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You know what? You're right; the Wonderland wave swinger - Dragon's Flight - was a separate unit to the Magic Mountain one. Turns out I made a mistake. I knew a ride from MM had gone to Wonderland, but it was actually the Parachute Drop Tower that was sent there in 1991, where it was renamed the "Skyhawk". Sorry for the flub... Anyway, time for a weekly Volare update: the weather was MUCH more pleasant this week. A large crowd had gathered at the Big Top to attend the Rita Ora concert, so it was pretty busy. The ride itself is practically finished. Not too sure if the city backdrop fits the ride though...

Apparently the BTS video is no more and they are playing the movie

I very much expect they haven’t been updated in years. They should make a big thing of them and have a some sort of ceremony when they add a new one, especially since so many Hollywood actors have been next door lately

We could just go an entire class action against all Gold Coast theme parks for making false representations, almost become a specialty SW for wild MW for SDSC 2.0 DW for SV

NO SPOILERS!!1!

Yeah aware of that... but you kind of stumble upon that. It’s not exacty well presented, and I’m not sure how “up to date” it is. Does it have Johnny Depp, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins & Jason Momoa”? I’m not sure but something tells me no...

That’s a cool addition! Wish they had a permanent walk or wall of such things from all actors/actresses that film at the studio

I agree, we always stop at Coffs for at least one night on the way up to the Gold Coast and I hope the park stays open and expands/updates regularly. I took the family to the Big Banana in January but didn't use the water park but was surprised how busy the place was which is a good thing. "The Bus is now leaving for Banana Creek, Western Australia"

Jason Momoa’s handprints and signature in a concrete block (Chinese Theater style) have been recently added to the Aquaman Exhibition.

Nah mate - i didn't mean the photos made into a slideshow video - i meant the 4 second epileptic fit that occurs after pressing 'record'

Oh my god you're ridiculous. I don't recall ever dreaming about a hot wheels sidewinder either. Wh Pretty sure they've shared that little tidbit on the star tour... well... so i've heard.

I can confirm it is March's unit that used to be at LPS. It actually went back there in the mid 2000's for a period of time before travelling again. On some of the panels around the ride when it's set up it actually has the history of the ride and how it came from LPS.

Yosemite Sam's was another fast food diner originally with Hotdogs being the main focus. Later in it's life it promoted healthy food choices, salad rolls and juices. The Studio Commissary was original the other main Dining room at the Park. The building replicates the original Studio Commissary at the WBs studios in Burbank. In better days it was popular for "Breakfast with the Stars". The 3rd building at the rear is Sundowners which was a retail outlet to the right, specialising in Western themed souvenirs. The food outlet next door was also referred to as Sundowners and in the early days was the better choice over Gotham City because it had a big outdoor sitting area. It was also always open The Games buildings were originally Garden beds.

I cannot think of a single troubled theme park that has turned around on the back of spending no money. Next stop for Dreamworld is either a new owner or closing forever.

I would rather stuff like this then another coaster.

@Levithian - unfortunately a partially closed door, with a curtain pulled across, is a fairly universal sign for "this isn't an entrance for the public - our staff \ workers are using this door, so we keep it open, but you aren't supposed to come in here, which is why the curtain is pulled across. I used to work retail, and it was common to drop roller shutters across the doorway, to about head height, to allow existing customers to exit, whilst serving as a barrier to new customers entering. Whilst the curtain and roller door don't prevent anyone, its a fairly clear signal of 'don't come in here', and in all seriousness - a simple A-frame (which we know VRTP love) that says 'this way to the Aquaman Exhibition' with an arrow, or even "Aquaman Exhibition - OPEN".... it really is something very simple that would help prevent confusion in a place where guests check their brains at the door. Just because you can figure it out - doesn't mean the lowest common denominator can...

The park is closed today and tomorrow with the emergency warning zone now including the park itself. The highway that passes the park is closed in both directions. I've not heard it mentioned specifically, but I'd be thinking the park is now under direct threat from bushfire.

This is just showing areas within that drive time, yes? Does anyone know where you can find a map that shows population areas like a heatmap? (i'm legitimately interested for other stuff too, just keen to know if something like that exists)

i get the analogy - and of course, those in Geelong are unlikely to trek to one of the other two, but my point was more that - for most of "central melbourne" they really have the pick of all three.

From Melbourne GPO to Gumbuya, it's 50 minutes (up to an hour) and 76kms. From Melbourne GPO to Funfields, it's 50 minutes (up to an hour) and 55kms (via Tullamarine). Alternate routes are the same timing, but shorter distance. From Melbourne GPO to Adventure Park, it's 1h 15mins (up to an hour 25) and 90kms. All parks are relatively the same travel time from Melbourne centre. Although Adventure Park is further distance wise, clearly the route is less congested or has a higher average speed. I have no idea about population bases, so i'll take your word for it, but overall, i don't think that one park or the other becomes unreachable or unfavourable simply due to distance, if other parks offer similar or better products.