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Just had my first go on the ride and let me tell you it is literally the best ride I have ever been on It was in front row as well and I was lucky to be the chosen 10 to go on the ride as well

WOW. I rode in the 4th row & all I can say is HOLY #%$! The Airtime, the speed, the first drop. Omg. This ride is WORLD CLASS!!! Here is my experience of the ride. - The lift hill is really fast & got me by surprise how fast it actually was - The first drop is amazing! Would definitely love to ride further back to see how intense it is in the back few rows - The first Airtime hill is awesome! Heaps of airtime (more than I was expecting) - The NIL is crazy & twisty. Also a good pop of airtime! - Stengel dive, probably one of the weakest parts of the ride but still good fun. - The Dive Turn was awesome, so intense! - S-Bend was super fast & the change of direction is awesome. (Similar to Jet Rescue) - The small airtime hill was good. Not a huge amount of airtime but still good! - Helix was super intense & you can definetly feel the G's!!! - The bunny hills got me by surprise, especially the first one!! I think the first bunny hill offers one of the most insane airtime moments I've ever experienced! Was going to go for a 2nd ride however the line was very long at this point & they were only running 1 train. This ride is absolutely incredible & is a great addition for Movieworld & Australia!! I honestly feel like this is one of the best roller coasters in the world. I'm not gonna say you have to ride this but ..YOU NEED TO RIDE THIS!!! To finish off here are a few photos I took on my phone.

Have been at the park since 9am. Got my first ride on rivals at around 3pm after it opened. 4th ride of the day. Also finished up on the very last ride of the day in the front row about 5:20pm or so. There's not even words that can describe the coaster. Back is worth the money through.

😍 Lines at the moment

Backwards was fucken incredible!!!

Just a quick one... this is a SOFT open guys... don't go running down there tomorrow on the assumption that "it most likely will be open" to avoid disappointment. Go as if it's most likely closed and you MIGHT get a surprise.

Since the ride is no longer under construction, this topic has now finished. It's been a pleasure spending the last 215 pages (including deleted posts) with you!

And because why not, Here's a shot of the train with some very happy guests going up

I thought I'd revive this thread as the topic has become relevant again. The opening of the incredible DC Rivals HyperCoaster is imminent and I have just one question: WHERE IS THE MARKETING AND WHY HASN'T MOVIE WORLD UPGRADED THEIR MAIN WEBSITE? I used all caps to express how horrified I am. It makes no sense to me that Parkz is marketing this ride better than the park itself. When I visit these forums I am instantly hit with a full main page graphic promo for DC Rivals, which is the way it should be, but when I visit Movie World's tired and dated website there is almost nothing. Certainly nothing that fits a ride of this magnitude. The attraction should be a whole page takeover, similar to Parkz. American theme parks make sure you know a new attraction is opening, even when it is relatively minor. I know MW invested in a separate DC Rivals website, but no one would even have known it existed if it hadn't been for the user who discovered it on these forums. I know they created a TVC for the ride, but it barely shows the magnitude of the coaster itself. And where is the TVC playing? Just to GC locals? The whole of Australia needs to be made aware this major new attraction exists, or MW won't see the justified bump in attendance. People need to know it's there! Step up, Movie World. You've built potentially the best ride this country has seen but people need to know about it.

Ah, thanks for that. I'll take an alcohol swap to wipe the marker off LOL kidding..

Ok so there's a few us lining up and we have been told that it's expected to open within the next hour and they are doing the final checks right now as I speak

AW's Instagram. Behind the scenes; Goliath.

Managed to get a go on the backwards seats It was very intense and I can definitely see myself doing it again soon

Here's my thoughts, their more towards what the coaster impacts now the coaster itself. The coaster itself, you can easily see why it cost so much, you can tell it is a brand new coaster and is so smooth and enjoyable, it is truly indescribable. I am glad they added storage, I think if they add storage for Superman, it will make a lot of people happy. I honestly think this was a big blow to dreamworld, I am not going to renew their now as their isn't enough going on, where Movie World offers so much, and this coaster is worth the purchase of a pass alone.

Honestly well done MW! This is an amazing addition and we all hope it really pays of for you and it's great to have such a world class ride on our door step!

https://instagram.com/p/BZFtLlqgvXz/

I would say this is much better than The Incredible Hulk and Dragon Challenge which I had the pleasure of riding last year

1 train running, pay for backwards seats People celebrating awesome clean queue with theming similar to green lantern. Very clean looking queue Monitors in queue, is outdoors that comes into a shaded section, a fan, a new uniform for staff There's a load area

I'd quite happily pay $10 to ride it backwards

Cherry Picker is coming down Ok it's going back up now 😒

$10 is fair IMO. I doubt they'll have any issues filling the seats. They may well have peak and off-peak pricing but why not leverage the hype? Smart way to make money on every cycle.

Can you take some photos of the queue line and station? Just asking...

Okay so here are some non phone images as promised but probably still horrible and equally as out of focus.

Whoever took those drone shots is a fucking idiot.

From juzzyD over at Ozscrapers:

Video 2 of Goliath's Story has been shared.

@pazzap

Second train was added about 4:25pm. Took 10 or so minutes. Was needed to clear the queue.

1. General Public - no benefits/early access for passholders (as of right now) 2. You enter the queue to the left of the large rival fight scene, go around to the right and you reach the queue split (there is a test seat here) - General Admission goes off to the left through all of the scenes while Fast Track, Reverse Seating and Single Riders go off to the right. 3. Yes, all but one of the comic book scenes are visible from the Fast Track/Single/Backwards queue area. 4. There is some very 'typical' fight-style music playing in the queue and station. (I don't know how else to explain it) 5. Hope not 6. Dispatches are somewhat typical for our parks. Not the fastest but they're certainly not slow either. (Staff on today were amazing-interacting with guests, just generally excited) 7. Can't answer this for sure but I am sure Mack officials will be on standby for the next few weeks until the ride is fully worn in. 8. Just at the queue entrance. Can't miss it -they've got a bright fuschia sign for it and a few staff there. (however I'm sure this will be moved to the Photo/Video/Fast Track booth at the front during offpeak) 9. I'm sure they could've designed some large 360 degree interactive for the queue, however, with the current scenes there's no way they could comfortably fit something in without it looking out of place or like an afterthought. 10. Not me, already ridden it 6 times --- Row 10, Left seat (direction of travel) is easily the best seat on the ride; and Rivals beats out Twisted Colossus taking top spot as my favourite coaster. -- To answer some other questions: Currently only running one train. Backwards seating is $10 and operates on a return-time system. Loose item storage is available at the load platform [Enough space for small items like coins up to a fairly large backpack]

Was on the back row on the 4th train... and holy crap it was amazing. Then later on got the front row... was awesome too. Then went in row 10 (last forward row) and the airtime was just insane. Hands down the best coaster i've been on, and great job to Village Roadshow. Greg looked happy operating it today haha.

Very true! Can't recall how many times the staff told us this as we stood there for 1.5 - 2hrs that it had a chance to run however they weren't certain. We were very lucky to get on this today & It would of been a shame to have waited that long to not ride. Head down at your own risk. If you guys have any questions about the ride/experience or anything you would like to know feel free to ask

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wow they need to get some shade sails put up there

@Glubbo yeh mate definitely worth the $10 bucks

First time on Rivals as backwards?

Question is this a top 10 coaster?

So $10 backwards seats by the looks of things... quite expensive if you ask me, I think $5 is a lot more appropriate, those seats are going to be empty for a fair bit of the year (could be a great way to skip a long queue though)

I did Universal Japan, and it is an incredible park. Awesome amount of rides, attention to detail is amazing. Harry Potter area is unlike anything else. It is a must. But you will need to purchase Fast Pass, the more rides for it the better, as it is a very busy park the majority of the time (I went late March last year), and queues are quite lengthy.

The ride will have Fast Track. It just won't be available for a while.

Maybe they're not going to turn it on until Thursday Nights Opening Ceremony?

They didn't and they're breaking a shit ton of CASA regs in the process. Dumb crap like this gives guys like me who follow the rules a bad name.

I have no idea about the scarecrow and joker sorry!!! I just thought it would fit with the theme of the game like the rundown buildings that is the arkham themeing! I just maybe thought they could throw a spin on it and decorate it slightly to fit with the game? I have no clue HAHAHAHA

Staff of Movie World are riding the hypercoaster tonight. I think this is a very strong indication that their going to soft open tommorow.

Nearmpa update from August 28 And here is a photoshopped, higher quality image of the whole area

My guess is lightening rods.