djsupersleuth
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Who ever said that these bearings failed? The fact is they did not fail but were worn ( from general use ) which is a normal factor in a bearings service life. These bearings fulfilled their service life and were due to be replaced which management decided not to carry out and the rest is history.Had the problem with Taz been came around 6 years earlier it would have been fixed. Also a 20 thousand dollar bearing is no little component of a ride, its not general use that SUDDENLY causes components like this to fail. -
This quote can be taken two ways: You are saying that the closure of Dragons and Taz was the reason why the park closed. or: You are trying to say these problems were there for a long time but not found No it is not amazing for rides to show signs of constant use as was the case with Taz, and the crack which appeared in the mast at Dragons may have started out small but was found once it became noticeable to the naked eye and still long before it could have caused an accident.It is amazing though that in that final year 2 rides which had been operating forever SUDDENLY
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As I was responsible for it's last annual I can say that the intent from the outset was to see it operating again but after inspection of critical parts and subsequent pricing to replace those parts (about 70k at last count) 20k for each slew gear bearing, the decision was made by management not to continue with the work, an obvious sign (hindsight) of what was to come. If it was trailer mounted I dont think the fully assembled weight minus the cars would be too much for road transport, it would require the trailer too be a low loader type with additions like outriggers to stabilise at setup. Then a second truck for all the cars, platforms and associated equipment.The other issue with this is weight and transportability. The weight of the ride which was intended as a park model in addition to any extra weight that would be needed in the trailer to stabilise the ride may be too much to be allowed to transport. The other issue is that the design of the ride was not to facilitate easy and regular dismantling and reconstruction so some pretty major mods may be required. I'm sure some of our ex WL employee members could tell us how long this normaly took for anual maint. -
It is correct that Tasmanian Devil was loaded on a truck and taken to Melbourne with the intention of being modified to become trailer mounted by an Adelaide based carnival operator. Whether or not it was carried out, I dont know.
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HMS Endeavour it is.
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Bounty's Revenge went to Sunway Lagoon in December 2004. I am unsure whether it has been set up there but it definately went there.so where did bounty end up? I bumped into sky hawk on the gold coast a few months back -
Once again I am sorry for not posting the pictures, it has been so hectic over here with the ride almost ready to run, we have been working around the clock to get it ready for Saturday the 7th which is their biggest turnout for the entire season with Honda Motors bringing in 13000 people. I will get the photos on here as soon as I can.Oh, OK. Nice one. Almost had us fooled.
Sneaking in behind the park and taking pictures? 
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The final colours are Safety Yellow for the track sections and a light to medium green for the columns, station, lift hill walkways etc. The reason you had seen black is the shedule for erection was thrown into disarray due to weather and poor planning by Martin & Vleminkx ( the Canadian company who were contracted to complete the work ) who subseqently went AWOL without completing their agreed work.I just got my seasonpass at Visionland in Bessemer, Alabama. I live close to the park so I go several times a week. I am SO happy that we got the Demon.
All they had before was a wooden roller coaster. There was a contest for the new name for it and now it's called The Zoomerang. I can't wait till the park opens on May 8th so I can ride it all summer long. I have been sneaking behind the park taking pictures of the construction and they are finished now I think. They painted it yellow and black. -
Sorry, I have them on cd but they wouldn't attach as they are over the 2mb limit. I will take more with my digital camera on Monday at a lower resolution and post them Monday evening
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OK people, its DC here in Alabama. I am posting some construction photos and some of the train. Note the revised #7 chassis with latest design #8 main axle, the same hardware that was recommended to Wonderland by Vekoma, as there has been a seperation of the rear yoke coupling which dropped the rear of the train onto the track at another park.
had critical flaws discovered that needed expensive repairs...
Sneaking in behind the park and taking pictures? 
Well, where are they DC?
All they had before was a wooden roller coaster. There was a contest for the new name for it and now it's called The Zoomerang. I can't wait till the park opens on May 8th so I can ride it all summer long. I have been sneaking behind the park taking pictures of the construction and they are finished now I think. They painted it yellow and black.
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And this portable one which has since been sold to China (it too required some specialised bearings replaced, and thus proved economically not-viable for its prior owners. It remains one of my all time favourite rides. It was interesting how much smaller the Tazzy Devil looked compared to transportable versions. I was once told by a maintenance man that it was in fact smaller, but I don't think this is true. Same usual 20 seat capacity, DjSuperSleuth can you confirm this?