Jdude95
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That's just some themeing that used to sit in a garden until it was forgotten about because it was mostly out of sight and under spaghetti junction.
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The problem with adding all of these fancy new effects is that it would inevitably end the same it always does at Village. Effects work for a while, it's exciting. Then only some of the effects work. Then none of the effects for a while. Finally they repair a few effects and the ride is in a constant state of only half the effects working.
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The front fell off
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They had huge plans then suddenly had no money for those plans and let go a heap of staff, some of who provided great results for what they did. Now they suddenly have just enough to money keep them running and build the coaster while running on a skeleton crew in the offices and trying to squeeze every last cent as far as they can.
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It's been clearly much more thought out at Village
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6 hours ago, Rivals said:
the water on superman isn’t in action today
Well, that lasted all of about 5 minutes
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That's.... one way of looking at it
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13 hours ago, Spotty said:
Is it bad that I kinda hope they make even more of a mess of it... Just to see if it's actually possible!
Unless they actually repath GD, it's going to be a mess because half of it will just be hanging in the air with dead ends and 1 entrance/exit that is right next to their SBNO log ride
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2 hours ago, Slick said:
As @joz mentioned it was a footbridge that started just before Hollywood House, went over the railway, turned right, and went down into Rocky Hollow. It was superseded when Giant Drop opened because it wasn’t wheelchair friendly and The Sanderson Group thought they could do a better job. 😂 I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the amount of times I’ve heard someone say they’ll eventually fix spaghetti junction. 🤷🏼♂️
The fun part will be seeing what remains of it after Taipan opens. Since they've had to remove some of it for construction. We could see the jankiest iteration of spaghetti junction.
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Again, not pulling on any of their IP's, just suiting a more generic theme. Which is perfectly fine if done right but still means they have no strong, relevant IP to pull from if it's not DC related. Which is why we have primarily DC themes or generic themes.
1 hour ago, Original said:Flight is another great theme, it would be great if they could strike a deal for a Top Gun IP.
There is another Top Gun movie in the works too...
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3 hours ago, westical said:
Would the hypercoaster’s popularity be any different if it had been themed to Mad Max rather than DC?
If we’re talking a hypercoaster like rivals, it realistically doesn’t need a theme. As it is it barely has a theme.
19 minutes ago, TomiJ said:So similar to Wild West Falls and Lethal Weapon.
10+ years great time for a rebrand (scooby doo, cyclone/hot wheels/Gold coaster etc.) as long as they don't brand it as world class or completely new experience. Lols I'm still let down from riding scooby.
Spot on. Wild West Falls is great example. Mad Max would work well if themed properly.
wild west falls, oh, that ride that was themed to a movie once but then reverted back to its generic “western theme”?
lethal weapon lasted a long time... until DC hit the park and they realised there was more appeal by calling it Arkham asylum because no one cared about lethal weapon anymore.
again with there isn’t much in the village IP bag that they can pull out which is why everything is just DC. I’m not saying they can’t use Mad Max, hell I’ve been campaigning for that since fury road came out. I’m saying besides this one franchise that may hold its own, what else can they use that will last? -
15 hours ago, Ranger said:
What about Mad Max?
That gives them a single ride theme at best. Also if you look at Mad Max then a brand like Superman, the level of popularity and notoriety is much different. They need a solid theme that will hold up a ride for 10+ years. After 10 years Mad Max could be just another cult hit from the past whereas DC are still pumping out related content for another 100 years.
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34 minutes ago, Naazon said:
Also I remember reading somewhere they were planning a move away from superhero rides for a bit?
They would love to move away from DC themed rides but Village don't have that many other strong IP's that they can use to theme a ride and have it last.
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10 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:
Interesting that the GP seem to be allowed to take recording equipment on the ride...
Depends how much gaff you have
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Arkham was a custom balls to the wall SLC. Pretty unique with its extra elements and a one of a kind in Australia. It would be nice to see it replaced with something that fills the void that it leaves. Maybe one day we'll have a balls to the wall flying coaster or something.
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5 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:
Or the SkyWay, Pirate-ship, Sea Viper, Train at Sea World, Mach 5 at WNW, and I'm not gonna even bother listing dreamworld.....
HEY! Eureka only sat stagnant for 12 or 13 years.... 😐
Blue Lagoon? Never heard of her -
Still no official word though
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Pretty much as Gazza said. It has cycles programmed in. More can be programmed in later if required and it can also be operated manually but you'll never see that happen unless it's about 5 years past its use by date like Wipeout was.
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My favourite part about going to Archerfield Raceway in the rain was always the mud that you'd be showered in by the cars/trucks driving around </sarcasm>
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10 hours ago, Cactus_Matt said:
And what does this mean exactly? Is it going to operate three different types of ride cycle throughout the day? Will there be 3 queue lines depending on what kind of 'speed' you want?
I love how no one else is mentioning this.
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1 hour ago, Brad2912 said:
6 weeks off school seems a good time to do some work on that.
I don't think 6 weeks will help if the prior 11 months of schooling failed
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Looks like they installed it in the globe
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... but I like getting thrown around? 🥺
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Steel Taipan Construction - Dreamworld Mack launched roller coaster
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So are DW