, and they've always been polite, understanding, and happy to 'do over' a question where my answer wasn't quite right - even then, knowing I had full control of what was allowed to go to air - it was still quite nervewracking. I can imagine how much more difficult it would be to have a 'mob' of press, who you could regard as 'hostile' (as opposed to cooperative) based on the video i've seen doing one long stretch recorded and aired unedited and in full. I think Greg did a stellar job in the circumstances, on what - really - was a total fucking non event that the media shouldn't have bothered even going on site for.