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Other than some small kids rides in Kids WB and the Junior Driving School in 2013, the last non-DC attraction was Scooby which opened 20 years. Great to see new attractions will finally be themed to something else. I’m already thinking about how they could do this. I’d love to see the original Lethal Weapon entrance reopen. That alley becomes the yellow brick road and leads into Main Street and it create a fully immersive area with the attractions. I’d be happy to see them close the access from Superman to achieve this. That keeps the DC area seperate from this and creates an exciting journey into this new land.

Genuinely excited if it is Wizard of Oz-themed and hugely relieved they're moving away from DC Comics. Ties in nicely with their recent efforts to capture the spirit of the "golden age of Hollywood" as well. My money's on (and fingers are crossed for) a fully themed Oz precinct (yes, the dirty word) headlined by the new coaster/s, with a couple of small, family-friendly attractions in the supporting cast. Despite the apparent foreboding pessimism of the Parkz community, I'm stoked to find out more.

Wild will be open first.

I've been making it this argument for years and honestly people just need to accept that it doesn't matter. Pent up demand post-pandemic means that guests are flooding the park in record numbers despite all the concerns such as continued criticism from the general public and enthusiasts, rising costs, lowered operational capacity, poor attraction upkeep, and it being almost five years since they added a new attraction. Cash flow is likely to remain positive for the interim because of this, and despite a visibly obvious poor guest experience, we wont see any changes until that cash stops flowing. Sadly, Movie World has been cashing in on decades worth of positive experiences and nostalgia at the expense of consumer trust. Much like a certain mouse celebrating an anniversary in Florida. If you've ever been scorned by a brand then you know that it takes a lot to build trust, and very little to lose it. This business mentality is great for short-term monetary gain, and it's going to bite them on the ass in the future - Especially when the world comes to Brisbane in 2032 and all the park has to showcase are a couple decent rollercoasters.

i think the problem with this is that it would create a giant dead end, but if they opened up the original lethal weapon entrance and kept the superman pathway open; it would get rid of all the dead ends (excluding WWF which is inevitable) If it is a full out kids / family area (the 2/3 coasters, smaller rides ect) the location of it is kinda perfect. Having it near the bigger rides such as superman means the parents can enjoy the big rides, with the kids being close by going off into the new area. They would just have to create some sort of entrance into the area which would make the transition between the different themes not jarring

I'm just really confused right... Are these park management shrewd businesspeople that only care about the bottom line and delivering only attractions that will make money in the easiest way possible. (ie build a big thrill coaster for quick teen money) Or are they idiots that don't care about long term business and are stupidly building a disappointing themed family attraction that's ultimately bad for business and built on an old IP? Genuinely not sure what critique is being thrown out here about this?

I am not 100% sure the coasters are confirmed, Gumbuya could have purchased the one destined for Movieworld.

So the coasters are all but confirmed, but anyone else hoping we get more rides to help round out the new land? Even some more kids rides would be a good addition in my mind. Would be nice to have the whole Wizard of Oz gang characters be around for the area too.

Not that there's much debate that whatever this is will be Wizard Of Oz themed (1996 Twister can make some sense as well though and is owned by WB), however another bit of evidence seems to be almost a potential Mashup of the original sounds from the movie used? I didn't investigate too thoroughly but a quick skim through this video pointed to at around 29 seconds, 1 minute and 1:50 in this video, all mashed up would create the same sound used in the teaser. Including the build up, the loud wind gusts and that thunderous sound right at the end. https://youtu.be/RQWSh7Db-_E

I agree the public would be disappointed. However, my thoughts are that the marketing team is much smarter than that. If it were to be just a kids themed area, it wouldn’t be something big, especially if themed to wizard of Oz. It would be something ‘magical’ or something ‘wicked.’ So to keep our spirits up, let’s think bigger than kids rides!

At this point Mission Ferrari will open before Leviathan does

Everything you said is appalling, and there is no excuse for the state of these attractions - but in the case of Disco room, not all the lights operate in every sequence. The sequence changes periodically and you may have just gotten a darker looking sequence. I'm not the expert on this, but you'd have to do a couple cycles to see it all working from what i've seen of the install.

Sartori is a reputable manufacturer, mostly for Flat Rides though compared to coasters. They are well known for the Techno Jump model. They are also a major manufacturer of Kamikaze style rides (Along with Fabbri and ARM) so they aren't exactly a "dodgy" company like some others out there.

Its been said before, but something like F.L.Y. would be awesome.

Feel free to delete my previous post, as I cannot do so myself. Photo dump: Went on the 12th, got some photos of any construction updates. First thing's first, they've added footers on either side of the entrance pathway, and 'completed' some footers for Trident. Also, they've got white walls around various different paths (and Trident), which is assumedly for concrete pouring. As far as Leviathan goes, workmen were on a large crane, seemingly inspecting the joints. But, most notably, and I don't know how or why, but it seems very much to me like this is some form of clearance testing (just without the train, for whatever reason) Also, I forgot to mention in my original post (and I completely understand that this has near to zero credibility, nor does it necessarily mean anything, but) even staff at Sea World told me not to get any hopes up for an opening this year, despite the current 'set' date and the work that's being done.

Didn’t know where else to post this, but I thought y’all should know Sledgehammer’s 360 mode (extreme) is apparently back in operation!

If it's themed well, is large enough to work as a second path that connects to the bottom of the park as to circumvent main street (as the movement of the tornado somewhat suggests), and doesn't open 3 years after the precinct's original opening date, it could be great despite having 3 cloned kiddie/family coasters.