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Awesome photos Gavin! You're making me very excited about my US trip next month!

What ever happened to HWSD Phase 2? I would love to see some ramps/extra fire added!

Back in the good old days! No roof, more characters, real grass...

"All new floats" is good! And it's a night-time event, which is even better! However, let's hope the rides stay open so we don't have an empty park come 5:30pm!

Excellent! I just hope that the new show and additional characters STAY after the holidays finish. It's time for a few new shows, characters and parade floats.

In the long run it's going to cost the company more if they continue down this path.

The Giant Drop is the only ride that still makes me a tad nervous. After all these years I still get a little edgy just before the thing drops.

^ Which is now a must for all new Vekoma roller coasters!

Anything can happen on rides. No matter what safety measures are in place, anything can happen. Even walking out to the backyard has its risks. And while it's a VERY safe park, please don't say it's the safest park in the world -- because you have no proof. By the way, if you do work at the park, please be careful with what you say.

Already done. It's a real shame that people would do stuff like that...

Hmm.. someone has copied my public photo/info and created a new F/b account. Then uploaded it in my name :S

Is the log ride really that bad now? What have they done that's so bad?

I think early 2011 will be when we receive something major. At least we are getting something, but I am disappointed that it's not something for the thrill seekers. Let's just hope that it's in theme, and well themed!

The ice cream shop and the corner shop are totally different. The only ice cream that the corner shop serves is soft-serve. I think it's a good move. However, I'm worried about some of the buildings on Main Street. A few of the windows are missing and you can see the internal roof...

Do you mean that they are building another tech box near the Willy Wonker store? Why would they need a second box? Also, did they ever build that 'phase two' of HWSD?

I'm sure there are parks overseas that have internet cafes. I just hope that it doesn't stick out and wreck the theme of Main Street. On another note, the Willy Wonker store was being worked on last time I was there... let's hope that they touch up on some other buildings while it's quite. The speaker (and whole window) was missing off one of the buildings and you could see the internal roof from the street. It's been like that for a while. However, there's a high chance that it has been fixed by now... hopefully!

I would think that MW has the western photos and the other park(s) have Pirate photos?

I went to Movie World on Wednesday and Scooby Doo was looking terrible! The mist/fog in the main room was no where to be seen -- or so thin that it appeared to be absent. The last room had no lasers and the final drop was lit up with the house lights from underneath (was pretty cool to see under there though). Both Wild West, SDSC and Batman Adventure seriously need some work because they're starting to show their age. The River Ride, while old, is looking better than the rest. While I have some negative comments regarding the park's older attractions, I am pleased to say that Superman now has subway sounds playing near the boarding area (although you really can only hear these if you're sitting in the train). Also the Batman-themed area (near the Gotham City Cafe) now appears to have a lectern out front of City Hall. I also thought it would be worth noting that the new Sweet Treats store isn't air-conditioned. I'd hate to be working there in summer!

Personally, I'd love to see every single photo of Movie World (taken before 2005) that you've got

I don't remember exactly what happened in the tunnel, but I remember that there was something in the tunnel that sprayed water on us. Also the elephant sprayed us as well as a few big water jets up near the GD pathway. I'm not sure if any of these are new, but I hadn't seen them before.

I'm not sure if I'm imaging this or not, but last time I went to Dreamworld I noticed that some of the theming on the river rapids had been replaced and that some new water sprinklers had also been installed.

Does anyone have any pictures of the sets, trams or 'station'? Reviews would be great too!

While I love the idea of having some sort of studio tour return to the park, I am worried about how this will be done. Firstly, where will the trams depart from? If it begins on Boxing Day, then that's too soon for a building to be constructed. So I'm guessing that they are going to be using that shelter in the Wild West area that was used for the farm tours. Great... Secondly, will those old trams be used? While I understand that this isn't a permanent attraction, it would be good if the park worried about their image somewhat more than they have been lately. I mean those old trams remind me of something you'd see in a zoo, not a 'world class' theme park (world class being their words, not mine). Lastly, what are they going to be showing us? While the Narnia set might be interesting, it's not really going to make for much of a 'studio tour'. I hope they show us around the whole lot and put some effort into it.

I should be able to do the 29th of December