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I thought X2 was amazing, so if EJ is X2 plussed (or even squared) it would be amazing. It's interesting how RMC dominates the chart (followed by Intamin), gotta love RMC's reclamation projects (and their new coasters).

Eejanaika must be wild, being a larger version of X2 (which always blows me away). Voyage I never got any good rides on. Rode it a lot; front, back, middle. Turnaround used to be super rough. Unfortunately, I didn't know enough about coasters at the time to try it more at night, which might have been a different experience.

^Like I said, they'd like to get the land, but that's unlikely.

Maybe they'll focus on the hospitality side and building that up. They could maybe jam a small Eurofighter in there or a Maurer SC 2000 (fun, cheap little coaster). They'd love to get that land behind Maloney's corner. Gronalund has a thriving restaurant/hospitality scene as well, which would serve as a good model. Great spot to be out at night.

I've only been on 10 on the list. Iron Gwazi is my #1 (at night, back row, my gosh). Always interesting to see others impressions of rides. I'd love to check out the other 15 I haven't been on.

Lol Gumbuya World seems to be into trying to make studs out of duds. Maybe they saw a free to a good home ad on facebook marketplace for DD.

Can someone hit it with bazooka to make sure it can't some back and drive a stake through it while they're at it. Might be easier to get to scrap metal or wherever in dismantled form, than smashed to pieces. Just a suggestion, I'm in the dark like everyone else.

@New display name I don't know who won personally (just asking people's opinions) as I didn't go to either park in 2024 or so far in 2025 and probably none of us are privy to attendance figures (or could disclose if they did). If I look at it purely from a customer trust perspective (as in me, a prospective customer), Dreamworld did a lot to win me over, and if I had to choose one park, it wouldn't be as simple as it would have been in the past.

As others have observed, I'm puzzled how they spent $100 million on this. Some of it looks great, the rides are good but stock models (correct me if I'm wrong) - attractive for families I guess. I haven't been yet, but from videos it looks like there is space to add attractions - that dark ride we've been dreaming of perhaps - dream on lol. Would it be fair to say Dreamworld won the summer over Movieworld lol?

^It's a fun ride IMO, one of the surprise packets at Knott's. @DaptoFunlandGuy Probably a bit of wishful thinking on my part regarding footprint, Hang Time is a good coaster. I doubt in reality they'd get another coaster for a long time, but it will be interesting to see what they do (or maybe don't do) in the area.

What I'd like to see: Something like Sierra Sidewinder at Knott's maybe with part of the coaster in the building. An Infinity coaster like Hangtime at Knotts, they fit that into a boomerang footprint at Knott's. Bring back Gremlins. Ghost train, more on the haunted mansion level than carnie. Go full carnie, put in a zipper lol. Reality: Nothing. Outdoor tables and seats with no shade. Sea World star flyer Locally sourced pre-loved gyro swing. Absolute certainty: High level of disappointment.

^The old Mitch Hawker coaster poll used to have a weighted score which favoured comparisons.

Marketing - Doomsday Destroyer <the Claw in it's place> resurrected, the dream has become a nightmare, the iconic flight of fear has arrived.

@Baconjack Thanks. Purely an imagining, wouldn't it be tragic if they relocated it to somewhere else in the park - just to piss us off lol. Iconic re-imagined - Doomsday Resurrection.

That was quick, happy days. Hopefully the fences come down soon so people can enjoy the precinct again. Did I miss something or was there never any announcement? (MW: Doomsday Destroyer, never heard of it, what's that?). If so, missed opportunity for marketing to lament how iconic it was.