DaptoFunlandGuy

HAHA! for the VISION impaired, heres a photo of VISIONLAND! lol. i can see what you are referring to dr teeth, but those sections of track would not be standing if they werent bolted together. optical illusion mate...

Wonderbuzz will probably know this as well as I do, but for those wanting to get a little piece of wonderland, the entire gateway arch, including the wonderland logo, and the two painted images- spiderman and the hulk, are located out near richmond windsor way.... in between bligh park near windsor, and richmond is a road linking windsor to londonderry called "the driftway". on "The Driftway" is a junkyard. it has buses, train carriages, and loads and loads of junk and other things you'd never imagine. Sitting straight in front of you as you enter the gate is the old wonderland gateway signage... i saw it today and got a bit nostalgic at the same time.

the screen at least looks modern and new, which is more than I can say for the old shadecloth and scaffolding that used to be there for the high wire.

Well make up your mind... which is it... 108 or 87?

Hi Wonderland_Rulz, and welcome to the forums. Please direct yourself to the Community Guidelines. In particular, please pay attention to the use of net speak, and proper spelling. And Enjoy! Alex.

good to see you utilising your account OZSHOWKID. I used to be a games operator at Wonderland Sydney, and as im guessing by your nick and your comments (also your signature) that you are a part of the "greatest show on earth" Personally I am disgusted at the members who have voiced their dislike towards people such as yourself, and have made that opinion obvious. Welcome, and Welcome back to the forums, and let me say that not all of the members of these forums are such narrow minded gits with their heads up their rectal passages... These people are those who think that even the local shows should have the quality and the financial backing of a Disney Theme park, and believe that noone except themselves has a right to earn a living. Allow me to apologise for their behaviour on behalf of those members who are not pigs.

or he could try and hide the structure in a large tent made of lycra...

see this is the problem with rumors. The first statement was a semi-official statement, saying a 40 metre top hat. The second statement was "possibly OVER 40 metres" The third statement, naturally, since its OVER 40 metres, means it must be 50 METRES... then everyone latches onto a conversation about it being 50 metres.... then someone will say its 50 or more then someone will say higher than 50... then someone will say its 60 metres.... and the whole process repeats itself...

He is also an absolute retard, because the people at Fly Coaster have already confirmed that the free fall ride currently SBNO on their property ISWAS the skyhawk from wonderland, and the funny thing is Paul, they confirmed it TO YOU! http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/sh...rland#post11196 So if the one on the gold coast is from magic mountain, and the one on the gold coast is from wonderland, then the one at wonderland must have been from Magic Mountain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok paul well heres another vote for hearing the story about maintenance. its very rare that maintenance were in public areas. mostly they tried to come around the back way, and while they were in the stationhousemachine room, the ride was closed off so no guests were near them anyway... the only times i've seen maintenance in public areas are when they're heading to demon or probe, or if they were in the park on another call already and had to head up to HBL (which they still used the bush track behind dodgems for to avoid the crowds anyway, it was just faster to walk through the park///

which version? the original wonderland was written and performed specifically for Australia's Wonderland. 911? i think that was just a commercial release track that happened to have all the right aspects to suit being a theme park theme song...

No Joz, but a similar idea. The disney version uses waterjets, which judging by the report on miceage, does experience problems with weight variations on riders, and not being able to propel some riders, some of the time. this new Zip Coaster style idea utilises what looks to be a high speed conveyor belt. Something that concerns me about something like that is the potential for a foot or an arm to get caught in "said belt"

To be honest, most of those shopping centre charity workers are backpacker travellers, and they make a commission on every person they sign up. if they don't sign anyone, they don't make anything. trust me, these people would not be so pushy if they didn't make anything off the deal. They DO yell, and they ARE rude... Personally, i think the carnies are better mannered than the charity shopping centre people.

i can't see them moving BB. Taking the usable parts and constructing a new one might be feasible, but if BB survives, it will be on its current site only... that im pretty sure of.

Wazza, i take "between the first two loops" to indicate the first inversion to the second inversion, which would be in the middle of the boomerang. I haven't gone back to re-read it but I think it talked of the fire department being required to extricate the riders... which i think would indicate them not being right way up. Im going to go and re read it... still unclear... im open to both versions i suppose...

depends on which version of the theme song you are talking about denim dude. the original theme song was quite pleasurable to listen to, and was rarely repeated over and over, more towards the end of the day at closing... the 911 - Wonderland song could get a bit annoying, but as an employee of the park I think i was one of the only ones who actually enjoyed it...

Honestly, there is no need to be that way. No thankyou, keep walking, no problem. Once you have said no thankyou to the person, if they keep at you, it is ok to ignore them, because you have acknowledged them already. But the problem I am seeing here is that walking past them a number of times has you getting worse as it goes on... Does the 16 year old girl on holidays trying to earn enough money to buy herself her first car deserve to tolerate all of the abuse, foul language and rudeness from you, Jim, because you have just put up with the exact same approach from 40 other people? NO. There is no excuse to be rude to them. "i'm allergic" - i mean come on.... A simple no thanks is all it takes, and you move on. Practice it before you go to the show again "no thanks" or... "no thankyou".

I did some more digging, and came across this photo of the accident... ok so its not real, but an "artists impression" according to coasterforce... http://www.coasterforce.com/information/ac...accidents.shtml

I hate to be the one dragging up old threads, but I came across this one the other day. its not directly relevant to the discussion, but it shows it is possible... http://www.saferparks.org/database/AR_deta...s.asp?ID=909397

welcome Flip, to the forums. Nothing wrong with your post above there, but just in case you haven't seen them, can I recommend visiting the Community Guidelines for a look-see (under the FAQ section). Again as I said, nothing wrong with your post, but its handy to know the rules before you break them! the video is now available, and paul_hollibone has posted links to the video in several places, or you can also check it out by visiting the site directly at www.defunction.net and following the links. Again, good to have you on board, and enjoy the Roller-Coaster.com.au experience!

Wait a minute - are we talking about the petrol powered speedboats, or the "super 8" style wet n wild clone slide?

When I started my time at Wonderland, I was employed as a Games Cast Member. For those who don't operate rides, you either start on Games, or Food. I worked my way up but i spent a lot of time on those games, and in a theme park it is almost identical to the sideshows. Now, in theme parks, they already have a "cover charge" from your entry ticket at the door, so the games are generally a little easier to win, however MOST games can be won with a little practice or skill. I can tell you there was a way to win ALMOST every game in Wonderland through Skill. Here is the full list of games at Wonderland during my time - and how to win: Coke Toss - glass bottles and red rings. get a ring around a bottle - takes skill, and the ring needs to be thrown at the right angle. One-Ball-Milk Can - get a softball into a milk jug - takes skill. the ball needs to drop straight into the hole, and not hit the side. a high lofty throw gets it in. "lucky land" (outside skyrider) Darts - Luck Goblet Pitch - a little luck, a little skill, to toss a very light ball into the correct coloured goblet. Strings - Luck Hoop Toss - get a hoop over the prize to win (like hoop-la) - the hoop had to be tossed a certain way. definately skill. Bushell Ball - get a ball into a bucket that is pitched at an angle - Wonderland's version was definately possible through skill, however the ones at the show are generally mounted with bouncy-balls behind them, and are a bit harder. the ball needs to land on the lip without hitting the rim. you're talking a space about 3 inches wide that you can hit. Bowler Roller - get a bowling ball into a dip on a set metal track - Skill - just enough force to get it over, not enough that it comes back. Coin Pitch - get a coin to land on a glass table top - skill - most people won this one out of pure luck, but hitting someone else's coin... but it can be won - with the correct angle, standing in the correct spot, and banking it off the roof. the "cluster" near dodgems - High Striker - hit it as hard as you can to win a prize - this is probably one of the worst games to play. its easier to win when the machine is in full sun, as the air in the pipes heats up, and because it is expanded, its easier to hit a high score. Its brute strength on this one, but the machine can be adjusted. it had several modes of operation, and it depends on who sets it, and what mode its at. Most carnival operators have the unit set on "standard" and put the sensitivity way down, but you can also program it to have a certain "win ratio" so over time, the resistance comes down until someone wins, and then it goes back up. Clowns and Ducks are both luck. there is no skill at all. Basketball was probably the easiest to win in the park, which is why it generally carried the cheapest prizes - get 2 or 3 balls into a basketball hoop to win a prize. Can Crash - brute force again. you have a very lightweight ball, to knock down 5 reasonably light plastic "cans". hit it in the right spot, with enough force, and you got it. Wacky Wire - my favourite. this is skill and skill alone - another one the carnies love. you have a rotating spiralled wire, which you need to get a metal loop down over it without touching the wire itself. Anyone can do this with enough practice, but if you dont work for them, or own one yourself, it costs you a fortune to win it. The guys at the easter show used to hate wonderland employees, because we could all do it. Most of the ones at the show have a very low clearance on the bottom of the machine, whereas wonderland's were a bit higher, but the skill requirement is the same. everyone can do the first 80%, its the last 20% thats difficult. At wonderland, this game had the most expensive prizes, generally around the $50 purchase price (not kidding)... but once you've learnt how to do it, you got it made. (the guys at the show used to offer cash or a prize, but recently the show operators have come down on "cash prizes", so they generally offer two prizes instead.) the last two games in Wonderland were up in HannaBarbera Land, which were another laughing clowns, and a game similar to goblet pitch. Theres also a "guess your weight" game, but essentially that depends on the operator. the prizes offered at this game generally cost less than what you paid to play, so even if the operator got EVERY SINGLE PLAYER wrong, it still made money.. there were no special tricks, no hidden scales, nothing... its just easy to get within 5Kgs of most people. But anyway, having said that, i find nothing more disgusting than a person who cannot be polite to a person who is trying to get you to play a game. A simple "no thanks" is all it takes. Everything they say is to get you to play - they're in it to make money - DUH! No matter what you do, its to make money. if you work at Maccas, you ask if people want fries with that - to make MORE money. Most of the time, the games operators (if they are .. say... under the age of 30) are just seasonal employees, making a lousy $7 an hour to make ends meet. if they're over 30, generally they are part of the family that owns the game, and they are reliant on the money they make from the game to SURVIVE... TO EAT... and to LIVE. Think about that the next time you throw a rude comment at them... and put yourself in the same position - someone throwing a rude comment at you while you're just trying to earn money to survive.... I certainly hope that any of you who do throw rude comments at those people find yourselves in that same position in the future... you deserve it.

true. for its location i find it very disappointing that Jamberoo has been consistently adding wet ride after wet ride. Yes its true, in that area there isn't much in the way of water entertainment, and also because they are a seasonal park they can get away with it because it is only open in the summer season, but they need more dry rides. I suppose wet rides are cheaper than say... a coaster or similar, but with that hilly terrain, a coaster would be AMAZING! As far as the "mammoth" style ride, theres really only one company around that makes them isn't there? and they're all pretty much the same design, one a falls and one a river style. sure you can make it longer, or more turns, or whatever, but its always going to be a fairly similar variation - theres only so much you can do with a waterslide...

sounds more like you have a problem with him as a person Paul. Half of the items you just listed in that last post were a personal opinion towards the guy. If you had proof that he steals, he should have been sacked immediately. You and I had a discussion recently about personal opinion too... To be honest, while we're comparing apples with apples, I find the customer service to be more personal, and polite, from Dominos. I have a Pizza Hut less than 300 metres from my front door... but 9 times out of 10, I will order Dominos, which is 20km across the other side of town, because I get better service. it has nothing to do with the pizza, just the service. And this is something that anyone in a customer service role can tell you... it doesnt matter what you're selling, if you don't treat the customer right, they will not be back. For every burnt customer, they tell 10 friends. for every friend told, 7 of the 10 will tell 10 others. thats 81 customers who will think twice before coming back to you. apply that to the DWWBMW situation, and WBMW has a lot more return custom...

thats just every other coaster simulator thats already out there if its done before the ride started. it would need to be preprogrammed.