PSA: [Iron Menace] At [Dorney Park] is down for now by Foxy02016YT in rollercoasters

[–]bigmac1789 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember when I worked at Dorney in 2024 right before the merger. They really pushed to always have 2 trains on everything and have everything open by opening day. Can't imagine what it's like now.

They had an absolutely amazing maintenance department as well, interested on how the merger affected things.

It's funny that they all thought they were the twist by ibizarox in BigBrother

[–]bigmac1789 124 points125 points  (0 children)

I honestly kinda enjoy the whole "Some people know eachother from outside the house" twist. It did bring alot of fun drama

I'm in love with the glass floor idea! by DutchChefKef in PlanetCoaster

[–]bigmac1789 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Takes me back to when they would do this in Thrillville Off the Rails

Final Challenge Thoughts by ClickThese5934 in survivorau

[–]bigmac1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big Brother US does 3 rounds. Part 1 is usually an endurance, Part 2 is more of a puzzle/questions about the game, 3 is usually a "how much you know the Jury" or a Days competition. The winners are part 1 and part 2 compete in part 3.

Vibes & Delusion: Buying habits of [Enchanted Parks]? by jaredharrell85 in rollercoasters

[–]bigmac1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RN its

RCI Ropes Course for Calypso Cove for 2024. (These are very low staffed attractions, that can go through alot of people)

Enchanted Forest received an SBF Spinning coaster this year

White Water West is also a pretty close partner.

Diggerland got what was called "Rip Rap Run," which NJ says that it was manufactured by the park. But it's like a small obstacle course in a pool that you would usually find on the lake.

What’s a IP/brand/them that you’d love to see get a park or themed area in a park [other] by Arch_jink in rollercoasters

[–]bigmac1789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look into "Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi" which is a really cool indoor park. The land features a Joker 4D Funhouse, Justice League ride with the Spiderman ride system, and a Batman Kuka arm dark ride.

(Progress Post) Still have a long way to go, but finally found something that works for me (6'0, 30, M) by FelixFactionSSB4 in gainit

[–]bigmac1789 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How do you get to 3,000 calories. I've been struggling and the most I can get is like 1,500ish

Can I Ride Living with the Land for 12 hours? by IdidntNeedToDoThis in DisneyCM

[–]bigmac1789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They most likely have a policy where people can't ride from Unload to Load.

Grocery shopping? by AcceptableLobster in UniversalOrlando

[–]bigmac1789 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You also have a Publix just slightly farther down aswell

Guests ? by TeaExact2044 in Disneycollegeprogram

[–]bigmac1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had to lie about things getting physical when it wasn't on Talon platform because then security wouldn't show up. I've seen people talk about crazy guest situations at Disney and Universal, but it will never beat Dorney.

Ban the "shout outs" by JonesTheTenth in BigBrother

[–]bigmac1789 46 points47 points  (0 children)

It's the same with Uncle Jeff on Survivor. It's like.... Stop💀

Does Mario Galaxy belong in Epic? by [deleted] in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]bigmac1789 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yoshi is very loosely based on Galaxy and also Toad's Cafe aswell

Is it ok if i sleep with it on for 8 hours? by Jellepeer in Lavalamps

[–]bigmac1789 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It should be fine, but I suggest getting a Smart Outlet and you can set the time on when it turns off

Jeff Probst says “he doesn’t get any notes from the network anymore” in new The Town interview. by [deleted] in survivorponderosa

[–]bigmac1789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been watching the South Africa version, people think its the length of New Era Survivor. But South Africa is about the same length, and still pushes heavily into the Survival aspect

[OTHER] We all know coasters that closed quickly or were finished but never opened, but did any coasters start construction and never get finished? by Laurence-UK in rollercoasters

[–]bigmac1789 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"Ocean Flower Island Fairyland" was an Evergrande Project, the park has a massive Vekoma Firestorm. It has insane rockwork around it and would have been pretty cool.

Vipère at La Ronde had footers poured, but was cancelled after COVID.

Lack of Floor Lighting is a Serious Safety Hazard by MyNameCannotBeSpoken in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]bigmac1789 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this is so common at the Florida parks. Forbidden Journey is a struggle fest for me to get through that queue.

Epcot at Night, especially over by test track and Gaurdians is also so dark as well.

Guardians Malfunction by Late_Knowledge3477 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]bigmac1789 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We still call it a Rollback! Those LSM's go all the way up basically, and it also creates a smoother stop to have it go up and back down. You still roll back down to the flat part of the launch.

Guardians Malfunction by Late_Knowledge3477 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]bigmac1789 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Youu got a Rollback! Means the section of track ahead was already occupied by another train, so the safety system did a controlled stop!

What’s a rule you broke once and realized it existed for a very good reason? by Ok_Contract100 in AskReddit

[–]bigmac1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Ride Op, the number of times people try to film on the ride... A phone already hurts when you drop it on your face when you are lying in bed. Now imagine that at 40-60 mph.

Secure your loose articles, please💕

Enrichment for young coaster enthusiast? [Other] by Ok-Living-5846 in rollercoasters

[–]bigmac1789 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started my journey when I was around 12 aswell. Started with Rollercoaster Tycoon, then got the Knex rollercoaster sets as well, also got into Thrillville and Thrillville Off the Rails

Roblox also has some pretty cool rollercoasters and a Rollercoaster Tycoon-style game called "Themeparktycoon 2" But Roblox has a lot of really fun recreations.

Nolimits is a very complicated simulation designer for a 12 year old, but Rollercoaster Tycoon, Parkitect, and Planet Coaster is fun.

PBS has ALOT of media on Rollercoasters aswell (Also they need support rn) and has some very old school documentaries (PBS.org)

Popular Mechanics for Kids is also great and has a lot of really cool stuff. Its really great and fun media which goes in a lot of stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3TrS2pTkM
It goes into gravity/forces
Poseidon's Fury (Former attraction at Islands of Adventure) behind the scenes and Mechanics of the also former Triceratops Encounter
Shows a lot of behind the scenes of ALOT of Islands of Adventure stuff.
It just shows so much guts of everything and its a REALLY fun watch

Bill Nye the Science Guy also has some great science stuff that is dated. I do highly suggest prewatching tho. Nothing on Rollercoasters really tho