red dragin
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11 hours ago, jake_hunt said:
@pin142 Keeping in mind that Queensland doesn't operate on daylight savings time, meaning that closing at 8pm is the equivalent of closing at 9pm in NSW.
So, they would be matching Sydney's opening hours just by opening from 9am to 7pm - which both DW and WnW are ALMOST doing.
Plus (adjusting for daylight savings), sunset in Sydney is 23 minutes later than Brisbane today, for instance. This being of course because Sydney sits further west.
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My traffic light comment is more about all the traffic lights on the system, even with the priority setup in place, these do impact headway.
And as Gazza pointed out, the Harbour Town branch will consume a lot of the services. The crossovers and stub line for the branch are being built as part of stage 2.
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@Jamberoo Fan not quite that simple, as the light rail interacts with traffic lights etc, that has to be factored into the headway. Plus ease of use for passengers to not get the wrong service.
I'm struggling to see why a dedicated bus or three can't handle this job as a shuttle?
Rail is intended to do the "heavy lifting" with buses etc feeding to and from interchanges. The time lost to transferring to a bus should be less than waiting for the one every 25 minute light rail service.
And yes, that's a train nut telling you to catch a bus
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All that is needed is a sign explaining "undergoing reno but open to ride", as was mentioned previously.
The general public would be more upset if it was closed at this time of year than running in its current state,if that sign was in place.
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Having just been given 12 month passes, I'm disappointed my son who is finally ready for the ride will miss out on the old theme, but like me at least he'll get to enjoy the mechanical side of the rides.
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As a motor bike rider myself, it looses too much pace. Jet rescue in having the second launch solves the problem. MDMC with some power input later into the ride would be much better.
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3 minutes ago, bladex said:
wow they are really taking baby steps huh
Yep, the bigger rides will be perceived to be more dangerous, so the general public will expect them to take longer to check.
If you open the "dangerous" rides first, it makes the image management more difficult.
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The emphasis on smashing looked like a hint.
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Entry near green lantern, agreed.
Entry near Arkham (not likely), maybe.
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22 minutes ago, djrappa said:
Tell you what, full credit to the guys doing that fence/the pillars. The are SMASHING them out.
Can someone who knows DC better than me can explain that hint?
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If it's less than 300mm deep, no fence is required.
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7 minutes ago, Glubbo said:
* you're
Sorry, not sorry!
That little bit of bait was meant for @AlexB, but thanks for taking it
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52 minutes ago, AlexB said:
Grammar*
We all saw it, your the only one that bit
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It will be mothballed until rocky hollow reopens, otherwise it runs through a lot of nothing from the animals back to main street.
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Of course.
But I believe the whole reopening has been planned out carefully.
The big rides draw the crowds, but could be seen as poor taste in being available first day. Have the family rides open looks better, even if some where more complex to inspect than say TOT2.
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Thinking like the media or general public, it's a separate park and different rides.
Plus the distance helps with the apparent separation.
Don't forget the image management people will be calling the shots, it's all about a positive reopening for the park. I'd suspect even the staff evening falls into that. 7 news hardly focussed on the incident tonight, it was more about the good things the park is doing.
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Not been there, are there any flume rides?
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31 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:
Has to be more to it that that I would think
Image. A similar water ride on reopening day probably not seen to be in good taste.
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Lots of loud noisy rides and screaming people probably doesn't fit with the concept of the weekend.
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Each step would be possible to do, having all steps happen in series would be where the difficulty lies and is how I interpreted the article @Brad2912 has linked to.
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32 minutes ago, reanimated35 said:
How are those markets anyway? Noticed them from the cruise terminal a few weeks back and thought it looked pretty small and crappy for all the good reviews it gets
We enjoy them, but a few tips, be early to secure a park close by, if weather is dicey or you want to sit, get a table early and have one person always sit at it.
We spent about three hours there (and $200) between four of us a few weeks ago.
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Sounds like Eat Street Markets in essence, plus some small rides.
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Depends on what level the loss of staff came to. New training schedules and then the training itself may be need to occur.
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58 minutes ago, T-bone said:
So the Dreamworld reopening web page mentions no Thrill Rides, nor Log or Vintage Cars are to reopen at this stage. No mention of the train and the Baldwin though, do we think it will return? I hope this incident wasn't a nail in the coffin of them running the steam locomotive. Time will tell I guess...
Unless there is a specific issue with the Baldwin, I'd expect to see it running again, otherwise every other heritage steam locomotive in Queensland would be stopped too. ARHS and QR are running their trips this weekend, QPSR next weekend so I don't think that will happen.
You would expect all operations involving the public and any risks (even well mitigated risks) will come under closer scrutiny over the coming year or so.
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On the Gold Coast, they are seen as moving targets and as such are worth bonus points when you hit them