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Wonder if they could leverage longer hours under the guise of Covid recovery?

It looks like it's already done? Mind you, it looks more like shotcrete with a themed finish, but still, i reckon that's what we're getting: Main thing I'm wondering is where are the Stinger slides?

I think GL and DCR were a bit plain with the theming, but the Doomsday precinct was fully themed.

How can you tell?

I'm surprised they didn't leave it up for Christmas eve?

The best way i can explain it is Riddlers Revenge versus a Vekoma Boomerang. Both rides turn you upside down 6 times, but a start to finish layout with 6 inversions just feels different to doing 3 inversions twice.

But Big Dipper has a tyre launch too. Just based on my personal experience, something that passes a bank of LSMs several times to pick up speed (Wicked Twister, Sky Scream, Star Trek Operation Enterprise) feels different to a coaster where you are going forwards the whole time and the 2nd half amps it up with a faster launch (Taron, Velocicoaster, Helix)

This is a situation where i think there needs to be differentiation in terminology, because quite clearly Surfrider and Steel Taipan have a different launch to Jet Rescue or Big Dipper.

Probably to hide the construction stuff seen on the first launch. Also DAE notice the fake wheels are off:

Yes just one.

Aww man we almost had a looping star? Yeah we got Geronimo instead, but still, looping stars slap.

Why cant they use Village E-Serve to order? Personally re US style service I feel uncomfortable with it. You’ve got people that have to grit their teeth to an unreasonable extent because if they don’t simp for the customer they get no tips and starve, so then the overriding attitude over there is coming and interrupting your meal to “check if everything is ok”. Plus its pretty problematic how you have massive hospo businesses that literally make it the customers problem to pay their staff?

Minor nitpick, but I always reckoned the overseas ones looked cooler with exposed ceilings, more of an industrial look, fitted a younger vibe: The GC one feels a bit like an ALH venue from a few years ago.

Where did sideshow amusements buy it from?

What about Eureka?

https://hillarysboatharbour.com.au/whats-on/boardwalk-carnival/

My speculation is that in the 90s it was a dumb ratchet mechanism, and now its hydraulic harnesses and electronic monitoring, so more to break.

The one in HK didnt open in 1955.

They're locked out and have Fluro green straps so the operator doesnt even have to touch them.

No they are random seats in different locations in each train, sometimes single seats sometimes two in a pair.

Ok Paddlesteamer and Bushranger show i should clarify, but yeah I would always go for a ride and get some photos. From my recollection it was still well ridden right to the end.

I can get a bit of what both sides are saying. OK yeah DW didn't really have its mickey mouse. But certainly, some stuff like the paddlesteamer should never have been removed. You can definitley switch out and modernise some attractions, but you probably should keep a few classics around (Even if they are stupid) because a bit of intergenerational nostalgia is an important part of any theme parks brand, remember a lot of what theme parks are selling is warm fuzzy feelings and memories. Like at Disney, Autopia and Jungle Cruise are the biggest attractions in the park and are kinda lame compared to indy or space mountain, but they would be stupid if they got rid of either

What does separated seating do/prevent?

Can they rip off the rest of the weathered foam theming while they are at it?

What's going on with DCR. 7 seats out of use on each train including the backwards ones on both. I can accept supply chain delays preventing them being put into use. But what is crazy is that they only have 17 seats to check on each train and they are still stacking trains on the brake run! A crew with like a week and a bit experience on Steel Taipan are loading quicker.