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Well i'm not sure how much the glass would like getting the force of the Tower Of Terror being placed against them as the speed to shatter them, unless it was plexiglass, but then you can't see as much on launch. I think keep it they way it is, and just mod the hell out of it. I'd have to say that when it comes to upgrading and making things look pretty, I may have a lot more experience, especially when my dad was an architect and I am going out tomorrow to do some more modding to my already beast computer. It's what I do. And plus, who would vandalise a security camera? The person who was operating them would instantly see the person's face and can apprehend them on the way up. And i'm definitely sure there were numerous amount of reasons why Dreamworld placed the TOT head and entrance where it is. While it was done as a rush rush thing because of Nick Central etc., it doesn't mean the whole thing was a stupid idea. I was also thinking that with the entrance of the TOT via Tiger Island (the little white bridge part), that could be widened signifgantly by moving the disable ramp to the TI cafe either behind the cafe or the other end where it would fit and would be in a more appropriate position in regards to crowd control. Whoa! New idea! The entrance could be redone. From the exit of the shop, place the entrance next to that. At that point the queue line heds straight down into a flight of stairs into an underground walkway filled with that death fealling and at the end stop up groups of people and have a plasma screen similar to what Tomb Raider's did and tell what's happening in regards to the story line. You know, u could already use the current one, and have an animation of the TOT skull giving the exact same message that is already given in queue.... "this tunnel conatains toxic wated and is contaminated". From there, the people are then given the word by the skull on the plasma screen to move into the next room which is actually another flight of stares leading into the TOT skull entrance, from there, you would enter into the normal queue line and adapt more themeing into what already is there. Look, my head is throbbing at the moment, so, if you would like to wait until next saturday I will give a full detailed guide to my ideas. I think that if i can express moreso on what i'm trying to tell you guys you'd get my picture perfectly. Trust me, something like this can definitely be pulled of well. Disney Well.

I think Walt Disney World is bigger than Disney land.

Okay I won't go on a huge thing about what I'd do for the park now as I'm pretty tired... Just wanted to say a couple things. What I think the park needs more than anything is some prettying up, get the fountains beautiful, the gardens and all that top notch. Really get Main Street back perfect, bit of a Disney thing... You guys seem to want to rip out any of the old stuff and get new thrill rides in... It was a damn shame they ruined Model T with TOT and I'd hate to see more ruined. Keep Imax how it is, maybe just a new film. Keep Model T. Get Rivertown booming again I say, something for the parents and I certainly have font memories as a kid. Get Cap Sturt back to its former glory with the show and all. Do something with the old theatre...just the same damn show would be great enough. Perhaps another attraction, I'm not sure what but in this style (not thrill) in the area would go a long way to 'round' off the park IMO. I really don't know why attraction to put in but am open to sugestion. I really don't like the enclosing of TOT idea... for me half the ride is wipping along past the park and with a tunnel you'd loose that. And I'd say no way to a clear tunnel because we all know DW would never keep it clean.

The only problem that might come into problem is the time you wait at the top of the tower. The most likely reason why you wait so much at the top (particularly that bloody west engine... ahem anyway) could possibly be due to the height and that the engines have to compensate because of it. Cyclone- well this is where alot of effects could make this ride brilliant. Disney quality. 1)a motor for the cyclone preventer that you circle around so it will rotate and as that will happen, some low level fog could come out where those bits of material are (also CO2) so it gently rolls down the tube as it spins. That would give a very stunning affect with the fins as Co2 is very dense. 2) Get rid of those 2 big damn pipes damnit! 3)remove those monitors and replace it with with some kind of.... disco floor string... err... well you know how they have a set of cubes on the dance floor and they all change clolour? have a string of them around where that bench is andd have them set to one colour so it gives that circulating pattern.... ummm..... i guess i'll do up a pattern later on then so guys know what i mean huh? 4)replace the roof with some shaded pexiglass so you can see out but keeps the queline dim for my next plan. 5)to cover the bottom floor (which is now repainted to a very stale grey) they could have some smoke machines and then have some rotating spotlights (just alot of 2inch lights) so they move randomly through the fog to give that "finding" and "danger" feel. Apart from that area there isn't too much to fix really, actually...... you know how they have those police lights the cirulate? Dreamworld...... GET LIGHTS TO PUT IN YOURS! a rotating disc is pointless if there's nothing for it to reflect! WipeOut- really not tooo much needed, actually, one of the only rides that worked out. Just needs a cleanout because some of those glass windows under the wave have hundreds of spiders! Anything else? for now there isn't, but i better be off, i've got more posting and pestering ride-ops to do. Happy reading!

Eh, its better then Cliff Hanger in any case. Can't say it takes my fancy, but I can't remember any ride name that we've liked. So far we've mocked every new ride name since Scooby Doo. Seriously, the only name we seem to like is Wipeout. ToT is a name inspired (or taken directly from) Disney's ride, Giant Drop is just unimaginative, Cyclone isn't appropriate for a steel looper, Reef Diver is stupid, Angry Beaver's Spooty Spin doesn't mean anything, Eureka Mountain Mine Ride is too long, Thunder River Rapids Ride implies there is a Lightning River out there somewhere, Rugrats Runaway Reptar is a random collection of words, Model T Lane is actually a road Skylink is misleading since it doesn't really link us to the sky, Captain Sturt Paddlewheeler is named after a guy who should be called Stuart, Tiger Island is clearly not an Island, and Angry Beaver's Spooty Spin still doesn't mean anything. End Rant. Claw? Well, its a pretty crap name, but I can't imagine this one will be that hard to get used too.

I say work at fixing what you've already got before going on to start fresh elsewhere. Our parks aren't bad, but I think there are many ways all our parks could be vastly improved to get attendance and overall profits up. Secondly, Australia is perhaps one of the smallest theme park industries in the world. Asia is the largest. At the end of the day I've got nothing against what they do here - they run a pretty clean ship, but do they really think they have the expertise to operate in a very large and competitive market. I'm leaning towards the "no" on that one. Interestingly they said they'll be doing the design. Sea World is OK, Wet'n'Wild isn't bad, but being fair, mostly done by the previous owners - what has been added I would say isn't exactly great for crowd management. Then we get to Movie World which is nothing other than terrible. I'd like to see what they come up with for a forth time. My guess is they'll go for something that actually gets guests physically stuck in the park, RCT style. Finally, Village Roadshow can invest "up to" $40 million, which is "either" 25 or 50% of the total cost of the park. On the cheap would be exaggerating. There's a huge Disney park opening in Honk Kong in a few years time, Tokyo's parks are currently constructing some absolutely huge rides and Village is going to build something that sounds sound like about half what our parks are, at the best. A huge number of our guests are on tour from over there. There would also be inevitable reductions in international attendance. Good work with the one cent. If they go ahead with it, that'll be the only positive number they'll see for a while.

I liked Euro Disney their 3 coasters were pretty cool (especially Space Mountain) I think it's well worth the trip. When I got to France this year I'm going to Parc Asterix instead.

There's plenty of land usable back there, certainly enough for something the size of the Revue. It did used to be in this area, but it was Road Runner if I remember correctly that took its spot. I guess they were faced with the choice between a completely unused plot of land that would require significant ground work, or just plonking it wherever they can on some flat land somewhere. Predictably so, they take the cheap option, even if it ruins the integrity of a section of the park. I'm pretty sure it's an all-plywood construction, and the tent roof hardly screams out permanent so I would say that perhaps it could rather easily be removed if need be. Talk about a useless show though. I've seen it once, and it just has no forseeable purpose. It is performed once a day, has a capacity of something like 40 people, and isn't that good. The old show used to be in the dining area for the Looney Tunes eatery and just had normal table and chairs, no stadium or anything. That provided nice entertainment over lunch or a snack, and that's all it was worthy of. There's one thing that park's can't afford to be in the long run, and that's cheap. Disney have tried that in recent years, and it's been anything but successful. Same thing here, and quick-fix here and there might do the trick now, but it certainly doesn't lead to good numbers in the future. I'd rather Movie World hold off from creating attractions such as Looney Tunes Musical Revue, Star Parade, Bat Attack, The Official Matrix Exhibit (love that name, so much better than Matrix Revealed ) etc., until they have a suitable budget to work with and create something that won't be cancelled a few short years down the track.

If you go every year, yet haven't done Disneyland Paris in a number of years, as tempting as skiing would be, I'd say take a year off from that to do Disney. There's also a brand new park right next door - Walt Disney Studios, which despite being not nearly as large as Disneyland, is home to some great rides. Think of Warner Bros. Movie World here, only to Disney standards, so in other words better. You'd be able to spend between three and five days at the Disneyland Paris Resort no worries, especially with a family you'd always have something to see and do. There's always next year for the skiing, but with how Disneyland Paris' financials are currently going, I'd personally do it sooner rather than later (I personally think it'll never close, but you never know). If your family needs convincing (don't know why they would - it is Disneyland afterall!), you can order a brochure via their website (make sure you visit the International section, not UK).

I went to Euro Disney a few years back! Its was pretty good. Except on the bustrip back to our Hotel, I had this constant ringing of "happy kids" songs in my head!! Its a good park. The first and most important stop of all is Space Mountain!! You dont wanna get caught up in a que over there, you can only listen to space music for so long(its kinda freaky)!!!! Then you run across the park as fast as you can to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Persil Backwards!!! I was lucky enough to expierence the ride before it went backwards! And the honor of riding it backwards in their next season. The next stop would have to be Frontierland and go on Big Thunder Mountain! This ride is awesome!! Its starts off with a blast out of the station and into complete darkness as you race underneith the lake and the first spec of light you see is on the mountain but steered into and out of tunnels and steep banking turns! That would have to be one of my top five! Next up head to Phantom Manor, is like a Giant Haunted house. As you come out of the ride you have to go into the graveyard. Heaps of people miss that bit. Walk up to the giant tomb and stand next to it and have a listen inside! It freaked me out cause I was standing on the footing of the grave when I almost fell off!! Well if you have done those you have basically done the best in the park. Other good ones are, Its A Small Word, Pirates Of The Carribean, and the Alice In Wonderland Maze! And if operating go on the Train that goes throughout the park, worth the view. Also try your best to get to Park Asterix!! Great park and awesome roller coasters! Hope Thats Helps Screammachine

I've kept to parks I've been to. I don't think it'd be any surprise to say that if it were of all parks, all ten would probably be Disney. Epcot Magic Kingdom Animal Kingdom Disney's California Adventure Disneyland Disney-MGM Studios Islands of Adventure SeaWorld of Orlando Universal Studios Orlando I've kept it to nine, because of the remaining parks I've been to (around 10 or 20 or so) I can't honestly put any of them above the others to make this list. For instance, a park might have great rides, but if they operate at abysmal capacities then I don't see how I could put that on a list that more or less praises parks. stdragon, funny you should mention Busch Gardens. At the Tampa Bay park I left with much the same opinion. Excellent rides, pretty good theming, delicious food, excellent operations and a great park because having every ride as a walkon is a welcome change from the Orlando parks. The problem is the attitude of the staff, which brought it down to "average".

Anybody who's been please tell what It's like.I have french relatives there and I'm probably going to go soon.It's been a while since we last went(about 5 years,and since I'm only twelve I was too young to remember much)cause every time we go(which is every year) at New Years we have a choice between Snowboarding and Disney,and I've become a pretty good boarder.What ride is best,best atrraction...I vaguely remeber the Star Wars simulator,but I would like to know more.

^sfmm wont make my list (1) Tokyo Disney Sea (2) Disneyland (Tokyo, Anaheim and Orlando) (3) Cedar Point (4) Knotts Berry Farm (5) Island Of Adventures (6) Busch Gardens Tampa (7) DCA (8) Movie World "Spain" (9) Six Flags New Jersey (10)Six Flags New England

1 - Disney World 2 - Paramount KING Island 3 - Alton Towers 4 - Cedar Point 5 - Six Flags Texas 6 - Six Flags Magic Mountain I can only name six. But that's only because i have never been outside of Australia, and am listing from what i have heard.

Well that not me, but Ill Try: 1 - Disney World 2 - The Rest of Disneys Parks 3 - Alton Towers 4 - Islands of Adventure 5 - Cedar Point 6 - Busch Gardens 7 - SF Magic Mountain 8 - Blackpool Pleasure Beach 9 - Europa Park 10 - Tivoli Gardens I have probably forgotten some good parks but thats all I could think of.

Waterfall element? You'll have to refresh me on that one. It's a good ride - if wetness is your thing, then this is the ride for you. You won't leave this thing without being head to toe wet - and usually you're there before the thing's half over. No way that it's better than Grizzly River Run, or Kali River Rapids at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Grizzly River Run is definitely the best I've ridden, out of a total of nine - with not one but two full fledged drops during the ride, one of which spinning, nothing comes close, and its theming personally does it for me a lot more than IOA's painted concrete. I'd compare Popeye in terms of the ride (leaving theming alone) to SeaWorld San Diego's - Popeye's just a heap longer and a heap wetter.

13 coasters? I think you're missing a few. Even if you're not going to count the toboggans as coasters (which wouldn't be correct), we've certainly got a few more than 13 currently operating. As for my favourite theming, nothing in Australia has ever really taken my fancy. I don't mind Dreamworld, but they're really doing their best to ruin a lot of the nicer areas of the park. Warner Bros. Movie World is OK for the "Hollywood" style of theming, but it's well and truly far from the best in this class (see Universal Studios Hollywood, Orlando, Disney's California Adventure and Disney-MGM Studios for the ultimate in Hollywood theming), and the way it's also been bastardised, with no real thought put into the overall aesthetics of the park, doesn't impress me. Sea World's scenic, not really what I'd call themed. I love the park, but I'd hardly consider it themed. My favourite to date would probably be Disney's California Adventure's Golden State area, surrounding Grizzly River Run. Disney's Animal Kingdom was also up there for me. That park doesn't do it for a lot of people because it's not exactly jam-packed with attractions, but it has amazing grounds and the African and Asian areas of the park are great (forget DinoLand USA).

Reading your article about park efficency at Dreamworld.my opinion it comes down to How many staff you can employ and the attitude of staff. After visiting CedarPoint apart from Maybe Disney no other Park would compare.On all their Coasters they would have a about six operators plus the driver.Even more on their Popular Coasters and they all wanted to be their.Encouraging riders.They had 3 trains going on most rides even the less popular rides. Dreamworld has the most Potential of all Australian parks to Develop in a Great park but only if it wants To.Employ More Enthusiastic staff.

I love the framed Disney prints. I'll be sure to buy one once my funds are a little more sorted out

There are now several more posters available, including Journey to Atlantis (SeaWorld Orlando) and Xcelerator (Knott's) - both work out to around AUD$24 + shipping each. Also, there are now seven Disney framed prints available. They work out to about AUD$70 + shipping each, so I know it's fairly steep but I'd personally say they're probably worth every penny if you're into Disney parks and rides. Remember that if you're after the shirt/calendar deal, you've only got about a week to get orders in. I've gotten a few orders, but you still get your choice of a shirt or poster. Please if you do order, contact me, so I can get in touch with you about your choice for a freebie and your postal address (it's done entirely independent of CafePress).

Well, on that same token, Walt Disney also had a few other things going for him. His name was a household name, synonymous with entertainment and family values, he had a brother, Roy, who knew how to make dreams a reality, and more importantly knew how to sweet-talk the bank managers in New York. I also think trying to link the claim that there will be any rise in crime rates etc. is no less than absurd.

Okay, around four weeks during the summer, a week at easter, two weeks in both June and September. That's nine weeks. That's about two thirds of the USA summer vacation period. Then the UK holiday times play a huge role in the Orlando parks attendance (to the extent where the parks are jam packed with no one but Brittish holidayers). Spring Break, Christmas, absolutely enormous "three day weekends" (Memorial Day and whatnot), and you're probably looking at around at the very least three times the length of peak periods. Let's get back to the basics. Disney presumably installed the system because they were getting complaints that the parks were too difficult to "complete" within a given holiday period. A family will spend three days at Disneyland alone and likely only barely get everything ridden, FastPasses left, right and centre. Meanwhile, how often do you hear people saying during the peak season they didn't get everything done at one of the Gold Coast parks? And of them, how many do you think weren't because five year old son loved Road Runner so much he had to ride it 40 times in the day? I'm guessing very few.

I'll concede that my queue estimates for Wet'n'Wild were a little low. Let's take that 45 minutes which some rides are able to get up to in the peak season. Taking the eight major rides (i.e. everything but those things you don't queue for - Wave Pool, Whirlpool/Springs, Calypso Beach), and I'll be generous and assume they get up to 45 minute queues. Given probably half or more of those rides couldn't get queues above 30 minutes even if they tried, I think it's more than fair. In the 11 hours that the park is open in the peak season (i.e. the only time these 45 minute queues would happen), you'd be able to get in every ride once, and still have five hours for eating, rerides and the night's Dive In Movie. The thing with FastPass is it doesn't really start to work to its best until ride queues start getting up around the 90 minute mark. 45 minutes and under and it's almost a joke, because its only real purpose is to get a FastPass, queue and ride once, then use the FastPass to ride again immediately. For the 80% of the year when Wet'n'Wild has 5-15 minute queues max, you have a lot of expensive equipment and infrastructure that's going completely to waste. For that $150,000 or more they invested, Gazza could have gotten you a new slide, which has a much better marketing effect than "New to Wet'n'Wild, a virtual queuing system that's too confusing to bother with!". Really, outside of Dreamworld, how often do our parks get queues greater than 90 minutes? If they ever do, it's for that four or so week period in the middle of summer. A similar period at Disney parks would be getting queues in excess of 2:30, where FastPass is doing its thing to perfection.

I'm pretty sure the songs you are talking about disney are just stock standard background tracks. They would come on a generic CD and are not by any particular artist or group as far as I know. I have actually heard those same techno (and other) tracks on various commercials and TV shows. Not sure where you could get them from though

Thanks for the info Disney. That's great news and it's about time! What is Luna Park without some sort of roller coaster afterall? Are most of the park rides doing ok trade on the weekend? Is it busy overall?