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^Dude, I've only got one night free to do Fright Nights. If they are not that good, then I'd rather skip them and focus on other things - so Intel is important to me (and I'll get that from GC friends who would have done first night). It's a pretty packed night already with the Ultimate Tour and everything else, so I want to squeeze a lot in. I've got 6 years straight of going to haunts like Halloween Horror Nights and Knott's Scary Farm, so I'm not likely to be surprised (won't complain if I am). I find it all fun rather than scary. And I've got to say MW does Halloween well.

^I guess that raises the question, is there a clown maze this year? If the Intencity location doesn't look like a clown and the location where the Ripper is should be used for something better that a clown maze. It will be interesting to see what these Panic Rooms are like. I'm going second night so I'll want all the intel I can to decide whether to do them or not.

^I was asking if anyone knew, and/or had seen activity in that area. It would seem logical they would use the location and the only relocation is perhaps Clowns moving from Scooby to Intencity.

Are they not using the location where the Ripper maze was last year?

^^Have you been on Flashback? It makes Mick Doohan's look like Expedition GeForce IMO. At least MDMC, has some level of amusement - albeit it provides a very low level of amusement. I went on Flashback the year it opned at SFMM, they actually commeraorated their big "new" coaster with a drink cup. Back then Viper, Colossus, Ninja, Revolution and Psychlone (pre-Earthquake) were the star attractions, and there was no B & M in the park yet.

Some say it was painful, I just found it very mediocre. It was rotated around other parks prior to rusting in pieces at SFMM. Quite possibly Intamin's worst coaster creation, a concept that never caught on. Gazza's explanation for it's closure is what I heard too. No one was sad.

Perhaps Banky could be enticed to build (or deconstruct) a Dismaland from scratch. I don't think the business case would be strong enough yet for Disney, but if it came, the crumbs from Disney would possibly lift attendance at the other parks, just like Knott's in OC.

About time, back to lap bars for Revolution. It's a fun ride, with some nice drops and terrain interaction. 4D freespins look awesome, but I can't say personally I was a fan of the ride experience. Yay for another RMC Iron Horse, looks like a visit to San Francisco should be added.

Ha Zombieland as a scare zone means running zombies - cardio, my friends. Booked the ultimate tour, hopefully they'll do the lights-on tours of the mazes as well, and also be able to book the panic rooms in advance.

Hoping I can go, between sporting commitments, weddings and the annual Halloween USA trip - it's going to be tight. The Ultimate Tour was the tipping point to get my coming up for the first time last year, here's hoping it's back.

Dracula's Haunted House in surfers is good cheesy fun, but there is no scare actors, or even supervision for that matter (just CCTV cameras). The House of Horrors at Universal was OK. Whenever I did it, there was virtually no scare actors in there and eventually it closed. Liseberg's Hotel Gasten is a good example of a really good year round haunted walk through with really good sets and scare actors, though this one is an upcharge on top of wristband admission. I personally don't think this would work for Movie World. A really good Ghost Train or Haunted Mansion type attraction might be work, even within MW's budget - the more I think about it, they could do something really nice.

Relocate Eureka to Luna Park if Dreamworld doesn't want it...wait a minute, Cyclone would be a good fit too lol.* *Special announcement: for the people who take everything literally on the internet, I am joking. Meanwhile, in reality, LPS will be a source of mass debate among enthusiasts, and they will continue to add a flat every decade or so.

Just got a reply on facebook that dates and ticket details will be next month.

The Purge worked really well at Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood, it would make a lively scare zone.

Yeah The Descent isn't well known, but it certainly did kick some serious ass. I'd love to know some dates and details so I can make a cunning plan to attend the event.

You'd be surprised, Twister had some good airtime, and was a tight little coaster - I was really impressed, and I didn't expect to be. Honestly, I never hold my breath when it comes to Luna Park and new attractions.

I really liked Twister at Gronalund, it's a super compact woodie that is a lot fun and would fit in well at Luna Park. Gronalund are the absolute masters of cramming rides in though they are perhaps not as constrained by litigious, NIMBY neighbours.

I didn't notice anything last year. Of note, they had lights-on maze tours during the day, which are excellent. For that tour you need separate admission to the park and it wasn't an inclusion with the Ultimate Tour which only happened at night.

They did this for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood years ago and the tope entries were amazing, this should be interesting.

Too many threads about mnew coasters is never enough. Get me on the first plane to the GC when this opens!!!!! In truth, I never really looked at the thread about the kiddie area and even know there was a mnew coaster going in lol.

Well it looks like RMC are already quite busy lol. Another indoor coaster would be good (to keep the neighbours happy), something Van Helsing at Move Park Germany - I'm being realistic here.

Insidious was awesome at HHN Hollywood, I'm surprised they only did it one year. Might be due for a comeback this year, and I would view Insidious as a welcome addition to Fright Nights.

The 2 soundstage mazes were excellent last year, and I didn't mind the Ripper or the Clown one - and this is coming from someone who goes to HHN and Scary Farm every year. I'd say more of the same, with a bit more into the scare zones and maybe a decent show (I said a decent show), even something like the old Graveyard Revue at Universal. There seems like ample room for expansion, so here's hoping. And keep the ultimate tour and lights-on tour during the day, they were excellent.

A Hanging style show would be good, I've mostly enjoyed the Knott's Scary Farm Hanging over the years - though a fair amount of production would go into it. Last year's Fright Nights was my first, and I was fairly impressed. Though I did do the Ultimate Tour and also the lights-on tour during park hours.

That's a pretty good theory. I've seen it done before, Knott's used their bumper car area for a maze for years. It would be very suitable, and MW doesn't seem to mind major rides down in peak season so what's some dodgems cars in shoulder season.