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The good part about Mad Max is you don't have to completely demolish and rebuild the set ala Police Academy -> Hollywood Stunt Driver. You can keep the shells of the buildings but make them look abandoned and dusty to fit the Mad Max theme. But yeah, I feel that HSD3 is more likely unfortunately with a similar or identical set, hopefully the stunts make up for it.

My gut feel is this will be the case (or similar vibes with a different name). I assume they’ll have this new show ready for the Christmas holidays and if they were to change the theme of the show dramatically (ie Mad Max) that would require a full set rebuild. When the show changed from Police Academy to the original HSD it took 9 months. We are now less than 4 months away from Christmas and a rebuild isn’t going to happen im that time. I’d hope for some changes to the set, but nothing overall significant.

LSM conversion wouldn't be too hard. New trains, have the lsm's go vertical on the top hat (which they can do now) solves the issue about launch track distance. However, IMO they should just recognise its at EOL and replace rather than flog the horse.

I don't mind it if everyone in the audience takes part but I find individual audience participation only entertaining for the participant and the family/friends of the participant.

That’s what they’re telling us …. They’ve bullshitted before in the past.

I personally wouldn't mind a "Hollywood Stunt Driver 3" if they don't cheap out on it and do stunts as good if not better then HSD1, Include better audience participation that's more than a 5 second video at the end of the show and if they can really change up that script to be less corny, actually write some decent jokes and slapstick and make the story mildly engaging at a minium.

Seeing the houses at HHN. I wonder if anyone prefers FNAF or Terrifier or both as houses for Fright Nights?

Their website lists projects from both Universal and Disney (Waterworld + Lion King) so I have hope in them, from the sounds of things it should be better than what Showtime FMX have done as they're more specified toward theme park specific shows rather than just stunt shows. Just hope Village give them a large enough budget rather than cheapening out (which, unfortunately, would be expected nowdays). Please please please be a Mad Max show, not "Hollywood Stunt Driver 3" although from the description it sounds like that might be the case. At least there is a varied amount of stunts it seems (it mentions multiple things such as highfalls and motorbike riding ) rather than just cars drifting around the whole show and nothing else.

I'm quite aware. The new Showtime is French. Either way, you still end up with a Showtime show.

It's Showtime Entertainment Production group, not Showtime FMX. Completely different companies. MW are changing from this: https://www.showtimefmx.com/ to this: https://www.sepproduction.com/projects/

I think you might need to read more than just the parts you want to read. It patently is Showtime.

The era of donuts is over!

We want you to be: - Experienced in live stunt shows (where would you be getting such experience in AU?). - Skilled in acting, improv, all-round stunts (the last two being mutually exclusive generally). - A mechanic. Should be plenty of applicants.

Here is the company doing the new show: https://www.sepproduction.com/projects/

6 have been built (plus Powder Keg), Only Ring Racer in Germany is the only one pulled down, but it only operated for 4 days and was closed because it was not economically viable (built at an F1 race track, not a theme park). Maxx Force is reliable - usually down because of train/sensor/block issues not launch system issues. The 4 in China are currently SNBO because Bullet Coaster had a roll-back on the top hat and collided with another train in the station. All of the air-coasters at Happy Valley parks stopped operating in China the same day. Powder Keg is an air-launch retrofit of a Premier Rides Water Coaster, and it's extremely reliable. I wouldn't buy a coaster from S&S, but the air-launch system is just a horizontal launch tower, which are generally one of the more reliable rides available. If the goal is to keep the existing Intamin ride (and trains) and just change the launch, then S&S would absolutely be an option. Building the compressed air launch systems are the one thing they do really well.

I would be willing to buy another pass to MW, if it was a Mad Max show.

This has just been posted confirmation mg that a new arena show is coming and Showtime will not be invoked anymore!

@Baconjack the existing Gold Coast Kart Club closed in Coomera because the NEW residents didn't like the noise.

How many air launch coasters are currently open? Most of them have been pulled down for very good reason they are well known for reliability issues If this was true Village wouldn’t be ordering new parts custom made from Intamin I would say they are committing to running superman as is for a while

I don’t live on the coast but I can tell you right now that people living in Coomera are nowhere near the same level of entitled NIMBY as people in lavender bay so the Luna park comparison is silly. Who is living in a multimillion dollar apartment in an inland suburb on the Gold Coast?

I feel like the LSM conversion is imminent- they can’t afford to pay for a ride that major American chains have given up on. S&S air launch would be great - but they probably won’t trust them as mentioned - swing launch wouldn’t fit the narrative, and double whammy with dreamworld having a swing launch already. This would explain why they didn’t actually do the queue conversion as they boasted about earlier this year / later last year. They could really sink some money into the story section - better sfx, tilting track or other track movement that would add something to the ride cycle. The only thing I am hoping for is if they change the trains they put some old seats at the bus stop - like Europa have.

Media getting over excited on residential development again. Being an enthusiast of theme parks, leaves me with questions and concerns about what CEH are doing. Luna Park is a great example on what can happen if you start mixing residential with entertainment. As for the how involved the minister is- @ShakeShack Light Rail to the airport was never going to happen because there is a big hill in the way. Heavy rail is what the airport requires with light rail supporting it.

Well I guess we know where the canceled light rail funding is going.....

Looks like the minister has finally deigned to get involved... apparently at the request of King Tom himself...

@Tricoartthe things you talk about are the toppings on the cake. The cake has gone bad.