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hey everyone. i was wondering what the crouds are like in january. im going to dreamworld, movieworld, sea world and wet n wild in january, the first week school goes back. what do you think the crouds will be like?
Busy, Expect waits of up to 90 minutes on rides like Cyclone, Tower of Terror, Giant Drop and Motocoaster. And around 30 - 40 minutes for Wipeout and Claw. Sea World you can expect waits of around 20 minutes for Corkscrew, 10 - 15 for Pirate. And around 45mins to a hour for Bermuda Triangle.
As for Movie World, all there rides should be running 2 trains so approx 20 - 30 mins for Superman: Escape. 45 mins for Lethal Weapon. 1 Hour for Wild West Falls and Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster, Batwing Spaceshot should be around 30mins to a hour and around the same for the Batman Adventure.
Wet n Wild is just scary in the summer months, however I suggest heading there in the afternoon (5pm onwards) as the park starts to clear out and most people sit and watch the movie, hence leaving the slide queues short. However SurfRider closes at the start of the movie. During normal hours for SurfRider the queues should be anywhere between 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
I hope this answers your question.
As for Movie World, all there rides should be running 2 trains so approx 20 - 30 mins for Superman: Escape. 45 mins for Lethal Weapon. 1 Hour for Wild West Falls and Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster, Batwing Spaceshot should be around 30mins to a hour and around the same for the Batman Adventure.
Wet n Wild is just scary in the summer months, however I suggest heading there in the afternoon (5pm onwards) as the park starts to clear out and most people sit and watch the movie, hence leaving the slide queues short. However SurfRider closes at the start of the movie. During normal hours for SurfRider the queues should be anywhere between 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
I hope this answers your question.
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Sounds like a dream holiday Paulie; can I come?
One other thing about going to the theme parks just after the holidays is that rides generally get closed for maintenance which can last for a week or more. These closures don't affect the entire park but sometimes up to three or four thrill rides can be closed at one time. A good idea may be to phone ahead so you can decide whether it's worthwhile going to a particular park if your favourite rides aren't running. Remember the admission price doesn't go down because some rides aren't working!
As for queueing up at Magic Mountain in the States, all I can say is come with me next time as I was able to do the Disney parks in less than four hours as I was able to jump the queue and it's the same for Six Flags! It was exhausting as I had just flown from Sydney that day but definitely worth it!
One other thing about going to the theme parks just after the holidays is that rides generally get closed for maintenance which can last for a week or more. These closures don't affect the entire park but sometimes up to three or four thrill rides can be closed at one time. A good idea may be to phone ahead so you can decide whether it's worthwhile going to a particular park if your favourite rides aren't running. Remember the admission price doesn't go down because some rides aren't working!
As for queueing up at Magic Mountain in the States, all I can say is come with me next time as I was able to do the Disney parks in less than four hours as I was able to jump the queue and it's the same for Six Flags! It was exhausting as I had just flown from Sydney that day but definitely worth it!
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yea the rides can be a bit of a pain to wait for but if its the week after school goes back and ive noticed that u live in n.s.w. then the lines up shouldn't be too bad if the park is busy then we usually have an extra train on the cyclone and both sides of G.D. will be open and the tower of terror will let threw 2 car loads at a time and with the ride only lasting 27seconds then id imagine that the delays will be less. but as general rule mid week is usually slower than the weekends.
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cheers katie
2 Trains? Which of there coasters have 2 trains? I know that Reptar and Cyclone has 1 train only... and Motocoaster runs 2 trains but very inefficently. And it's not so much the staffs fault, it is just a poorly designed ride.
Giant Drop is also much in the same boat as far as inefficieny goes because of the rediculous waits at the top of the ride. I for one stay WELL CLEAR of the parks during the holidays
Giant Drop is also much in the same boat as far as inefficieny goes because of the rediculous waits at the top of the ride. I for one stay WELL CLEAR of the parks during the holidays
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its called double loading u have 1 load on the ride and as they are almost off the other ride is ready to get on i thought that was plainly obvious. they always let 2 loads threw on TOT when its busy. and i think i was referring to MDMC. the efficiency depends on a no of facts. again its plainly obvious the WIPE OUT also tunnel loads if there is enough people to do it.
cheers katie
Yeah, I thought you meant the Cyclone had 2 trains. Not that you were referring to moving 2 groups of riders through to the boarding area at one time. It just wasn't made very clear. But yeah, Tower loads either two or sometimes even 3 groups at a time.
Also for a breif period the Claw did also load a group into the bagage holding area while the other ride was going like the Wipeout.
Also for a breif period the Claw did also load a group into the bagage holding area while the other ride was going like the Wipeout.
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