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Bugga.. As much as that is a shame it's probably a more sound Business decision to stretch such a big total investment over a longer time. Guess they will also be keeping the Skyflyer a little longer then huh?

IT was. Oh, funny haha

When you ride Pandamonium, before you get on, watch the carriages carefully. There will be two (opposite each other) that operate more swiftly than the others do. When the cars do the change over swing, it is these two cars that you want to be riding on as they switch back the other way every single time and give the most exhilarating experience! Often most the others won't. I love/hate this ride. LOVE IT for the thrills and the G's. HATE IT for the headache it often gives me after 😊 Oh and Movie World, you need to put in a HUSS Super Jump if LP won't... and... STAT! PLEEEEEEEEEASE!

Yup I reckon you're on the money there A-Lexi-B! Maybe get @Slick to double check with ol'mate Johnny?

It was also a direct-to-Video release. Say no more.

I'd love to ride a HUSS Giant Jumper in one of our Parks and think it would be a great fit for Luna Park Melb. Also another swing ride. As much as I love Wave Swingers, I think a Sky Swing that rises way above the Scenic Railway and tall enough to be a real draw and add to the Park's Skyline. (Much as SW's new Triton will).

Sorry @Skeeta but the original IT film was a B grade Telemovie at BEST! The new feature film reboot was Superior in every respect. AND Thankfully presented in two Big chunks, making this IT so much easier to watch. Oh and yes, I am very much old enough to lay shit on the Original IT, so there😊

Exactly. And it is a very Technical ride with motion, sound, fx, projection etc all needing to sync up. The more complex rides tend to have more teething problems and problems that only tend to show up after frequent and continual operation. Disney does this with their rides for a good 3-6 months before opening and apparently that is the reason why Rise of the Resistance has been pushed back so much.

Really still down? Must be something pretty major.

I'd call their Guest Services and check 1st @westical

I love the Enterprise and hope they keep on restoring it for as long as possible. I miss not having my Enterprise fix from DW nowadays. Tailspin simply doesn't cut it.

Thanks for bringing us all such a detailed update on LP Melbourne @Jobe. Hopefully we will see LP Melbourne move ahead with plans in both maintaining their existing gems along with introducing some decent new ones soon. Oh and I thought it was worth re-posting this in attempt to block out a certain feeble response.

Thought so, thanks @Evie 😊

Maybe they should have signs to advise the ride is in 'technical rehearsal' and Operation may be affected? Staff out front suggested the problem would be fixed soon and the Store was also left open all day -I'd be surprised if they sold anything! Given how all the Staff hung around most of the day suggested to me this was a pretty major technical issue that they were having trouble fixing. DW is not nearly the Tech savvy Park that MW is when it comes to this type of attraction. I imagine a few calls were being made to Taiwan that day! Can someone confirm what is just inside the doorway between the double doors and First Aid. What looks like SV's Control room? Or is it a Security Surveillance room? Peering inside when Techies were walking in and out, you can see a whole bunch of screens just inside.

Made a special trip to DW yesterday to experience SV for my very first time and..... It was closed due to tech issues.. 😪 we were told to go off and enjoy the other attractions etc, which we did and then we waited. And waited. Till finally at about 3 they told us it wouldn't be opening today. . Bugga😒

Fantastically detailed read, thanks again Parkz Peeps! I'm so glad all this is happening. There has been so much negative talk about DW on here for far too long, with most folk all but convinced the future of our beloved Aussie Park was all but destined for Suburbia. I hope you all enjoy eating those words as much as I feared em true, because this is the sweetest possible outcome that we never saw coming. Onward and upward😊

7's posts factually incorrect you say? OUTRAGEOUS !

When I visited last time I was surprised at how slow the Train ride is nowadays. It is certainly much slower than ever before. Regarding selling of land etc, I think the old Thunderbolt site would be an ideal spot for proposed Hotel/convention Centre. I hope they keep DW within the existing envelope of the train, keeping all that Amphitheatre/Blue Lagoon space for future Theme Park development.

They have done this with the chair swing and some of the smaller rides before. It might be easier to fully inspect and repair parts when in pieces in a workshop. Disney also did this recently with their Astro Orbitor ride.

^ Who doesn't love a Hot Air Balloon? - Besides, DW once featured one over their own Park logo.. (for those of us old enough to remember!) Maybe it's a nod to the past?

Fair enough too. People's own home videos shot on mobile devices etc don't always put things in their best light do they. Doesn't mean we will stop doing it for a second. Neither will it stop other's wanting to view and spoil the surprise for themselves (myself included)

Yeah, there has been the same for Looney Tunes in recent years too. Promoting appearances of a couple of new Costume Characters as Major Drawcards is my gripe. MW have been adding new Costume Characters for years and without being central as Major events, unless coupled with a new Show, Parade or both. In this case neither.

This is probably the lamest thing Village Parks have done this year. Promoting 2 new Costume Characters as a Major Holiday draw? Not to mention Characters that are only well known by Children from generation X, Y at a pinch. Not exactly the Target audience here.

Great read thanks again Parkz Crew! I can't wait to check it out for myself next week.

The old saying "if it bleeds, it leeds" . Disappointed but not surprised that one of our many trash Newspapers are running such a negative Article in an attempt to flatten what would have otherwise been one of the most positive weeks for DW in years.