DaptoFunlandGuy

Where do you think they got the land to build vortex? oh, and the rest of new atlantis? you know that used to be part of the ski lake, right? Meh. I'm no longer in a role that gives me access to Nearmap and it's expensive to obtain individually. @Tim Dasco may be able to assist.

There's only so many manufacturers that bigger parks are going to want to buy from. Imagine if they blacklisted Intamin because of Doomsday? Batwing has been just fine. We know S&S relationships were soured over GL but time heals all wounds. it's possible, but I love the suggestion of replacing vortex with a swing...

I wouldn't be so sure... That depends on dispatch interval, doesn't it... If you assume a 3 minute interval you'll get 400pph. If you get a seven minute interval like the recent reports at FOTWW, you're down to 171pph. That's only 1200 riders per operating day.

Damn, there goes the thoosie hope for a fire sale on themed fence toppers as souvenirs...

In a park where they are trying to work to restore a shattered trust with their guests, as well as rebuild a ride line-up decimated by years of neglect, with the loss of family favourites - log ride, rapids, mine ride, and even to a lesser extent, the more extreme losses of TOT & wipeout - it's completely understandable that Dreamworld wouldn't want to go too extreme while they're still trying to restore their lineup to a well rounded mix... On the other hand, Movie World's lineup hasn't got those same holes (though it would benefit from many more flat rides). Attractions like scooby (when it reopens), wild west, Roxy, Justice League, and now WOZ - the park has that 'middle family' market nicely covered, and it's even got a number of rollercoasters at various levels of appeal. Without getting into the 'nitty gritty' - and please understand i'm talking more 'vibe' than 'stats' here - I would say Movie World's lineup is now at a point similar to the Dreamworld lineup pre-TOT. It's got all the boxes ticked that it can afford to build something stupidly insane even if it doesn't appeal to everyone as it will in itself make a name for itself. The villains unleashed area is isolated from other thematic areas of the park that they don't have to really conform to anything specific (and let's face it - a crappy flat ride getting its own entire themed area was always a bit of a waste!) - this area is well suited to a big weenie you can see from miles around - just as GD is for Dreamworld.

I wouldn't be so quick to knock this back. Batwing isn't super tall, and has pretty low capacity. While the park up the road already has a giant drop, there are variations on these now (falcon?) that would provide a different perspective. You could get away with doing it 'differently enough' that it could work. I get the impression from some of the village executive that it's the kind of one-upmanship they enjoy that doing an intamin giant drop that is taller than the dreamworld one to steal the crown would also be their kind of penis measuring contest.

^before anyone bites, take note - this guy calling a dolphin 'fish' should tell you all you need to know.

I had forgotten about boot hill, but it was only the front half. the back half was still the western facades and previously used for blazing saddles arcade.

I think that's a double edged sword. If they're transparent that it's animals, they'll be accused of pandering to the likes of JFC. Probably accused of going woke or some other pseudo-political flavour of the month. Have a look at the backlash Dreamworld received when they announced the changes to tiger island. Put simply, they're damned in they do, and damned if they don't. Don't get me wrong - I like the transparency - and Dreamworld has been doing more 'heart on their sleeve' comms lately while Village continues to persist with 'pay no attention to the man behind the curtain', but in this one specific case at Sea World, I think being vague about their reasons, even if a few folk bemoan the loss without knowing the reasons why, it's probably better than the backlash they'd receive if they were upfront about it.

Rumor has it they've dropped the pyro due to animal welfare concerns. It's a shame, but if that is the case, then I have to respect that they're prioritising animal welfare over entertainment.

Was it Blazing Saddles \ western town before doomsday? or was there something in between those two?

interesting that the markets aren't charging admission for non passholders. opening Jane's means even if the street food isn't appealing to you or if you were looking for a proper, sit down meal, you've now got the option of dining in a theme park absolutely free of admission. #nice

its a shame that the claw won't be open for this one, but amazing on their part to run it again.

Trying to think of which Village burn fits best here... The Flash Response: While they're not against relocating rides short distances, I do worry that by the time they get it open it'll be due for it's next 10 year tear down. The Vortex \ Wipeout Response: Village are big fans of installing attractions that are a bit of a downgrade to what Dreamworld had. The Rivals \ FOTWW Response: What theme could they give it that would fit the new RAL 4006 Traffic Purple paintjob? The Barnett response: How long you reckon it'll take them to do up all 32 seatbelts? The Maloney response: Can't wait for 10 minute load times Ok, i'm starting to scrape here - anyone else?

Not really needed - the sign faced the wrong way anyway.

I've heard whisper that there's nothing left of the ride still standing...

They could name it 'gold coast ride world'.

By all accounts, KT has been a capacity machine. Soft openings usually iron out any kinks, but opening so close to peak didn't give any opportunity to bed things down (for either park) and it's inevitable that things are going to break in real world conditions. I've no idea what's wrong - but it was always going to happen at some point. It's one of the main reasons why new rides all go down after their first big ops season to check over everything. it's why new cars go back in after 1000kms to check everything is going right - because sometimes some things don't.

I mean it's pretty clear he means Ardent were focussed on growing Main Event at the expense of dreamworld. And i'm pretty sure that's accurate.

Please don't misunderstand me - i'm not saying they shouldn't have opened - opening was unequivocally the correct decision. And i'm not saying it hasn't been done before or isn't a 'business as usual' practice. I also think the ride looked mostly fine in it's opening state and by our local standards, you'd get away with leaving it at that (and they aren't, so kudos to them for doing that). I'm just saying for me - the fanfare has passed. The ride will no doubt get it's finishing touches, but the 'first impression' opportunity is gone. The park won't come out and say when everything is done, so we're in that limbo period where every visit potentially will show something new (which is good) but there's no 'endgame' where we know they've definitively "finished" - one day it will just be 'done' and that's it.

double edged sword - you leave seats available for other stations to fill which may or may not happen, but in doing so, you piss off the people standing in front of you who are queueing and waiting for a ride. It's easy to do it with Skyliner when it has over 250 gondolas, and the next arriving cabin will be there in 15 seconds. It's a lot harder to do when it's the same carriage they're waiting on, and it'll be more than 15 minutes before it arrives again.

i'm torn here - part of me says you shouldn't open it until it's finished, but I understand why they wanted to have the land open for peak season. From what i've heard, there's quite a bit left to come, and I can't wait to see it 'finished' but I'm a little disappointed that we'll never really know *when* the last thing is done, because we've already had our official opening and all. it's not like the park is going to come out and say "ok, NOW we're done" - we're just going to see bits and pieces added on and one day nothing more will be added on and we'll look back and go - 'maybe it was this thing was the last piece' (or maybe, it'll be so subtle that we won't even know it)

Agree it's probably wishful thinking. they haven't made an announcement yet - which is the sort of thing they'd do to try and take the shine off the success that Dreamworld is having down the road. It's interesting the discussion has continued on for JR & Rivertown whereas Woz has essentially faded to black after opening week. If they've moved to pull it down now because of something in the pipeline, you'd expect to see it parts on site and have it up and running by easter, winter holidays latest. I'm not holding my breath.

geez, something took someone by surprise - plain white barriers, not even the green hedge panels. It's good they're finally doing something but doing it in the middle of your peak season is a weird look, IMO.

It's really hard to argue with most of the votes above, and I think I agree with most of them. Pretty sad state of affairs to be honest where there is no real contender for runner-up in almost every category.