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@Tim Dasco, that's good. I thought I'd just mention about my park map post anyway in case anyone else thought I was referring to both internal & external theming. I thought people with epilepsy would be a problem but then again, all theme park rides have safety signs stating what medical conditions could have an effect on public safety, a person's current health state & the enjoyment of the ride for all participants. Adding epilepsy to the list of medical conditions for The Perfect Storm probably would make it no different to other rides. In the end, I think Jamberoo could just turn off any strobe lights if someone with epilepsy wanted to ride it.

@Tim Dasco, in case you didn't know, Jamberoo has confirmed lights will be inside The Perfect Storm: We just don't know what type of lights yet but I'm expecting (and hoping for) white strobe lights too. Also, I should have been more specific in my park map post - I was referring to external theming only.

By the way, here is the source of the park map image from my previous post. Also, I just noticed this on Jamberoo's day lockers webpage: Simply, powerboards now feature within the Bombora Pavilion lockers for paying guests' use. I'm unsure but is this new for theme parks (at least in Australia)?

2) I thought it already was? 6) Whilst Daily Planet is very Superman-related, if the white studio wall was better being painted, I think it should be themed to a hilly landscape so it looks like Superman pushed the subway train out of the ground. 7) They would only need to add a 'subway' sign to make that happen but it would look out of place with the Superman logo signs which is necessary for guests to know where the ride entrance is.

I don't know if anyone noticed but as you all know, Village Roadshow built a new sound stage as part of the Studios for the Commonwealth Games but did anyone noticed this other development application for another sound stage that was approved in March? Could this be a new sound stage for a dark ride component of the new roller coaster? Or is it for another new ride? Or is it actually another sound stage for the Studios or for other miscellaneous uses by either the Studios or MW? I had to do a bit of research to make sure I wasn't been confused with the Commonwealth Games sound stage especially as there seems to be no room at the roller coaster construction site for a new sound stage unless it is small, built into the Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D ride sound stage or the swamp gets filled in like how @mba2012 suggests is occurring as we speak. But after finding separate development applications & confirming the Commonwealth Games sound stage was nearly fully built around the time this new sound stage development application was submitted for approval, I'm very confident it is for a newer sound stage but for what purpose and where?

Since most of the boxes/X's are going through the walls on an angle into Main Street Emporium/Surf Central, why would they be retail gondolas or Lego theming unless they are being built into the wall and can be seen from within other stores? (I know they are indicative but why draw them on an angle through a wall?) Like I said before, there are more of them in Main Street Emporium's part of the plans - 1 box with 2 X's in it and another box with what seems like as just a dot. There is a chance they refer to something that already exists. If they were retail gondolas, wouldn't existing ones in Main Street Emporium line up with the ones in the plans? And also note that they are none located completely in Surf Central. I can't remember much of Surf Central but I'm sure they would have at least 1 set of retail gondolas. I still feel they are referring to something else associated with the ceiling as it is a double storey building but I'm not fully confident that I am right in that regard.

I originally thought the boxes/X's are to do with the entry/exit system but after seeing more them located in Main Street Emporium's part of the plans, I assume they are just drawn on the plans for some unknown/unexpected reason. That reason could be anything - maybe it is something to do with the ceiling?

Thanks @Richard for that photo - it is actually a different (but similar and better) photo to the one I posted. I noticed the Lego construction worker statue next to the people in the photo has the words 'Lego City' written on it. Whilst it is a theme of a Lego building set, would 'Lego City' possibly be the name of the "stand-alone precinct" too? I read it exactly the same way as you @reanimated35 but I'm unsure if it says "mall" or "hall". Either way, we know what the word is supposed to describe. This makes me confident that most of my 1st guess (and alas, the eastern side of my 2nd guess) is correct - just still unsure if the brown part of my 1st guess that I described as "Part of Lego Store" is actually that (and in the 2nd guess, whether the walkway continues into a curve heading north).

Also found this image from DW's Lego Store webpage: Here is the other angle that you want: From what we can see of the plans, I took 2 guesses based on that little part of the plans that are visible. The 1st guess is if those little bit of the plans are of the eastern end of the construction site. The construction fencing is in red. I left the rest of the construction site blank for this guess as I thought there were too many possibilities based on that angle: The 2nd guess is if those little bit of plans are of the western end of the original Market Place site. This one I thought was easier to figure out using Market Place's original floor layout as a starting point. I coloured the building/shop fitout edges in both the above & below images to give an idea of possible colour schemes for the areas. I also made a guess of the design/colour scheme of the pathways external to the park/Market Place buildings. All other flooring is coloured based on the colours seen in the plans (apart from the 'Dreamworld Staff Only Area', which I just chose to symbolise inaccessibility): This is highly likely to be coincidental but the Lego Store location I guessed in the above image, according to Google Maps, is approximately 350 square metres in size just like DW has stated as the size of the store: Given they said it is going to be a "stand-alone precinct", that is why I added a 'Lego Plaza'. It would make it more appealing to non-park visitors (if any). I also imagined the eastern entrance of the Lego Store in my 2nd guess would only be accessible to DW visitors somehow by using their tickets (i.e. barcode scanning, ticket barriers etc. or something similar to the WWW/DW dual entrance) allowing them to enter the store that way or instead, they could just walk through the new Market Place/new separate main exit to access the Lego Store from the outside. Given that Market Place lost it's charm in it's later years (particularly due to the numerous stores now in DW), I think my 2nd guess design allows guests, on their exit of the park, to bypass Market Place via the new main exit if they desire while giving the whole Market Place building a reason to enter through the new attraction that is the Lego Store. What @Ashley said below also applies for Showbag Alley hence why I also included it in my 2nd guess above: These are just guesses remember based on a small part of plans DW has kind of revealed (unless DW are possibly doing red herrings too?). I'd be interested in hearing what other forum members think of my guesses (particularly my 2nd guess) though I think there is a good chance I'd be wrong as I'm guessing on so little information. I also don't remember well how big Main Street Emporium/Kodak Express/Surf Central is so if I'm wrong in my guesses, just let me know. In the end, these guesses are just a bit of fun as part of the speculation.

Jamberoo updated their park map today which gives the first sign of The Perfect Storm's (possible?) theming - a tractor, a Model T Ford ute, an utility pole, a piece of wood & a horse placed around the exterior of The Perfect Storm's main Tornado: Hard to tell but based on the above park map, I think Jamberoo is also building a small shelter to store tubes next to The Perfect Storm's splash pool. I think the lockers next to Banjo's Billabong are new too.

Found this photo taken from apparently on top of Dreamworld Tower that Dreamworld posted on Facebook today (hidden in a lot of comments) that shows a great angle of the Lego Store's construction: From this photo, I didn't realise how much Dreamworld has changed in the Main Street area recently - how one tip of the fountain pool has disappeared for the photo podium (From that angle, the podium next to the fountain pool looks like a bad photo edit - couldn't they have shaped the podium to fit in the shape of the original fountain pool design?) & how they demolished one of the original buildings of the park for this Lego Store. I was hoping the Lego Store would just be an internal fitout. I hope the external design of the new buildings immediately south of City Hall end up being in the traditional Main Street theme but the shop front under the roof being Lego-themed. I just think a total Lego-themed exterior would look so out of place next to City Hall particularly if the new building ends up incorporating part of the park's exit. Otherwise it would look like you enter Dreamworld but end up exiting via Legoland

Thought it was highly unlikely. Does that also rule out the 'water park' and 'biggest Australian theme park' rumour? That's what I'm hoping for (and expecting). Before, I was talking worst case scenario particularly as very detailed plans have not been released yet.

Yeah, I agree - unless it is found to be safe to feature when WWF is in operation, it is highly likely to feature during maintenance periods or before the morning test runs.

OS is very well promoted as separate from MW. When I said 'claiming', I'm referring to promotions like this from MW's Facebook page: If you read the Facebook comments to that post, some of the general public automatically assumed it was part of Movie World (until they asked). I was thinking along the lines of that proposed Westfield development near Dreamworld. I'm definitely not taking this Sea World expansion as fact by the way. After all, our only source is the media for this one and such an expansion is very sudden and unlikely on the scale rumoured. I feel the media or property developers are playing with their own words to make the casino proposal sound better. In the end, I'm just speculating possibilities - I'm for theme park expansions wherever possible. Regarding the possible proximity of the 2 entrances, I meant like walking really close to the casino (like walking past poker machines at an RSL club) - not just a billboard or revolving doors. It would be better if the link between Sea World and the proposed casino is clearly separate and if the casino is built, whilst being a glamourous building, be hidden of gambling iconography on the outside (apart from the brand name of the casino). Yeah, sports and gambling have eternally been interwined but not on the scale of the recent past. No land would need to be reclaimed. Most light rails operate jointly with roads or pedestrian plazas. I imagined a branch line going down Waterways Drive then turning into Sea World Drive with stops at Southport Yacht Club, Palazzo Versace before terminating at Sea World. The only difficulty is construction. Sea World would have to cope with even worse traffic congestion or maybe temporary closure until it is built. I'd prefer that happening between the casino and Sea World (particularly if it is built on top of Sea World's current car park) as those downtown areas etc. are really vibrant areas so a casino could be 'hidden' from view amongst it all. I just don't think a standalone ground level casino should happen close to Sea World. Thinking of this, it would be unlikely given the recent demise of Sky High Skyway unless they decide to build one with a larger capacity connecting the proposed casino/Sea World with Southport. It would be more of a tourist attraction than the bridge and avoids large marine traffic too. It would be only be a question of whether it is an eyesore depending on it's height?

Found out about this 'expansion' yesterday and have since found the proposed site of the casino exactly (everyone already knows it's approximate location) and here is the official website of the development as well as the QLD Government's webpages for the development (both don't reveal much...yet). I have a slight concern that Sea World may 'claim' the casino as part of the park similar to how Movie World is 'claiming' TopGolf as part of their park despite being a completely separate entity. It's a 5 hectare development site after all - just enough for Sea World to 'claim' and 'overtake' Dreamworld as Australia's biggest theme park. But to "double in size"? That is really sudden and unlikely. It depends on how they defined 'size' - are they referring to hectares or the number of rides etc.? I'd probably think the latter. It is easier to double the number of rides etc. than by doubling the number of hectares the park has. If this casino is built, I hope Sea World's entrance ends up being as far away from the proposed casino as possible to avoid it 'blending' in. Thinking of families, I don't think parents would want their children walking past gambling advertisements & glittering lights as they walk from a car to a family theme park - children might associate the two like how sport & gambling are being intertwined. I rarely go to the Gold Coast but personally, I wouldn't like to see a casino so close to a theme park. It should be distinctively separate like Conrad Jupiters. Talking of Conrad Jupiters, what are the chances Sea World's monorail will be connected to the new casino with a new station? Conrad Jupiters is connected by monorail too remember and if most of Sea World's daily visitation comes from the Nara Resort, would that reduce some traffic congestion around Main Beach by having 2 resorts connected to the theme park by monorail? A light rail branch line to the other side of the casino could help too.

A climb up the side of the final drop is impossible but if you meant the side of the final lift hill, whilst possible, during operations it would definitely be a big no like you said. If Wild West Falls was in the tour, I think you would rarely go anywhere near the water anyway. Most things you already see on the ride and most of the ride is outdoors. All I can imagine from a Wild West Falls tour is seeing how the effects work in the back outdoor flume section (mainly the ghost town) from a safe position back of house as well as a climb through the mountain (not up the lift hill but the back of house area behind the mountain which has a series of staircases). I might be wrong but I feel there is another way to access the ride-on photo camera than via the lift hill. I think there might be a walkway that goes under the lift hill to the ride-on photo camera (judging from the video I embedded, the ride-on photo camera is significantly lower in height than the lift hill after all). If it is safe to walk under the lift hill to the ride-on photo camera (either during or not during operation), it would be a great vantage point anyway. Thanks for that @reanimated35. Judging from their response, it may still be possible for the ride to feature.

I was so excited when Star Tour - All Access Pass was announced - it's a theme park enthusiast's dream come true. I just hope the tours are still running when I'm next at the Gold Coast, which is likely to be years away. When Wild West Falls reopens in a few weeks time, does anyone think there is a chance the tour will visit the ride-on photo camera at the top of the mountain? I watching videos of Wild West Falls a few weeks ago and noticed that, compared to viewing near Rio Bravo Outfitters, there seems to actually be a fair amount of room to walk (for a few people, at least) around near the camera. It would be a great perspective of seeing the ride in operation if it featured as part of the tour. Pause at 05:28 to see the ride-on photo camera (video automatically starts at 05:21):

In case this is still heaps a mystery to anyone: Everything above is for Financial Year 2016/2017. Source: Village Roadshow Limited Preliminary Final 2015/16 Financial Year Report

Just found more evidence that an announcement could be imminent. This press release about Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy's virtual reality experience addition released on the 20th of July 2016 says: Saying "coming weeks" indicates 'less than a month'. That would indicate an announcement no later than 20th August 2016 - 3 days off the "60 days" timeline that Movie World indicated on the 24th of June 2016: Even though this now means the announcement has been delayed by possibly 13 days, I still feel confident some sort of announcement is imminent. To publicly tease the announcement date 3 times over the past 10 months (November 2015 & June/July 2016) to allow it to be narrowed down to a mid-August announcement before nothing happening and suddenly Mack Rides crates appear 12 days after the likely announcement date seems too coincidental to me. I feel something has caused a delay in the announcement - maybe the crates themselves arrived late even though they (again, coincidentally) arrived on September 1st - an easily memorable date? Like other forum members have said, it would now be logical to avoid the rollercoaster announcement clashing with the Doomsday Destroyer opening. There is a chance the general public could mix the two up particularly as firstly, the rollercoaster is highly likely to be DC Comic-themed too and secondly, when Movie World announced the DC Comics Super-Villains Unleashed themed area, they brought their roaming Justice League characters out for the media. They might do the same when the area opens next month. As a result of this potential mix-up, I do think, like @AlexB suggested, that a 'teaser' would instead be more appropriate now than a full announcement - as long as they clearly promote that the rollercoaster is opening next year instead of a generic 'coming soon'. If not, the general public will still mix up the two like I said earlier and hence, the announcement should then instead be pushed out to mid-November, the latest possible announcement date so far.

Whilst it doesn't imply that construction is running behind schedule, given that the above phase appeared 2 and a half weeks after the webpage was first published, it gives me a feeling that construction is running a little behind schedule & that they added the sentence so the first visitors to the Park this season don't get the impression The Perfect Storm has opened and operating. Jamberoo has now changed those quoted words from The Perfect Storm's webpage on their website to: ...and have slightly changed the GIF on that webpage to this: And again, whilst it doesn't imply that construction is running behind schedule, given they suddenly added emphasis that it is 'coming this season' despite the season starting in only 23 days, it adds to my feeling that construction is running behind schedule.

Never mind what I said above. I just realised that Gold Coast media found out about the rollercoaster when it's development application was discovered in December 2015. The fact that the rollercoaster could be from Mack Rides won't be newsworthy to the mainstream media (even though it would be to theme park media) so I think Movie World will definitely take their time with the announcement even though it could still be imminent. I also noticed in this Gold Coast Bulletin article about Village Roadshow's annual shareholder meeting from the 20th of November 2015: This would indicate an announcement no later than the 20th of November 2016 (otherwise instead of saying "In the coming months", he would have said "Next year"). So assuming no more delays occur, the announcement would be no later than 2 months & 20 days but maybe as soon as tomorrow... Regardless of what the construction site looks like now and on the 20th November 2016, I believe we'll officially know a lot more about the rollercoaster than what the construction site reveals by then.

I don't usually join into the Gold Coast theme park discussions (as I rarely get to visit the Gold Coast) but the site of these Mack Rides crates is the exception. I haven't been looking forward this much to a Gold Coast ride since Superman Escape. Apologies if this has been noticed before but given the talk of about why there is no announcement when these crates have arrived, I just noticed these quotes from the Gold Coast Bulletin's article about the TopGolf attraction on the 24th of June 2016: Is this "huge" announcement the rollercoaster? Because if so, the announcement was due no later than the 23rd of August 2016 (60 days after the 24th of June 2016). If the announcement has been delayed, does this mean it is imminent or even tomorrow due to the arrival of these crates? It has been delayed for 9 days at least, which isn't much in itself. The only announcements since the 24th of June 2016 have been for Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy's virtual reality experience addition (21st of July 2016) and the Star Tour - Access All Areas experience (5th of August 2016) & I don't think either of those two are of "significant gross capital cost" or capable of re-positioning the Gold Coast like a 'top 10 worldwide' rollercoaster could. I know most people won't notice the significance of these crates but if Gold Coast media gets the word about these crates from a 3rd party or even read these forums themselves, I feel this could spread like wildfire in Australian media quickly as it would all but confirm a highly talked about rumour that one of the best rollercoasters in the world is on it's way to Australia and Movie World might want to ensure they release that information first otherwise they may delay the announcement again to ensure maximum publicity when the time comes. If Gold Coast media says nothing, I think Movie World will take their time with the announcement but it will still be imminent.

With the 2016/17 season & The Perfect Storm only 24 days away, Jamberoo Action Park has started selling their 2016/17 e-tickets today. Prices are below - quoted from Jamberoo's E-Tickets webpage. Prices for E-Tickets are the same as tickets sold at the Park. General Admission Prices for the 2016/17 season: From the 2015/16 Jamberoo Action Park season, there has been no change in general admission prices. A $4.95 transaction fee applies online too. Other than priority entry, e-ticket purchasers also get a gift card & a promotional offer. The latter does not apply for general admission ticket purchases at the Park while the gift card I'm unsure if it applies to general admission ticket purchases at the Park. From the 2015/16 Jamberoo Action Park season, season passes purchased online prior to 01/09/2015 have increased by $10 while the other general season pass options have increased by $10 except purchasing the season pass at the park (There is a chance Jamberoo just has not updated their website fully yet so maybe except a $10 increase in that price too). According to Jamberoo's Season Pass webpage, the price for a Season Pass purchased at the Park is still $124.99 so given the proximity to the 2016/17 Jamberoo Action Park season beginning, I would no longer expect that price to increase by $10. Correction - Season Pass Online: $114.99 A $4.95 transaction fee applies online too. This means that compared to the 2015/16 Jamberoo Action Park season, there has been no change in prices for season passes that are purchased after the 1st of September.

When we found out the themes for all the Kangaroo Island rides in 2010, the Funnel Web spider sculpture always featured but like you said @Jobe, they didn't build it immediately when Funnel Web was built in 2013. It took 2 more years for it to appear. In fact, Jamberoo's Tornado was originally themed to be associated with a frill-necked lizard (complete with a frill-necked lizard sculpture in the same place where the Funnel Web spider sculpture now stands), which was the 1st & only clue to the theming of Kangaroo Island's rides prior to 2010. I think the reason why the spider sculpture wasn't built for Funnel Web's opening day in December 2013 was because Jamberoo wanted to build 2 rides (Banjo's Billabong being the 2nd ride) instead of just 1 and hence the spider sculpture got delayed (as it is an 'extra' part of Funnel Web) particularly as it was probably expensive and required a lot of manpower/machinery to build. Jamberoo probably preferred those resources allocated to Banjo's Billabong. In The Perfect Storm's case, I think all the theming will be in place and operational on opening day as firstly, (relating to what I said in the previous paragraph) they are only building 1 ride this time not 2 so more work on theming can be included into the construction schedule & secondly, Jamberoo has been building The Perfect Storm since before the 2015/2016 season ended unlike Funnel Web and Banjo's Billabong which started constructed well after the 2012/2013 season ended and hence (and maybe also due to delays) pushed the opening date from the 2013/2014 season start in September 2013 to December 2013.

I found these new images: It reveals that the brand name for a Tantrum Alley/Tornado hybrid is WorldALLEY. It also shows how The Perfect Storm will look compared to Funnel Web - a slight colour difference can be noticed but they are still very similar. I believe it also confirms that the 1st Tornado of the Tantrum Alley portion of The Perfect Storm will be open. It is difficult to tell so I would be interested to know if other forum members agree? Given the 2nd image shows the land contours, does this confirm, for The Perfect Storm, that there will be no built-in enclosed theming like I speculated (above) or would any theming (including any built-in/enclosed) still be kept secret as @AlexB suggested (below)?