MaxxTheMonster

Still hoping they are going to dress the ramps... The one in the promotional picture isn't though... Will find out on the 20th when I head down...

Lol reanimated... I read it back before hitting the post button and saw it too... Accidental but when I saw it thought it had to be posted.

Swerve of topic, still maintenance though. Interesting to see that anytime MW post on fb that they take a backlash from people. Latest question was "What's your favourite part of the Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster Castle?" Quite a few comments on how poor it has become and the lack of lasers/smoke/music/etc. How much more of that are they going to take until they think, yeah, maybe we should start dealing with some of this stuff...

Wild advertising, none exists. Both boards with the Storm/Wild promotion have been made into one large Storm promotion now. So has wild been put on the backburner? Or given they delayed it and the animals they were getting might have needed somewhere to go, have they been sent elsewhere so this may not go ahead now?

Was at SeaWorld today. Storm was walk on and they were even letting people through the gate from the unload to load platform to ride again. My wife went on it first and got hit with the water dump, I went on afterwards and no dump occurred, so I am guessing this is still hit and miss.

They used to have a stage show for Looney Tunes where the Road Runner Rollercoaster now stands. It was then moved to where the main outdoor section of Superman now is. Then it was moved to the Show Stage area. They now only perform excerpts of it at the top of main street following the morning paid photo session with the Looney Tunes. The Show Stage was originally a Western Stunt show which was open air. It was then enclosed and became the Maverick Grand Illusion Show. It also had a short run as an animal tricks and western show. It was then used for the tv show Cash Bonanza which was hosted by Larry Emdur. Following this it was then fitted with the current stage setup and had a Hollywood Legends Show featuring impersonators of Marilyn Monroe, Tom Jones, Elton John, Freddy Mercury, Tina Turner and Madonna performing some of their hits. It was then used to house the Looney Tunes Stage Show until they moved that to the top of main street in its current form. Last I saw it used was White Christmas for the carols.

I'm guessing not cars as they would most likely bottom out at the base of it. So that leaves motorcycles... But then that begs the question, why 3 ramps? Showtime FMX have proven that 3 guys can use 1 ramp at the same time and be in the air all at once... Unless... they will swap bikes in mid air...

Sorry but want to voice my thoughts given themagician's comment above. There is a fair bit of stuff over the years that has gone. Sure keep up to date ie. Willy Wonka -> Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gremlins -> Scooby Doo, Old Batman Ride -> JL3D, The Music Man Ice Cream Shop -> Ben & Jerry's, Daily Planet Building -> Storage and waiting area for performances at top of main street, etc but a little bit of nostalgia would be nice. They had Dorothy walking around yesterday so we watched Wizard of Oz when we got home, my 19 month old loved it and was dancing to the music. It gives adults something to share with their kids from when they were little and makes them feel like kids again themselves. Sure the park continues to wow with great additions, fantastic theming and clever special events and I am not complaining about that, but over the last 14 years I have held an annual pass or VIP pass a lot of the "movie magic" has disappeared. Maybe there isn't as much money in it, maybe outsourcing is the way to go to keep costs down and the park open and profitable, I don't know. What I do know is that while we are commenting on how terrible DW seems to be becoming and how the founders would be turning their heads at it, MW in a lot of ways has become a former shell of its old self. (Again not complaining about the current state) My thoughts on things that could be done with minimal change to existing attractions... They have the stage show building sitting not being used other than costume storage, last I saw the Maverick Set was still hidden back there behind the stage show facade... Dust it off and give it a bit of a run again, hell change the storyline and make it generic cowboys and Indians, or even a Wizard magic show with minimal change in theme and set dressing. (Speaking of "witch", the store in main street is no longer named after HP...) or the Hobbit... I don't know, just do something with it. Each year on the anniversary of the park or PASS closing down run a similarly themed stunt show using the evo's as a nod to what was one of the longest running stunt shows in the world and a park staple for 18 years. Hell why not go the whole hog and have the anniversary month of the park do a throw back to when the park first opened. Have a marching band lead the "big parade" playing 76 trombones, have Bonnie and Clyde hold up the bank again, bring out Gizmo, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew, the old Redbird motorcycle and Batmobile, have Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Marilyn Monroe perform at the top of Main Street, show an old 3D movie in the Roxy Theatre, bring Neo, Trinity and the Agent Smiths back to fight in main street. One of the few things they haven't changed is the Batman: Shadows of Gotham show. Batman Begins was almost 10 years ago, since then they had The Joker and Bane with their own personas and storylines. Using Bane, very little change would have to be made... Change from the microwave emitter to atomic weapon and voila! a new show with no change to the fight sequence (apart from maybe adding an actual fight between Batman and Bane instead of being sprayed with air freshener). Most of the Justice League was brought back when the ride came back except their leader Superman. Even with 2 movies in the last decade he still has not been brought back. I remember reading on these forums a while back it had to do with some kid shooting a performer dressed as Superman thinking he would not be hurt... Let us take that as fact (not 100% sure it is but for the sake of argument), explain why Supergirl isn't affected by the same ruling... or Wonder Woman? Her bracers are shown in the cartoon series and the original tv series deflecting bullets. Green Lantern can use his ring to contain explosions and stop debris, the Flash has superhuman speed, why are they not affected by the same ruling since they could (theoretically) avoid a bullet in their own way? Batman has been shot more than his fair share in movies as well... While on the topic of Batman, can someone PLEASE fix the brakes on the Tumbler... You can hear it from the other end of Main Street as it squeaks its way along. Two hour job for one mechanic at the most and will mean that it doesn't appear Bruce Wayne is going broke and can't afford to keep the crime fighting equipment in top condition. Wrap Up. Yes, the park is amazing in its current form. Yes, I think it was better in the past before it became (as I have stated in the past I have heard tourists at a hotel I used to work at) Coaster World. No, I don't think they should have left everything as it was and not updated things to keep relevant (a business needs to do one thing above all else, make money). No, their theming has not become worse, if anything they have shown it is getting better. Yes, I do think that if DW was not doing such a Start of sarcasm wonderful End of sarcasm job down the road, the things at MW would not be slipping by. No, this post is not going to please very many in these forums, but most of you know very few of my posts ever have (see watermark). Yes, I welcome any constructive thoughts or ideas on the topic. I am [honesty] interested [/honesty] to see what you think.

A big barrel that flexed as is it was about to explode, assorted explosives storage, sparks that supposedly were coming from electrical having being shot by the "ghost" halfway up the lift hill. Also a puff of smoke and a gust of wind would go off just before you headed down the drop.

I remember going on the Road Runner Rollercoaster to get a view of what they were doing. There is a track, can't remember the technical term, that runs behind the arch sort of like a coaster track. The shell of an evo is mounted visible to the audience so when the truck on the track behind the facade is moved across it looks like the car is jumping across the gap. Lol reanimated found the image I couldn't.

The smell from this shop... Walking down main street past it is like walking past a nail shop at a shopping centre. You would think that with paint fumes in a small place you would put in a ventilation fan or air purifier... Nope... One oscillating fan on the wall... Quite a few people coming out commenting on the prices as well... $30 for a basic truckers cap with the front panels painted up to $50 for their most expensive... Of the 6 times we walked past saw only one get painted so either people are buying the generic ones from the shelves or they are not selling a lot. Also, 1 hour wait for Superman, 45 mins for Scooby, Arkham, Green Lantern, 30 mins for Batwing, Wild West Falls, 2 load cycles for Justice League.

Was there this morning. Whole arena is closed off. No shows at all on. Sounds like a fair bit of construction is going on along with a lot of rehearsals. From outside the cars sound great. On holidays until 24th so here is hoping HWSD2 is open on the 20th.

Had music on GL 2 weeks ago, 2 for 19. Wife had it first time ever, 1 for 33.

HAHAHA Love it Richard... On a similar note this is now my favourite thread.

No point starting a new thread for one question. I am probably missing something on their webpage but does anyone know what dates the Lunar New Years Celebration is going until at MW?

There is a special deal for 3 days entry to DW/WWW for $81 going at the moment with RACQ. 3 entries must be within 5 days of the first visit. Given we haven't been for a while and I have 2 weeks off might take another look especially with all the changes noted here, and at $81 why not?

Agree with these points 100%. My son is 19 months and is fascinated with cars. MW is the no brainer with HWSD, soon to be HWSD2. He is not a fan of animals (other than fish) and is too small for most rides. We did take him to DW once and he was upset most of the day because we had to keep stopping him trying to run to rides and the noise of some of the others. Will give DW a fair go again when he reaches a point he will be able to experience further attractions, however having grown up with DW (I was born the year it opened and have a commemorative plate with mum and dad with me only a week old, which funnily enough we took my son to MW when he was 9 days old) and seeing the steady decline, I have little to no faith in the DW experience.

Just saw on their fb page that MW latest addition. "There’s a brand new store at Movie World. Next time you’re visiting us, stop by Custom Hats & watch the team at work!" Airbrushed hats... really??? DW take 2???

I learnt long ago not to joke or have a laugh on these forums... Oldly enough people who have a keen interest in theme parks don't like a little bit of a laugh or joy... Given the ongoing digs and comments about Dreamworld I thought your original comment screamed joke/sarcasm.

That would be the FMX Overdrive show.

Movieworld website states: The Hollywood Stunt Driver show is closed to make way for an exciting new show coming soon! In saying that though it also says: Don’t miss the brand new show ‘FMX OVERDRIVE’ drifting into Warner Bros. Movie World for a limited time only from November 22 until 25 January 2014. So either they have forgotten to update one part of their website or even they don't know what is going on...

Interesting read. In saying that it has prompted me to want to see the film even more to understand more of the information they were discussing.

While I agree Brad that I am more inclined to believe Slick, a lot of posts doesn't necessarily equal useful, correct or relevant posts. If I wanted to I could up my post count quickly by posting random, useless and off topic posts.

Was both at the time. Had done a major in dance and performance and a lot of stuff around. They did not even look at my resume when I handed it to them. It was straight to "your shoulders are too wide".

I was called up for this position several years ago. Before the interview started I was informed that because of my shoulders being so broad I would not fit into the suits. They then said I could continue with the interview if I wanted. Asked if there was any point given that fact and they said no. Then enquired if this could be a major determining factor why there was othing stated about it pre interview. They were unable to answer. I do not hold a grudge for it, just wanted to point it out, and pre warn anyone thinking of looking at such a position. They used to have seperate character performers for the dancing and in park appearances. Not sure exactly how it is done now.