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ROI = Return on investment. Personally, given the likelihood of having the area closed off for so long it would be too tempting to use the time to remove TRR and the SBNO mine ride and start fresh with the area.

Quite true, although as in this situation that is often not known immediately.

It's not. It's to bring it in-line with their overseas business dealings which have become more of their focus.

You're not forced to anything. You're going there by choice. Your only connection to these people is an interest in the manner in which they died. Your heart is in the right place, clearly, but I'm not sure your head is right now.

Surely none of the staff will go back to work in light of the comments their union has made in the media in the last couple of days? I mean, to listen to these blowhards you'd have to assume they are all of the belief that they are in imminent danger.

Bang-on. If grieving for people you did not know in private is important enough to you then you have absolute discretion to not go to the one place in the state that you can guarantee a very high concentration of media.

The only thing you need to know about (particularly current affairs) reporting you can learn from Working Dog's classic 'Frontline' program. Truly magnificent, and every bit as true today as it was when it was made. Example;

Well, yes, what can you expect? Their industry lives and dies on eyeballs. If one has the exclusive interview are you going to see it?

I reckon the Premier would do well to concentrate on more important matters.

Precisely how dumb are these AWU bastards? I get that they are getting on the front foot to make enough noise to ensure the media narrative doesn't turn towards the potential failings of one or more of their members, but have they not considered that their fear-mongering and management-bashing has the very real potential to affect the popularity and therefore viability of not only Dreamworld, but that of the other parks? Their other members rely on the continued success of the parks to sustain on-going employment. I would suggest that their attitude is pretty on-the nose, particularly to front the media and somehow suggest they knew this was going to happen. If we're going to line up to head-kick the media for doing their job, surely these cretins deserve worse because they should know better?

Not concerned enough to ban operation of the ride though, it seems. Hindsight is beautiful, especially when it gives you mileage to stick it to the man.

Let's not forget that this isn't without precedent. After all, Disney killed a guy with Big Thunder a little over ten years ago in an accident that was directly attributed to poor maintenance work, yet people still line up for hours to ride it. In a world where people die in industrial accidents (and more) every day in equally tragic circumstances have we considered why this is so newsworthy? I believe it's because amusement parks have such wide appeal among the public and therefore the stories have a lot of cut-through because "it could have happened to me". There's amusement parks all over the world which makes the story locally relevant in most regions, and there's also an element of "the appeal of this is meant to be the illusion that they are dangerous, but this one actually was". With that said, I really, really wish people would stop trying to insert themselves into the narrative (eg; POP). If you didn't know those directly affected, or had no personal involvement in the incident there's little need to ramp up hyperbole about how badly affected you are, and how it's been giving you nightmares. I'm also at a loss to understand the logic behind attending vigils and tributes for people that you don't know off the back of little other than an interest in theme parks. I mean, come on - look at this objectively; how do you think somebody would feel whose loved-ones were involved if the "theme park enthusiasts" at Parkz were all over them with condolences? Literally the only thing binding you apart from humanity is an interest in the manner of their death. Sounds awful - but it's the reality of it. Pump the brakes, take a deep breath, and come back when you're no longer as emotionally invested.

I'm not across the design of the control system for it, but one would assume there's some degree of interlocking and redundancy involved. For example; should there be a condition where the gates are closed but the conveyor motor is active? That would be a potential place where you might consider the need for interlocking given the risk of capsize if a raft is propelled into another raft that has not cleared the section (for example because the gates may have stuck). Then again, could you be looking at something like a motor contactor failure where it has failed closed? I'd have thought if that were the case nothing short of an e-stop would have stopped the conveyor.

C'mon guys, you're surely smarter than this. @Hiisi25 is clearly being as tactless as possible in espousing beliefs that are all but guaranteed to rile you up. That ends when you let it end.

Nailed it, Richard. If you're having trouble coping with what people are writing remove yourself from the situation until you can. Some are going to be asking about the future of the park and the ride - these people weren't involved, don't have a connection to the people involved, and and no reasonable way of helping those involved - there's no need to treat them like they have no compassion simply because their only connection with the incident (outside of basic humanity) is with the park and the ride; precisely the things they will be curious about. The folks here are theme park enthusiasts as much as anything else, and this is exactly the place for them to be curious about these matters. Much better here than via phone or email or social to someone at the park who would undoubtedly be feeling the effects of having been much closer to this disaster than most.

I'd be surprised to see it jump. I've not checked based on past incidents, but I would be more inclined to think that incidents like this also hurt other parks resulting from the loss of confidence in the punters who often do not discriminate.

Long term effects on the park are something that's going to have to remain to be seen, however short-term effects are something that will effect people imminently. Because it's been so long since something this awful has happened at an Australian park what's the appropriate protocol for the park? Do they remain closed tomorrow out of respect to the victims? I assume they will close off the TRR area and any area that substantially looks into it for at least the period of investigation, but have no idea how long that would be in this case. How was the Smiler incident handled? I understand that was not fatal, but is it perhaps likely to have parallels in handling by the park here?

Terrible situation. Goes without saying, really, but if I don't spell it out I'm sure someone is sure to get on their wheel about it. An interesting thing at this early stage is the time lag between event and reporting. Who does it look like had it first?

That's because unfortunately that's what the viewers/readers seem to care about. You can see an example of this here - people are actively checking multiple outlets to see who has the information available first. Only we can change this, if there's a wish to do so.

If you're not a party to said contract then I suggest you're unqualified to give advice.

Based on the video that feels... underwhelming. I know the park didn't promise anything much on this part, but it didn't feel as polished/tight as a ride that has just come out of a heavy refurb should.

Yes, these are called concussion pots (you were bloody close).

It's a combination of a few things, and is subject to a number of factors. Humans will certainly notice the difference between 25/50 and 30/60 on many items of content even without training (which is a small part of why we have things like 25p delivered as 50i - humans certainly notice the difference). As you've very rightly identified though there's a lot of other variables to be considered, including shutter speed, monitor refresh rate, overall scene motion, etc.

I feel like this is something we should all get to see. Worst. Pick-up attempt. Ever.

I read 'random' as meaning 'random member of the general public' which for all intents and purposes is probably applicable here. I understand the uncomfortable connotation out of context, though.