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You're too good for WDI for exactly those reasons! But I do agree that the most overlooked part of ride design is the operations aspect. Designers just kind of say "here's what we're going to do, deal with it" instead of working closer with park operations departments. That leads to things like confusing queues (or queues that are too big or small for the attraction), lots of stupid downtime, and plenty of other headaches for guests and operations that are overlooked during the design process.

Monsters Inc. in Tomorrowland?? Sounds like it an interesting ride concept though.

holy beejubus that would be an expensive project. But cool none-the-less.

All I can think of is the South Park episode with the hippie jam band festival...

Mary Janes eh? Tsk.

Circus Circus is AWFUL. Worst. Hotel. Ever. I'd rather stay Downtown!!

Robb just farted on me.

So now they are giving you a pass meant for disabled guests...You sure showed them!

I'd be very interested in seeing that footage! Does the mpeg2 compression handle the high speed motion/jerking of a roller coaster (which, by most accounts, is the thing that HDV has trouble with)?

You're going to shoot HD video? With what camera?

I seriously doubt that is an SFoG PR person...

I think they're fun...I just wish more parks would opt for custom versions.

As I posted on Westcoaster, when you are 2 billion dollars in debt...you have to try crazy things like this. If it worked, they would have increased in park spending by lord knows how much. They went through with it, saw the backlash, licked their wounds, and moved on. It wouldn't be the first time a theme park messed up (the main street electrical parade light fiasco @ Disneyland, for instance), and it won't be the last. But you never know until you take the risks (everyone said Disneyland would be a failure too...).

Charlie Brown's has awesome milk shakes.

WATCH YOUR SPEED!!

Those guys in the videos are such tools.

I guess they left their train stored in Van Nuys for too long.

Looks awesome!!! Random side note: mooby's was a couple of blocks from KBF!

Intamin has done a lot of ride systems for Universal parks over the years. BTTF, Jaws, Kong, ET, the Hanna Barbera theater, Popeye's, and I think a few more. Universal will go with whoever is the best combination of quality and price. I too find it hard to believe that they have an exclusive agreement with B&M unless the future B&M coasters are already agreed to. (so it makes no sense for Universal to turn elsewhere).

Gardaland had potential, but when a hurricane was released upon the park...it was all downhill from there. Both of the credits we got sucked, for some strange reason we could order dessert but not drink refills at one of their sitdown restaurants, and we were unable to turn our one day ticket into a two day ticket (despite the fact we were staying in their hotel and had no problem paying the difference...). Mirabilianda has Kutun. And a strange way of letting guests into the station. But it was like 50000000000000000 degrees with nasty humidity, so that made the day less than enjoyable. Canevaworld ws actually my favorite park in Italy. Bummed out we didn't get to hit the waterpark, but the attractions in the Movie Park were great for "low budget" attractions! Their haunted house was on par with a Haunt or HHN maze, the T2 show was kind of cool (psycho floor of death=awesome), the Rambo stunt show was on par with other park stunt show (but I thought it was awesome they take guests "hostage" and use them in the show!), and their tram ride thing was nothing spectacular but still fun and not crappy by any means.

Exactly. Squeeze a little more money out of the freeloading locals...

^What, to warn them that you are going to jump out of the ride to get tons of illegal footage? So you can get banned from another park? Sounds good to me.

Dear Robb: You're old. The end. Seriously though...happy birthday. But you're still old.

*emails the Florida Mummy crew* K...we're set.

If they work the deal out right, it makes sense to get some name brand food vendors in the park. Name brand products=more food sold (Panda Express was always the busiest food venue at the park when I worked at the park, despite the ridiculously high prices). Typically when parks make deals with fast food companies, they basically pay the franchise fee and run the operation themselves. I think that is ultimately what will happen at Six Flags parks. Outsourcing wouldn't be new to SFMM: The Lemon Freshers, Sushi, and Fry stand under Superman are all outside vendors IIRC. Another side note as to why SFMM is what it is: Ride Operators at USH and DLR make more than SFMM supervisors.