grrofunger
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I'd be happy with just a better functioning website for now (which i know is coming) not sure on the need for an app.
I wonder how many platinum passes have been sold? I think its one of the very rare things AW has gotten wrong, i just can't see the value in it.
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Cool timelapse video of construction
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For me AW is predominantly a waterpark.
Will ride Abyss early and that's me done for dry rides, then its water water waterslides with the kids all day.
Rampage is too violent for me, similar with black widow - I don't like spinning around. Kids don't really like Bounty's Revenge (that ride is much nastier than it looks - each drop in quick succession) and Freefall meh i have no interest in that either
They will dry off and go on some dragons kingdom rides during the day but still all about the water mainly (we always station ourselves in dragons kingdom)
We only do the go karts once every couple of visits.
Bumper boats and rail rider don't even really get considered
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Facebook comments hurt my head
Fast Passes seem to have gone up to $35 this year ($30 last year) I still think that is incredibly good value. I wouldn't even hesitate to purchase at $50
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. You never know, you might bump into Mark.
Just hang around the chicken caesar salads at lunch time...
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So....1 free fast pass, 1 free fright night, 1 off reduced cabana hire (not in peak time), 6 guests at 50% instead of 8 at 40% and a hat and fridge magnet......I think i'm happy to just stick with the regular family pass.
Don't think we will go to a fright night and can't see us hiring a cabana........though will end up buying fast passes on at least a couple of occasions during the season for the family...
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haha , if only...
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that's mnew
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I would actually prefer a Gravity Group woodie at Adventure World.
yep , that would also be good
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All good Mark, shade up there will be AWesome
Everything you are doing is AWesome, this is one hell of an offseason.
Bring on opening !!
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Well the Texas giant roller coaster at six flags over Texas costed about 10 million US dollars.
thats not out of the realms based on abyss at 12 mill and the new waterslide at 7 mill. (though can they keep spending such large sums?)
i would love a coaster like that at AW - i grew up with Bush Beast and the Beastie at Wonderland
Add a large wooden coaster to adventure world and you've got the best park in australia (IMO)
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Many people said that Western Sydney was too small a market to back two wooden coasters and a massive theme park - but they built it anyway, and survived almost 20 years.
I think AW has the right leadership that they could potentially make perth a destination for park lovers - and likely attract some competition too...
how much would a decent large wooden coaster cost?
I'd love AW to get one
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If not already part of the plans, the 'tunnel of terror' shack thing could do with a paint/new roof
it looks really bad as you drive past the park on North Lake Road and doesn't give off a fair or true perception of the quality of the rest of the park
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haha - i could have actually just driven the truckster in if i wanted to - the gates at the members entrance were wide open
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Its incredible how much the park has grown and improved in the past 10 years
I did a quick drive by today , the funnel looks complete - it is so massive, pictures dont do it justice , pictures dont do that hill justice either - so steep seeing it cleared with yellow sand down and the funnel at the bottom giving the whole thing some perspective of how it will all come together.
bit of digging happening near the station for the rail rider , looked like for a pipe or cable or something (just a trench)
fresh paint on the entrance gates.
i wanted to griswold my way in and just go on the rides by myself
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Like from AW's Facebook page:
"The ProSlide Tornado 60 slide is the longest, steepest and tallest Tornado slide on the planet, dropping 30 metres along the 260 metres of ride. The Tornado 60 is widely recognised as the world's favourite and iconic water ride."
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i was joking about the chairlift
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i see your point but the hill at adventure world is much steeper than the hill at jamberoo and the ride at AW looks like it will be longer and taller too.
look, i hope it's a steeper than all others drop into the funnel that gives it the claim to the 'steepest'
i'd love a huge drop directly into it, i'm just not sure that's feasible or even safe?
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yep , thats the only downfall i can see for this slide
its such a bloody steep hike up that hill , gonna be hard work.
might have to catch the chairlift there
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look at the pic of the hill above by iwerks
thats a pretty steep hill, there is no way the ride can be pretty flat right to the very last drop
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its probably just the drop from the very top/start of the slide to the very bottom making it the 'steepest' (and tallest)
i would think the drop into the actual funnel would be standard as you mention
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Apparently the Tornado at at WnW GC uses the cloverleaf and max weight is 320kg
They let groups of 3 down.
Adventure World 2015 - 'Mi2' Kraken Tornado slide
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I assumed it would be dark from looking at the photos of the pieces lying around before they were installed , looked thick and not really conducive to letting light through.
will be pretty hot inside too