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It looks like you could def fit a mad house into the front of the show stage.
As for a coaster in the grandstand part, scaling off another family coaster, i think you could fit about this much in there:
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😂😂😂
QuoteHave a look at this lovely bird, there's quite a few of them around the park.
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MW is getting a kid’s ride later this year
You could do both in one year, sort of like how DW opened Buzzsaw and Shockwave in one year.
If it were to move, you could do it here and as SF has demonstrated, virtually any super hero theme can be applied to anything. Aquaman PowerWave? Cyborg? Harley Quinn?
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They wouldn't be a proximity rule beyond your typical clearance envelope requirements or else how would Luna Park Sydney exist with its rides so close together?
I think the only proximity they are talking about is visual proximity since you had an older ride with low ridership blocking the view of the brand new ST.
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32 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:
Meh. Not a single solitary member of the public would refer to Surfrider as a rollercoaster, nor would any park in the world market one as such.
So was Wicked Twister a roller coaster, or Tower of Terror. They both consist of an lsm launch and then running back and forth along a track.
Why wouldn't this be too?
And yeah parks do market it as a coaster anyhow.
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1 minute ago, Brad2912 said:
It’s not a coaster
Its on RCDB, it launches and freewheels along a track under its own momentum (eg not powered throughout)
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In my head the only hyper which tries to have theming along the course is Shambala, but its just at a couple of points.
The best you'll normally see is a themed queue, eg like on Flying Aces and Hyperion.
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What'd id be concerned about too is the extra force on the curve up to vertical as well if it was that much faster.
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1 minute ago, TBoy said:
Unfortunately the on-ride themeing is almost non existent. There is no theming around the track. At least Scooby, Road Runner and Superman have themeing around the track, unlike DCR and GL.
Also it seems that TPW will miss out on Scooby as it is closed for unscheduled maintenance. At least all the other rides are open.
How do you know? if they are here a few days and have a super pass they can always duck back.
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1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:
To be clear, they're both classed as 'suspended' - the SLC literally stands for 'suspended looping coaster'
Yeah but I think in general terms when a thoosie says "suspended coaster" they mean one with cars that swing from side to side, compared to an "inverted coaster" with mostly* fixed seats, even if that doesn't strictly align with what various manufacturers call their models.
Eg I view Canopy Flyers or Ninja as a different experience to TNT or Escape from Madagascar.
*The above is complicated by the fact there are some coasters where there is a small amount of side to side sway for force absorption, though nothing like the free swinging Arrow coasters.
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Yeah its 50-50 but I don't think the standard of the family aspect is as good as the thrill aspect.
Their family coasters, all of them are 90s or older, though they are getting that Zamperla spinner and even that is more something you'd expect from a mid tier park.
The modern family coasters Dollywood have are more what i'd expect from Cedar Point.
Aside from that, most of the family offering is flat rides, no dark rides etc.
I do give them credit for the whole frontier town area with glass blowers etc, and the whole forbidden frontier and rafts.
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11 hours ago, Noxegon said:
Presumably you've got plans to visit Murmansk for the most northerly coaster too?
Prior to Russias current warmongering, somewhere like Murmansk I'd have found fascinating to visit.
QuoteI know for a fact I will probably do every other coaster in Australia first due to Perth being so hard to get to.
It's not too bad, its a couple of extra hours on the plane compared to if you flew to the GC. Just keep an eye out for cheap flights, I've gone there for $300 return.
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21 hours ago, REGIE said:
Is WNW’s sky coaster 300 ft? From some angles it looks way higher then DCR. Also interesting it looks like RWS’s sky coaster is a different model and style even though village owned both the parks at one point? Why not buy 2 of the same ride. There might be bits of a flow rider style ride in the back lot of RWS
Probably because Sydney had the space to do a bigger one.
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Adventure Park has the worlds southernmost roller coaster, proper thoosies should go for that alone 😆
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The ECC tour starts next week so they'll be fine. The only misses for them look to be GD, Surfrider, and potentially GL depending on the nature of its fault.
QuoteAlso interesting they left out Perth? But are going to rainbows end?
Auckland is on the way to LA. I've done rainbows end on a stopover.
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57 minutes ago, themagician said:
Raging Waters Sydney has a SkyCoaster and Flowrider. Do they still have them/are they operating?
Raging Waters had the LatiTube and my google indicates Whitewater west bought the tech.
https://www.whitewaterwest.com/en/products/surf/surf-simulator/latitube/
The Raging Waters website / map suggests they only have the Skycoaster now.
There was another Latitube in Port Hedland, which is also closed and in storage.
https://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/news/south-hedland-aquatic-centre-opening-update/3292
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I was wondering about that. Do they do the red eye in the evening after being at AW, or do they leave early morning and just have the arvo at Adventure Park and the evening at Luna Park.
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The European coaster club are doing an Australian tour, that's why so many are coming.
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Arashi is definitely dialed up from other free spins and has extra brake fins on it causing extra flips.
The other ones are fine.
That said, Dragon Slayer offers different intensities, one side has 1 or 2 flips:
The other side is very aggressive:
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3 minutes ago, REGIE said:
Interesting I would love to see a polin water slide in Australia They do more themed slides. Also cool that SW swinging ship is still operating. Lots of good memories on that
We have many Polin slides in Australia (Distributed via Swimplex)
-Outback Splash
-Cockburn ARC
-Big Banana
-Fully 6 at Whitewater World
-Aquatopia Prariewood
And countless other quatic centers, eg Batemans bay, Adelaide Aquatic center, Craigeburn etc.
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Here's a plan of the layout:
https://www.snowymagazine.com.au/news-news/thredbo-alpine-coaster-planFor scale you can see the original toboggan cut off on the right side of the image.
Also, TIL Stuart Diver is the GM of Thredbo.
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On 02/01/2023 at 1:50 PM, jjuttp said:
Cause with how small the area is, my brain cant comprehend it being blue.
Remember scooby only has little cars, it doesn't need a big maintenance bay.
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16 hours ago, TBoy said:
Yes that would be awesome. I would LOVE a Hopkins Rides Log Flume (the same people who made Wild West Falls at Movie World) but it needs to not be a carnival style one and be a permanent looking one with it highly detailed. With a droptower an Intamin one would be awesome, maybe around 60m? It would also give good views of the hills around it.
Personally over the next 10 years I would do this:
- Hopkins Rides Log Flume (something similar to WWF)
- Intamin droptower (60m)
- Intamin Gyro Swing (Rebel would be sold back to fairs)
- Carousel
- Plane ride
- Kids Ferris wheel (like Play School wing)
- ProSlide Tornado 60
- ProSlide HydroMagnetic Rocket
- ProSlide Super Loop
- ProSlide Behemoth Bowl 60
The droptower/carousel/plane ride would be near the front of the park, the Gyro Swing would be where Rebel is, and the Kids Ferris wheel would be next to TNT/Gerry's Roadhouse. Meanwhile the waterslides would be next to the wave pool (all on one tower) but I am not sure where the log flume would go.
Also the parking spaces would be extended, as well as the intersection made safer.
What do you think?
How come you picked rides the same as Dreamworld?
Wet n Wild SurfRider taken off website
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