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I skipped Big Brother because of the anticipation to watch this video. Wow, what a great documentary! The detail it goes into is amazing, to see the ride lighted up like that is fantastic. Seeing the catapult system being tested with no train was quite interesting. Great find beetlecoaster, now to watch it again! ~Flea

That's a tremendously huge file, but who cares, I have cable Can't wait to watch it after BB 3.. thanks for that beetlecoaster!! ~Flea

Since I am only 13, I have very little information about the river caves ride. I have asked my parents if they had ridden/heard of it, but they said 'I don't think the ride existed in the 70's'. Could anyone please explain to me what this ride was? Thanks, ~Flea

Thunder, maybe it's just my luck but whenever I send an email to wonderland (wether it's concerning jobs, new rides etc.) I always happen to get an email back on the following Saturday. Recently, I have sent 2 emails to them but have not got a reply.. even though I sent them two weeks ago. Just wondering, does the same thing happen to you? ~Flea

Photos and videos can be found at www.themeparkvision.net I believe. When my brother went to euro disney he took our video camera on the ride.. so hopefully, I can get that up soon! ~Flea

Thanks for the nice comments guys, I'll start uploading them now, and continue when I get back to school. But I'm just wondering, does the size of the photo get decreased if the photo is too large? Thanks, ~Flea

Just wondering if you guys have seen the new photos yet.. and if you have, what did you think of them? Thanks, ~Flea

Great photos there! Say thanks to kev for me SFMW seems to have a great selection of coasters, except Kong.. which really has a painjob that doesn't appeal to me at all. Nonetheless, awesome pics! ~Flea

Yes I do! As soon as I'm outta my house, I'm going on a trip to the US .. and guess what, I'm already saving ~Flea

13 Hopefully around 30-40 if I go to Vegas and California next year ~Flea

Great pics, just like to point out this error though.. http://www.totalthrills.com/wnwgallery.php...age=buccaneer01 Check out that description ~Flea

As promised, here are the new shots! I must warn, some of them are fairly large.. but are of high quality! Enjoy.. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/001.jpg Space Probe during it's ascent. This picture wasn't taken on Sunday, but was taken some 8 months ago with my disposable camera. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/002.jpg Space Probe during it's descent. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/003.jpg The Demon coming down it's steep drop. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/004.jpg Space Probe car no. 3. This car was not in operation today. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/005.jpg The Demon entering it's first of 3 inversions. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/006.jpg Dragon's Flight. If you look closely, a sign states that the ride is in refurbishment. Literally seconds after this picture was taken, the ride started to go through a series of tests, and then opened. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/007.jpg The Demon. I took this picture quickly as I was running to the demon queue where my friends where waiting. As you can see, it didn't turn out as good as intended. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/008.jpg The Demon coming back through the station and hitting the brakes after a short and enjoyable journey through 3 inversions, six times! http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/009.jpg Space Probe going up. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/010.jpg Bounty's Revenge during it's painful head-over-heels head exploding experience. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/011.jpg HMS Endeavour. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/012.jpg The Bush Beast what originally intended to be a POV shot of the bunny hill, it turned out to be a real good closeup of the track beside the train (due to roughness ) http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/013.jpg The Great Baloon Escape http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/014.jpg Tasmanian Devil http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/015.jpg Space Probe queue line. No it wasn't that light in there, it's just that my flash made the queue extremely bright for a split second http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/016.jpg The Bush Beast POV coming down the second hill after the speed killing brake.. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/017.jpg The Bush Beast POV coming around a banked turnaround. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/018.jpg The Bush Beast POV coming down the first drop. http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/019.jpg The Bush Beast flying along the track just after exiting the fan turn. I hope you enjoyed those pics guys! I am currently in the process of making a 2 minute long video of Wonderland.. look out for that in around 2-3 weeks time! ~Flea

As you may have noticed, all photos above have been taken with a disposable camera. So that would explain why the photos are of poor quality. Yesterday I took a trip to Wonderland.. And took along my mum's Nikkon camera. The weather was nice and the camera performed great. I got them developed today, and I must say that I haven't ever been so impressed with my photography! (must be family genes.. my dad is a photographer www.martinschembri.com.au ) There are a total of 18 photos. Look out for them either tonight or tommorow! ~Flea

Thanks mate Any other comments guys? ~Flea

Made a trip to the park today with the friend I always go with, Andrew.. along with some girls Yes, the park has improved a lot, but you can certainly see that local people are getting very bored with Wonderland. Although the attendance today for Wonderland was quite good, and rides were getting decent queues. Now to the information about today's trip.. .. As stated before, attendance at the park was quite good. Atleast it was compared to last week's trip. Today, Andrew pointed out that the ballon ride no longer runs on it's usual tilt. Very weird.. Snowy River Rampage is still under 'rufurbishment'. Still, nothing has been done to the ride other than the boats being placed on the grass and the ride op box and some walls have been painted green and a creamish-white. Major jolts have been experienced on car 2, on the yellow train. At one point, it sounded like the car had been detacthed from the train. Odd.. Dragon's Flight was closed for half of the day until they started testing the ride. The chairs were making loud speaks that got the GP very concerned. That's about it guys, I have taken a total of 20 pictures of nearly all rides at the park. Some of them include POV's of TBB! Thanks for reading, ~Flea

I have taken a number of Sea World pictures for all to view.. I hope you enjoy them! Corkscrew going through it's first corkscrew.. Corkscrew going through the loop.. Pirate Ship Thanks for reading, ~Flea

Hello everybody, I have put together a number of pictures of the famous theme park that is Dreamworld. I hope you enjoy the images! Giant Drop waiting to drop.. Giant Drop and Tower of Terror.. Giant Drop decending.. Tower of Terror on-ride photo. If you have read my extra long trip report of my last trip to Queensland, then you might recongnise some faces. Front row far left is Nathan, front row middle is Juliette (she was really great in coming on this rather scary ride.. she is only 9!) and front row far right is me Here's that trip report.. http://www.totalthrills.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=131 Thanks for reading, ~Flea

Hello everybody, I have put together images of Wonderland Sydney. I hope you enjoy them The Demon about to drop.. The Demon ascending the hill.. The Bush Beast on the brake run.. The Bush Beast on the fan turn.. The Bush Beast ascending the lift.. The Demon when loading/unloding.. Space Probe dropping.. Space Probe looking up in loading station (my favourite pic).. Old Space Probe on-ride photo (I was 9 years old.. middle right).. New Space Probe on-ride photo (far left).. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Bush Beast Recreation: http://ourworld.cs.com/Flea110/TBB.SV6 I hope you enjoyed the goodies, ~Flea

Darn! I got my wonderpass a few weeks ago for $95 (child). Now look.. $47! Ah well.. this should really boost attendance. ~Flea

Just got back from a great day at wonderland with my best coaster mate, Andrew Kew. I won't borther to write a trip report, but I will give some valuable details about the park. First of all.. There is contruction happening in the sold car park. Many raised construction offices (supported by brick supports) have started to appear. Obviously, this may be that rumoured factory. Attendance was very low today. At a guess, there was only around 30 people in the park. It was absolutely disgusting to see Wonderland in a state of nothingness... I guess the rain in the morning really scared off people. Little did they know, the rain was to stop for most of the day.. I was talking to a op on Space Probe, and she said "I don't think they are going to add a ride anytime soon.. no wonder this place has no one coming anymore" she continued "I really do hope they add a new one though". I was also talking to her about TDD, she was amazed at how fast it goes Snowy River Rampage is still closed, the brakes that hold the boats when loading appear to be removed. The only 'refurbishing' I have seen is the pain job done on the station, which consists of a creamish white and a dark green. Kevin was there as usual, riding his favourite rides SP and Demon. A SP operator had told me that he has riden it more than 12, 000 times, and has been coming to Wonderland every day for the past 10 years. Bush Beast was running surprisingly smooth today. Maybe it was the rain. The red train was in operation, yellow train still has all its seats removed. What should be addressed to management is that a operator named 'Daniel' is oprating TBB in a way that I'm sure management would not tolerate if seen. Now as funny and enthusiastic this guy is, I'm sure this is against the park rules.. Daniel presses the dispatch and brake button with his foot. If his foot slipped, then he may press the wrong button and cause dilema. It was pouring in the morning, and the rest of the day was pretty good, just with a few showers here and there. Now here's a list of what rides myself and andrew went on today.. Demon- 32 times, all were walkons.. very smooth! Space Probe- 42 times, all were walkons.. got on 18 times without having to queue up again. Bush Beast- 28 times, quite smooth.. still faily rough. Bounty's Revenge- Once. Imo, worst ride in the park. Baloon Race- Once.. Why did we go on it? HMS Endeavour- Once, still faily thrilling. Galleons Graveyard- Once, not too bad, still prefer wizards fury which used to stand there though.. Dragon's Flight- Once, fun! Well, I guess that was kind of a trip report.. hope you enjoyed it Thanks, ~Flea

I'm going to Wonderland tommorow. I'll be on the look out for any new contruction that has been going on. So, until then.. Seeya, ~Flea

Wow, unlimited! This will certainly boots the attendance at all 3 parks. Amazing! :shock: Thanks, Flea

Interesting, I thought it was Cyclone's new slicker trains and rolling stock that made it smooth. Well, you learn something new everyday I guess ~Flea

Wait, wait, wait.. since when does repainting a ride make it smoother?

Would that mean we can now eat the coaster? Just joking, I'm sure you meant B & M ~Flea