GoGoBoy
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Definitely feel like there's way too much flat comic book panel theming happening in that part of the park, way, way too much. Especially when it's supposed to be a movie park. But I can understand a very limited budget for theming for the Flash as I'm assuming they have planned for a limited life expectancy, considering the ride's age and previous issues. Wouldn't want to over capitalise
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You certainly can't fault Greg's vision. A well themed family coaster is something we pretty much all agreed would be ideal for DW. And making it a semi dark ride is the icing on the cake. So glad he is placing such a big emphasis on theming and practical effects
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VRTP would have to be pretty pissed that two newer rides are performing so badly. For a park with an already fairly small inventory, that's gotta really hurt. They would have planned to get many many more years out of them
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I was really disappointed with how Navi River Journey turned out. The artists impressions when it was being built looked great, but as soon as I saw the small size of the show building under construction, I knew it was going to be underwhelming. Could have become another classic Disney dark boat ride, but it's quite far from that
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When you look at Dreamworld currently, it really feels like a mid tier park at best. More regional than mainstream. Reminds me of some of the smaller parks in the UK. Whereas previously it was considered a major theme park with blockbuster attractions. It was a park that pretty much everyone visited when they went to the Coast. I think some of the suggestions above would help it get back to this status, or at least closer. I can see attendance getting back up to previous levels in this case, and so far there has been some very decent investment, but I just wonder if the current owners will have the financial capacity and/or willingness to take it there?
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So much better. Ardent was such a dumb name. Not that it really matters, none of this is public facing stuff
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37 minutes ago, Tricoart said:
Though a Screamin’ Swing would be cool, we’ve seen how Vortex went for them (though that is partially due to it’s faults, even when operating it rarely has a queue), so it’d suit the park more if they opted for a milder, family ride (and, if VRTP were to get a Screamin’ Swing, have it replace Doomsday). That, and the circular pad, makes me hope it’s something of that demographic. The first ride that comes to mind is a NebulaZ.
A Screamin' Swing would be perfect for where Vortex currently is though, swinging over the water on both sides
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On 2/12/2023 at 11:45 AM, Brad2912 said:
Wicked (the books and musical) whilst quite amazing in its own right, is only very loosely linked to the Wizard of Oz movie, being through the witches. No Dorothy, scarecrow, Kansas, toto etc.
there really won’t be much at all to tie in. It’s almost an alternate series of events to what most people know of Oz (being the reference point of the Garland movie).
While the focus in Wicked is on the witches, pretty much all of those things you mention above are actually in the musical. Example, Fiero becomes the Scarecrow, so you definitely can't say he's not in it!
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14 hours ago, rappa said:
Be interesting to see what theming they have in store and who is designing/implementing it.
There’s only a handful of people with the specialised skills to do it properly and haven’t heard a peep of this project from any of them.
Apparently the contract has gone to the same guy who did Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster Next Generation.
Kidding.
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On 13/10/2023 at 3:23 PM, Ogre said:
There's now a dedicated page for Rivertown on Dreamworld's site! https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rivertown/
Dear god, the copy on that page is so badly written and below their usual standard. They also used the term 'precinct' instead of land, sadly following VRTP's lead
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I always wondered why they built such a seemingly expensive permanent shelter for that attraction. But I'm assuming the new bumper cars would be too big to fit under it?
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2 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:
Did they paint the new section blue as well?
Oh I didn't realise the map path colours matched the actual path colours - figured it was done for the map only to delineate the themed areas
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Wonder why the blue path to signify the Ocean Parade doesn't continue through to Serpent Slayer? Maybe because it would make the kids area look too small on the map?
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Apologies, sometimes I forget there is life beyond Parkz (showing my age). Thanks for the photo
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8 hours ago, andrewt92 said:
Went today and was surprised to see how far construction had come. It is assembled with the chairs in place.
Thanks for the photo 🤔
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Am I the only one who thinks this new area looks hideous? Like really ugly?
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5 hours ago, aaronm said:
An S&S Screamin' Swing would have been a better fit for that spot than Vortex.
Doomsday should be replaced, I'm not sure Vortex is the right fit for that area. Maybe a Zamperla NebulaZ would work well? In any case the Villains precinct is overdue for some love, all those broken effects are pretty sad.
I was going to say this!! I've always thought a Screamin' Swing would be perfect for this spot. A really fun popular ride, and it would swing out over the water on both sides. Not many places in the world where this style of ride is more perfectly suited for. Plus you could give the columns some nice Atlantean theming
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36 minutes ago, New display name said:
Picoplay love their fake rocks.
Who doesn't love a fake rock?
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Both of those look great!! Very promising! Love that DW is going down the themed route - hopefully learning from the trend at other parks worldwide
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Looks like there will be a nice long master blaster judging but the updated concept art too - looking forward to that!
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So those shade sails are for the dolphins, right?
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55 minutes ago, Spotty said:
It also doesn't help that it's a pain to operate, and the ropes that are used are so fiddly that it greatly increases the load / unload time of the ride haha. Was prob my least favourite kids ride to operate in the park. Tweety and Pounce and Bounce were the 2 best IMO
Pretty sure they got rid of the ropes a while back, much to the delight of all the WB Kids' attendants
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Everything about the new logo and branding makes it look like it was done in Microsoft Paint. Which is a shame, because the old logo was awesome
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On 1/6/2023 at 2:17 AM, Ogre said:
How about one of these?
Reminder a couple of people from Mack were at Dreamworld last year
If DW are already reluctant to add another water ride, I can't see them adding a water ride that is intentionally meant to feel unstable
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The Flash: Speed Force coming to Movie World
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I believe it's been mostly fixed now since the major refurb. But I just wonder why some of those issues like faulty animatronics and blown speakers couldn't have been fixed by MW's in-house maintenance team. The ride should surely be able to be kept at a certain standard, and not just have it deteriorate until the original manufacturers have to be brought in again many years later