Joel
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In our last vlog, we noticed they added slide extenders to those slides. I'm guessing this has helped with the weight increase.
What are slide extenders?
In our last vlog, we noticed they added slide extenders to those slides. I'm guessing this has helped with the weight increase.
What are slide extenders?
Anyone ever time a trip through the two rivers?
What are slide extenders?
About 5 min for the Lazy, about 3.5 for the Fearless River.
What they said above is my best guess.
Here's what they look like from our vlog (at 3:39)
Thanks Brian. . I thought they'd be longer since they appear much longer than the CBBR lazy river and that easily takes 5 minutes or so to do a revolution. I guess the current, even on the slower one, must be faster than CBBR.
Or they could just add another rapids ride going all the way around the expansion pad like the ones at Schlitterbahn. Now those things are super fun
Most of these that I have seen have the long zero entry flat ending. Volcano Bay went with the shallow splash pool. I'm thinking it was the force of entry of the splash pool that's the culprit. The extenders may level out the force of entry kind like skipping rocks across instead of a sudden wall like stop. The height of these set them apart but to me, the short ones are just as fun as it's the capsuLe drop that's the big draw. I can say I had as much fun on the cheapee, off the shelf one at Wild River Country in North Little Rock as I did on these minus the long stair climb up the volcano.Do we know if people were banging the backs of their heads as they entered the pool, that they were plunging down to abruptly. That seems the only explanation I can come up with for the extenders.
I'm wondering if Maku Puihi bites the dust (or moved) when it's time to connect the expansion to the existing park.
Where might they move them to?
That would show a very serious lack of foresight on Uni’s part. I can’t help but think that they have a very specific plan in place regarding the expansion, including connecting to the existing park areas.I'm wondering if Maku Puihi bites the dust (or moved) when it's time to connect the expansion to the existing park. Doesn't seem logical to have the expansion feel segregated from the rest of the park.
That would show a very serious lack of foresight on Uni’s part. I can’t help but think that they have a very specific plan in place regarding the expansion, including connecting to the existing park areas.
In looking at one of bioreconstruct’s recent aerial shots, it looks like there might also be a path that runs behind Taniwha Tubes? I haven’t been to the park yet so I’m not sure if that’s an actual guest path or something else but it looks like it might be useable. Either way, you would be limited to those two paths, neither of which would seem to allow a lot of throughput. That being said, the section of the park that borders the expansion plot looks like it would be pretty easy to open up with just the removal of some landscaping and perhaps the relocation of the two cabanas nearest the yellow slide (I’m bad with the names).While I agree, I think Universal gets a pass due to the area being landlocked and the need for capacity when VB opened. Again though, just spitballing. The only entrance if they decided to go with keeping Maku would be that lone bridge over the Fearless River.
That's why I feel like the expansion needs another route, or at least a wider throughway.
In looking at one of bioreconstruct’s recent aerial shots, it looks like there might also be a path that runs behind Taniwha Tubes? I haven’t been to the park yet so I’m not sure if that’s an actual guest path or something else but it looks like it might be useable. Either way, you would be limited to those two paths, neither of which would seem to allow a lot of throughput. That being said, the section of the park that borders the expansion plot looks like it would be pretty easy to open up with just the removal of some landscaping and perhaps the relocation of the two cabanas nearest the yellow slide (I’m bad with the names).
That bridge was designed for expansion. I think it's sufficient for guest flow.
That's not the point, though. If the expansion is just tacked on, it'll feel like it is. The rest of the park has this nice open flow. Hence, "feel segregated".
In fact, some complaints about Punga Racers has been that it feels out of the way to get to, and it's just a small "inconvenience". Imagine that situation on a bigger scale.
That bridge was designed for expansion. I think it's sufficient for guest flow.
But, if they decide to build multiple slides then yes it can be an issue.
Sounds plausible. Otherwise, its the proverbial bridge to nowhere.Yeah that's why I always thought it was placed there.