jhunt2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Just a wee bit of speculation... I recently visited Movie World, and during a ride on the Wild West Falls, could spot what appeared to be a backlot with spare/new parts for rides in between the building in the Western town area of the ride. I didn't think quickly enough to snap a photo, but I definitely spotted green parts, purple parts and the Justice League emblem. Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santa07 1,021 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 They're going ahead with this? If they are, I congratulate them, it will be an awesome ride! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad2912 3,026 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 What does green, purple and the justice league emblem have to do with the Doomsday tower?? Nothing. It's a maintenance/storage area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santa07 1,021 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Are there any other green and purple rides at MW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhunt2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 What does green, purple and the justice league emblem have to do with the Doomsday tower?? I didn't specifically say that it WAS the Doomsday Tower. I put this as the title because it was the first thing that popped into my head when I spotted this, and I certainly can't think of any existent rides at Movie World that these parts would fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santa07 1,021 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 How big was this pile? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhunt2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Hard to tell. It was fenced off, and I only got the slightest glimpse through a gap between two buildings. But the parts were definitely stacked, and I couldn't see the majority of this area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santa07 1,021 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Hmm, there's nothing at all at MW that's purple and green... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhunt2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Which is why I thought it must be something new. Unless something is getting revamped, but... wouldn't they just paint the ride then, rather than making new parts in the new colours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad2912 3,026 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 There would be A LOT, like container loads of steel required to build the ride, not a solitary pile in a maintenance area. Would be extremely unlikely for parts to arrive for a major ride before its announcement or even a credible rumour is out. From memory purple & green are predominant colours for the Carnivale theming. My guess is you have seen some of the set design/construction for this years event Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhunt2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Actually, that would be the best explanation. Although I can't guarantee that there weren't container loads of steel in this area. Like I said, I got the tiniest glimpse of a tiny segment of this area, which I would imagine isn't exactly tiny. But you're right, it did come to mind that if they had the parts in storage, surely Movie World would have announced something, at least started a rumour. A little off-topic as well, but following this I got a little bit of a fascination with theme park backlots. I managed a peek into one at Dreamworld, which was a little underwhelming, but I did spot some parts from the Reef Diver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pin142 744 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Dreamworld does kind of give it away in that it is easily visible from the Cyclone queue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djrappa 2,069 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Sure it's not the justice league parade float. That's where they are parked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themagician 3,548 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 I would say that it is floats. I've seen them a few times behind the fencing of the Western area of WWF. You don't alwyas see them, but I personally would like them to raise the height of the fence, so that we can't see them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad2912 3,026 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 And seeing the floats in storage takes away from your theme park experience how magician? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themagician 3,548 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 It's not a major thing, it's just when riding the WWF and you have the western theming and then there is suddenly this float which doesn't fit. It doesn't effect how much I love the ride, but like at DW where there were mushrooms on the Rocky Hollow ride. It just effects the themeing and feel of the ride. When I'm a ride, if the theming is good, I want to feel like I've been transported to somewhere else, not a theme park. WWF does that for me, until I see the floats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad2912 3,026 Report post Posted January 30, 2015 Don't look in that direction. The capital investment would be more suited to about 1000 other projects Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexB 4,408 Report post Posted January 30, 2015 A similar view would be had off Arkham Asylum and Batwing. Disneyland was originally designed so that you could not see anything outside of the park whilst you were there - but even they struggle to keep the rest of LA invisible these days. It's like many things - take a movie like Harry Potter. We know magic doesn't exist - but if you suspend reality and just focus on the story - what does it matter if you're watching it on an iPad on a packed train in peak hour... Small World is well known for it's bare ceiling tiled roof. Ariel's Grotto has been critiqued for the poor theming on the roofline... you just need to look past it and not let something so small detract from what is a great attraction. Sounds like you're just having a whinge for the sake of picking on something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themagician 3,548 Report post Posted January 30, 2015 No, it was just a general comment. I am just saying I like a ride to make me feel like I'm somewhere else. WWF does it, SE does it, AA does it. A lot of rides do it. I'm not saying that everything else has to be hidden. When on WWF as you come to the water container that gets shot and water comes out, you sometimes see a float. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 1,627 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 Small World is well known for it's bare ceiling tiled roof. Ariel's Grotto has been critiqued for the poor theming on the roofline... you just need to look past it and not let something so small detract from what is a great attraction. Sounds like you're just having a whinge for the sake of picking on something. On the contrary there are rides out there which don't have these shortcomings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexB 4,408 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 When on WWF as you come to the water container that gets shot and water comes out, you sometimes see a float. ...and the thousands of guests who ride it every day probably don't even notice. EVERY ride out there has things that will 'ruin the magic' if you care to look - the point is to not look... to see past it, and live the experience that it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themagician 3,548 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 ^Ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 1,627 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 ...and the thousands of guests who ride it every day probably don't even notice. EVERY ride out there has things that will 'ruin the magic' if you care to look - the point is to not look... to see past it, and live the experience that it is. Hey didn't they spend heaps of money on underground corridors at Magic Kingdom so you wouldn't get a Fronteirland character walking through Tommorrowland? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexB 4,408 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 Absolutely they did - at Walt's insistence... but there are other ways around that... but that is in a park where the costumes vary based on land, attraction, and role. When cast members wear pretty much the same thing no matter what part of the park in - its not that important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 1,627 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 But it proves the point that maintaining a seamless themed environment in any "theme" is at least somewhat important, as opposed to just a whinge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
