Concept Art

[Cooper Olsen]

does anyone have any concept art from any Aussie parks? Like the doomsday or the WWW ones, I am intrested on seeing what it was planned to be to what it actually is.

[JacobSibbald]

We weren't allowed to speak about Doomsday when we found out about it and since that information didn't get publicly released it will be hard. However, if you look back into a Doomsday topic there is some concept art in there if I remember correctly.

Edited July 29, 2015 by JacobSibbald

[Zanstabar]

I've tried my best to find examples of concept art in the Australia parks, and I'll share most of what I've found. I find it really interesting to see concept art, not only to see what could have been but to also improve my own skills when it comes to sketching.

• Superman Escape Earthquake (Sketches and Manufacture)
• Superman Escape Steampipes (Sketches and Manufacture)
• Superman Escape Cars (Sketches and Manufacture)
• Cyclone Exterior, Queue line and Boarding (Sketches)

There's plenty more out there, such as a pretty extensive concept map of Movie World. I'll add more once I find more!

[themagician]

It's a shame that the enterance to the cyclone doesn't look like it does on the concept. Would make it much more inviting, rather than being tucked away in the corner. 

[Richard]

While it never looked that lush, Cyclone's entrance was originally out where the concept art indicates. Between WhiteWater World, Flowrider and Redline they changed things up and we ended up with the ride entrance being strangely tucked away where it is. 

[Theme Park Girl]

I just wish there was video footage available of most of our rides (past and present) in regards to their theming and queuing areas when they first opened. I missed the early days of the Buzzsaw and Cyclone when they had story videos playing in the queue lines, had more visual and audio effects, looked brand spanking new etc. And whilst I did experience some of them in their "opening" days, I have only mere memories of what the Giant Drop & original TOT's queue line experiences used to be like, along with many others.

I've searched you tube numerous times over for early footage of such rides, but all the videos that date back to 8 years ago (which seems to be the earliest, I guess people didn't see the need to video things so much back then when YT and social media hadn't taken off yet) only feature direct on ride or off-ride footage, nothing else.

It's a shame nobody thought to film the entire ride experience for archive purposes

ETA: This is the sort of thing I mean, videos like this. There should be one for every ride! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVRBdJ6q960

Edited August 3, 2015 by OceanGirl

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Whilst Buzzsaw opened with TV screens - I don't think they ever worked properly, did they?

[downunder196]

There is a really bad quality image on page 3 of this document which is of the planned expansion for WWW back in 2007. I've seen a range of sketches of the proposed expansion in the past but I can't find them now (it was 8 years ago).

[themagician]

I defiently feel that the proposed lazy river and new tower for a couple more slides is really essential. You can see in the drawings that the  a slide similar to the triple vortex was proposed for a new tower. I think that if the park were to expand into the gravel carpark/storage space behind the little rippers, then they would install a couple of new attractions/slides at once. Hopefully they do this in the next couple of years, the park really needs it.

[Reanimated35]

Whilst Buzzsaw opened with TV screens - I don't think they ever worked properly, did they?

I think twice I've been there and the tv sporadically showed fire. 

[Gazza]

^Even in the opening weeks, they were never properly implemented. Some showed fire, and some were stuck on the default menu screen.

On a side note, doesn't that proposed Tornado 24 ride in the WWW expansion plan look utterley too short compared to the other slides coming off the same tower?

[downunder196]

On a side note, doesn't that proposed Tornado 24 ride in the WWW expansion plan look utterley too short compared to the other slides coming off the same tower?

From memory it was planned to start below the other slides. But with Triple Vortex these plans look extremely unlikely to ever happen.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I know it would mean extreme disturbance in the park for guests, but if they're going with Lazy River - they need to have it twist and wind its way through the existing park, so it can be used as a transport attraction rather than just a lazy river cordoned off in one corner of the park.

[Zanstabar]

While it's not all concept art, I've found some very interesting resources about the conception of Warner Bros Movie World (most of which I'm presuming that many of you have seen)

• Kentucky newspaper article about the park
• 7 News Flashback for the park's 20th anniversary

In that piece from Channel 7, they show the original map drawn up by CV Wood himself. I've seen the still images online (I believe it was MiceChat?) but I can't seem to be able to find them anymore. If anyone finds them, could you please post them here?

[Zanstabar]

Came across one of the concepts for the Buzzsaw at Dreamworld. If the ride ended up being a perfect execution of this concept, I think I would ride it a lot more than I currently do.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/7410147/Buzzsaw-at-Dreamworld

[Santa07]

Why did they even get rid of that themed part of Buzzsaw's queue?

The idea for the extra 'scare' at the end would've been really cool. Pity it wasn't implemented. The current theming also feels a lot less detailed after seeing that.

[Reanimated35]

There's a few more on his profile too:

https://www.behance.net/mattbaker

[themagician]

^The reason they got rid of it was because, particularly in Summer it was really hot in the space. If the enclosed the queue line, then they could have installed air conditioners. But the themed queue area was narrow and confined. They opened up the big door at the end to try and increase airflow, and it did help, but it was still hot in the confined space. For a while it was just blocked off, and on my last visit it was removed, but no queue rails had been installed.