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3 hours ago, Brad2912 said:
Can you post the article?
Here is a link to both an article and a video about the event by nine news.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/01/05/19/22/gold-coast-theme-parks-take-show-on-the-road
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3 hours ago, themeparkaddict said:
3) Mick Doohan's Motorcoaster
Who hurt you as a child?
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5 hours ago, Gazza said:
The one in Vancouver offers multiple films, eg the standard Canadian one, a Chinese dragon one etc
The one at the Mall of America in Minneapolis has different films as well even Soarin has changed the ride film from what it originally was.
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2 hours ago, pushbutton said:
That's interesting. How do they keep the guests (and performers) away from the sharks?
I remember asking a similar question of a sea world employee once about why the sharks dont eat the other fish in the shark tank and apparently the reason the sharks dont eat the other fish in the area is because they find it easier to be fed the dead fish by the employees than to hunt and eat the live fish in the aquarium. Although I was unaware there were two seperate lagoons.
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23 hours ago, djrappa said:
Lacklustre attraction offerings coupled with low standards hey!
They already have started this trend at Michigan's Adventure and a couple of other parks they own.
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Personally I felt JDS was a bad call as they already had two driving rides for kids Tazs Bumper Cars and a Speedy Gonzalez Tijuana Taxi why do they need a third.
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15 hours ago, Brad2912 said:
Seems strange to me - what is there to hate about filming on the coast? Not saying it isn’t true, but given every other actor who has filmed here has been nothing but complimentary it seems odd.
Except for Johnny Depp who vowed on a tv interview to never return to Australia.
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16 hours ago, T-bone said:
one of the major reasons the second film wasn’t filmed in Australia was due to the actors Sarah Michelle and Freddy Prince refusing to work in Australia again.
Do you know why they didn't want to work in Australia.
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Be sure to do the Universal parks in both Orlando and Hollywood because Orlando Resort has many more attractions than Hollywood such as E.T. and a second Harry Potter area but Hollywood has the famous studio tour.
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I hope they bring back a pay per month on a 12 month contract pass for locals as $12 a month is more appealing to the general public from a marketing standpoint than $140 paid all at once ($560 for a family of 4) and they still at at the end of the year get $144.
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4 hours ago, Skeeta said:
@Theme Park What do you think happens on any ride people are secured in and they need to disembark? What would be the point of any restraint if the guest can undo it?
In case of an electrical fire in an inclosed area where guests will need to get of the vehicle and exit through the emergency exits.
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In the event of an emergency stoppage or fire on the log ride what happens when guests need to get off the ride does the cage have a gap in the side you can climb out of or does it open and close from the inside what exactly happens in this scenario.
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On 15/11/2017 at 12:56 AM, pin142 said:
Think South Bank is at the point now that IMAX would survive there. The only issue now is people are used to the stupidly cheap pricing offered at South Bank.
I think we could go one step above and say an Imax Dome could survive in south bank (If an Imax dome can survive in Saudi Arabia, Alabama, Iowa and Detroit it can survive in Brisbane)
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14 hours ago, Gazza said:
What's the good theming in the tailspin queue? Where does it "take you”?
The somewhat decent theming (Probably be described as between average and good theming) is the shark that is hung up like jaws and the wood used being faded and aged all adding to the seaside theming.
14 hours ago, pushbutton said:Arkham Asylum is by far the best themed ride in Australia.
Well not so much the ride but the queue is anyway .
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The arkham asylum coaster and tail spin both have somewhat well themed queues all though they both have limited theming on the actual rides.
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4 hours ago, jjuttp said:
That's why i'm somewhat surprised they can get away with the likes of Wonder Woman. Although i also think with Dubai being the tourist hotspot it is, they're a little more relaxed.
It's not in the city of Dubai it is in the city of Abu Dhabi also known as the United Arab Emirates capital city (just a bit of a geography rant)
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I really hope (However Unlikely) that Dreamworld go's for a simulator ride similar to the kung fu panda simulator ride at Motiongate Dubai.
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17 hours ago, jjuttp said:
Looks like SW is building a discount Volcano Bay. Mt Crapatoa here i come!
Still better water park theming than at wet and wild
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54 minutes ago, themeparkaddict said:
This is actually a terrible idea from a marketing standpoint as it means now they will not be able to market the annual pass or tickets as including two theme parks which means it no longer appeals to the under informed general consumers sense of value for money
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9 minutes ago, Mc coaster said:
But I don't think this is the right spot being in an area populated by thrill rides.
It is not populated by thrill rides at the moment. (At least not ones that arent closed for maintenance)
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I think we will definantly see some kind of new theme park on the gold coast (or at least somewhere in Australia) If I had to bet the next park will probably be a Legoland (Not songcheng though I just don't see that panning out and actually happening)
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4 hours ago, Jobe said:
Hey all,
Not sure if anyone has seen this Youtube Channel but its called Defunctland and it has some excellent videos on past attractions at Disney, Universal and Cedar Point. They are not overly long but are jam packed with great history and info. Thought you guys would be appreciative of the viewing.
The below one is excellent and is on that infamous water park Action Park.
Check it out:
Also the videos about Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction is recommended- I have always been interested in this ride and these videos do a fabulous job of explaining the history and the ultimate reasons for its eventual removal.
Happy viewing- Enjoy!!
Defunctland is definitely a channel i would recommend with my favourite part not being his main history series but rather his podcast series where does interviews.
Also his recommended channels list also features some other good theme park channels such as yesterworld.
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14 hours ago, themagician said:
Yes the DW carpark wasn't that busy, but all weekend it was almost full. And I'm not exaggerating. It was about 80% full both days.
Why was dreamworld so full when everything is closed
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Not really suprised about whirlpool I have only ever seen it open once and that was as the spas so disappointed to see it still closed most of the time.
Also what is the story behind zipline any particular reason it doesn't operate anymore.
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Could it be possible to get this last wooden mouse coaster at LPS heritage listed.