Santa07

Having these two quotes side-by-side makes it very hard to believe that first one. Let mistakes be mistakes, please don't pull them apart every time one is made, no-one likes a nitpicker.

This sounds like the most logical explanation, however Batwing's queue entrance is pretty much across the path from GL's. If they're going to the effort to have room for people to get to GL, why wouldn't they also put in a little bit more to have Batwing open too?

Typhoon 360? Looks like a great ride, interesting to see how it rates against the claw. Crazy Mouse? Standard Zamperla spinning coaster, nothing too exciting but hey it's a coaster. Does it stand up to the classic it's replacing? Maybe not... Air Race? You'll find me at Dreamworld. Windstarz? These things have always looked interesting to me... Drop Tower? Will fit the park well, even if it is 'just another' drop tower - you can never have too many drop towers and small-ish size isn't always a problem. Aerobat? Gerstlauer ripoff...? Looks like an okay ride but again you'll find me at DW - Tail Spin looks better IMO. Star Flyer? ?

inb4 moved to new thread Free star tour... sounds like a good idea

yes it does Rides these days are made to last ages, so should the theming. Just a pain for the park to retheme it, and for the guests as well - imagine if they had to go to the same level as Scooby again.

That's actually a fair point - I can't think of many other franchises that changes as regularly as Doctor Who.

I guess by theming an area to an IP you could attract demographics that you usually wouldn't attract. Say they were building a sci-fi themed land. General theme-park goers would be excited because it's a new land. If they were theming it to an IP you could potentially attract fans of that franchise who wouldn't usually consider visiting a theme park (and have the general theme-park goers excited as well). It's not as if someone would refuse to ride a rollercoaster because they don't understand the theme (we all ride ToT don't we? ), I didn't know anything about Lethal Weapon when I was younger and still rode it, and I don't know a whole lot about Scooby Doo and still find it a great, well-themed ride.

Licensing would be near-impossible to get. When Disney or Universal holds the licensing to something, they like to hold onto it very tightly.

I don't see why the park would want to go to the effort and relocate Buzzsaw - it's not as if it takes up a lot of space. If it feels out of place, just whack a different coat of paint on. Doctor Who, although being my favourite TV show and the best theme a park could possibly use, is probably very hard to get licensing for. I think it's been discussed before (?).

If it was a cobra roll or the like I'd expect the footings to be mirror images of one another, which they're not. Interesting spot though.

Tourism International tourists come here to see Australia, theme it to that and they're happy.

I'd prefer repetitiveness over taking a page out of Dreamworld's book and mixing themes.

Provided your source is accurate, I hope they actually do something with the vintage cars if they move it. Giving it a storyline or some proper theming would be great.

Honestly I see no hinting at lap bars there. Sounds more like adding a bit of extra padding or something. It's also the seats that they've said they were changing, not the harnesses.

Yes, but I'm pretty sure the ToT goes higher than 200ft

Honestly... that was the weakest protest I think I've ever seen. No coherence at all... Oh well, another group of protesters who don't realise they're actually supporting the park by buying a ticket.

Good question - I see it as a mix between a powered coaster and a flat. Because of its spinning nature and shuttle layout, it does have many similarities to a flat even if it does hold powered coaster elements and therefore isn't really a coaster. Just like WWF which holds some coaster similarities but is more of a log flume than a coaster.

Surfrider for me is a coaster, because the LIMs only sit on part of the track, and momentum/gravity propels the train up and down the ends of the two spikes. (plus rcdb lists it as one) Shockwave is powered 100% of the time, and therefore isn't a coaster.

>guests complain about plain looking queue >queue scenery is 100% wow, tough crowd

downunder, do you live in a castle and have servants tending to your every need with unlimited money and genius-level IQ? Because that's what it sounds like if going to Dreamworld is punishment. I don't think going to any theme park in the world could be considered punishment.

Rule THREE: Is it on RCDB? If it is, it's probably a coaster, so just count it even if it isn't (because that's what credit whores do right?)

Yeah, I understood what you meant. Congratulations, you win the prize for finding a scenario where the two can co-exist.

Yep, we're getting a strata coaster that is 60m tall. Good luck to anyone who wants to work out how those two facts can co-exist.

You convinced me after the "started following Andrewh" bit. You have to be a certain kind of person to follow him.