DaptoFunlandGuy

No wonder he got banned from DW.

I can't see them doing anything with that area just to give COTD a 'better background'... but once COTD goes, i'm sure they'll be ready to redevelop...

^No, please... continue posting photos obtained whilst breaking the rules.

​I'd like to see them make use of scrims and projection for such effects... but it's probably outside the 'fixer upper' budget that a ride of this age would receive... it is getting on in years...

Whilst HB is a fond memory for me, I think the above suggestions would be 'crossing the streams' so to speak. SDSC is based on the WB live-action FILM rather than the HB cartoons... Whilst I recognise the current WB ownership would allow them to 'mix and match' if they wanted to, the fact is the ride would lose it's 'theme' if we started to blend things in... the theme of the ride being the ride based at 'Spooky Island' in the film... the HB elements have no place there... Otherwise, next thing you know we'll have this inside JL, Atop Arkham, or appearing daily in Main Street...:

Reanimated - the rope lights weren't just in the lift - they were also vertically mounted all around the disco room (i presume on support beams or similar). I think the lights in the lift WERE great - it added to the 'tilt' sensation you get.... but in the rest of the room - yep - way too bright (just like the spotlight that is on the spider...). I think they'd actually be better if they 'counter-rotated' in the lift well - ie - the angle of the ropes tilted the opposite way to the lift to exaggerate the tilt. I know this is the space mountain geek in me, but i'd like to see less static lighting in the disco room, and more 'effect projectors'. The lasers are good, but there just isn't enough - what i'd like to see is the kind of effect you get from those $30 lasers you see at christmas light displays (and on the back of WC floats) with red and green lasers 'prismed' so there are thousands of beams of light (except on Scooby they'd have to be a lot brighter). Effects projectors that do a starry sky, or water\fire type projectors where theres just lots of movement etc going on everywhere. Hell - some blacklight and fluoro paint wouldn't go astray here and there either...

I doubt the Green Lantern ride operators would have much to contribute towards ride effects - Tech Services probably has less to do without GL though...

ok, so they built a temporary fence in front of a longer term temporary fence all so that they could remove the temporary fence behind the temporary fence and build a permanent fence before removing the temporary fence again... Makes sense...

Yep - something definitely wrong there where Dreamworld makes a change and actually tries to make it fit in with the existing theme! Of course, it'd be nicer if they'd tried to weather it first, but I guess that'll happen soon enough in Dreamworlds patented allowing things to weather naturally project.

is it just me or does the awesome new colourful fence added to ABC Kids World just a cheap cop-out to actually maintaining the river?

The mist\fog around them is a great touch.... how long can they keep that up for...?

Shamu has been dead since 1971, but SeaWorld still use the name... I think HWSD3 would probably be pushing the limit to be honest. Where do they stop? Do they change the name every time they drop \ add a character \ vehicle? I don't think it matters. People who visit regularly will know what the show is. People who don't won't know anything about the former HWSD2... so it doesn't matter either way.

​One already has... Given Spotty is a former ride operator who has conducted the morning 'track walk' - I'd be comfortable in considering him one of the 'experts' on the subject in this forum. An integrated track \ effect control system has layers of complexity that clearly aren't needed. When all you need is an 'invisible eye' trigger for each effect, why do to the effort of having computer controlled sensors integrated into the ride control? Justice League is a different kettle of fish. Clearly - the ride control is integrated - hence why you can get a score, which is also imprinted on your ride photo, plus the triggering of both physical motion effects as well as video screens means a lot more is required than just 'breaking a beam' - however Scooby's effects are far more simplistic, as well as the fact that it is around 10 years older than JL... why complicate things that don't need to be?

Yes, the MW motorsport precinct is long ago abandoned (although it could be resurrected in the future) but most assuredly, it's not happening now, and not with the Brock cars.... they're definitely headed for Dreamworld.

Wait... are you saying the Brock cars are coming to Movie World now, and not Dreamworld ?

I don't think comedy is within the ShowtimeFMX repertoire.

Not odd at all - Richard did say the software was slowly churning through the forums, converting all the old to new... just took a bit of time.

Yeah, you've said your piece on that - you don't need to keep repeating it. Fact of the matter is if it's going to cost as much to tear down as it is to reinstate it - theres no reason to tear it down. In my opinion - I think the planned attractions for this year will take a priority, but unless they've deemed it financially unviable, I'm still comfortable it's still on the cards.

Yep - miss that one eh? Pretty trippy (crappy) theming... but essentially the cow was meant to be caught up in the 'wind'. eventually it got replaced by crappy streamers and that was that.

...in ocean parade...

My point was simply that the park had added a lot of attractions (at various 'thrill' and 'appeal' levels), but had not done anything with their kids area, and was therefore long overdue.

Interesting view, Ryno. It should be noted that the Driving School may be experienced by 'older' kids (ie: Adults who haven't grown up), and the attraction is squarely in the middle of the "WB Kids" Area... so perfectly appropriate. Whilst I'll join many others lamenting the loss of such a fantastic attraction such as LTRR - the facts are simply that the attraction was old and tired, and required extensive (and expensive) upgrading for the ride to continue. Rather than throw good money after bad without a guarantee that the toon ride would get any major extension to it's operating life, the park made a hard (but necessary) decision to remove it. Driving School, whilst it could have been a lot better with more money thrown at it (i'm thinking some nice theatrical lighting rather than the 'factory' lights it has would have been nice)... I have to say the park has done reasonably well with the limited budget. As for the Peter Brock DW situation, nobody has confirmed thats where the cars are going, although all indicators do point that way. DW haven't named brock, and brock haven't named dreamworld... so its all assumptions at this stage...albeit likely ones. As has previously been said regarding the brock rumor - we have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what part the brock experience may play in Dreamworld's new V8 Attraction - so you CANNOT say this attraction won't draw a crowd when you have NO IDEA what the attraction will be - and with that said - I beg to differ - that the Brock vehicles alone will pull considerable crowds from those who attend both the Ipswich 300 and the Gold Coast 600 - which in themselves draw tens of thousands of interstate and regional visitors to the area each and every year. You're right though - all the GC parks have recently been focussed on children's areas of late - theres a reason for that though... MW: Prior to driving school, the last major attraction to appeal to younger guests was scooby doo - and even then it came with a fairly restrictive height limit. Sylvester's Pounce and Bounce was a more recent addition, but hardly what one could call 'major'... and before that was RRRC - installed 15 years ago. In that time we've seen updates to Arkham, a new stunt show, superman Escape, Justice League, Green Lantern, and several 4d films. SW: Although their children's area has been repeatedly rebranded - Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Cartoon Network... the attractions have very much remained the same for years. Sea World was LONG OVERDUE for a refresh to their standard children's offering - and in fact to the entire area. Other than the rebranding, the last major installation for kids was the 'treehouse thing' up near the waterpark which was quite a few years ago. They've also installed Jet Rescue and Storm as well as numerous animal exhibits. DW: DW kind of run 'two' kids areas - littlies (Wiggles), and older kids (Dreamworks). Dreamworks was introduced, along with a new 'thrill' ride and a complete refresh of the area, we've also seen Mick Doohan's MotoCoaster, Shockwave, Buzzsaw, ToTII and a complete Wipeout Overhaul since Wiggles World was first introduced. Wiggles are becoming "less relevant" as they've slowly phased out the original 4, and the ABC brands have stood long and are therefore a good investment to diversify the area, as well as the chance to install some 'littlies' attractions without having to try and tie them into the Wiggles brand. Wiggles World was introduced in 2005, so after 10 years, it was probably due for a refresh. WnW: other than the current 'WnW Jr' - the last kids upgrade to the park was so long ago I can't even remember, but the buccaneer theme of the area was there when I was a kid... the WnW Jr upgrade was long overdue as a place for younger kids to visit and enjoy - and given the technology, as well as the recent success of a similar installation at WnWS - it made perfect sense for it to happen then. Since the last kids upgrade, WnW have installed or upgraded over half the park. Having two young children yourself, appreciate that the parks all aim to cater for these agegroups, and recognise that there is only a certain amount of capital for them to spend each year. It is highly unlikely the parks are able to manage to afford both a complete revamp of their children's area, or the installation of a major children's attraction, along with the installation of a "medium intensity family ride or high intensity thrill ride of quality too".

I don't believe I expressed any negative views over the proposal...

Missed that one Brad - previously the park has had a solid timber hoarding, which was painted the same colour as the nearby conrete wall, and themed with the same embellishments that the wall had (which wasn't much - just a waist-high protrusion of a lighter colour) all done in cream and white. The fence is new, and therefore news.

Let me check for you.... *spins wheel*