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hydraulics/pneumatics would be my guess. Have it hinged on one end, cylinder on the other to raise and lower.

Well, for me, that puts to rest any question about the background. The cityscape blends in really well in that photo, even more so if they end up putting something up between the scooby doo building and the show stage. Just seems to peek out from between structures which is brilliant.

You can't spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars on what is just essentially an extra. Some of the latex prosthetics can run to over $1000 for a mask. No way they would have the budget of the big overseas parks. I thought the character zombies were done well, skin looked corpse like and the congealed blood looked gooey and sticky. Made the wounds look pretty fresh and nasty.

True enough. There are a bunch of cenobites that could be used as characters too, not just pinhead. That chatterer thing really gives me the creeps.

Poor kenny. The years have not been kind.The divorce from belinda was very rough.

Might all be one parent company, but from what i've heard from a friend at the film school they are all separate entities now. Would not at all be surprised if movie world actually had to pay for studio time to utilise the sound stages for fright nights. It's more like pushing numbers around on paper, but I don't think the park and studios are mutually exclusive anymore. Looks more like the studios are leased, with the production companies basically having the run and control of the site, who they contract in for work, having their own management, budgets, etc.

Id still love hellraiser. Might be a bit too much blood and guts for the public though.

We went a couple of months ago (just after the holidays) during the annual shut down period for the log ride. Like viking at seaworld, and to a lesser extent, wild west at movieworld, the trough is less than a few feet deep, you could easily walk through it.

That's not really the case here though, its more like buying a kit home or importing specialised windows or heating systems. You're buying from a manufacturer that most likely doesn't have everything made in house,even though their name is on the product. Given that just about everything big and steel is made in countries like china these days, I wouldn't expect it to be shipped back, then on to australia. If you had problems, you'd probably have to go back to intamin who would then have to go to the engineering company that manufactured the part to query the problem, then wait for a reply and try and rectify the problem. It's different if you are making hundreds of the same parts, but how many of these have ever been made by intamin? It's very possible that something could slip through QA processes checking only to find it doesn't quite fit together as easily as planned. Regardless anyway, the arms are back on I wonder if the clock like structure has something to do the ride probably wanting to twist the tower when its in use. The photos show the arms have big counterweights on them with the gondolas opposite, but in operation it shows the arms aren't required to be in phase (ie, opposite each other to counteract the force). Maybe it has more than just a purely cosmetic reason to make it look like a clock. Guess we will find out soon, certainly looks like there is space on the tower to bolt something. I imagine the clock part could be assembled in pieces to form a ring. Doesn't have to be hoisted up and bolted into position in one piece.

Think of how many thousands of parts go together to make even a "simple" ride like this. No matter how well planned, bound to face some problems along the way. It's terrible with houses, someone can be given drawings to produce something off site, then when it arrives it's magically different and you either have to see if you can make it fit or send it back. How they can get it wrong from clear, precise plans, sometimes it leaves you furious and you lose days on the build. Don't want to even imagine what it's like having a ride manufactured in a foreign country you probably have little/no communication with, shipped half way around the world, then have to build and erect everything where if something is only a few mm off could mean disassembly of days of work only to fix/replace a part that might cost only a few dollars to produce.

It's only an issue if there are dust/fibers anyway. How many people do you think live in asbestos lined/clad homes in australia? nobody is urging people to tear down houses immediately, safe to live in if it isn't disturbed.

The stuff between the tracks is the secondary braking system isnt it? I think GL has contacts/collectors on the left outside of the track as you come into the station. A little contact runs through a channel generating a small charge kind of like an alternator in a car. Machinery often use them to power things like switches and sensors. Think a lot of coasters use some variant of the same idea to power restraints and stuff too.

Havent been given any at dreamworld, but movieworld will give you re-ride passes in the event of a stoppage, next time you're on scooby doo and it breaks down, ask about them if you don't get given one. I suspect they are only given when someone complains, rather than automatically though. Its more or less a hand written (as in, the details filled out) slip of paper you can hand in to the sorter or otherwise anyone in the queue line. Has things like ride, time of stoppage, plus the staff member that signed it and you will be taken to the front of the line and slotted in when its possible to fit your group in together.

That already happens anyway when they complain it's not suitable for their 3 year old to attend, so it's not going to make much difference if one or two days out of twelve? is for adults.

Id be happy to keep the number of events they have, but maybe put on an adults only night/weekend for halloween and really ratchet things up a notch without having to worry about the moral/public outcry because of kids.

Offtopic/ontopic. It's a roof truss (well, a series of them). I reckon it will be staying where it is. Looks like a commercial shed type of construction, I think you can already spy main columns for the walls and trusses to bolt to being erected in the same area too.

Have to weigh up the costs of running events and the disruption they probably cause and planning they take too. Especially considering its not the only events they hold, what with leasing the park privately. I imagine if they could fit another relevant one in and make it work, they probably would if it meant a good profit.

Wrapped cars last fine and thats only a pretty cheap thin layer. If you had the budget for industrial stuff, I can't see why it wouldn't last as long as paint (which also breaks down and oxdises in the harsh sun, so expect maybe 8 years). The "thing" posted above looks like some kind of gearbox or motor housing. The big round bits give it away, looks like its made to have some sort of motor or drive fit in the round bits to turn the arms. Given it has two arms, it would need to be placed pretty high up, so id say its pretty safe to say that there are more tower sections to go up. I don't even thing you would be able to fit arms and gondolas on the tower at this height. If you split the tower and arms 50/50 height wise, that leaves a tower a good 10m tall. Doesn't look even close to that now. In reality, its probably more like 70/30 which might put the tower about 12m tall with the arms somewhere around 5-6m radius? Does intamin have any drawings on their website?

Its been wet in the mornings this week, if its in the shade, maybe its just water that hasnt dried up yet? the streaks look to line up with what ever supports are on the outside of the tower? is that a ladder or something? Attendance? how long the wait times usually are? you can't argue that it probably has the widest appeal across ages vs coasters like arkham, superman and green lantern. Got to remember, with all the things it looks like village have planned, I can't see them spending money on something unless it is absolutely needed. So i can't see a multi million dollar makeover of scooby doo happening, let alone one now to tie in the precinct with existing DC attractions. How many cars do they have? something like 20 or so? what do you reckon each one of those would cost to have new bodies and seating made to retheme? that's before you even talk about gutting the building for a different theme. Pretty costly, even if its disputed it's not the most popular, its certainly still a massive draw card that people go to the park to ride. When that starts slipping, things might get a look in.

Cant see them fixing what isn't broken. Its probably the most popular ride in the whole park.

to me it looks like cityscape/skyline. I know its pretty sparse at the moment, but I reckon there will be a few buildings going up along the old stage, so between each one the skyline peaks out from behind depending on your perspective. May mean the buildings/facade is going to be fairly tall to give that added depth. Be pretty cool if the facade is tall on all sides, so it would pretty much block out everything in the area (scooby, the stage, toilet block, etc). Could have an entire city skyline behind the facade, so you don't actually end up seeing just a big billboard. Make some awesome photos if they are going to have characters/performers in the area too.

Can't stand wipeout. I've been back 3 times, keep giving it another try in case it was just poor fitment of the restraints, but each time I could literally move around in my seat. Felt like I was sliding down, then having to use my legs to push myself back into place. Last time it freaked me out so much I had bruises from holding on.

There are stacks of reobar laying around the site now too. Some of it looks massive, like, around 50mm. Pretty big lengths, looks like how they build bridge pylons. Dig down, build a box structure out of bar, tie it all together, fill it with concrete and bolt things on top.

where do you propose to put a big expansive track that doesn't just make it seem like another arkham asylum? Even if the info about buildings is rubbish and they don't take up the space, it can't be more than a few meters from the show stage building back to Wild West. That viewing area looks mighty close to the drop. How much space is there really between wild west and Scooby Doo without removing site access or emergency paths out of the area? if it's supposed to be a world best, I can't see it being tight and compact. You'd have to go big to even stand a chance of being considered one of the worlds best wouldn't you? It sounds like it's going to be a landmark attraction, so you would normally at least be able to see it when you arrive. Miss out on that visual appeal. That's why I reckon dmh's post is credible. It backs up what others have suggested. Even if I didn't think it could fit a station in the land next to green lantern. It looks barely a strip of grass wide enough to park your car on, but it does look like a great area for a coaster. Especially if they can build it so it traverses the water. Imagine how awesome a flying coaster would be over that?

I got the info about fences from a friend who is at the academy. Not too happy that they are losing their shady spot. I reckon they are just upset they can't sneak into the park anymore. Edit: it seems more a permanent thing, even some of the buildings will be cut off apparently. She told me they actually put posts for the fencing right through one of the roads.