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Just wanted to say, i really appreciate people who do this. For people who seriously want to make Wikipedia as accurate as possible, it would take quite a bit of your own time just doing it. So thank you.

I SERIOUSLY doubt we are going to see a mountain with waterfalls and giant sculptures of Atlantean warriors. That was pie in the sky theming and I doubt it would have been delivered like that even prior to the parks closing and operating at a loss for months.

I have a sinking feeling that the symbolic alphabet is going to be the only form of placemaking within New Atlantis. When I think of Atlantis, I definitely don't think of these what those photos of Vortex are offering. Holding out hope I'm incorrect...

Taronga Zoo will reopen June 1 with reduced capacity Here is their video about the reopening and what will be put into place/changes I think it’s a pretty well put together video and hopefully the GC parks create something similar upon their reopening

A launch is infinitely more expensive, instead of one big electrical supply connected to one drive and motor you have a huge number of drives and electrical connections and all the Control smarts to drive it. And then theming, good theming is very expensive, not just for construction but also the AV components to run it and the design fees just to come up with it in the first place. The numbers add up pretty quickly.

Hi! Long term lurker, first time poster here (regular site visitor for years!). Sorry this is going to be a long-ish post, but I need to be specific about what I’m asking. (Admins feel free to move to off-topic if you feel it’s appropriate). Partly due to my sheer affinity for the park, and partly due to boredom/OCD-fuelled optimism, I’ve recently taken up the task of completely overhauling and rewriting Movie World’s Wikipedia entry (I’ve been a regular editor there for many years). Here’s what the article used to look like: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warner_Bros._Movie_World&oldid=951851228 And now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Movie_World As you can see, I’ve already made quite a lot of progress and spent of lot of time revitalising the page recently. What I’m mainly asking the Parkz community for is some resources on the MW’s history that would be relevant/interesting. Information MUST be supported by scholarly sources: TV/news programs, documentaries/specials, newspaper articles, interviews, web articles etc. Feedback about the article so far would of course be welcomed. Of particular value would be newspaper/journal articles from the 90s and 00s. Bonus points if you have the publication dates/issue numbers/etc. I’ve already spent countless hours scouring the internet (and Parkz.com!) for sources, using search engines and adjusting parameters etc, but I just don’t feel that my research has merited the level of information that I would like. I’d really love more insight into the early days of Movie World particularly – why/how it was built, the planning and construction process, how it performed/was received. Also relevant would be a more long-term look at the park’s performance over the years, why and how the park expanded/began adding in new rides and attractions etc. I know this forum has a lot of veterans who remember the good ol’ days (and I wasn’t born when MW opened), and a lot of people with the “inside scoop”, so I’d really appreciate anybody who can give me some insight. Why am I doing this? Well, I’m a long-term contributor to WP and, say what you want about it, but I’ve always wanted to improve the perception of WP as an online learning tool by writing high-quality, factual and reliably-sourced content. That, and I’m a long-term enthusiast and consider MW my favourite park. My main goal for this page is to have it reach Good Article status: it receives a formal review/check from another editor. If it’s well-written, comprehensive, backed up with sources etc, it meets the criteria and is listed as a Good Article. If possible, I would one day like it be listed as a Featured Article: the article receives a formal, highly stringent review from multiple editors. This process typically lasts for several weeks, and every aspect of the article is scrutinised. If the article passes, it is considered to be an encyclopaedic-quality. A big problem I can see going forward is that a lot of the article is sourced to this website. No offense to the staff, but I think it’s likely that this site would be challenged as a “reliable source” for numerous, boring reasons. This is why journals/articles from papers would be invaluable to me. If you have anything to contribute, please let me know below, email me or PM me. Information that you have doesn’t necessarily need to exist on the internet: newspaper columns, TV specials, interviews etc all constitute sources. But it needs to come from a source, not just from a forum post (Wikipedia’s policy). My email (have no problems with this being shared) for all Wikipedia-related things is: cr4ze.wp@gmail.com Thanks!

Is this in reference to the original Photoshop composite? Pretty sure that's very inaccurate given how the layout for Leviathan isn't correct. At this point, I think it's safe to assume that the physical model is the the closest representation of what we'll be getting, which doesn't have me very excited. When I hear "fully immersive precinct" and "sleek, eye-catching and architecturally aesthetic theming" I come to expect just the likes of Pandora: The World of Avatar or Diagon Alley, not the queue for Green Lantern Pretty sure it's all wood. I don't see them touting it as a hybrid

The vortex is looking very very blue. I like blue, that seems like too much blue. I liked the stone look they had in the concept art, but it seems like those pesky budget cuts are at play again

Bikash, is that you?

Rainbows End in NZ have reopened, and has laid their plans out in black and white. Check it out - https://rainbowsend.co.nz/health-safety?fbclid=IwAR1ItGa3YymOAuzagVLADO__TNxUMQEwla70XOylclgCsBvvosJBci1M8r4#Saferiding

wow time does go quickly !CONSTRUCTION UPDATE! in this photo you can see that the vortex signage is up and they have added Atlantean language below the vortex signage this is going to be one of the best themed precincts in an Australian theme park i also added the Atlantis language Next month will most likely be when leviathan's construction will be going vertical as all the wood seems to have arrived and the groundwork looks near complete here is the video i got this from

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Those must have taken all day to whip up... Kudos to you.

Unless it was another Rapids style ride I don’t think the media would say boo. The media is also a lot more pro-VRTP than DW as well from what I have seen and I think that’s in a large part due to Clark Kirby’s direction and willingness to involve them in all aspects.

Would imagine clones are cheaper as they have the specs, required inventory lists, technical planning and testing patterns already in place.

I have found out for the last few months that many of the Wikipedia articles for the Gold Coast theme parks are VERY outdated. An example is the History of Dreamworld article. This article only shows the history of Dreamworld from its construction to July 2012. I, myself have been trying to update the articles as much as I can but I really have limited time. I don’t really have any knowledge about Movie World before the early 2010s so I’m just here to encourage and thank your work 🙂

Just to put things into a bit of perspective... If a roller coaster crashed and killed people because the park had made in house dodgy modifications to the braking and control system would there never be another roller coaster built in Australia? Because that’s kind of the same as saying we’d never have a traditional water ride built again...

Ok the forums seem a bit busier again so i should really finish off these Japan trip reports. I went to Nagashima Spaland on a Sunday in December, the park was lively but not heaving. https://www.parkz.com.au/parks/JP/Kuwana/Nagashima_Spa_Land/ It seems to be every trip report of this place is dead in terms of crowds, so people tend to enjoy a fairly easy day. The issue I discovered with Japanese parks is that when they become even slightly busy, the slow operations they all have (Outside Disney and Universal and Legoland) just becomes a bit painful so even short queues just eat up time. Over the course of my day, I managed to ride the main coasters once*, and that was relying on using express passes, so tragically, I only got to ride Hakugei once (And they shut the queues before closing time, so my recommendation would be making sure you get a few express tickets for earlier in the day if you want to re ride....and avoid weekends (Which were unavoidable in my case) Also, Ultra Twister was closed, as was the Intamin first Gen Freefall ride. Genuinely miffed about both. To get to the park you can get a train from Nagoyas main station to Kuwana, then a bus. Or you can get a direct bus from the central bus station. The latter option is about 10 min longer, but much easier. If you do get a bus, sit on the drivers side so you can get pics of the coasters as you approach the park. The park has two entrances, a front one under Steel Dragon, or a back one near the resort/ SW corner of the water park. The bus will drop you at the latter. Pre purchasing tickets is a pain for foreign visitors, so make a beeline for the ticket booths. I opted to wander around the outside of the park briefly for some pics before opening. The park itself is neat, tidy, and well maintained, and surprisingly compact for the number of rides it has, so is easy to navigate. There's also a wide variety of flats, none of which i got to ride So I'll do a run through of everything Hakugei 2 hour queue as soon as it got here at opening so I noped out and got a fast pass. A couple of minutes of coaster heaven, being thrown in all directions, unexpected twists, heaps of airtime. I went to go back for another ride later in the day but the queue had been closed fuuuuuuuuuu, so I really have to judge it on that one ride. I probably liked it better than Steel Vengeance, this one seemed more spread out and varied, had a zero g stall, and didnt rely on a shitload of painful airtime bumps to pad out the last half of the ride. Superb. Steel Dragon 2000 This one is Morgan hypercoaster with B&M trains, so runs very nicely. It's not the most imaginative hypercoaster out there, but it does shine in the latter half with the long line of airtime hills at the end. again, Only a single ride on this one sadly. Bobkart Bobkarts are like those toboggan runs, but on flat ground, with a motorised kart. They are moderately thrilling, with tiny pops of air over the bunny hops along the course. Naturally though you just push the lever foward and go as fast as you can, but the max speed is only fairly moderate. You dont get the fear factor of the gravity driven toboggan runs where you can go fast, but have that fine line of almost tipping it. Acrobat This flying coaster is a clone of Manta at SeaWorld Orlando. It's a good solid layout. The park run it like idiots though, with one train and one station open, and the train is parked before they let you in to the gate area put your stuff in the lockers, so forking out for a fastpass is a must to avoid their fuckwitted operations that cause slow lines. The pretzel loop is crazy of course, but these become a bit harder to tolerate the older you get. This was the only coaster i got a 2nd ride on because I basically hot footed it there around 4pm when it was apparent the queues for the other coasters were closing and managed to snare a pass just before they turned off and emptied the machine for the day. Corkscrew I think this was the first coaster i had to actually queue for at this point, and it still took 30 mins for a few trains. Well taken care of, this ride is like the SW Corkscrew if it didn't have a loop. Wild Mouse This was obviously bought from the German fair circuit, because the pay box had Euro plugs in it. As you probably guessed, only one side of the coaster was open, so another 30 min wait. Not sure what else I'd need to write about a mouse coaster. I did get this cool pic though. Giant Wheel Aurora Japan = Land of the massive Ferris wheels. I got on this one around midday when the sky was clear and there were minimal shadows. You can see just how logically the park is laid out and how neatly attractions are slotted together. Farm De Bang Bang Farm De Bang Bang was a toy story mania type ride with ugly 4 person cars: I did find the pull cords were a bit worn out on this one so it was hard to get points. All of the games had a farmyard theme, with the last one involving setting off fireworks at sunset. Jet Coaster When you go to Japan, you have to ride a jet coaster, a ride type with long drawn out shallow drops and wide turns. Imagine DWs thunderbolt after the loops essentially. Another short queue/long wait situation, but the ride was relaxing, with a nice leafy setting compared to the rest of the park. Looping Star A couple of bites of the cherry with this one. First time around it broke down while i was waiting, thankfully it was up and running again towards the end of the day. These things are great, with a powerful loop and fast turns, and even a couple of speedy pops of airtime towards the end. A true classic. Shuttle Loop Not too much of a wait for this one, i dont mind shuttle loops actually (Arrrow ones are my fave) but i guess it feels a bit underwhelming in the same park as Looping Star. Children Coaster This thing was deserted, no queue, things are looking up! Arashi I've Ridden Batman at SFFT, Joker at SFGAdv and now Arashi, and Arashi is the craziest. On the first level alone you get 4 flips, and tumble non stop through the rest of the course. Lucky it is so short because i dont think you could put up with it if it was any longer) Jumbo Viking This one was a must do for me. Look at the size of the regular pirate ship on the right, and then the massive double one on the left. I cannot think of any situation where this thing would utilise its capacity, and to be honest the park would probably be utterly heaving with crowds if both sides were running and it had a queue. They only run the ride once every 15 mins , and even then its not even full. It felt a bit gentler compared to a normal pirate ship due to how long the swings are. Peter Rabbit Skyliner Once the coasters were shut and I'd done my 2nd ride on Acrobat there wasnt much else to do, so i did a lap on this one to get some photos, which was a similar ride to the monorail cablecar thing at Tobu Zoo. Photos somewhat unsuccessful due to the poor light at that stage of the day. Haunted House This walk through was one the last things I did for the day. No actors, just static props through nicely done scenes of a traditional Japanese village with stuff the local market seemingly find scary, like wolf headed men and sobbing women. Overall, yes the park is decent with some must do attraction, but just be prepared for queues if the park is anything other than dead. If i was visiting for the first time, 1.5 days might actually allow a more comfortable pace, and if you are done early, well then there is plenty of other places to see nearby with your new found extra time. At the end of the day be prepared for traffic congestion. I had to get a bus back to make an evening train, and it was lucky i had left a buffer and taken an earlier bus, because i didn't have a whole lot to spare in the end.

Sea World Cruises will resume June 13

Get a high quality , immersive ride from a reputable manufacturer like Intamin and the public would soon lose its fear of rapids rides. However, it needs to be another park that actually installs it. Too many memories and the inevitable comparison to TRR would not be the publicity that Dreamworld would want. Plus it would not be a good look on behalf of the four families that lost loved ones on the TRR tragedy. If not Dreamworld then what park? It certainly doesn't leave a lot of candidates. Seaworld would be the obvious choice but does it have the land to support one? Movieworld would also be a good option but would need a major shift in footprint in order to fit one in. Other than that the list draws very short indeed. Adventure World in Perth would appear to be an excellent choice for an installation. Similarly Funfields could also be an option in the future. Beyond that , its highly unlikely. Dreamworld, as has been stated before on the boards, should concentrate on either a new immersive family Log Flume or a Shoot the Chutes style ride. However, if ANY park was to install a similar attraction as Infinity Falls at Seaworld Orlando then I am so there. This thing looks unbelievable!!

Not so much scrapped, but possibly delayed. TBC.

Shame there aren't more of them

Here’s some construction photos of Bermuda Triangle

Why do you say that? Just because it hasn’t started going vertical yet, doesn’t mean it won’t be ready. These rides don’t take that long to install, so I would expect construction to begin after the July holidays. Despite it being only temporary, SkyFlyer only took just over a month from land clearing to opening.

New vortex image released

Since my last visit to the park they have updated the monorail signage, so I think this proves to an extent that it won’t be going anywhere

Hopefully something for WnW

I wouldn’t be surprised if the clips they have been using for the coaster were done by @docoaster

@Slick do you know if the model of the area is remaining in the park for public viewing, and if so, where?

I agree, but unfortunately with the current placement and that areas usage for the lake show. It wouldn’t work. The parks entrance was never designed for traffic flow both ways, and it would definitely require a lot of reworking and construction for that to happen

The one thing I hope for is that all the theming and more is added that we can see in that concept artwork and they don’t start cutting costs

Wow wow wow. Awesome to see SW going all out and finally making use of all that new land they reclaimed years ago (but it seems like even more will be reclaimed). I think the theme is great and the choice of rides works very well. I am a bit unsure of the top spin placement, but good to see they are adding in a sheltered area for viewing the dolphins. Could this mean the talk there is going. Obviously COTD is going, but will tie into the theming of this new area Never thought we would see a wooden coaster, which is great and it looks like a real good one, but also unsure about the backwards seating And replacing sky flyer with something permanent, great decision

Oh yeah, I just can’t read. Definitely not carpark

Well I didn’t expect it all to go in the carpark considering all the land they’ve reclaimed. But knowing the GC Bulletin, they might not actually all be in the carpark

I believe the first sentence is wrong. MW is not a film studio theme park. It is a theme park next to a film studio. You even refer to the adjacent film studios in the same sentence so it makes no grammatical sense

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Yeah that “my friend” did it/sent it thing doesn’t fly and shows your age.. Post what you want but own it if it gets shot down.

my friend sent me that so go blame him he just sent it to me on instagram if you want him to do bikash i'll ask him

All Hail Clark Kirby the Australian theme park God