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I imagined that was going to be the earliest. Not going to start heavy demolition and pull downs during the holiday season. If it does indeed happen in Feb I think that’s great from a perspective of the park being on the ball and moving forward immediately

The next iteration of Neon Nights has been announced for Sat Nov 30th. Doesn’t appear to be any new inclusions or entertainment, so will likely be as per the previous one. Tix $29 or $19 if a passholder

I’m overweight and have a busted knee and reckon I have a higher top speed than that.. at least over 20 metres anyway...

Was there on Saturday - it’s basically what it says it is - a collection of movie props, sets etc. Lot of cars, and a few set pieces. Only interactive element is the green screen photos at the end, which is obviously a upcharge. I like it though, as a movie buff that kinda stuff interests me a lot, but it’s not something I’ll go in an see every visit

For those interested, the film schedule has been released! Standard family fare as expected with some blockbusters and couple of “old” classics. 27/12 - Avengers Infinity War 28/12 - Avengers Endgame 29/12 - Captain Marvel 30/12 - Guardians of the Galaxy 31/12 - Lego Movie 2 1/1 - Aquaman 2/1 - Bumblebee 3/1 - Despicable Me 3 4/1 - Finding Nemo 5/1 - Home Alone 6/1 - Cars 7/1 - Transformers 8/1 - Moana 9/1 - Jurassic Park 10/1 - Aladdin (live action) 11/1 - Fate of the Furious 12/1 - The Meg 13/1 - Mary Poppins Returns 14/1 - Incredibles 2 15/1 - The Greatest Showman 16/1 - Shazam! 17/1 - Detective Pikachu 18/1 - Toy Story 4 19/1 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Kinda sad saying goodbye to the old girl. Had my first ride on TOT back in 1998, and whilst she’s certainly been in a state of decline for many many years, I still love the rush, force and weightlessness on the drop. 2 rides today to see her off, and was great to see such engaged ride ops, and hearing claps and cheers at the end of each cycle. Thanks for the memories TOT.

I’m heading down shortly, have my 2 x single fast passes I got with annual pass renewal so they should come in handy

Naa they get those for free actually...

The villains unleashed area is fantastically themed, the best cohesive themed area they’ve put together and caters for a wide demographic. Yes DD is too intense to be considered a family ride but the area as a whole is well executed, popular and fun for all. It wasn’t long after opening that the payment to activate the interactive elements was removed. It’s been free for well over a year.

Why get rid of the showstage now when it finally being actively utilised for something relevant and interesting?

I think a Vermatron is a robotic pest controller... The Vomitron is something else all together. This has been long in the plans. That whole block was on the market not long ago. https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/surfers-paradise-tourist-attraction-the-slingshot-set-to-be-relocated-to-cavill-ave-site/news-story/d29d1f95ec4d10998d43f47760be4e75

Wrote an email about this very thing today actually.... it’s total BS! Couldn’t agree more.

That what was removed? The Dive in Movies? Well it wasnt “removed” as such, it was stopped and probably to do with the projector i’d assume and at the time not seeing an adequate return on investment opportunity. on that subject, there will be no projector as Bikash has confirmed it will be a “HUGE” LED screen

Further info just released

New addition coming to Paradise Country - Monkeys! Guessing in a similar arrangement to the tiger cubs

Why would you pull your kids out of school to go on a ride that is open after school and on the weekend (if it opens again that is?). Oh well, to each their own..

You wait about 10-12mins between cycles in your are in the main room with the video. If you had waited 10mins and then walked out once the video started as your didn’t want to wait another 5, that’s plain stupid as you were already the majority through your wait, and the video is just on timed loop now and not relevant to the cycle. The last 3 times I’ve been in we’ve moved into the second rooms mid video. You are loading in the second room for grouping when the ride has about 2 mins left in its cycle. When the attendant leaves the room while you watch the safety video, they are getting guests off the ride.

Never had “leg bashing” on AA/LW. Yeah it gets a little tighter when you hit the brakes, but I wouldn’t even call that uncomfortable unless you were stuck there for an hour. Head & neck bashing is largely based on where you hold your head and the strength in your neck. If you let you head just flop around everywhere Yeah sure you’re gonna come off with red sore ears, but hold your position or even put your head to one side on the headrest and it’s no big deal.

MDMC is all types of bad regardless of body size/rider type. Outside of the launch it has zero exciting or redeeming qualities due to a poor layout and height

I’d be super happy with the reintroduction of Dive In movies with a post-4pm entry price over summer on movie nights. negligible capital wise unless the projector needs replacing but they can no doubt source one relatively easily

Wouldn’t that just be the most anticlimactic “last opportunity to ride” ever.

Just loosening the bolts to get ready for the track removal... 😉

Give me Arkham over HWSW, Buzz and Storm every day. Tbh I prefer it to GL as well..

The lease was bought out back in January this year

Must literally have reopened on Friday then, as it was closed the previous 2-3 weeks