Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction

[bladex]

^ maybe it will be pink camo?

[Theme Park Girl]

[New display name]

22 hours ago, AlexB said:

The circle looks purely decorative, and I'd imagine if the circle didn't fit with the theme for doomsday, MW would have elected simply to not have it as part of the ride. It doesn't appear to serve any purposes, other than to represent the circular nature of themes (like a clock for instance) so unless MW has come up with a clever way to integrate it into the ride theme, i'd sooner they left it off.

It's a bit hard to go off a picture at the moment and I'm no engineer.  To me it looks like the circle is used to help transfer some of the load down the centre column.  Also it also looks like it braces the top of the motor by locking it into the bottom of the column.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I'll admit - I hadn't seen the mount points indicated in the above picture when I said that, and after recognising the mounts for what they were, I totally agree with you.

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1 hour ago, AlexB said:

I'll admit - I hadn't seen the mount points indicated in the above picture when I said that, and after recognising the mounts for what they were, I totally agree with you.

I thought the same as you too.  When I saw the photo of the ride I thought the circle was an extra and was hoping they would not include it in the MW ride.  The angle of the top mount and what it is connecting is what has changed my mind.  I also believe the reason why it will be constructed latter is to allow ease of build around the motor & gearbox area. 

I like what they have done with the arms so far and think it already looks better than the one in the photo.  As long as the keep it going throughout the rest of the ride I think MW might have pulled it off.

For other people who don't follow me or haven't seen the connection points I am talking about.

 

1. Connection to column

2. Bracing connection point back to main column. 

3. Blue arrows is the twist and loads getting put back into the foundation.

Edited May 24, 2016 by skeetafly

[downunder]

Pink camo? They better have a stand selling Orange Mocha Frappucinos as well. 

I'm looking forward to see how the precinct itself turns out, the ride is pretty stock.

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On ‎22‎/‎05‎/‎2016 at 3:45 PM, The_Ninja_59 said:

 

 

This is a new "CATERING SHED"

 

Application Number: BLD201606818
Description: CATERING SHED
Code: BUILDING
Class: RETAIL/DINING/SERVICES
Work: CONSTRUCT
Lodged: 24/05/2016

Edited May 25, 2016 by skeetafly

[Theme Park Girl]

Here come the gondolas 

Edited May 25, 2016 by Theme Park Girl

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

24 minutes ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Here come the carriages

cue update from TPSN in about 12 hours time spruiking their 'exclusive first look at the carriages'

 

Side note of no relevance - for this style of ride, I prefer 'Gondola' to 'Carriage'

[Theme Park Girl]

Haha. Duly noted. Was posted on the fly, have edited it now for ya @AlexB

[New display name]

I like it.  I like it a lot.

[Reanimated35]

4 hours ago, AlexB said:

cue update from TPSN in about 12 hours time spruiking their 'exclusive first look at the carriages'

 

Side note of no relevance - for this style of ride, I prefer 'Gondola' to 'Carriage'

 

4 hours ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Haha. Duly noted. Was posted on the fly, have edited it now for ya @AlexB

I prefer "sit-bits"

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Themeparks all in one posted this, looks like carriages will be going up either tomorrow or Friday

[Theme Park Girl]

I reckon tomorrow, going by how fast progress has been in the past couple of days. Shame I have to do a split shift at work over lunch & dinner, otherwise I'd go down there again to check it out  Maybe Friday morning 

After seeing the ride with the first parts of the gondolas attached, I can totally see why they label it a "twin hammer" now. That's quite literally what it looks like! 

[downunder196]

12 hours ago, skeetafly said:

This is a new "CATERING SHED"

 

Application Number: BLD201606818
Description: CATERING SHED
Code: BUILDING
Class: RETAIL/DINING/SERVICES
Work: CONSTRUCT
Lodged: 24/05/2016

If that's a catering shed then they might be using the show stage for the roller coaster or something else in the future. Don't they hold events in the show stage as well as mazes? This way they wouldn't lose a function space.

[Zanstabar]

16 hours ago, Theme Park Girl said:

I reckon tomorrow, going by how fast progress has been in the past couple of days.

Sorry for the crappy photo, but you're not exactly wrong, Theme Park Girl. It appears as if they are going through the same process that happened with the arms; they're testing to see whether each piece fits together properly

[Whombex]

On 25/05/2016 at 10:33 AM, skeetafly said:

This is a new "CATERING SHED"

 

Application Number: BLD201606818
Description: CATERING SHED
Code: BUILDING
Class: RETAIL/DINING/SERVICES
Work: CONSTRUCT
Lodged: 24/05/2016

I wonder if this is in support of the production of Thor starting next month at the studios, or part of the park?

[Reanimated35]

Maybe it's somewhere to store all the food carts in preparation to reopen the old chinatown alley

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1 hour ago, Glubbo said:

I wonder if this is in support of the production of Thor starting next month at the studios, or part of the park?

The approval is for movie world and not the studios.   I think they will use it for events but I can't see why they wouldn't rent it to the studios too. 

[lifeofsamage]

Seats are starting to be put on 

[Reanimated35]

I kind of expected the seats to look ..... different somehow. Not the paint job or artwork, but the ride itself. Something just looks odd. 

[New display name]

I think the colour of the seats is strange.   Maybe they are just bare while they connect them.   Hopefully they are going to dress them up.  

[Tim Dasco]

Movie World sure are spending a lot of money on just white seats. Although a ride where you are sitting in a chair flying through space with nothing holding you up. (Pun intended)

[bladex]

2 hours ago, reanimated35 said:

I kind of expected the seats to look ..... different somehow. Not the paint job or artwork, but the ride itself. Something just looks odd. 

it's that green camo throwing everything off!

[xRazzBerryx]

2 hours ago, reanimated35 said:

I kind of expected the seats to look ..... different somehow. Not the paint job or artwork, but the ride itself. Something just looks odd. 

Should have made the centre poll a churro