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Actually no I dont "have to see" anything. I think it's pretty friken obvious whenever we give an instruction. Or state "on parkz, bla bla bla". Whenever someone posts "I" that's exactly what it means. And Jesus Christ let's not start deciding the validity of opinions or points by the up/down vote system.

Jesus guys. I said *I* don't like it, so *I* don't do it. You can all do and like what you please, and by all means do. It may actually shock some of you that different people can and do actually have different opinions and even more shockingly they are entitled to them! An idea mostly lost with forum posters. As for clogging the thread, I only pointed out that using google bypasses the paywall (and has never failed ever for me). So how I'm clogging a thread I don't know. AlexBs 6 page post on the other hand...

I'd say some places on this thing will be pullin more than 1 neg G for sure.

Hot tip Go through Google and you'll never be paywalled. Dont like to post an entire article and clog a whole thread.

So a long ride is bad?? I remember when the park signature attractions were 20 min experiences. Nowadays they are que and 2 min ride... I know which I prefer

Pretty stupid article in today's news http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/crowds-return-to-dreamworld-after-thunder-river-rapids-tragedy/news-story/463ece34b713f10e0322ea4ef85fa056 They put on a free wiggles concert and then claim the larger attendance total for the week as a bounce back. Come on who's buying this??

I find a few things weird. Firsy they do a massive re-theme with carthay circle and the like only to then make it Superheroes... I can only assume superheroes will take over some of the unused stages and the area around Tower/guardians. How they make the Hyperion with Frozen fit I have no idea. Its a shame Tower wasn't closer to Carthay and they could have kept that whole area old world Hollywood. As for Pixar Pier $10 says mostly the area they are touching is the vacant space where the tower rides used to be. And I'd be ok with that. I do worry though that the great path DCA was on with placemaking is being ruined with many of these changes including Guardians.

Probably makes sense to dry dock the barges during the day for maintenance and ongoing life. So you could tow them up the back and then roll out of the water.

More importantly what did TPSN say they were doing? (Other than working on the lift hill)

I think that pieces indicates the extreme nature of the first hill.

Not really so, you can build such a display to be barge based installation that is self contained and towed into position for show which would still leave your lake free for daytime deep water shows.

So let me get this straight, because you can't afford to pay you get no penalty? How about all that companies assets are siezed, along with the personal ones of the directors and they are banned from ever being involved in the amusement industry ever again.

There's no way that if this bat shit crazy ride ever gets built it will be by anyone other than Intamin lol

Yeah given the photo shows it actually embedded in the other support it most certainly must be the angle

To be fair seems a perfect fit now. Totally custom made. Its not like they just hacked a piece out. You wouldn't want it snug and touching because there is going to be movement/flex in that whole structure when running.

I did 80 laps on eXcelerator YEARS ago and when I was younger and stupider lol Obviously not back to back but the park was super quiet and I did sessions of about 20 laps or so. Mess riding with crazy Richard 'mantis man' who sits on that thing all day everyday. Most reridable coaster I know.

Anyone notice that a very special support has gone in? Not going to post photo, see if you can work it out

THIS RIDE DOES NOT HAVE A CABLE LIFT

What kind of mong can't ride a tornado?

Guessing TOT is down because of the high peak demand it has for power. Generators don't like that.

Actually, A lot of people think that the distress signal is an abbreviation for “save our souls” or “save our ship.” But in reality, "save our souls" and "save our ship" are backronyms, and the letters don’t actually stand for anything. In fact, the signal isn’t even really supposed to be three individual letters. It’s just a continuous Morse code string of three dots, three dashes, and three dots all run together with no spaces or full stops (…---…). Since three dots form the letter "S" and three dashes form an “O” in International Morse code, though, the signal came to be called an “SOS” for the sake of convenience. That connection has led to the letters coming into their own as a visual distress signal divorced from Morse Code, and those in need of rescue sometimes spell them out on the ground to be seen from above. You could also break down the string into IJS, SMB and VTB if you wanted to. So why use that specific string of dots and dashes if there’s no meaning to it? Because it was the best way to get the job done. When wireless radiotelegraph machines first made their way onto ships around the turn of the 20th century, seamen in danger needed a way to attract attention, signal distress, and ask for help -- a unique signal that would transmit clearly and quickly and wouldn’t be confused for other communications. At first, different organizations and countries had their own “in-house” distress signals. The U.S. Navy used “NC,” which was the maritime flag signal for distress from the International Code of Signals. The Marconi Company, which leased its equipment and telegraph operators to various ships, used “CQD.” The “German Regulations for the Control of Spark Telegraphy” of 1905 mandated that all German operators use “…---…”. Having these multiple distress signals was confusing and potentially dangerous. It meant that a ship in distress in foreign waters had a language barrier to overcome with would-be rescuers, even if using International Morse Code. Because of this and other issues, various countries decided to get together and discuss the idea of laying down some international regulations for radiotelegraph communications. In 1906, the International Wireless Telegraph Convention convened in Berlin, and delegates attempted to establish an international standard distress call. Marconi’s “-.-.--.--..”, and “………-..-..-..” (“SSSDDD”), which Italy had proposed at a previous conference, were deemed too cumbersome. Germany’s “…---…”, though, could be sent quickly and easily and was hard to misinterpret. It was chosen as the international distress signal for the nations who met at the conference, and went into effect on July 1, 1908. The first recorded use of the “SOS” as a distress signal was just over a year later, in August, 1909. The wireless operators on the SS Arapahoe sent the signal when the ship was disabled by a broken propeller off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Not everyone got on board with the new standard as quickly, though. The Marconi Company was particularly reluctant to give up on “CQD.” The Marconi operators on board the Titanic initially just sent that signal after the ship struck an iceberg, until the other operator suggested they try the new “SOS” signal, too.

This is not exactly a one off. I sure hope DW is getting some good compensation from the utility company for the large amount of down time it's had from power failures recently.

I think the head needs to tilt back and take on a vomiting expression every time the train comes out

OMG you two re:Disney I should know better than to post something general and not target the overly pedantic points that will be made by people who feel the need to correct EVERYTHING even if it doesn't relate to the topic at hand. What I SHOULD have posted is that "Vekoma has built more Disney coasters than anyone and there are a lot of them" Honestky I think you can say Vekoma and Arrow have built most of them. The two retracting jobs don't count because it's clear Disney is just using them as a fabrication company. Im not even going to entertain the Intamin half pipes. Same goes for the ONE Mack coaster or the Spinning mouses because they are just off the shelf bought rides. So then you have what? Two Intamin clones, which clearly the second is only because they had the first, and then California Scremin which is likely Intamin because they wanted to launch technology at the time. My point WAS that Vekoma can make a good coaster if given the tools to do so. That's all, should have known better. Please dont feel the need to get into a "I know more about Disney" pissing match with me.

Look it could be awful when complete, but I highly doubt they are gonna get it wrong. If it looks great at night it could be really cool, and also terrifying lol Should be a really cool touch for the backwards row.