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Came across this on Instagram today - looks like the long downtime for HWSW has more to do with a bit of a train refurb?

If you're going to put a flat ride into MW in Lethal courtyard you're best off with something pretty small. Something like a breakdance but less of a tripping hazard to load is about right. Really though, how long does AA have left? 10 years? Maybe? In that case I'd leave that part of the park as is until AA goes and the whole area comes up for redevelopment. In the meantime a redone kids area, new Stunt Show and smaller additions would probably see the park through pretty good. Theres also the flat ride pad in the middle of Superman's heilex to consider.

First DW's GoFundMe page had to secure the funds to buy the stickers..............................

I disagree - although the views from the top would be ok, much of the view is going to be: Shed Shed Shed Roof Rollercoaster with some sheds behind it bush We've all been saying the park needs a bit more of a theme - coasters are fine because its a bit hard to theme an entire coaster without enclosing it (and even when you have an enclosed coaster, its apparently still hard to theme it - RIP SDSC). I don't think the park needs another 'something that goes high' even if it is as sedate as a star flyer, the sheer height is still prohibitive for many that would otherwise go on quite big thrills. I'd like to see them do something lower - that stays within the confines of the 'asylum walls'. My first thought was a wave swinger - themed to some sort of asylum\joker torture device A spinner, like a breakdance - or better - a Huss Airboat (with similar theme to above) If the argument is for a tower - perhaps a similar spinner concept like the Huss Condor? I realise nothing here is 'ground breaking' but it makes me wonder - does it need to be? Are we that spoilt for choice that we'd turn our nose up if the park installed a gravitron\roundup\rotor style ride? I guess what i'm saying is we don't need wow amazing blockbusters in MW right now - we need things to soak up additional capacity to lessen the load on the amazing blockbusters we already have. LOL. Just LOL. I've seen that a couple times now, and meant to say something, but never thought of the ramifications of googling it! HAHAHA.

Can a mod please fix the typo in the thread title before some poor kid googles assylum?

Yes the castle area is 100% being used for fright nights and has been flattened and cleaned up. New giant pink return pass centre. This is only tempuary I believe as it has a hire company’s logo on the back. What could probs be the entrance or exit.

As much as i'd love to see something like that come to one of our GC parks, its not what i'd like to see them do right now. The park is very heavy on the high thrill market - and while Doomsday promised to fill the void and meet the middle ground, sadly its a bit too much for low end thrill seekers. Simply the fact that it goes upside down is enough to drive people away. Excluding WB Kids, the primary MW lineup consists of: Coaster Coaster Dark trackless shooter Shot tower Coaster Coaster Family Coaster (with 120cm height restriction riding solo) Water Flume Inverting 'pirate ship' style ride. Where is the middle ground? A family coaster that the whole family can't ride? A water flume? (great for winter!), a shot tower? (except those with vertigo or fear of heights).... what you're left with is JL3d. *yawn. Acquiring the variety of flats they have is the one thing that dreamworld have done well. I'm not making any claims about how well they operate or maintain them, but they acquired them well.

As much as I love KMG rides they don’t belong in theme parks. Yes I know KMG makes park model rides but they still look so much like a carnival and not a theme park ride.

I know I saw this in another thread but I couldn’t find it. Progress has been made at Arkham Assylum and the pathway to SDSC.

They wouldn’t bother updating the maintenance page for today if it was actually only for today. It was not also posted at all prior to closing. From the past, this can go on for months. I would say it’s worth reporting on.

So it was closed for one day, today. I don’t get the point of reporting this, it doesn’t help anyone with planning their day knowing a ride is closed, as the park closed hours ago..

Actually it isn't, looks good but it is over quicker than a virgins first time. By the time it starts becoming fun it's over and returns to the ground.

Will you make up your mind? The park makes effort to improve the theming in a precinct - you say its pointless. Theres an old adage that applies here - never show a fool an incomplete job. I have a prediction that he will reference the VR animation on Arkham, and possibly JL3D as being 'connected to a movie'. Likewise, he will not associate GL, DCR, SE with 'movies'. And the only reason i'll be wrong is because i've said it before he replied.

Don't be a bully Jobe. 🤣

Remind me why they are having Fright Nights in February and March again? 😳

THIS is the ride for MW

I'd say repeat business means the Hot Wheels is staying, especially since the rides name and theming are still out the front

I think a well-themed Wave Swinger would complement the area perfectly and give the area the energy it seems to lack. Something similar to the Gotham City Crime Wave rides they have in some of the Six Flags parks over in the US. It would also be cool to see a unique flat ride, the ABC Rides Tourbillion would fit really well, and although I don't believe it is the most amazing 'experience' as a flat ride, I think it would certainly satisfy the GP by proving a 'Holy shit, that looks insane' flat ride that the Gold Coast seems lack (other than maybe the Giant Drop or Wipeout).

I think, regardless of the issues with Wipeout, a Topspin wouldn't be a good choice for MW - simply because of the similarities a topspin would have to Wipeout... the ride system is too similar. it'd be like MW installing a Maurer Skyloop 450 (Buzzsaw is a Skyloop 150). Sure, its different.... but is it different enough? It just gives rise to the arguments of "why bother going to X when Y have the same thing?" (and yes, i acknowledge that argument cuts both ways) Something different to their competitors is an easy win 'never before seen' 'only X in the southern hemisphere\country\state\gold coast!'...

You can wrap a poop but it will always be a poop.

Hot Wheels has pulled their licence... (no inside knowledge just taking a stab at it...)

If they were to keep theatre space from LW I'd love to see them use the space for a Vekoma Mad House if it would fit and use the old outdoor LW queue for it: https://www.vekoma.com/mad-house It's a dark ride and one you can theme and make immersive. Exactly one of the things MW needs right now.

I think the last time it was used was for a meet and greet for the Janoskian's back in 2012... I had never seen so many teenage girls in my life. They filled up the whole old LW queue, went through the alley and overflowed out in front of scooby just to get an autograph... was all good until around mid-day when all the people were too scared to go on the big rides and ALL flocked to Scooby... Had to set up the outdoor queue very quickly lol.

I can also confirm that ToT II launches anywhere between 135 - 140kph. If the car isn't full it will generally launch faster or make it further up the tower. I have ridden it recently when it was only 6 others on the ride in the back row and well... it made it pretty damn far up. I really wish that when they did the conversion they spent the extra money upgrading the computers like SFMM did. I also haven't heard much about Superman in the US having any major reliability issues like ToT has either...

I'm totally okay living with that burden.

Not 7 randomly stacked boxes in an open area. You've being watching too much ParkChatLive with that question? 😋 Even the holy grail of Disney has budget constraints for projects. This is the area MW should've turned into Super-Villains Unleashed.

And in the forums......just saying. :-)