Troy81

Just to point out the obvious, but if anybody has read the latest report from Village Roadshow in says that the new Major Rollercoaster will be a 2012 addition. Does anybody have any information to say other wise? In my opinion (with the hesitated anouncement, & and also what Aussienetman has said) it would not surprise me if there is a delay in the opening of the new attraction. It seems that MovieWorld have tried to show that they are installing a new attraction without actually knowing what they are doing - Keeping up with the Jones's. I really hope that I am wrong because I know what Village are capable of. If anyone actually read what I wrote above - please excuse me as I re-read the the announcement and realised that I missed some vital information - FY2012. Probably just the beer. Just ignore me.

Another piece to the puzzle

Well alot of action happening at the DreamWorld this morning. Here a some photos I managed to capture. Sorry about the size of the files. Not sure how to shrink the photos.

MovieWorld have now removed from the My Fun website the comments about the their upcoming anouncements. They have however added that the Jet Ski Stunt show will be returning to Seaworld.

Thankyou

What is the minimum purchase for ardent shares anyway?

Did you notice the location of any other footings? Just another thing, Could you tell if the 2nd part of the tower was bolted to the gound or are they just fabricating the tower on the ground and lifting it into place?

I was thinking along the same lines. With the mention of summer my first thought was water. Maybe they are trying to keep this one close to their chest due to the fact that WnW are not getting any new attractions this summer.

After the new additions this year, I can't see anything happening at Dreamworld until at least Dec 2013.

With 1 roller coaster being the difference in which park to buy tickets for, I would still go for the VIP pass. That rollercoaster at Dreamworld would want to be very good to sway my money against the Village passes, and with the addition of the Fright Nights and White Christmas I can not see why you wouldn't get the VIP pass.

Not much happening at the Bermuda site. Some temporary fencing around the site but that looks about it. On another note, not sure how long they have been there, but there are four shipping containers sitting out the front of Seaworld at the moment. Has anyone else seen theses?

I did get that the Churros man was a joke, however you still could have been passing on some new information and just making a joke about that.

It's great to see that the White Christmas event will be back. This new VIP Pass with Fright Nights may add a little truth to a comment in another thread (although it came from a guy selling churros - haha) that the Fright Nights will be toned down to make it a more family friendly event. I know how successful the Fright Nights have been with the older park attendees and it will be a shame to lose what the have built up, but I can definately see the marketing value of making this a family event, and any event that is going to bring in loads of money to the park is always aa positive. More revenue hopefully means more, better quality rides and attractions.

So what sort of coaster can you get for around 7-8million. I don't think that Disk-O's are really dear considering the investment that Aussie world is undergoing is 3 million in total and the are putting in 3 new rides for that price, including their new Disk-O. With the price of the Aussie dollar, it can't be to bad.

I have picked up on the few hints from Wyncenuros and Joz and have to ask what proof they have of this style of coaster? If you guys are right I really look forward to this addition to the park but wondering if another Batman themed ride is agood idea. When does it become to much, especially when you already have 2 and 1 of them doesn't even run anywhere near full capacity?

Well I am going to put my 2 cents worth into this discussion and add - whether they build the long or short model, having another rollercaster at our parks is still a bonus. Looking at the Maurer Sohne website the X-style coaster trains look amazing and will give a ride experience that we don't have here in Australia. This coaster should be a great addition to the Gold Coast. I can only see this as a positive and with the competition watching closely down the road maybe this will be the beginning of a Coaster War (we have more than you).

ITs called the RED BACK. should be open in time for Easter according to the guy at the front gate. Also to come this year at Aussie World is a Log ride similar to Dreamworlds. This is to be built hopefully before the end of the year. I think Its great to see another park investing in some new attractions. Maybe one day Aussie World might be able to compete with the big guns.

My bad.

Just to touch on a topic from the past - How come it hasn't been mentioned on these forums yet of MovieWorlds new upcharge attraction, The Hollywood Stunt Driver Pit Pass. People critisied dreamworld when they introduced the V8 Supercars red line attraction now MovieWorlds new $179.00 upcharge hasen't even been spoke about. As a car and theme park enthusiest I will definately be forking out my hard earned to experience this new attraction but I am just wondering what other people on this site think of the Movieworlds latest idea for a moeny grab. Having paid big $$$ to do the WRX experience down the road I believe that this attraction seems good value. Does anybody know anymore about this than what is stated on the MyFun website.

I've got it. The worlds fastest backwards launching roller coaster.

Found this link on the Screamscape website today. http://www.rickupsidedown.com/?page_id=489 Looks great.

I am sure Dreamworld will come up with something about the longest face first drop on a roller coaster or at least something along those lines.

I am assuming that after the refurb, TOT will be a new record holder again. I can't wait for the new ride experience, I just hope that Dreamworld don't think that they can get away with doing the ride change and not introduce another new thrill ride for the next 4 years.