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Not mine but agreed for a train reveal (?) it's pretty cool - really dig those kind of shots where they've gone to the effort of lighting small details (like the spinning wheel) which all add up. It'll be a shame if those eyes don't light up though - I kind of half expected them to at the end there. As I said before though, given my longstanding history with the park (and its ruinous fan-pages which trade mate's private conversations for influence) it'd be in bad taste to be openly critical at this point. That being said, there's a lot to like in this latest clip, so kudos to Dreamworld (and whichever agency they paid top dollar to do it). I'd say the lukewarm reception of Sky Voyager was an end to end failure that's been well documented on Parkz - from endless delays, to different messaging half way through, to the uninspired, precinct destroying facade, to the Brisbane Technology Park queue line - the list goes on. The ride itself is really solid - not Soarin' good, but having seen a lot of Brogent's (and others) ride films, we definitely got something that's better than 90% of what's out there. Sadly the sum of Sky Voyager's parts don't make it a word of mouth worthy attraction, which is what flying theatres rely on to generate more gate and ROI. There were better and cheaper ways to execute that ride from the marketing ride through to the experience, and I pray to any/all dieties that it's failure doesn't ruin the future of dark rides in this country. Stuff like ETF's Mystic Mover or Vekoma's Madhouse are easy wins for the first park that gets them - the big challenge however will be getting executives out of the creative phase and letting creatives be creative so we can start having some Bermuda Triangle style executions and not Sky Voyager style executions.

Props to them for the video. That's the first bit of actual hype I've seen for any ride for a long time.

Please explain what is world class about vortex?

Dude chill out! some of thats under and NDA and you're gonna get sued

If your mates are under an NDA that covers discussing information about new ride information unavailable to the public, they are breaking their NDA telling you, even if you don't tell anyone else. If you were under an NDA while working there, have since left and then found out second hand information on the new ride, it is not covered by your NDA and you have essentially sourced information similar to an investigative journalist. You have not illegally obtained the information, it was supplied to you against an NDA but specifically you have not, so the most trouble you can really get into is VRTP asking you to cease discussing it and remove all posts. VRTP would also likely ask Parkz to remove the information off their boards. Obviously if you don't comply they may look into further legal action. I'm not a lawyer, or your lawyer and I also don't trust you as a source judging from your post history, but happy to be proven wrong.

Gawd, night and day. The roll at the start of Takabish is not really too different to the initial roll on Abyss at AW, or even the final roll on GL. Both a bit slow with hangtime, still “fun” though. Meanwhile the one on BF / ST is taken at full speed with a bit of whip and spins very rapidly. (Which reminds me, the corkscrews on ST will be good as well, they have the flick at the top which gives you a bit of a head spin compared to the fairly continuous spiral you would get on Corkscrew/SV) https://www.coastercrazy.com/forums/holiday-park-26-04-09-europa-park-27-28-04-09-t20459.html https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/74r0t3/coaster_discussion_of_the_day_16_blue_fire_europa/ http://www.incrediblecoasters.com/BlueFirePhotos.html

I can assure you that the new replacement is not general info. (Mainly) Movie World employees know the details, as it was unveiled to them at a special staff-only event.

100% agreed - I think, simply put - as noted by imagineers in the case of Bermuda Triangle, we used to make really good shit for a lot less than anyone else. But during the GFC we traded passionate, skilled in-house creative for cost-savings and risk aversion, and we're yet to get the balance right. And finding that balance will require chairmen and CEO's who want to act less like Walt Disney (micro-managing decision making at every level) and more like Bob Iger (supporting and allowing space for professionals to flourish).

One ride. Two ride. Red ride. Blue ride. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! what a lot of ride there are.

That's true tbh. It looks natural for those slots to be used as eyes instead... On second glance, it looks like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon:

For immediate release to the public: Movie World will have a new ride, it will have a colour and you can ride that ride. Coming Soon™

One forgotten /s and everyone loses their minds

Nope, you are correct. @New display namemay not of known. But it was mentioned on Facebook Jan 2021 I vaguely remember Village formally announcing something a couple of months ago but could be wrong.

His failures in my eyes were probably his successes for Village. I'm sure of it because he got a promotion.

Why does this only have to be a single ride? why couldn't they be planning to install two?

Both the major parks have gone the way of a Maccas version of a theme park. Yes, it might be profitable, but it never leaves you satisfied and sometimes it gives you gas. It feels like Village is going down the slippery slope of DW with their current management. The state Bikash left SW in was crazy. I have never seen so many bad reviews thrown at a theme park in such a short time.

Great points and I absolutely agree with everything you say here, but in a way I feel it only shows further that locally our parks have no idea when it comes to rich, themed experiences. Integration, story, execution, etc. were all fumbled with the project and those can't just be simply palmed off. I still have no idea why they made some decisions like the facade when they could have just as easily made it look like a Victorian airline hanger that would fit the land and themed it to the early days of flight in Australia that leads into what the current film, but instead we got a modern airport baggage claim facility? I like Sky Voyager - It's a fun, solid experience once you actually get to riding it but nothing about the themed experience is inspiring. I've said it before but if our parks really want to move forward then they need to stop competing domestically and start having their eyes set on the world stage. A lot of people regard the early days of Movie World as being the peak of themed entertainment in Australia and it makes sense because it was designed by C. V. Wood who was the chief developer of Disneyland. Thanks to Disney getting trigger happy with their layoffs there is now a ton of really experienced designers, engineers and artists who are floating around waiting for their next opportunity and if one of our parks wants to get the leg up they should be scooping up that talent, or at least embracing the already brilliant creative minds that exist within Australia instead of executives feeling like each project is their personal clay pot that they need to mould. On that note, I think the painted concrete is nice. Don't @ me.

Can we get back to discussing concrete now?

That's it. I have had enough with all these new rides. All I want is a new seating area.

Pretty cool video by Dreamworld IMG_5222.MP4

The ride ops told you? So you know about the fire-sensing eyes then? Yeah, the 'i know something you don't know' is getting on in years. Attention? lulz? Here's the last bit of attention you're getting from me: Oh, sod off.

If you've gotten into legal trouble for this exact problem in the past why even risk this? You can't feign ignorance if a park comes after you again when you've already been slapped by a lawyer once already.

Yes but theming should be a rich tapestry of finishes, not just saying "hurrr it's snake themed so lets put snake skin on EVERYTHING" The rock tunnels don't have snake skin on it. Needs to be balanced between theming related to the snake and theming related to the snakes habitat, IMO. Agree on Rivals, that's what happens when "sleek/modern" is insisted upon. I'm sure we know a few other recent Australian attractions where that was clearly the driver 😏

It's yeeting itself from the park?

1 paid artist to oversee up to 10 volunteer students - sounds like slave labour for the students. If it were a charity event i'd be all for volunteers but as its for a paid event by a for-profit company, i find that despicable - even if they are getting valuable experience, it should still be paid work.

From today’s final visit before the Friday night opening, The lavender green white construction fence was removed and can now see cloud 9 from a better perspective, I got a close up on Boomerangs ride photo cam and more progress on Big Dipper, They have extended the Glenn street stairs closure to the 31st of August, nothing much to really see now since we are less than a week till reopening, I’ll get some pics on the annual pass holder event

Here's a couple pics from today, Asphalt has been laid around all of Big Dippers concrete footings, Sledgehammer does have a lighting package only on the 4 supports and the Hair Raiser also received a new lighting package that is really cool like the Ferris wheel but i don't have pics of that just yet, Hopefully Sunday or Friday i can get something, What i think is Boomerangs ride photo camera was being installed today and the bug canopy is almost complete and displays the sledgehammer sign on it, And of course as posted earlier we now have more BD track installed

All 8 logos for the rides opening next week

(if this is true) i could see it being an S&S axis coaster possibly themed to Poison ivy? they could keep the whole theme of the area which saves cost and could create a storyline about how she broke out of her cell and took over the asylum? just an idea😌

Even if so, I had only given you information that is actually available to the public, I didn't say anything that could get me into trouble or break my NDA, thanks for your time.

I agree with @Gazza If what CaptainSleepyGun is saying was true, themeparks would only install the same one coaster in every park. God, some people even think a monorail is the duck's nuts.