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  3. What’s next for movie world

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    13 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

    Absolutely.

    and those exact reason are why it won’t be executed properly by MW. 

    15 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

    No way in this universe Village have the funds to make a show like Waterworld and the show only works for kids because it is a large spectacle.   You do Mad Max with the budget of HWSD and see what type of show you get.

    Truth.

  4. What’s next for movie world

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    5 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

    Most kids don't know who Mad Max is so it's a shit choice as your only show.

    Most kids haven't seen the 1995 film Waterworld, or know of that IP. Yet the Waterworld stunt show (a stunt show based off that IP)  is a very popular attraction, and still highly regarded as one of the best theme park stunt shows in the world. When Universal Beijing opens next year, 4 of those shows will be cloned around the world.

    The post apocalyptic world of Mad Max lends itself towards a fantastic set, costumes, and action sequences. There are many similarities between the Mad Max and Waterworld films; why not take inspiration from the most successful themepark stunt show in the world.

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  5. What’s next for movie world

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    I mostly agree with @Gazza

    - Complete overhaul of Kids WB Fun Zone.

    - Completely new stunt show. Mad Max is the glaringly obvious choice for the theme. It's the most perfect IP, as it's an Australian film, and distributed by Roadshow Films locally, and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally.

    - Replace lethal weapon with a next gen Vekoma Flying coaster. A Batman theme would work perfectly.

    - Family thrill mine train coaster that interacts with Wild West Falls in some way. With some cool tricks (e.g. drop track, backwards section, multi launches).

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  6. Steel Taipan Construction - Dreamworld Mack launched roller coaster

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    I'm pretty sure the raw coaster track and seat supports shown in this video is for Dreamworld's new coaster.

    A really great documentary detailing the coaster manufacturing/fabrication process at Mack rides in Germany. There is also some great discussion about the history of the Mack family, and the evolution of Mack rides and Europa Park. Plus they show off that cool "rocking boat" prototype water ride.

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  8. New Attraction for Dreamworld Suggestions

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    4 hours ago, djrappa said:

    100% needs a Chute the Chutes ride to anchor ocean parade. Have even done the numbers and one could fit into existing area footprint without losing much at all 

    Cool idea. Would love for Mack to do it though. A custom compact Super Splash model with an elevator lift, and head chopper airtime hill before the splashdown. Similar to this model at Plopsaland De Panne:

    For some reason this supersplash model is not listed on rcdb.... but the more generic 'Atlantica' supersplash model is https://rcdb.com/2928.htm).

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  13. Movie World - The Next Few Years

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    4 hours ago, Richard said:

    By any observable metric, Doomsday and surrounds was wasted capital. It was a very well executed concept that was... doomed... from the start because it was all wrong.

    Nice to know i'm not the only one with this opinion. Also nice pun.

    4 hours ago, webslave said:

    Also not helped by how it presents to the pathway.  Easy for many to pass it by without even realizing it's something to see.

    100% agree. The Doomsday Destroyer attraction sign is fantastic. It's probably the best attraction entrance sign in aus. But they decided to hide it and face it towards the showstage? It should have been facing the main pathway, and the little shop moved to the back of the area.

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  15. Movie World - The Next Few Years

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    On 26/10/2019 at 5:19 PM, Ash said:

    Kids area is overdue, took my 5 year old today and he was bored after an hour, lines were pretty short, 2 hours in the park we were gone

    On 27/10/2019 at 8:27 PM, MacPark said:

    The need to put some money into the kids area. It used to be a such a great part of the park and its really old and average now. It never recovered from the looney tunes river ride being taken away.

    On 27/10/2019 at 12:17 AM, Baconjack said:

    Kids area should be the first thing MW needs to pay attention to.

    ^Agree completely.

    Movieworld didn't need Doomsday and the villains unleashed precinct. Instead they should have used that money to completely overhaul the Kids WB land, and add a much needed major family attraction to that area.

    The whole villains unleashed area was a bizarre investment IMO.  It is completely separate from all other DC attractions. The area was designed for kids/tweens, but then the anchor ride is too intimidating for most kids and has a 140cm height requirement (thus restricting many kids from riding). And on top of that, let's make the area's interactive games an up-charge experience to piss everyone off 😂

  18. Movie World Maintenance 2019

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    On 17/08/2019 at 11:22 PM, Baconjack said:

    Kids area needs a refurb. Give it all a new coat of paint and some theming updates with the same IP in mind. They havent added all that much in 20 years. It all looks so old now, in desperate need of a refresh.

    100000% agreed. Hopefully after the New Atlantis at Seaworld, this is the next major capex project. Hopefully we see the land rethemed with a new, more up to date IP, and anchored by a new major dark ride that fills the hole that LTRR left.

    1 hour ago, Skeeta said:

    It's because they are treating all 3 parks as 1 park and it's getting Village into trouble waters.

    ^What Skeeta said. Since the introduction of the $99 (3 park) annual passes in 2009, VRTPs stopped treating MW, SW & WnW as standalone parks, but instead 1 park, over 3 locations. Movieworld became the park for thrillseekers teenagers and adults, Seaworld catered towards the families, elderly, young children, international tourists, and Wet'n'Wild........stayed the waterpark.

    If you go back before 2009, you'll notice each park (individually) had attraction mixes that were more balanced. Families with young children would have enjoyed MW just as much as SW. These days, if it wasn't for the still very reasonably priced multi-park passes, families with young kids wouldn't bother visiting/buying passes to MW. Same with a group of young adults; they wouldn't bother to visit Seaworld, because movieworld has everything they need.

    My hope with The New Atlantis, is that VRTPs are starting to build each park back up into a well-rounded standalone themepark. Similar to how it was prior to 2009.

     


    Fun Fact: Found the prices for an Adult 3 park annual pass back in 2008 using wayback machine = $289 online. adjusted for inflation is $356. Currently locals can get a VRTP annual pass for $149. crazy.

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  20. Sea World - New Ride 2020

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    20 minutes ago, AlexB said:

    I woodn't have a clue what they're doing.

    I see what you did there. A wooden coaster for 2020 seems to be the going rumour. If that's the case, a GCI family thrill coaster (like InvadR, or, Joris en de Draak) would be a perfect fit for Seaworld. InvadR proves that a vikings theme works well with a wooden coaster. It would be cool to see the vikings revenge theme revived. What ever it is, I feel as if the 2020 attraction needs to be a major headline attraction - to fill the gap that Sea Viper/Corkscrew created when it was demolished.

  22. $100m indoor water park, Dingley, Melbourne.

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    Found another good article, which also linked to a detailed video rendering of the proposed park: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/pellicano-zagame-announce-plans-for-100m-water-park

    It looks like White Water West will be the sole supplier of all slides and attractions. I'd always prefer to see a mix of suppliers, but I'm sure White Water quoted an enticing price for the whole package. The place looks like a gigantic local sports and aquatic centre. Very light on themeing, compared to other indoor/partially outdoor waterparks around the world (e.g. Kingdom Of Poseidon) 

     

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  23. Dreamworld reduces operating hours

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    23 minutes ago, Jamberoo Fan said:

    Also, can anyone explain to me why the COO's name tag says 'Melbourne, Australia' on it? (See 47:56 in the video)

    I believe the location is where the individual is from/born. I'm not sure how long this has been a thing though.

    11 hours ago, AlexB said:

    I'd rather the park close for 1 day a week, or operate on a reduced hours for the entire park during the week (with a cheaper day ticket available on those days) than to close well over half the park while still open for an hour or more.

    ^Agreed. They could have copied Disney. Have different operating hours everyday that are based off past attendance, and have tiered day ticket pricing to suit those operating hours or predicted 'busy days'. Having rides shut at different times, or rides operating on a ride rotation system is confusing and annoying for guests. It blatantly indicates they are trying to save money.

  24. The Off Topic Topic

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    Posted · Edited by Luke

    I found this to be a very informative video of the new RMC Raptor coasters. It delves deep into how RMC have designed/engineered the Raptor track, layout and trains in order to deliver a major thrill coaster at a fraction of the cost of a regular tubular steel thrill coaster - which is the ultimate purpose of the RMC Raptor product.

     

    What was particularly interesting, is the reported cost of the coaster from the video creator. Probably should be taken with a grain of salt, but if that's true it would be the perfect coaster for up and coming aussie parks (e.g. Funfields).

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