DaptoFunlandGuy

Skeet - I think Santa's point is a refurb of Cyclone to include the museum wouldn't really be a 'new' attraction... it'd just be a really elaborately themed queueline for Cyclone..

In total? 34 months... 12 months from March 2010 after opening, and another 22 months after closing for redesign in 2013.

There's a motorsport AREA now? wait.... found it:

I understand where Reanimated is coming from, but I don't think it's as simple as 'defending it because its in your backyard'. I HAVE read every word of the report, and I found it extremely well written, conveyed the writer's point of view clearly but still allowed for the fact that it was OPINION and even though they had had enough (I stop short of saying a 'horrible time' because whilst there were many downsides it was still by all accounts a good trip - just a good trip that cost way too much to still be considered good). Yes it seems like there may have been a lack of planning in some respects - but it's very hard to plan things like that from across the globe, unless you book a very overpriced underwhelming tour that keeps you occupied. A DIY tour - which Richard and Megan obviously do a lot of - can be very good because you can run at your own pace, and not waste time or not have enough time at places you want to be at... but it does have it's downsides because you're planning it yourself and not using the local knowledge to guide you. My recent trip to HK had all the park days planned out, including how to get to where we had to be, but everything non-park that we did wasn't planned until the night before, or the morning of... which meant some things cost us more, took longer, or didn't work out as well as if we'd planned it ahead of time and prebooked... but that turned out to be a blessing as we could wake up, and decide 'yeah I don't really want to do the 21km walk through the hills of hong kong island after 3 successive days walking theme parks - let's have a lazy day... I guess my point is - Reanimated has clearly been there too, and had a different experience, and felt compelled to offer his alternate point of view to show that there is more than one side to the experience. My grandparents have literally just left Uluru and Kata Tjuta national park this morning, and they described it as magical. They are caravanning - so fully self contained - and this likely led to a very different experience. Reanimated made one point that I had thought to make after reading Megan's report, but I decided not to - now that he has said it I feel compelled to back him up - The criticisms of the traditional owners being contradicting - saying 'don't climb' and 'use care if you climb' - he's absolutely right. Climbing tours of the Rock had existed for a long time - before the park was 'handed back' to the traditional owners. The previous operators installed the handrailings, and 'cut' the walking track to the top. It's been done for decades. It is a very unique experience - especially as there is very little surrounding it - the view allows you to see for miles. It is (as megan rightly points out) a very important income generator... And I think that their passive "you can, but we'd rather you didn't" keeps the harmony... those that absolutely insist on climbing despite the wishes of the tribal owners may do so under certain conditions, but others who may read and understand it is preferred that you don't climb... won't... and I think that's much better for them to do\say than for them simply to close the climb - which would probably lead to other people making their own path elsewhere and damaging the rock further than it is already... It reminds me of a cruise I went on to Lifou island in the south pacific - we went snorkelling in an open lagoon, but spaces were limited to 50 people per session to minimise damage to the corals. Previous to this, it used to be open slather - and the damage and degradation to the corals from that previous use was clear to see - however if they banned usage entirely - it would only send tourists to other spots, or tempt them to do it anyway.

Only issue is the DA process for future construction does get opened up to resident submissions prior to approval... so they have that to look forward to...

I mean this with good humour, and I hope you do not take offence... but i wish you both well, and hope for your sake he isn't Nigerian Royalty...

It's about what I expected to read when I clicked on the link. Good to hear he praises Alton for their care of him and his family... a bit crass to say 'they said i don't have to sue to get a settlement from them' though... Clearly he's not in that much pain to be making those sorts of comments (although the Media probably probed in that direction anyway)... That said - he's obviously very angry that they 'didn't know there was a car stuck on the track'... his question ironically placed below this photo "how could they not have spotted a great big train painted yellow and black..." - yes - how could they miss a yellow and black train - amongst all that yellow and black?

*big middle finger to the residents* Hopefully, they expend a lot of money fighting in court, and lose... and have to move. *dare to dream*

That's not really that uncommon. testing and investigation on things like metal fatigue and testing all other parts can take time. Of course it's totally different - but have a look at how long it took the forensic labs to release Daniel Morcombe's remains...

I think we all would agree with you Razza - but WHEN did you last see it...? I think if you saw it in it's last few weeks, you'd feel the same as many of us - that it was time to go...

​This sounds like a great idea. What they need is a continuous load system - but they will need room for the wheelhouse AND storage for all the gondolas when it is not operating. Ocean Park's skyway was truly an effort in efficiency... But where to put it? Looking at an overhead, unless they put the rear stationhouse somewhere around the old Viper site (which would then rule out anything large on that site in the future) - i can't see where it could fit?!?!

​Ahem...

^Precisely. Obviously, that photo - with 3 major attractions pretty well filling the board, it's a hard ask - but clearly they're doing their best to bring things online - judging by the comments that Scooby was opened later and ran for the second half of the day... Arkham is scheduled, Green Lantern is unavoidable - so scooby is the only issue here, and clearly they worked hard on bringing it back online as soon as they could. These sorts of unplanned outages occur from time to time - something just decides one day it's not going to work - it fails it's morning inspection, so the park doesn't open it. Clearly what the general public wants is for us to ignore the morning inspection results, and open everything. Perhaps those people complaining on the news article would like to be the first people to test ride Green Lantern tomorrow in a special premiere test live on Sunrise?

As you say - if you carry most of it around your tummy, you may be ok. I've visited parks with friends who carried most around the midsection, and were able to 'lift' up, lock the bar in and then relax over the top on rides with lapbars like Scooby. Every ride is going to be different - and depend on where you're carrying it. Silver Bullet at Knott's for example is unforgiving to those with a wide backside, but perfectly ok for those with a big tummy... I say - go on a quieter day when an operator is more inclined to spend a little extra time trying to see if they can make it work, and give everything a go... you never know...

i don't really get that quote - it seems like a person with a lack of punctuation skills. I feel like $10 for a drink was one comment, and 30 minute wait (for what exactly we don't know) was another totally unrelated comment. Who in their right mind would line up for 30 minutes just to buy a drink? ? ? At any rate - it's hearsay - the person making the comment was told by someone else that they had waited 30 minutes.... for whatever it was that they waited for... I definitely think Movie World are taking a wrong tack with their current approach... but happy to sit back and see what happens once we enter the new financial year.... things may change on 1 July...

I don't believe single day admission was that much cheaper before they installed Green Lantern - so really - the price is the same as it was - they were just getting an extra ride than usual when GL was operating...

When was this changed Luke? I admit the last time I attempted a reentry was about 18 months ago, but they 'pass-out' lady was very animated about the need for a stamp as the pass wouldn't work...

all the lolz!

In reading comments, these are also of note: And this...

Wasn't a quote in the article - just a reader's comment - but still:

I experienced POTC before there was a movie - when it was all original set and story - and it worked without the film. The film tie-ins to me were necessary (you don't spend millions on a film franchise and not incorporate it into the ride of the same name), but i don't like them so much. the ride can (and does) stand on it's own - even if you miss the frequent head-popping of Jack Sparrow. I can see your point of view based on your experiences with Disneyland - I really do - but I must take issue only with the 'perpetually crowded, bad behaviour, more time in queues' concept. Of course it's crowded - it's the best! But thats why their attractions have the highest capacity anywhere. Poor human behaviour? I put that down to Americans in general, rather than 'at disney' - I experienced worse behaviour at Magic Mountain than I did at Disneyland - Queue Jumpers, Spitters, parents letting their children defecate on the ground in the queueline to avoid missing leaving the queue - and as far as waiting times - The only reason I didn't experience longer wait times at magic mountain is because I forked out hundreds of dollars on a flash pass. At least Disney puts as much effort into their queuelines as they do their rides so you at least have something to do! Waiting in Queues is inevitable at any theme park - but at least Disney does something to improve that experience.

The terms and conditions form part of the contract between the guest and the park, and they are enforceable as far as the law permits. I'd like to see you throw your money away trying to litigate just because a couple of rides were closed \ broke down. I'd sit in the gallery and laugh my head off. As for the auction - things like fixtures and appliances are usually stipulated within the contract - so if you took the appliances after it was written in to the contract as an inclusion - then you've breached contract... so it's nothing like this situation. VRTP haven't breached their contract. ...and good corporate citizenship it may be - but the point is they aren't required to do so - nor is the park required to discount or refund admission because you're unhappy that two rides are closed... they could, if they chose to do so, but there is no obligation to do so. They could choose the path of good corporate citizenship, going the extra mile to ensure every guest enjoyed their day as best as they were able (Disney is a prime example for obvious reasons - see below)... but they don't have to... nothing requires it - otherwise all these whingers on the gold coast bulletin would be suing, wouldn't they? If you go to the movies and the power fails, the cinema is likely to offer you another session - as your contract with them was to see an entire movie. Sure - the power failure is outside of their control, but this example doesn't compare to the parks again because the contract you have with the park doesn't say you get to ride everything in the entire park. It gives you admission to the park. that is all.

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

Don't worry - judging by the profile - there isn't much to lose... ...and before anyone gets butthurt - i'm just saying that clearly - he's still quite young... (although these days anyone under 25 is young to me) so unlikely it'd be a big bet.

DisneyTouristBlog (DTB) do what they call DailyTripBlueprints(DTBs) that might be of great help. I've not yet made it to Florida, but i've done a lot of research on how many days you need for certain things when the DTBs came up. I found them a very good read, and definitely the best way to fit in as much as possible. They have other DTBs for some of the other parks there too so i'd recommend starting there to get a feel for how much you might get done. http://www.disneytouristblog.com/1-day-epcot-plan/ September isn't necessarily a quiet period though, so just be prepared for that... TBH theres never a quiet period, but September isn't really 'low season'...