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Work has officially started on the 2nd and newest Alone Coaster in Australia. The Big Banana’s Plantation Coaster is due to open for the September school holidays. Here is a link to vision and a report of the start of construction ceremony https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bb4HryE3c/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The most noticeable update in a while, the main ride sign has been removed. (Theme Park Ogre)

Junior Driving School ruined Movie World.

yep - 0% market research on new \ returning attractions and 100% 'what can we post that people will like / comment / share / subscribe to'

For those of you who are unfamiliar, a block zone is a section of a ride that only one train may occupy at a time. At the end of a block zone there is a method to stop the train, in case the block zone ahead is still occupied. This is the safety system that prevents rollercoaster trains from colliding with one another. The train disengaged from the lift hill and derailed at the top of the hairpin turn, off the beyond vertical drop, meaning that until it cleared the first mid course brake run, the following train wouldn't be able to enter this section and it would stop at the top of the lift hill. At no point could two ride vehicles collide.

I will check out your report when it doesn't take 5mins to load a page. @Gazza Has MW taken over the operations of Parkz today @Richard?

^In my experience I thought it was fine. Yeah I had to wait 60 mins a couple of time for rise of the resistance and for Slinky Dog Dash, but then on the other hand I got on pirates of the Caribbean in 10 mins. In fact, here is my trip report from 2023 I stayed at Magic Kingdom 9am-4pm and according to my trip report I took 16 rides on attractions. So that's more like 2.2 units of entertainment per hour. Granted I skipped the line on Tron and 7 Dwarfs, but even without doing that, 14 rides in 7 hours is still very good. I don't think I've ever had a day at a Disney park where I "only got on 5 rides all day". Statements like that are cope, they are well run parks.

So just on this, in the industry theme parks should aim to provide 1.5-2 Units of Entertainment per hour. That is, guests want to experience some form of attraction about every 30-45 mins On some days this will drop because "you cant design the church for Easter Sunday" and on certain days you'll get 2hr waits because its too expensive to build out capacity if you only get smashed a few days per year. But if a park is routinely getting 2hr waits on more than say 10-14 days per year then that might indicate there's not enough capacity for the attendance.

I identified a few IMAscore tracks playing at the entrance the other day. They definitely add so much to the atmosphere and are far better than the generic top 40 music that used to play in the area. I’m so glad Dreamworld is starting to move towards using proper themed audio instead of just relying on typical pop music. I know I talk a lot about music at parks, but it’s such a vital part of the whole experience and I feel as though our major theme parks have never really been great at utilizing themed audio in an effective way (apart from old school Movie World back in the day, but they have turned a lot of their background music off in most areas of the park now). At least DW is making an effort and doing a great job. It would be fantastic if they could gradually replace the remaining pop/dance music in the park with more thematically appropriate soundtracks though, as that would really help to elevate the overall guest experience IMHO. That would be fantastic, thanks (and thanks for creating the terrific in-park playlist too)! BTW, do you know if Dreamworld has ever considered commissioning IMAscore to produce an original composition for the park? They have composed so many iconic soundtracks for a number of European parks and it would be amazing to have specially composed theme music of that quality to compliment one of our attractions here in Australia!

I consider myself fairly well traveled, have been to 200+ theme parks in my time and 2025 Movie World would be in the bottom 5 for operations. The park management doesn’t seem to care about guest (and possibly staff) experience whatsoever. It’s all about the bottom line. If anyone complains about wait times they are gaslit and told it’s due to safety, which is completely at odds with how almost every other theme park (safely) operates. I’ve seen some 2 hour waits but there would have been 500+ people waiting in a queue. Movie World somehow manages a 2 hour wait for 200, so no wonder guests are fed up.

I have to disagree here. 2-3 hour waits for rides at a park that’s usually only open for 7 hours a day is a valid criticism. Spending nearly half your day in line for Rivals when it’s running one train ops and slow dispatches will leave a bad taste in your mouth, as evidenced by reviews of the park online. This isn’t Disney or Cedar Point where you may wait that long for some of the most popular rides, but the parks are open late into the night and there’s plenty of other shorter wait attractions to squeeze into your day.

Fwiw, Movie World's Google ranking now is 4 out of 5. Lowest of all major parks in the country. Also, I have let my annual pass lapse for VRTP - first time in about 9 years. Movie World is no longer a positive place to be. It's a shopping mall with rides.

Hi, clickbait YouTuber in question here. I don't normally respond to much on this forum, as I find it gets a little heated a lot of the time - as you correctly pointed out, I prefer to block that sort of thing out and allow commenters to enjoy their own echo chamber, since my channel is a hobby and I do it for happiness and a creative outlet, and I often find people tend to go for the jugular which leaves me feeling defeated and demotivated. I'm a roller coaster channel, not a platform for free speech, and I'm not obligated to give anyone's insults, or even rudely-phrased criticisms, any oxygen. But you've successfully baited me with this statement. I thank everyone for their feedback on my content. I genuinely enjoy taking on board feedback from those who do like my videos and those who don't. I appreciate that there are plenty of people who will disagree very strongly with my opinions on the current state of Movie World, or the way I approach video essays, or the way I run my channel in general. I've enjoyed reading your own takes on Movie World's current situation, and I actually agree with some of you. You've made some interesting points. I see no ill-intent in any of your feedback, and while I stand by my statements and my approach towards criticizing Movie World after my latest visit, I respect you all for voicing your own thoughts on it. I'm not sure when my next Movie World-related video will be, but I have genuine hopes that it will be a more positive one, and I hope some of you may even give the channel a second chance and enjoy it This statement right here, though, is why some commenters in particular are removed from my comments sections. This is not the first time that particular people have crossed the line from criticizing my content into drawing my personal issues into it and insulting me, and failing to see how there's a difference. Yes, I came home from my initial attempt at Coaster Odyssey due to health issues. I have a chronic illness. I spoke candidly on my channel about how it left me in hospital on the other side of the world, which was a terrifying experience, and also led me down a very dark path in terms of my mental health. I openly discussed how I spiraled into a depression badly during that time. I worked my backside off in casual jobs to save to start that journey, and I was still working casual jobs overseas to keep the journey a reality. Even putting YouTube aside, it was a dream of mine for a long time to travel and work long-term, and to pursue theme parks around the world. It hurt to have to come to the decision that I needed to go home so soon. And I've since been working my butt off yet again to make sure I'm recovering, getting the medical help I need, and will be continuing the series in July. I appreciate and respect that you have your objections to my content, and that's fine. But belittling my health issues and mockingly saying that I had my "tail between my legs" during what was objectively one of the most rattling, scary, painful and gut-wrenching experiences of my life is a stretch too far. Again, I was in a hospital, on the other side of the world from everyone I know and love, in a significant amount of pain, unsure what my insurance would cover and if I could even afford the healthcare, let alone the flight home that I eventually painfully realized I needed to book. And once I did get those airfares paid, I spent every night lying awake, still in pain, feeling like everything I'd worked so hard for over the past 2 years had gone up in smoke. I am so, so lucky that I have a wonderful support network because frankly, that trip was my reason to get out of bed a lot of days. So thanks for your input Jobe, but kindly leave my health issues out of your criticisms, please and thank you. We all have our struggles to cope with and I'd appreciate it if you could have the decency to separate your critiques of the content I create as a hobby from direct attacks on my health and suggestions that I'm cowardly for being forced to make decisions for my own health. Cheers mate.