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Then I hope they don't theme it to the Flash haha

I know there has been debate/speculation about whether this coaster will be launched, or start with classic lift hill. From what we have seen so far, it looks as if the ride will start with a steep incline (which hints towards a lift hill). But what if it was a mix, like the Hulk coaster as IOA = an inclined lift hill, ending with a launch and into an inversion at the top (instead of a tire launch, it would use Mack's LSM launch technology). Having a hypercoaster start off with a bang like that, would make for a very unique ride experience, and an element that would suit the Flash theme (if it is to be themed to DC's Flash superhero). Imagine the station and queue being themed to Barry Allen's forensic lab. You then leave the station, head up the lift hill where it is enclosed in some sort of tunnel, with pipes and tanks full of toxic chemicals. Lightning strike effects go off, damaging the pipes and tanks, spilling toxic gasses over the train. You suddenly receive the Flash's superspeed powers, and launch up and out of the tunnel, entering an inversion and the rest of the coaster follows. Not sure why the tunnel is filled with toxic chemicals, or why you are going up the tunnel in the first place......story is a bit wishy washy at this stage; but hopefully you get my drift. You are experiencing the events that turned Barry into the Flash.

For those with Nearmap access, any chance a new aerial view of the coaster is available? please and thank you!

Dammit! Was so excited that both rides would open back up today :/ ^This! Perhaps not doomsday, but my cynical side just thinks that they are keeping Scooby-Doo closed for that reason.

We all know how reliable operations staff at the parks can be, so take this with a grain of salt. One of the life guards on top of the black hole slide informed me on Wednesday, that they are building a dune buggy attraction out the back behind kamikaze, tornado and the black hole. I could see they were doing earthworks in between the trees behind the black hole. So it could quite possibly be true.

In this instance, acronym for 'background' ?

I called Movieworld, and was told is vague terms: "Due to a software update, the VR system has been unuseable, and the park is trying to fix it/find a fix. Furthermore, we are unsure if the VR experience will ever be coming back". Very weird

Does anybody know what's currently going on with Arkham's VR? It's been down for maintenance for a while. And now it seems it's indefinitely being maintained?? Rather it actually being 'under maintenance' Perhaps they are only running the VR during peak periods/school holidays, due to the extra staff needed to help operate the VR?

dammit! I'm going to MW next week. Fingers crossed both rides do indeed open up on the Friday. No more push backs please Movieworld.

Very excited about this! I loved Soarin' over at DCA, so this should be good. Like other forum members, I've always thought a flying theatre/Soarin' style ride would be perfect for either Movieworld, Seaworld or Dreamworld. Pity it's not going into one of the parks; but will still make the travel up to brissy, when it's built.

Thanks @Gazza & @themagician. They say the tour starts at 7:30am, and to check in 10mins prior. So i'm going to have to take an uber.

I'll be doing Movieworld's Star Tour on Saturday the 17th of December. If anybody is also thinking of doing the tour, feel free to join! It would be great to do the tour with other fellow enthusiasts and/or meet people from the forum I'm going up for a short holiday mid-december, and won't be hiring a car. Do busses run early in the morning from the Gold Coast to movieworld? Or would it be best to just get an uber/taxi?

This seems like a very interesting project, that has had some great concept art and master planning backing the project. The Sanad company have a youtube channel with some great official concept art videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2vOv-38MusA-GrfETOxEA According to this article, if built, the park will boast the "world’s largest interactive aqua play structure, slide-boarding and Australia’s biggest wave pool".

@T-bone It's only my graphics card that is below minimum requirements. This is what I'm running: - Windows 10 64-bit - Intel Core i7-4702HQ CPU @ 2.20Ghz (8 CPUs), - 2.2Ghz - 8 Gb RAM - NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2 GB dedicated RAM)

This is probably a dumb question. The laptop I want to run Planet Coaster on does not meet the minimum graphics card requirements . Will I still be able to run the game on low settings?

No Limits 2 is designed more towards rollercoaster simulation. I was thinking PC could be used for developing park layouts, generating landscaping ideas, and getting a rough idea of a themed ride concept and queue line. The themeing is a lot simpler to apply and customise in PC, especially if you are not well versed in CAD modelling programs and understand how to import/place models into No Limitis.

If the devs keep on producing quality content, whether it be new rides, coasters, themeing, I can see DLC just flying off the shelves! Cannot wait to give this game a play. I could see this game being used by professional themed entertainment design companies as a tool for initial concept generation / concept development.

Please Movieworld.....DO NOT build pay-per-use external lockers for this new coaster. It's a horrible idea, it makes guests upset, and you loose the immediate purchase at the gift shop. Make a cupboard for loose articles in the station, with a sliding door, to allow for the safe enclosure of multiple trains worth of belongings.

Just out of curiosity, how much does a rollercoaster train cost these days (e.g. a 20+ person train, like on Superman)? 1-2 Million would be my guestimate?

Well we know it's being manufactured by Mack Rides, so if you do a quick google image search for "blue-fire megacoaster trains", you'll see the restraint and seat design present on existing Mack megacoasters. Chances are that MW's hypercoaster will have similar, if not the same, seat, harness & train design.

Well they might not have to buckle everyone's redundancy safety belt; passengers can do that themselves. They'll have to check if it's fastened though, when they do the mandatory safety check on the harnesses. KMG have managed to make their most extreme rides on the Aussie carnival circuit, such as Speed, XXL/Rebel, The Beast comply with strict Australian ride harness safety standards WITHOUT the need for a redundancy seatbelt. I'm not sure how they've done it, but yeah all those rides are so easy to board/disembark.....So yes, there are ways to redesign the safety restraint to eliminate the old seatbelt.

^I second this. As enthusiasts we know that for instance Superman can operate with 2 trains. And on days when they only run 1 train, the line can get to 40mins - 1 hr long.....it's very annoying.

The only winged coaster I have ridden is The Swarm at Thorpe Park. I thought it was a great ride, very fun, thrilling and smooth; it accentuates the feeling of gliding and swooping like a bird. It's a very re-rideable ride. I don't get the comments that winged coasters are all 'forceless'. That's an over exaggeration. The coaster has forces, but the forces onset gradually and change smoothly. There is no ejector airtime, but you experience hangtime through the loops, and pull some good G's through the turns and at the bottom of the first drop.

This looks awesome! I would love if MW's new coaster was a mix between this, and Lewa Adventures' 'Flash' Mack coaster. That shuttle launch at the start looks like a ton of fun.

I kinda forgot about Planet Coaster and decided to check up on how the game is progressing. Wow....the game is looking incredibly solid! You'll be able to 'rollercoaster people bowl'. You can do this in RCT2/3 for a bit of a laugh. And now you can do it in PC. The marketing video for it is amazing haha