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It's true Alex. The amount of people who shut off their brains before they enter a park is ridiculous! I think some guests definitely need to take some responsibility for themselves. Some stupid questions I was asked "what time is the 230 parade?" - guest on main street "does this go upside down?" - guests at wwf What use to annoy the hell out of me was working the entry at Scooby Doo and having parents bring q screaming child to the entry. "can you tell him it's not scary and it's not a rollercoaster?" My response - "well actually sir, some kids do get scared as this is a 'ghost' train ride. And the rollercoaster inside is a pretty intense wild mouse for a kid" Or the clincher - kids who grow an inch or 2 in a few short hours. Again this would happen at Scooby a lot. Parents would fill their kids shoes full of napkins or actually have the kid wear shoeswith a 2-3 inch sole so they can make the height. It's about safety people. I didnt find joy in making ur kid cry cause they were an inch to short, but I'm not Going to risk thier life in an evac or ride proble even if you are willing to. Guest responsibility for themselves should be a priority. if they can't work out a couple of lines at an entrance then it's best they get straight back in that car or bus and head home. For Their own sake, and mine.

Closing the rides half the day allows the staff to be swapped over easier. When I worked at wvtp the first rides most people learnt was the village rides, the river ride and batman module operator. River Ride 1 Preshow 1 Load 1 unload 1 super Batman has 6 modules for total cap of 120 a ride. During off season they will only use 1-2 modules 1 library 1 load 1-2 unload depending on modules 1 super For interest sake The other rides at minimum Lethal 1 super 1 load/unload Wild west 1 super 1 load 1 unload 1 lift hill Scooby 1 super 1 load 1 unload 1 entry 1 lift room Road runner 1 super I left before suoerman and batwing opened so can't comment on those ones. Feel like im missing something here haha but can't think what!

WOW Tjay! You know something a lot of us would like to know! You must be really cool and important at WVTP! I only wish you could tell us what the replacement will be?? But I guess you can't contractually?! Ohhh that sucks a lot!!! It most be so awesome to know secret things!! Now that's out of the way - I hope WVTP keep the new ride along the same lines. A family attraction, well themed, and fitting in with that current part of the park. But wait a second, I just had a crazy thought! Maybe WVTP could re-theme just that area of the park - The Road Runner, the cafe and the river ride show building. Keep the Looney Tunes Village as is, but bring that area into 2011 with something new. As you can see from my attachment, there is probably enough space there to do an adequate retheme. If only Tjay could tell us what the plans are! Then I could stop all this mindless speculation!

Hi all, Thanks to everyone who participated in Creative Genius. It has been a lot of fun reading submissions and one day we might see somethings taken on board by the parks. As there were no entries this week (and entries have been declining week2week) I have decided to end the competition. The final leaderboard 1st. themeparkgc (10pts) 1st. Gazza (10pts) 3rd. Joz (8pts) 4th. Ihatemisssly (7pts) 5th. Isica8 (4pts) 6th. Pin142 (3pts) 6th. ads08 (3pts) 8th. jakeman398 (2pts) 8th bmull19 (2pts) 10th. linus1995 (1pt) 10th. Jjuttp (1pt) As I said earlier, was good to read all the submissions. Congrats to tpg an gaz for topping the leaderboard. Nate

The pics I found - the last 2 are VERY poor quality

Found some pictures on a photobucket account. I'll post here tomorrow Morning but if u cannot wait that long just do a search on photobucket for Movieworld and the gremlins pics are around page 32 I think. The swinging gremlin on the light is there as well! From memory they could probably stand 40-50 people

There was more than one theatre, I think 3-4 but that's a number I may have pulled out of the air. Theatre 1 - filling with guests Theatre 1 - movie started Theatre 2 - filling with guests Theatre 1 - "evacuated" because of gremlins - guests than led down a hallway to ride vehicles. A gremlin swinging from a downlight scared the hell out of my sister and she was removed by a fire escape Theatre 2 - movie started Theatre 3 - filling with guests Theatre 1 - filling with guests Theatre 2 - evacuated Theatre 3 - movie started Etc etc.... Only the one theatre remains and during Scooby Evacuations it was checked by an operator to ensure no one was in there by accident.

Was it part of the attraction? Not sure if you are referring to my post about the theatre. The theatre in the pretext of the Gremlins ride was very much a part of the attraction. In fact there were at least 4-5 theatres. Not sure if thAt's what you meant by that. The theatre as a part of Scooby Doo. No.

haha Gazza - I didn't actually have any water park challenges planned :-< - It didn't even cross my mind to do a Water park challenge!!

yep - there is/was a Gremlins theatre to the left of the Scooby Queue that was still intact when I worked at MW.

About 4-5 years ago the theatre was still intact and in orginal form. It was actually used as a training venue for staff. Someone else might have a better idea if it's still there ? Nate

Just a reminder that submissions close this Saturday night for this round Double points are once again up for grabs Nate

A Second Mega Challenge! TPG - I will work out fair points for you based on previous avg winner scores, but do not have time today. Everyone - Sorry about the delayed posting of the new challenge But it's a DOOZEY! ------- You have til Midnight Saturday the 15th of December to complete this challenge! Create a Land Movieworld are expanding! They need you to create a Themed Land on WVTP Property. The land should include - Rides - Restaurant - Theming - Character Ops (if applicable) ------- Remember this is a two week challenge. Layouts and photos should be included so we can get a good view of your new land. Take into account the current offerings at Movieworld and create something Fresh and New! I will update the leaderboard as soon as I work out the points awarded to TPG

Only one more day to submit your ideas for this mega challenge - Remember - double points are up for grabs!

Re - quietest day of the year? I've always found new years day a great time a the park. Hardly any teenagers,'mostly families with small children so lines for big rides and small. Don't know about most quiet day, but is definitely more enjoyable than usual

That's cool Joz! No worries. I had quite a few drinks last night and thought it was a good idea! In the harsh light of day I totally see your point! Hehe. Will work around it

see http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=5515 to understand

see http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=5515 to understand

see http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=5515 to understand

see http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=5515 to understand

Best Attraction Knock Out Competition So, I have listed every official attraction from the official websites. I have not included temp attractions or upcharges. Vote for the 2 ttractions you want to see get through the round from each seperate group of 4. The top 2 attractions for each seperate poll will progress in the comp. The bottom 2 will go home. Here's the entire list of attractions AVIS Vintage Cars AVPX Batman Adventure - The Ride 2 Batwing Spaceshot Captain Sturt Riverboat Castaway Bay Cyclone Dolphin Nursery Pool Dreamworld Railway Fish Detectives Happy Feet 3-D Hollywood Stunt Driver Imagine Jet Rescue Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure Kids WB Fun Zone Lethal Weapon - The Ride Looney Tunes River Ride Mick Doohan's Motocoaster Nickelodeon Central Oakey Creek Farm Show Penguin Point Pirates Unleashed Polar Bear Shores Ray Reef Reef Diver Rescue Point Lifehouse Road Runner Rollercoaster Rocky Hollow Log Ride Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster Sea Viper Sea World Mono Rail Seabird Rehabilitation Aviary Sesame Street Beach Sesame Street Beach Stage Show Shark Bay Sky High Skyway Slime Time Live Spongebob Squarepants Show Stingray Superman Escape Surfrider The Claw The Giant Drop The Tower of Terror II Thunder River Rapids Ride Viking's Revenge Flume Ride What's Up Rock Wiggle's World Wild West Falls Adventure Ride Wipeout

Only a couple of entries in week 6 for the restaurant, but both were great so I think it's going to be a close pole! Make sure you read the submissions before voting. Only 4 more challenges remain and this week will be our second 2 week Mega Challenge! First to the leaderboard though 1st. Gazza (10pts) 2nd Joz (8pts) 3rd. Ihatemisssly (7pts) 4th. themeparkgc (6pts) 5th. Isica8 (4pts) 6th. Pin142 (3pts) 6th. ads08 (3pts) 8th. jakeman398 (2pts) 8th bmull19 (2pts) 10th. linus1995 (1pt) 10th. Jjuttp (1pt) Now onto this week's challenge. This is a two week challenge, so you have til Saturday the 1st of January at midnight to post your submission. Seaworld Animal Attraction With Bermuda Triangle now closed, Seaworld will be opening a brand new animal encounter. The animal encounter will give you an up close view of a group of animals. Seaworld will also be building a ride based around this animal. The ride can simply enjoy it's name, or be totally themed to involve the animal in the attraction. I have attached the space you have to work with at Seaworld for this attraction so please try and keep it within these limits. In short 1- Create an Animal exhibit (think polar bear shores, shark bay etc) 2- Create a ride themed to this animal Remember, you have til the 1st of Jan to post your submission, so make it good! Double points are up for grabs!

It will help to if you let us know the ages in your group and what you most want to so at the parks. Are you after thrills? Shows? Relaxingfamily time? Ages / heights of any small children would also be handy to help decide which rides they can go on. Nate

No budding restauranters? (sp?) hehehe big 2 week mega challenge coming up might be a good idea to enter any idea this week to get some points up before the mega challenge!

Hi All, I had a RDO today so decided to bite the bullet and get back to the parks after not visiting for a while. Movieworld 1030 - 1 Superman Escape Posted Wait - 15 Minutes I managed to get a single rider ride within about 10 minutes of waiting so that was all good. There was no steam operating from the vents, but the waterfall was working again so that was good. Was evacuated at the launch due to a problem with the ride. I did see it going again later in the day but couldn't be bothered paying for another locker Hollywood Stunt Driver I raced up to HSD to check out the 11am show. It was much better than I remember last. The new "producer" is much better than the previous video. Scooby Doo Posted wait - 0 minutes waited in line around 5 minutes for scooby, once again scoring a single rider seat. Scooby's mouth dosn't appear to move on any of the animatronics anymore. The wild mouse had no visible haze but all the lazers were great. Journey to the Centre of the Earth 4-D there was no wait for this attraction because it was not open. Polar Express 4d was showing instead. so if they are going to close Journey for xmas then wouldnt it be easy to take the posters down outside, and also put a notice at the gates that it was closed? was a little peeved off.... Staff The young girl at the upgrade booth had an issue with her hair. while i spoke to her about the vip pass she seemed to enjoy plaiting and replaiting it. She never looked more bored in her entire life. all the other staff were great and didn't have any problems. Seaworld Went to Seaworld to check out the Pirate show and Castaway bay, and also to ride Sea Viper. The pirate show is terrible..... it really is a very boring experience. due to the lightning all the rides were closed, but was cool to see the massive penguin enclosure building ;d ok so that was my day at sw and mw1