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[MickeyD]

5 hours ago, themagician said:

And WWW has reduced hours in winter 

My point is the WWW Gate doesn't appear to be used as an Entry at all anymore, so why keep it looking that way?

It is a little confusing for Guests to have two Front Gates/entries when only one of them is EVER used.

Summer and Sept/Oct School Holidays should surely bring big enough crowds to operate both gates fully? Waterpark Goers might then use the Lockers provided in the Waterpark area rather than trapse back and forth through the main Park all day long.

 

[Theme Park Girl]

And here I was expecting to see at least one rollercoaster or thrill ride in the top #5 reviewed on Parkz, hahaha.... wtf??

LOL @ #2 & #3 😂😂😂

[JaggedJanine]

[Brad2912]

New guardhouse has some cool retro movie theatre style signage 

[Theme Park Girl]

Lol @Brad2912! Looks like it's straight outta RCT2 😂 Love it 😆❤️

Edited April 22, 2017 by Theme Park Girl
The letter T hates me lol

[Richard]

9 hours ago, Theme Park Girl said:

And here I was expecting to see at least one rollercoaster or thrill ride in the top #5 reviewed on Parkz, hahaha.... wtf??

LOL @ #2 & #3 😂😂😂

Yeah that's a bug that's on the list to be fixed...

[Theme Park Girl]

Haha all good @Richard, just made me giggle when I first saw it. Especially the Giggle & Hoot ride being there 😂

 

[Santa07]

1 hour ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Haha all good @Richard, just made me giggle when I first saw it.

But did it make you hoot?

[Slick]

23 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

New guardhouse has some cool retro movie theatre style signage 

I really dig this. Glad the studios are getting a semblance of culture and identity given how important they are to the film industry here in Australia now.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 4/22/2017 at 2:36 PM, Brad2912 said:

New guardhouse has some cool retro movie theatre style signage 

i echo @Slick's sentiments... it's just the panel of pool fencing in front of it that detracts from it - it does look like its meant to be permanent (i hope not) - but surely a few bollards would have been less obtrusive?

[rappa]

I'd say that fence will join with gates either side and continue to a full fence of the whole area. 

Much like the existing studios entrance. 

[Reanimated35]

I'm assuming there's going to be some sliding gates either side of that fence @AlexB

At least i'm hoping so.

Perfect timing, as above lol   haha  emoji 

#insidejoke

Edited April 24, 2017 by Reanimated35

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

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It's a shame. spoils the look. i'd have preferred to see the gates line up to the gatehouse itself... kind of like this:

 

[Rollercoaster_Lover]

On 22/04/2017 at 1:23 PM, JaggedJanine said:

Is that seaworlds new monorail trains? If so it look so like it has Aircon 

[Reanimated35]

11 minutes ago, Rollercoaster_Lover said:

Is that seaworlds new monorail trains? If so it look so like it has Aircon 

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/broadbeach-monorail-will-shut-down-in-2017-as-oasis-plans-major-revamp-for-new-restaurants/news-story/b19a6dac8fd3d549d9618bbc97ba4b52

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_Shopping_Centre

 

[pushbutton]

I cannot understand why Sea World hasn't taken the Broadbeach monorail.

They are one train short and they could have had this one very cheap!

(Obviously that's assuming it's compatible)

[Original]

^ I'm guessing it was reaching the end of its life span and would be too much hassle/cost to take on... That and if it is at the end would have to be scrapped soon anyway.

[MickeyD]

SW needs new Monorail Trains to replace the 1980's fleet and the only way I can see this possibly happen is if/when the proposed Casino development goes in across the way. The line could be extended and a new Casino/Resort station added with the Development cost shared, however largely fronted by the Casino that would perhaps benefit from it more.

Given the adjacent Resort It's pretty essential for the Monorail to continue to exist however in it's current state it's pretty sad too. VTP would not be keen to invest millions in something that isn't really going to get a return so the only way to get it a face lift would be to get the Casino on board.

[pushbutton]

The scary thing is that the Broadbeach monorail was said to be nearing the end of its life (which I believe is probably right), yet the Sea World monorail was the first in Australia.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that the Sea World monorail must be running on borrowed time!

I get the argument that Village would want to see a return on investment, but sometimes there is an indirect return.

They should invest in these things to ensure the long term future of Sea World. Much as they have by investing in new paths, toilet upgrades etc.

[Theme Park Girl]

17 hours ago, Rollercoaster_Lover said:

Is that seaworlds new monorail trains? If so it look so like it has Aircon 

You assumed wrong lol. Broadbeach monorail didn't have aircon either. At least hadn't for a long time.... 

[themagician]

I have pointed out in the past that it isn't possible for the monorails to have aircon without a redesign of the SharkBay station/maintenance bay. There is literally only a couple of centimetres between the roof of the monorail and a beam in the maintenance bay. So unless that station was redesigned, track lowered, etc then they couldn't install aircon.

[pushbutton]

Personally I've never found it too hot inside the monorail.

[Reanimated35]

17 hours ago, Rollercoaster_Lover said:

Is that seaworlds new monorail trains? If so it look so like it has Aircon 

 

12 minutes ago, Theme Park Girl said:

You assumed wrong lol. Broadbeach monorail didn't have aircon either. At least hadn't for a long time.... 

Where exactly is the assumption being made? 

Is that = a question. The poster is unsure if his/her comments are accurate and is seeking to engage others to enlighten him/her on the facts he/she seeks. 

it look so like it has Aircon = a statement showing the poster is uncertain, but in their opinion the image shows the presence of an air conditioner unit affixed to the roof of the train.

If anything, it seems more that "You assumed wrong lol"  in that you assumed the poster was making an assumption about the intended destination of the monorail train shown in the photo. 

[Theme Park Girl]

Do you really want to be having this debate with me, Jason? Or are you going to start nitpicking everything I post? 

Edited April 25, 2017 by Theme Park Girl
Fixed a typo. Heaven forbid I get lectured about that as well...

[Reanimated35]

2 minutes ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Do you really want to be having this debate with me, Jason? Or are we going to start nitpicking everything I post? 

On 28/03/2017 at 11:47 PM, Reanimated35 said:

Anyway, I'll be around from time to time back to my usual calling people out on stupid stuff and correcting people's grammar, spelling and content. 

You all missed it. 

Welcome to the internet. No one's a special sausage. Everyone gets the same treatment in the same way I would be happy to be called out on anything (when it's justifiable - so not just "I don't like you" comments etc).