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Good news! My video capture card was delivered this morning, and copying my old Dreamworld home video to my laptop as we speak Once it's done I'll edit it a bit and upload to YouTube to share

You're in university, but not old enough to go by yourself, and another two years before your parents would let you? Who are you? Doogie Howser? (although based on what you've said you probably are too young for that reference). I don't mean to offend, i'm legitimately curious how a university age student would need parental consent to go overseas - I think american kids call it a Gap year. Snooty american kids call it a sabbatical... no doubt you could probably find others through Parkz, or TPR who would go on a trip - and if you look into it, TPR trips tend to be nice and easy. Cost wise yes, still prohibitive, but where there is a will, there is a way... especially with HECS\HELP programs and the like...

My advice for @Brad2912 is do your trip before but leading into the USA summer break. Disneyland starts it extended trading hours a couple of weeks before the holidays but the parks are not full yet. Airfares, accommodation are always cheaper too at that time. My last day at DL was the last day of school in the USA. If you ever want to see what 1000 yellow buses look like at once this is the night to go. DL opens it gates to seniors students from midnight for free on this day. Walking back to the hotel with hundreds of yellows buses driving past. Kids head, legs and arms hanging out of windows, all screaming like they just won the lotto.

That's super young, I was 18 before I began Uni in Melbourne. Can also confirm that the term 'gap year' is definitely prominent in Australia, Alex B. Is there anything stopping you from getting a job? Once you have completed your first year you are eligible to participate in the Disney International Program/J1 Cultural exchange in which you work for Walt Disney World for approximately 5-12 months. This is an alternative that pays you money and allows you to explore some of the best theme parks in the US, in fact I have my interview for the program on Monday

I think regardless of the theme, the new flat ride is a sorely needed addition to the park and I don't care what character is slapped on the side of it, i'm just thankful we get a new flat!

@OceanGirl I'm with AlexB on this one. It's time you set out a plan and put it into action. The idea might seem out of reach but I encourage you to do some research. With some good planning it is very cost effective. I payed for 2 adults and 3 kids last year and it cost me $12000.00. You might think $12000.00 a lot of money and it is but when you put it into context you see how cheap it works out to be. I was in the USA for 4 weeks. I spent 1.5 weeks in LA. From LA we hired a van and did the whole ocean road trip up to Seattle. We stayed 3 days in San Francisco and drove up to Portland/Seattle. Going back to LA we went inland via Sacramento. The last few days we spent near Hollywood. You just have to be smart with your planning and it can be done. Examples of Skeet being smart is. Stopping off at Gold Beach Animal Park for $3.00 per person. (Gold Beach Animal Park you get to play/feed with the tigers for free). And we had good luck with this because we got to play and feed 4 cubs which were like 6 weeks old). Example of Skeet not being so smart is doing the all you can eat breakfast at Knott’s Berry Farm before the park opens. The not so smart part was free champagne was include so Skeet was pissed before Knott’s even opened up. All comes down to saving. I also never do what I wouldn’t do at home. I don’t spend $50.00 on a meal at home so I don’t do it while on holidays. I also always pucker up on accommodation. If I’m at Disney from 8.am to midnight I don’t care what my accommodation looks like. As long as it has a bed and no Bed Bugs then I am happy. Even the cheapest hotels give you free breakfast to charge up for the day. First thing I do when I arrive is buy a cheap ass esky. I fill it up with the free ice that all the hotels have and pack it full of the drinks that I purchase from a grocery stall. I sure a lot of people can give you tips on saving $ while still having a great time. DON"T EVER NOT GET TRAVEL INSURANCE. My son got food poisoning and ended up spending 9 hours in hospital. When I arrived home I had a $17000.00 bill in my mail box. Lucky for Skeet he had paid $100.00 for travel insurance and he just forwarded the bill onto them.

^But Brad's comment is the most telling of this thread - visitation has increased with the additions. When you're on a winner, why would you change? TBH, the park could do with rebranding, and drop the 'movie' related title all together. The only real movie relevance the park has anymore is that it is next to a studio.

Still a better concept art image than new Wonderland