zoggyno1 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Today i was driving down the Southern Expressway in Adelaide and there were a few large trucks driving down the road. The Trucks had around 5 Coaster tracks, on the back of it and were painted Blue and Red. Not too sure were this would be going as Adelaide doesnt have an actual themepark it only has Greenhils, Puzzle Park and Lakeside which would never have a proper roller-coaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,265 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Can you describe the track? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zoggyno1 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 The track was similar to... (But was Blue and Rred) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Well it can't have been for Superman because that is being made in Nerang but I think it might be because the track looks so Intamin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,265 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Being made in Nerang? Where did you get that info from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Umm from the database. (Taken from the database):Fabrication is being done locally at Nerang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joz 2,794 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Thats why the ride is being built so cheaply for those that are interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drewboy 1 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Joz, you said that it's being built cheaply because it's being made in Nerang. How much of a saving are we looking at by building it locally? Can you say that our $12M ride will be the equivalent of say a $15M ride, or don't you know specifics like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 At first I wasn't sure wether the database was talking about the theming being done at Nerang or the actuall track. Does anyone think this is the Superman track? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T-bone 675 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 BHP is near Adelaide. I think. And as soon as I heard that, I was like that is superman. It is possible that it is you know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zoggyno1 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I think that it would have to be Superman, what else is going to be constructed this April. ONly 1 coaster - Superman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matty_o_911 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 And the blue and red colouring seems perfect for a superman coaster anyway. I think that is the colour of several other Superman rides around the world. Although perhaps a roller-coaster being built in a themepark somewhere else in the world is having its track made in Australia and then exported out to them? That is my only other explanation for why the tracks were in Adelaide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I doubt it, Adelaide is to the south and wouldn't be a good place for exports. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matty_o_911 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Perhaps the trucks were transporting them to a better place where they could be transported overseas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Possibly. Which way were they heading Zoggy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel 1 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 On a truck, heading south out of Adelaide Scott... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 5 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 The track type and colours seem to match Superman perfectly... What else could it possibly be for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zoggyno1 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 As the Expressway is only 1 way, the trucks were heading south. So its next major city would be Melbourne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T-bone 675 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Ok it's heading to Queensland. Unless LPM are deciding to re-build the scenic Rail. Yeah Right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thunder001 46 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 From my information the track is being made in Nerang and the low cost of transporting the track would help in keeping the cost of the ride low. But to the best of my knowlage the info I received was only rumor, so I guess there is only one way to find out....keep watching the park!!! P.S. Wasn't DW surpose to get a new attraction this year that has to do with the closure of the chair lift....Ride closure and new construction planned might just equal a Hyper, or am I reaching.......?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T-bone 675 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Thunderbolt site? We can be for sure it is staying in Aus. But where is it going to? Unless Zoggy was giving us bull****. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rappa 2,548 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Unless somone has decided to order some super sized curved lighting box truss in a red and blue colour I don't think there is any doubt that it must be destined for movie world. It could be anything like the supports are being built in Nerang but the company is not tooled up to do the track or anything like that. They may have still won the bid even factoring in shipping large amounts of the track up from an external supplier... It's only a number of days to get the truck up the Qld so how about we just wait and see if it rocks through the front gate in the next day or so and then we can make a safe bet about it. I'm sure Rabid will let us know when there is track on site even if he can't say anything else. ...speaking of him, anyone seen him around in the last few days? He's not returning my messages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,265 Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ill be keeping an eye out since the trucks may come through my town since Shepparton is along one of the main Melbourne to Brisbane routes. They could be going along the princess hwy to melbourne, then up the hume hwy, then up the GV hwy and onto the Newell hwy. Another thing to note, I couldn't find any steel fabricators based in Nerang on www.yellowpages.com.au. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 5 Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 P.S. Wasn't DW surpose to get a new attraction this year that has to do with the closure of the chair lift....Ride closure and new construction planned might just equal a Hyper, or am I reaching.......??If this was the track for a new Dreamworld coaster then we would have heard about it long ago. It sounds to me as though Superman is on his way up to Queensland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Hmmm, yes it sounds like it will be Superman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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