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Keep the spline connectors in mind when trying to assemble pieces into elements. @Skeeta I think they were referring to the stuff I've circled in the pic below.

On the road out of Brisbane Airport is this billboard, been there a few months. Just in case people haven't seen it:

I guess - these newer ones don't have the reinforced spline.

With all these upwards curving (non-cornering) pieces, surely we can now confirm a loop?

Hang on, where did "biggest ride they've ever built" come from? Don't know where in this thread I was given the impression it was going to be shorter than Flash in height and length? Is that sentence from part of the insiders' knowledge? I mentioned a few pages back, but again, is the track present indicating and specific elements?

OMG I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT THAT IT WAS A __________ COASTER!! Seriously, I am curious about the track already here - can anyone identify any elements yet?

Sure - I can "imagine" a RMC in a Medieval themed area. I wouldn't put it past DW to put something like that in plain sight.

So, DC themed but not JL, Flash, WW, Aquaman, Batman, but another DC theme? Congrats may be soon extended to the below, who voted so in the poll October last year: @mattcrombie @AllegroCrab @SuperV @pin142 @Glubbo @Aw hype @reanimated35 @Tim Dasco @YLFATEEKS @downunder196

I'm sure you can "imagine" one in the medieval fantasy that family is having..

Back in the day, I preferred the drop-catch-drop east side over the straight drop. You could tell the person controlling the queue (back when they had someone doing that!) that you preferred a side, and they'd adjust the numbers in the queue to suit your preference. This was back when everyone queued in the archway, and only the next ride's group were sent into the wait room, when it had actual theming of a mining control room. For the east side, you had the same moment of 'terror' twice. The catch was still right at the top of the tower, so the freefall was almost the same durtion as the straight drop.

What ride constructions elsewhere in the world is everyone keeping tabs on?

...which is peculiar as I thought the station blueprints were having the ride entry under the lift hill.

Don't really see the need for a DC theme then it there's no theming other than train and track.. Just give it a generic coaster theme. I guess the "World Class" or "World's Best" (whichever it was) didn't apply to off-ride experience? I like the multi-queues.

Silvarret on Twitter posted this pic of a new Vekoma coaster's first drop. I'm wondering again how our Mack will do it: something similar to this or a turn-then-drop?

Not very pure use of imagination...

@willco What seat were you in? For Parkz members: What hydraulic fluid is present on the car?

Competitors will likely go after they've finished their events. Some have families joining them who might visit outside of the competition. Then there's the visitors for the event, volunteers for the games who are visiting the park on their downtime... The parks should have great numbers.

Already have had that accusation against me, TPG!

Posting "cut the crap" type responses on the sensationaism social media posts out there, and getting a bit of hate from some who have it in for the park. Just having a good at them.

Good stuff on their part, @Theme Park Girl, to shut the sensationalist media down asap.

@themagician both happened. As for the "hold your breath" lyrics, I'm okay with them. It's been almost six months since the accident, and we have to move on. It's harder for families and friends of the victims (and many staff), but the general population will not make the connection at all. Rewatching the ad, it's good to see there's a realistic display of ethnic diversity. Something the parks have been pretty good at of late.

I'll freely admit that I'm pleasantly surprised RHLR will reopen. I had it toast for all money.

Either that's a staff path, or a fence will be going in to separate the train and guests?

At the Doctor Who experience in Cardiff, they update the walk though attraction to the current doctor. I see what you're saying about the ride being from the "Eleventh Doctor", but this show always markets the newest Doctor.

If it's the first element after the drop, it's going to have a heck of a lot of speed. A cobra roll would be crazy on the G's if it isn't the size of Pop's negative Rep or bigger. As the turn around appears to be very similar to Flash (overbank turn and over/unders the outbound track), I think we need to look more at that layout. If there won't be a loop after the first drop, I'd look towards a zero G roll instead. I suspect the first element is in the first image @themagician posted on p103.