The Parkz Update: Doomsday Destroyer ride construction at Movie World, May 2016

Warner Bros. Movie World continues to move forward with its construction of Doomsday Destroyer and the surrounding Super Villains Unleashed precinct, while Superman Escape looks set to receive its first track repainting since the ride opened more than a decade ago.

Image: Parkz. Doomsday Destroyer is set to be the most themed flat ride ever built in Australia.

Update By Richard Wilson
25 May 2016

Doomsday Destroyer and Super Villains Unleashed

The site is cleared, the ride is vertical and theming is starting to sprout up.

The ride tower awaits its two large swinging arms that will each hold 16 riders.

Doomsday Destroyer follows the trend set by Dreamworld's recent flat rides, where the tower has been extensively embellished to suit the theme.

The elaborate backdrops make excellent use of the towering white sheds that surround the area.

The ride's control booth is already in place, to allow the ride's electronics and other equipment to be installed.

There's plenty of land still to be filled with theming. Every minute detail of the Super Villains Unleashed precinct must go through an approval process with DC Comics in the USA.

Blending the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster evacuation stairs with the backdrop to make them look like the apartment building's fire escape is a great touch.

Even the downpipes on the buildings have been meticulously painted to blend with the background.

Behind the facades you can see that some are merely flat walls while others will have room, presumably to house special effects and AV equipment for the interactive aspects of the precinct.

Some buildings are visible from the western section of the park. It will be interesting to see how they blend the two seamlessly, as you can see that the back of these facades has framework in place for a rear-facing facade.

The in-park promotion for the area is still very generic without many hints as to what the ride or area will be.

These facades are only the basic shell – full theming still remains. You can see some of the buildings in the distance have had brickwork intsalled.

Superman Escape repainting

While the supports are looking bright blue from their recent paint job, the track is noticeably faded still.

The good news is that a small section of track has been repainted during the recent maintenance period as a likely trial for a complete repaint. This is the lowest part of the track, so this work could be completed without any scaffolding or specialist equipment.

Superman Escape will be closed for nearly two months from July 18 to September 14, giving a good lengthy period for such complicated work to take place.