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29 minutes ago, Dean Barnett said:
I really hope the other train is broken.. but again there's not really an excuse when the rides down for a month now.
Just for comparison, when we went last easter break, there was only 1 train on Rivals and a 3+ hour queue. There was a sign up at the ride entry however saying something along the lines of 'due to circumstances outside our control this ride is running at reduced capacity'.
That wait time sign could use a spit'n'polish, at least try and remove some of the rust stains.
31 minutes ago, Dean Barnett said:I'll just add this here too because I don't want to reserruct another thread - but Superman ops were really bad too... 4-6 min cycles
It's always been around 6 minutes in my very limited experience (compared to others)
31 minutes ago, Dean Barnett said:At least the aircon is better in the (really boring) queue
Is that an addition? I didn't think there was any aircon, just some dusty-ass fans.
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5 minutes ago, Dean Barnett said:
VRTP - please find ways to mitigate ride operators shouting at guests.
I've pondered this, noting that DW seems to have a PA on every ride that the ride OP in the control booth uses.
At MW, is it the 'more authentic' set experience to be yelled at (akin to a megaphone) and VRTP has just cloned this to SeaWorld?
I'm on the phone a lot for work, and often by the end of the day my voice is done just from talking, I couldn't yell like the ride ops do all day long.
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1 hour ago, wikiverse said:
In the Objectif Mars incident, the fire was extinguished by staff, and two women were treated by paramedics. Their injuries could have been from inhaling smoke or from them panicking when exiting the ride, not from the fire itself. Nothing about their injuries was reported so we can't know for sure. We do know that they were treated by paramedics and not sent to hospital.
From the article linked in the wiki page above:
Two people had been slightly burned in this fire, they were both discharged from the hospital.
I'm not arguing here; I still carry a phone on me, despite all those Samsung's spontaneously combusting a few years ago. Comparing a Tesla fire to a roller coaster fault I feel is not fair though.
Snide remark: are the l-ion batteries the reason DCR doesn't have the cameras anymore and why the GL sound doesn't works these days?
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There's a rather large difference between a car catching fire which you can open a door and walk away from, and being trapped in a coaster by the restraints while it's on fire.
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I guess my concerns about less daylight were irrelevant
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SE is open again now, how are they going to install SR in the middle of it's ride envelope now? Either after hours work (heading into winter - less daylight) or pause construction until the next SE maintenance window?
That DA posted earlier was only for the slab construction was it not?
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49 minutes ago, Dean Barnett said:
Superman being one of the few operating hydraulic launch coasters must be kept alone. Almost sacred.
Like everything it's time is ultimately limited. Enjoy it while you can.
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5 minutes ago, themagician said:
The second (smaller) structure, I wonder if that’s a small kiosk/store replacing the one thats currently in the park (next to the park map) or if it’s control booth/exit.
I'd say ops booth and the exit just above it. The larger structure would be the entry queue.
5 minutes ago, themagician said:but hopefully when the rides in operation, these structures don’t feel like they’re closing the ride in, as the main goal of this ride is to activate the entry and Main Street.
That's a really good point. You should have a good sight line from the main entrance in front of the globe and I'd imagine you'd be swinging up above the structure (or do these swingers not go that high?)
Anyone have the link to the original files?
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26 minutes ago, New display name said:
You can't be serious DW. You create a place for people to take photos and then you put this magical floating beam in the way.
Wouldn't you pretty much be underneath that beam when taking the photos anyway? If the area is as cramped as its being made out to be you'd be struggling to get it in the shot.
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4 hours ago, Spotty said:
I honestly don't see MW changing Superman to LSM's because it would be a very expensive overhaul, and it honestly runs perfectly fine with the current system.
Time will tell, eventually though parts will become scarce and it will go the way of ToT. By the time that comes around though hopefully it's time to replace the ride entirely.
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Well, I've only ridden one, so that's how I separated them
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3 hours ago, Gazza said:12 hours ago, REGIE said:
the oldest operating steal coaster in Australia (correct me if I am wrong)
Steel
Parkz in a nutshell 😁:
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6 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:
*sobs in Tower of Terror*
That was a win by default too... is that seriously the only time we've bested the USA in theme parking?
Edit: I guess we have backwards DCR and spinning Steel Taipan... but they're only gimmicks on a ride, not the ride itself.
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3 hours ago, biasesumo said:
When I was in the US last year I frequently heard that our very own Giant Drop and Falcon’s Fury over at Busch Gardens Tampa are the two drop towers that have the most revered reputation. Lex Luther and Zumanjaro may be bigger record holders but they aren’t as consistent or fun to ride as Giant Drop.
Didn’t get the chance to try Falcon’s when I was in Busch Gardens and I don’t think I ever will. That ride has some bad energy.
I fear GD whenever I visit. I've only ridden it once. I don't think Lex Luther and Zumanjaro leave you hanging quite as long as GD.
When we went to BGT last year I told myself whatever else happens I was getting on Falcons Fury no matter what.... and it was down for the day. Maybe next time!
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15 minutes ago, Slick said:
Would be easy to tear out the four-stroke motors and electrify them or rehab the existing vehicles into a new control system.
Maybe so, but they'll still be assuming all of the risk in this case. Businesses want to be able to offload that responsibility these days (quote below for reference):
17 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:The train is a perfect example of the park looking ahead to modern technology built by reputable companies with the risk assessments done by third parties not invested in the outcomes
I can't imagine there's many companies out there well-versed in the retrofitting of T-Model Fords. But then again, if the rumours of TTD and Zamperla a true, never say never!
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Hey at least the sign is three dimensional
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We went from the 15th-22nd October last year. We did the Dreamworld Halloween experience on the 15th (Saturday) when we arrived, and did Horror Nights on the following Friday, the night before we went home.
There wasn't all that much that was closed during our visit; there was about a week or two between things opening/closing for maintenance.
GL/SS/DCR/SE/WWW/DD/SDSC all open at Movieworld (the odd unplanned outages for the usual suspects however)
SC/JR/Vortex all open at Seaworld (Trident/Levi not opened yet)
MC/GC/ST/SV/TS/Claw/SW/EFM all open (I think Tailspin and GD were the only closed ride during our visit).
We bought an annual pass for DW (it was cheaper when factoring the Halloween ticket), and we'll probably get another visit in this year sometime) and a 7 day 4-park pass for VTRP. We just park-hopped around based on what we felt like doing during our visit.
Make a priority list of the rides you want to go on, put them on a calendar as far as their maintenance is concerned, pick the times to go when they're available (noting that these times can unfortunately change).
Book your accommodation early as I found it was pretty much selling out a few months before our arrival time; we held off on a hotel booking we liked and missed out months early, had to book somewhere else instead.
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Well they kind of had to anyway to remove the Dreamworks naming from the maps. Transitionary naming for the time being, but as the redevelopment of the areas continue new artwork would have to be made, and the new naming to go with it.
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29 minutes ago, REGIE said:
i realised I have never gotten the very last row before the backwards seat. I always get put in the second last forward row
Best seat on the coaster in my opinion. First drop definitely took me by surprise when you get yeeted over the top of the lift hill
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I was pondering at that shot and wondering what it is that happens next to the track between the hat and that gatorade bottle.. There's an awful lot of wear there.
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From my perspective Taipan edges out Superman purely through ride comfort and re-ride ability. After a couple of laps my shoulders/neck (and my wife's ears) are sore (bleeding) from Superman. It's rough and the OTSR's aren't soft.
I love the pre-show/launch on SE, but it's just not comfortable enough to enjoy multiple times a day. If they splashed the cash to get the newer trains/restraints (like Velocicoaster for example, which are much more like DCR/Taipan) I'm sure I'd have voted for SE.
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Looks just like the tape markings they had for Scooby/DC Rivals/Superman around Easter last year
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What is it about Trident that makes in a lemon? I know it's had weather issues but I haven't kept up to speed on anything else.
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Been having a snoop, and interestingly the entire plot of wnw/paradise country/mw/movie studios is all Lot 6 SP118653.
Definitely not Seaworld though!
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The New Atlantis - Reviews & Reactions
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Posted · Edited by franky
I'm bad at maths
I don't think your comments are wrong with regards to measuring ride operations success as time between dispatches, but like others have said, joe shmoe simply won't care; parks will though like you've said, more dispatches+more maintenance+more cost. I don't think your theory is on the extreme side of the conspiracy theory spectrum, but unless someone from VTRP speaks out, or a previous employee breaks an NDA to confirm/deny this, it will only ever remain a theory, on both ends of the argument.