BringADecentParkToSydney
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I think I read this here on the forums once, but a clever way someone put it was that WetNWild somehow managed to be completely packed of people whilst simultaneously loosing money.
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10 minutes ago, AheadMatthewawsome said:
That kind of idea would be great if there's room for something like that during the holidays, especially in a situation we're in right now!
Just thinking of the incredible mazes they could do in there for Halloscream
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3 hours ago, Jobe said:
Seriously? Look lets get this idea out of yours and everyone else who thinks it would be a good idea heads. Coney Island is one of the last remaining 1930's Funhouses left intact in the WORLD. That alone should give you pause. It is the only remaining attraction from the opening in 1935. It is largely unchanged inside ( except for some minor cosmetic changes) with the exception of moving the Mirror Maze under the slides. Even then this had to be accomplished by appealing to the Heritage council for approval. Its protected by state government legislation and is placed on the State Heritage listing along with the Towers, Face and Crystal Palace as structures of immense historical value. It does not need extending. Any operator who runs the park is bound by legislation to ensure that the upkeep of Coney Island is kept in strict working order and condition pursuant to the legislative requirements. ( As is Wild Mouse). It does not need extending. It needs maintaining and protecting. Its a miracle that it is in the excellent condition it is in. It is a living museum and a testatment to those times past and quite frankly is the soul of the park and a good reason that the park has the unique charm it has. It is internationally known and recognised as being an item of significant amusement park history. It just needs to be maintained exactly as it is with the sole goal of preserving it in its current, historical state. You just do not tinker with that.
1 hour ago, StingRay said:Oh my 🤯. Remodel the interior of the last remaining 1930's heritage-listed funhouse to maximise space.
Takes a deep breath.
Its a 1930's funhouse. Coney island is a fun park within an amusement park. To make any changes would also ruin its patina. This funhouse has survived so many things its not funny. It has been flooded, bad birds living in it for years. The roof caved in during the late 80's I think also even the floor rotted away. Resident artists Ashely has updated new murals to tie in nicely but refuses to touch the old ones. Yes its got some dust and yeah some of the original artworks are faded but seriously that's the charm of the place. To even do dusting on something like the clown head above the ropes maze usually involves a lot of paperwork and someone from the national heritage trust I'm sure.
When they have to conduct a repair on a body slide or even the joy wheel it needs to be done in such a way because the building and original items inside are heritage listed. This is why the joy wheel has had an unvarnished piece of plywood on It for a while.
Building codes have changed also throughout the years. If you have ever been to Coney Island you will notice "drains" on the floor throughout it. They are true drains (kind of) but also act as part of the fire suppression system. As for the "steel" look yeah I can't lie. It looks annoying but services its fire purpose. We might see a giant vinyl tarp go over this area much as they did with the backside of Coney Island.
At the end of the day, it is a heritage-listed building with heritage-listed items inside.Yikes.. to say I’m guilty would have to be a major understatement - honestly did not mean to upset anyone with that notion. I always knew Coney Island was heritage listed but had thought that the interior had more flexibility within those restraints (i.e. the mirror maze). My bad. Apologies for that.
1 hour ago, Jobe said:Looks like for January it’s going to have to be filled with travelling rides to fill the space. Maybe Joylands will fill it up with just about every ride in their roster?
On a different note - I wonder if enough room remains for pirates revenge? I suppose if roundup was moved to where Spider was it could be feasible, at least for the Summer heat.
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1 minute ago, Yyosh said:
You're joking, right? I don't think they'd be able to do that, let alone want to. The only thing i feel they should do to Coney Island is paint the ugly silver part on the front when the park's closed.
Well at least refurbish it - some of the functions/features on the walkway in don’t even work, plus some areas could do with a paint job (I didn’t mean stray away from the “fun house” aspect - my bad, I should have made myself clearer).
I definitely wish they would extend the facade all the way around too - especially considering those lined up for BP will get a view of it.
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I wonder if after this expansion, Coney Island will get some attention? It has soo much potential and I feel that if they remodel the interior, they could really maximise their space.
(Don’t get me wrong - I’m far beyond grateful for the expansion we’re getting now. Just got me thinking on what would be next as this basically leaves the wild mouse and rotor to be the oldest attractions in the park - of which I don’t see getting removed anytime soon.)
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2 hours ago, Gazza said:
I think the only thing missing is some sort of water ride, but that could come in the future.
This and/or a proper dark ride of sorts. Although in saying that, I'm not sure it'd suit. LP to me is more of a boardwalk-esque park, rather than a fully fledged theme park like something in the Gold Coast or Florida - (Think the Santa Monica Pier in LA).
They're pretty limited for room too, so unless they expand beyond Maloney's Corner (or should I say Luna Land) to where the train yard is, I don't think any other attractions would be feasible.
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2 hours ago, AheadMatthewawsome said:
And another question. Wonderland had 3 roller coasters and LPS will now have 4 roller coasters and over 20 rides. Is there now a decent park in Sydney now in your opinion?
Hmm.. let me ride the Big Dipper first 😉
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On 14/11/2020 at 10:47 AM, ads086 said:
What if the Wild West show building was turned into the station for a mine train coaster utilising some of the space AA took up? Big Thunder Mountain is one of Disney’s biggest attractions with a version in every park (I think), and it’s certainly not their tallest or fastest.
This would mean a second attraction at that end of the park, and then what was the courtyard can be remodelled to Metropolis, enhancing the theming of Superman. You’d then also have space left for another attraction that can be themed in the DC universe in the appropriate part of the park.
I definitely stand by the mine train coaster - I can see it complimenting WWF well, plus anything that’s NOT DC is good in my books haha
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I noticed the article also mentioned upgrades to existing rides - do we know anything on this? (I’m guessing minor paint jobs if anything but just out of curiosity haha)
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I JUMPED when I read the news... props to Luna Park for keeping it under wraps (unless I'm just completely oblivious lol). I'm so excited to see the changes!
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Is power surge set to be a semi-permanent attraction? I know LP's brought it in during school holidays but I thought they brought in Sizzler this winter?
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I understand that most of the users on here are Australian (myself included) and could probably care less about HK DL, but as it’s the closest Disney park to Australia, I just thought it’d be interesting to give it a little attention.
As I’m sure many of you may know, the HK DL castle has been getting transformed into a brand new (and much larger) castle since January 2018. Since then I’ve been following along on updates to it every now and then, and it just baffles me how much better it looks in person than the concept art - of course, that’s subjective to my opinion though.
Anyway, here is a link to the latest update on it;
Just wanted to know what everyone thinks of it if anything. I think it’s great that HK is getting more originality to it, as its mainstreet, castle and train station was identical to that of DLR.
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18 hours ago, StingRay said:
allows for faster load times
The load times aren't a ride issue. They're a Luna Park issue. The only ride that loads fast is the Hair Raiser. Everything else takes way too long. Of course, more staffing would help with this but to be honest, I've seen heaps of staff on rides at times so even then, I reckon it's just their loading and unloading methods that need to be re-looked at.
In all honesty, the HUSS rides are great, but I feel that the back area behind Coney Island (which I think is called Maloney's corner?) has a lot of space wasted.
If they get rid of the breakdance and ranger, and move the toddler rides somewhere else (If there even is somewhere else they can move them too), then I think that entire section could see more major/better themed attractions added.
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Opening got pushed back
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Just thought that this video deserves a watch;
(Seriously, ReviewTyme deserves soo much more love and attention... I LOVE their videos
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Enjoy ❤️
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Though I'd include this as well
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Uh can someone please subscribe to 'find out what these 3 rides are'? 😂
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On 21/11/2018 at 7:25 PM, Jobe said:
Any thoughts as to what flat rides you would like to see replace the aging Huss rides at LPS?
Honestly, anything that suits the theme (which I think LPS is starting to 'keep more in touch with' lately)
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22 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:
I’m sure it has been discussed somewhere.
Anyways, although SW has become a less atttactive prospect from a Rides perspective, it continues to be very popular on the animal attractions standpoint, especially with Asian in-bound tourism. Whilst I don’t know the specific finanicial figures, I would take a stab that SW remains highly profitable despite most of us detesting the lack of rides or replacements for those removed.
I don’t envisage for one moment that “Sea World” as in the US operators would want to be involved, nor do I believe the general community here would want it.
Ooh. Well if it’s making a profit then yeah keep it.
If it is is indeed aiming to become more of an “Aquatic Park” and not so much a theme park then I understand.. but I just don’t think that it should continue to brand itself as one of it has barely any rides.
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4 minutes ago, 19Michael96 said:
Well I was at the park on Saturday and I did see some tents on the old Flying Saucer site where the Flying Carousel is proposed to be. Could be for something completely different though. I also noticed they were beginning to pack up their "Save Luna Park" tent.
Oh the tent on the flying saucer area would be for the Halloscream event (it’s one of the houses)
They had one there last year too.
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Not sure if this has been discussed,
But does anyone else think that Village Roadshow should sell Sea World to 'Sea World Theme Parks & Resorts'? And if so, does anyone actually know the chances of it actually happening?
The park seems to have gotten worse over the years and it's honestly just sad, so I'm hoping that a decent company could make it 'good' again.
Plus if they did sell it, then it could help Village pay off debt. After all, they sold Wet'n'Wild Sydney, so what harm could selling Sea World do?
(By the way - if this has been discussed before then can someone please just link me to the thread?)
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1 hour ago, westical said:
I see you’ve used Movie World’s loose definition of attractions, then excluded the same type from USS’s count.
https://movieworld.com.au/attractions
https://www.rwsentosa.com/en/attractions/universal-studios-singapore/things-to-do/rides
https://www.rwsentosa.com/en/attractions/universal-studios-singapore/things-to-do/shows
Oh.. I counted up these and compared but if I'm wrong then show me haha.
Regardless of how many rides though - Can't Universal just opt for a smaller 'layout'?
I mean look at it this way; Every Disney Park (maybe not so much Shanghai) has that 'classic' Disney park layout with a Town Square, Mainstreet, Hub, Castle and then the themed lands around it. Universal, however, doesn't really have a set layout. I mean, just compare all their parks. They don't really match in terms of layout - nor do they completely in rides (e.g. No HP land at USS).
With that said, couldn't Universal just make a smaller park with only enough rides to keep the guests happy?
I understand that we don't have the tourism aspect for it - but MW is able to survive (or at least has been able to in the past), and if the other parks are still making profits, then is it EXTREMELY detrimental if one of them isn't exceeding their expectations entirely? (Such as Paris and HK not matching Disney's expectations).
Anyway, I personally don't see Universal coming here anytime soon, but it's still fun to contemplate the possibilities.
Edit: Adding onto this - I read somewhere that in relation to Disney; they're somehow able to have parks (Paris, HK) not turn a profit but yet still survive with just Shanghai (apparently it's doing really well?), so couldn't the same be said for Universal?
I can't remember for the life of me on where I read that though ^
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9 hours ago, Jamberoo Fan said:
The changes should mean that Luna Park can add more rides ahead of the Christmas holidays.
Is this referring to temporary rides, or could this be the possibility of the chair swing ride being open by then?
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Was googling some things and came across this recent article;
https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/merlin-entertainments-looks-to-develop-new-australian-expansion/
It seems they want to open up a 'Dungeons' somewhere here... and they want to open another Legoland Discovery Centre.
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Not too sure if Parkz is the best place to talk about a carnival but I felt that people here would know more than anywhere else...
I understand that the show is practically identical year after year in terms of rides but noticed that this year Space Roller was missing (a personal favourite of mine). Was curious to see if anyone knows where that ride is/went?
There’s also another coaster this year that I hadn’t seen before (nothing crazy new/exciting but for those interested; I believe it’s called “The Edge Wild Mouse”).
A great video of the show’s here in case you wanted to get a walk-around tour;