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Just noticed a late change in the schedule for the Summer Funomenon. SpongeBob 3D has been pulled and replaced with The Curse of Skull Rock 3D.

Very interesting move indeed. As for a Legoland in Australia the article states Legoland Discovery Centre and not Legoland. The Discovery Centres are a lot smaller than a fully fledged Legoland park. I was a little confused when I saw Sydney Aquarium and Wildlife World's holiday entertainment (Lego exhibitions) a few weeks back. It makes a bit more sense now. I wonder what they'll do with their spare $115 million - another Wet'n'Wild somewhere?

^ I'm guessing fnb is Food and Beverage.

Unless you were the young girl at the upgrade booth

Where's whitsy? I wonder if he's still complaining. Here's a Gold Coast Bulletin article about the jet skis. Interesting bit is Sea World could consider keeping it as a permanent show.

I'm guessing Boxing Day but the latest Parkz update says: Also, what's wrong with this thread?

http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/index.php?s...ost&p=57564 Do you guys have any updates from the past month?

My idea is for a movie making themed show loosely based on a variety of other shows either previously at Movie World or located at other parks around the world. Outside the sound stage, the western set will remain as is, however the outside of the building will feature a sign labelling it as Sound Stage 8 (or any other number, I just picked 8) instead of Show Stage. Nearer to the entrance a small sign will read something like "Filming today: Western Action, Batman: Shadows of Gotham" (again, other names could be chosen here). Guests would enter via the normal entrance. The tunnel to the seating would be well-lit and would have white walls and a bare concrete floor. The walls will have framed posters of recent Warner Bros. (or related) movies with permanent posters for Western and Batman themed films. The show begins by a director introducing himself/herself. They would start by introducing the audience to the sound stage and state that the audience has just walked through the permanent western backlot set to get here - however, a standard backdrop set is sometimes not enough. At this point the main set inside the show stage would be illuminated. Similar to Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, this show would have layered sets. The first set would be constructed to function similar to the but would look similar to that of the Western Action Show (i.e. Western set). The set would be located between 5 and 10 metres away from the back wall. This part of the show would feature some of the elements previously in Police Academy (high falls, small explosions, gunfights etc). At the end of the scene, the production crew would talk about how busy sound stages can get and that they need to be turned over quickly. While he/she is explaining this, the western set is split into sections and wheeled out stage right (audience's left) and the second set is revealed. The second set would be a city street and would be permanatly constructed (i.e. not movable like the western set). At the centre of the set is a large screen installed within the frame of an office building. The set will also feature some darker alleyways. The audience is introduced to Gotham City and are taken back to the 2005 film, Batman Begins (where some street scenes were filmed in an airport hangar, see the bonus disc for anyone who has it). This scene will run like any Batman show - good guys vs. bad guys. Depending on the space available and accessibility of the show stage, a Batmobile/bike could be driven into the scene. Throughout this scene the audience will witness a variety of weather effects (through the use of lighting, sound and rain machines - similar to AOS) in addition to some further stunts and fights (maybe even a zip line for Batman). At the end of the show, guests exit out through the entry passage and back into the outdoor western set.

^ Both jjuttp and ads086 have put forward ideas last Monday.

Jordan filmed part of the show:

A FlowRider Double is a FlowRider Double - there shouldn't be any difference between the two. They both should be 9.8m x 15m. A FlowRider Single measures 6.7m x 15m so WNW's definitely isn't one of them - it must be a double like Dreamworld's.

^ I agree the roof does look bad in the day, but it really sets a good scene for the night events. GoGoBoy, I don't think you'll want to look at Dreamworld's Main Street at the moment.

I've already provided a rough floor plan above. As for interior photos, the best I can find are here. I'm sure someone said a few years ago that the Maverick set was falling apart and would need to be completely replaced. Movie World had built a stage for their Looney Tunes shows over the top of the flat area, away from the set. As for capacity I guess somewhere between 1000 and 2000.

This video has footage from around and inside the Engineering Centre.

^ Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation?

It sounds like you have it the wrong way round. Here's a rough diagram of the show stage. Orange is seating, blue is the entrance pathway, and green is an occasionally used exit pathway/emergency exit. The rest of the building is the set and backstage area.

You can vote here Kenny.

I'd assume the "Show Stage" is the old Maverick / Western Action Show stage. Most recently it has been used for Freddy's Nightmare Maze during Fright Nights and a variety of Looney Tunes shows before that. http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-27.908518,153....mp;nmd=20100720

^^ I appreciate them too, keep up the good work.

^^ The increased queue time for TOT2 is a sign of one seat less on the car. I think you might be right about Bermuda Gazza. They could spend a bit of money on getting the audio on the boats working again and as Spotty said replace the lifts and then I think the system would be good for a re-theme.

Fixed.

Forward and reverse POVs from Dreamworld:

After posting in the water slide types thread I thought I'd add some of the latest other rides here. All of these pictures are from Theme Park Review. Anyone up for a launched wooden shuttle roller coaster which claims to have the longest airtime hill ever? How about a wooden high five racing coaster? Both of those are from Martin & Vleminckx. Finally, how about this strange contraption from KMG (which as I understand it flaps like a bird and spins in circles)?

With this year's IAAPA been and gone, I thought I'd add some more to this list. All of these pictures are from Theme Park Review. So WhiteWater's Flume in Flume technology is going to be a body slide, attached to the roof of a mammoth slide like so: ProSlide are taking their Hydromagnetic Rockets to the next level by powering new Clover Wheel tubes up hills. Clover Wheels seat 6 in a similar fashion to the Clover Leaf which seat 4. I present the Hydromagnetic Mammoth: ProSlide have also developed something like the Twister but with sets of three slides wrapping around each other: Finally ProSlide are bundling their SuperLoop with other body slides. A similar tower is going into Water Country USA next year.

Sea World have some additional summer entertainment lined up: