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Vertical construction of JR itself has begun, seemingly with the entrance to the turntable. (From @ozthrills on Instagram)

Track install has begun

It took you a lot of words, to say I was correct. 🤣

I didn't realise we were being so pedantic, but in the case of two dimensional space, X & Y are the commonly used labels. You wouldn't skip over Y to refer to something as X & Z unless a third dimension was possible. (And given the artwork and intent of the ride description, a third dimension wasn't seen as applicable). You are correct that Z is traditionally drawn as the vertical axis, but this also depends on your perspective, doesn't it?

I think you meant to say, it only moves x & z? If it moved on the X & Y, it would be a Cha Cha ride.😀 What's worse than a poster for theming?

There's two directions you can go with these. Both of which you will find with a little google image search. Try the following searches: dye sub polo shirt These are full colour, and can be as simple or as detailed of a design as you like. There really isn't much of a limit when it comes to dye sublimation printing. Dreamworld almost got it right when they produced a dye-sub t-shirt. If it'd had a collar, it would have been perfect! (This is the first result I could find on google when searching for it, as this style of shirt is no longer sold on their online merch store) dri-fit polo shirt This is a much simpler design. Searching this on google will return numerous results of simplistic styled and comfortable polo shirts in a dri-fit fabric (also known as 'wick-away') which keeps the wearer cool. Nike and Under Armour are big producers of shirts like this and they're worn by lots of sportspeople. Tiger Woods for example has his own shirts produced by Under Armour. A lot of golfers wear this style also The important thing about these shirts is the style of fabric. They're not cotton, or a cotton-poly blend. They tend to have stretchy, breathable fabric containing a percentage of elastane or other flexible fabric. (The wicking fabric and breathability is certainly welcomed in the climate of SEQ) Check out the description of this one, for example - Men's UA Matchplay Polo | Under Armour AU As another example - Disney produced merchandise for World of Avatar which was co-branded by Nike, and the shirt was so comfortable! Disney Men's Shirt - Nike Performance Polo - ACE - Pandora World of Avatar (yourwdwstore.net)

I mean, the gondolas spin, so riders do experience movement on the Z axis...

Lol they can't blame Intamin this time. Shame, it looks like a great ride experience (albeit without the amazing first launch of the original). Hope they can get a viable, permanent fix to the problem.

Well luckily 2D is keeping in theme with the ride as it only moves X & Y, not Z.

I’m actually quite impressed with the overall presentation of the ride TBH. Though nothing groundbreaking, it’s definitely much better than I was expecting and is a big improvement on how it was presented at WNW. The additions of the statues, tunnel and lighting package are all really nice touches and I appreciate that MW went to the effort of adding them, as they really enhance the experience. I’m usually not a fan of 2d printed sign comic book “theming”, but given the circumstances, I think it kind of works in this case.

@DaptoFunlandGuycould you show me a few examples of a "good" polo? I am unfamiliar with polo's but I agree they should get some

Yeah the ones I got here aren't the best examples but imo the best shirts and designs in general should be nice and simple. Consist of 1-5 Color's And be a timeless design. The first design example you have here isn't bad but it's not an original logo. It's a generic template Taronga Zoo and many other places use the same one. And the leviathan shirt is just plain ugly. Way to much going on. I don't think many people would wear that. It's just not cool. we also need more ringer shirts. The 50th Anniversary dreamworld logo (though simplified to just white, black, blue and red 👌🏻) on the white ringer with red rings is my favourite shirt in our parks atm. Simple timeless design on a ringer. I couldn't find a photo and it's not on the DW merch website but it's still in park.

that’s what eltororyan seems to have heard is occurring from his sources. he didn’t say the part, but he doesn’t expect it to be open anytime soon as zamp engineers it again.

Which has led to significant fatigue in the wheel bogies...I hope to be wrong but i think this may be a substantial closure with a re-design/re-engineer component.

Not good, when all the reviews I've seen have been positive.

Rumour has it that the train rattles too much in the launch and the train is contacting the launch equipment, which has a pretty narrow margin of clearance. It was rubbing on the the launch modules causing it to slow, and not clearing the tower. No official source, just chit chat amongst different groups i've overheard. take it with a few chips of cedar and some salt.

Well it didn't open for long.

Oh no, they aren't going fake brick again are they?

Sustained The Flash has been doing technical rehearsals, since 2007. 🤔

Look i'd prefer they have more ride specific merch. Heck, last time I went to knott's they had 'new' merch featuring all of their 'former' attractions. For their 30th anniversary, MW released a T-shirt with things like gremlins and stuff on it and i've seen a lot of those shirts around... Here's what i'd like to see (in some semblance of priority): Polo Shirts. Good quality, decent array of sizes, comfortable to wear in a dri-fit fabric or dye-sub design. Full colour artwork\design, or more of a golf-polo with just the small logo. Honestly, i'd buy the whole set if they did one for each ride \ colour. ZIP UP Hoodies. With pockets. Hoodies without zips are a pain in the ass. Hoodies without pockets also. But don't go overboard with designs. one or two in the park is fine - by all means do one a bit more plain \ black \ masculine, and do another that is more colourful or feminine. His and hers are definitely a thing that will sell more than one. Doing one for every DC character is overkill. Release a new one every year, retire an old one. Ride specific products - and not just the same drink bottle or keyring with a different logo on it. Make each thing unique, or something different about it. In the same vein as number 3 - try to tailor your offering. Wild West should have old school curios. metal objects, wood objects. the kind of thing you'd see in the old west. Oz can have kansas-y olden stuff and whimsical colourful oz stuff. Superman is set in metropolis, don't forget it. Importantly though don't over-design it and end up offering a $450 item that will gather dust. It has to fit in the affordable category to move the volume. Never thought i'd be in the camp, but spirit jerseys. Bought one in Hong Kong and i'm a convert. they're lighter than a jumper, loose fitting and comfortable. you can have the same style but release a new design every year and it will keep selling. Yes they are different enough to hoodies that I know I personally would buy both. This one is a long time coming - but a specialty food item or two. To do this, you need a food outlet that produces something popular, that has a signature addition - like a burger with a special sauce. Maybe for Oz they do a Kansas-style chicken wing, and they have Toto's Wing Sauce. custom label it and sell it in the gift shop. Nanocoasters or Cutouts are cool and all. I'd like to see them, but I acknowledge they're pretty niche, but even if they did limited runs of things, or a pre-order or something, I know a lot of fans of the park would order.

Noted.

They definitely need better merch, but those shirts looks more like early 2000’s merch for a local laser tag place. The best reflection of what the parks need, IMO, are designs more akin to these (maybe not in exact style, but effort/level of design).

I was the only non-staff member on/near the cycle, and nobody was expecting to happen, so I doubt it was purposefully triggered.

Even just general Warner Bros. Movie World merch is super limited. There’s plenty of WB merch and as you say, general Looney Tunes and DC merch, but that’s about it. A lot of what they’ve got is good too, but it’s not related to the theme park itself, it’s all IP

Absolutely preposterous. They've all done their training. They've all worked a hard day on a new attraction. The last thing they're going to do is intentionally cause a fault when its time to knock off. Don't be so absurd.