Movie Worlds Upcoming 2025 announcements

[Cactus_Matt]

3 hours ago, omega237 said:

Out of curiosity. With the Roxy Theater how popular is well anime in Australia? The reason why is in case Village Roadshow takes a page from Universal, and adds a anime film in the Roxy Theater for their events?

Anime is decently popular, about as much as it is in America BUT unless it's something like 'Pokemon' it's not going to fill up the family and kids seats, like the 'Shrek' franchise would. Things like 'Attack on Titan' or 'One Piece' might have some mainstream appeal but not enough to boost ticket sales with the exception of enthusiasts. Another thing you've got to remember is the Gold Coast is a cultural wasteland for anything ~niche~. I wear an anime shirt in Melbourne I get people occasionally complimenting or recognizing my shirt, maybe a nod or a smile. I wear an anime shirt on the Gold Coast and people laugh or call me a "nerd" or "loser" or "weirdo" or "freak". The Gold Coast isn't representative of Australian tastes and Movie World isn't about to shell out a bunch of dollarydoos to cater to their "nerd/loser/weirdo/freak" demographic. Maybe a merch tie-in might happen but beyond that it's not gonna happen.

tl:dr - some Australians like anime lots but not enough for any Gold Coast park to invest in it beyond something minimal or low-risk.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

17 hours ago, wikiverse said:

to this: https://www.sepproduction.com/projects/

On the one hand, the calibre of some of the shows they list in their projects is high, and therefore promising, but on the other, the website is absolute dogshit and there's very little information about the work they actually did on those shows.

17 hours ago, TBoy said:

Their website lists projects from both Universal and Disney (Waterworld + Lion King) so I have hope in them

Yeah they also produced shows for Sunway lagoon. Many of their productions are middle east and asia.

Looking closely, the 'lion king' show they feature doesn't look like it's Disney...

16 hours ago, New display name said:

I don't mind it if everyone in the audience takes part but I find individual audience participation only entertaining for the participant and the family/friends of the participant.

I think there's a balance to be had here - PASS did the audience participation very well. It introduced the show slowly, allowing stragglers to take their seats while some of the character building was done. For those selected, it was a special experience (I was picked in 1994), but additionally it gave the illusion of the audience plant 'Rodney' being 'just another guy'. Once chosen though, the 'recruits' were briefed by 'Proctor' quietly while 'Harris' continued to play to the crowd with further exposition.

HWSD lets this down because it drags on too long. The 'director' first has to choose everyone, and then the crowd sits around while those people make their way to the filming spots and react for the camera, all happening live. it's too slow, especially after the show already kicked off with high energy vehicle action.

It's the innovator vs. the imitator.

 

ETA: This is one of their shows out of China - and it's very HWSD-esque.

Still donuts, still drifting, but promising with the inclusion of other stunts too.