MaxxTheMonster

With the look of that building, the fact we are lead to believe it is Italian set, and the movie "Italian Job" being mentioned elsewhere in the forums... Didn't they jump out a huge sewer pipe in that movie? Would be awesome if they reproduced that scene.

I was thinking the same thing about a paint job. These were taken on a Kodak CX7310

TY. I'll remember that for next time. Wasn't sure if I could add to an older post after leaving the site.

To start with, the "unrelated picture" you refer to was a polite warning for any parkz members who were going to take a look in person. I believe the fact that I actually showed consideration for others on this website clearly proves that I am not Doc Brown. And yes Klassen did the same, however I believe I made the quote of the month downing this same comment earlier.

Forgot to mention these guys... If you are planning to go check this area out (outside Dirty Harry) I would suggest taking this piece of advice with you. This comes from one of the construction guys... "Don't wear blue if you want to stand here scoping out the construction. Whenever park tech's come here, these guys start swooping, meanwhile anyone else is fine. At least we know they are Qld supporters..." As it turns out, today I decided to wear my good old Shark Bay shirt which is navy blue with bright blue sleeves... made taking all the other photos fun.

That's part of the reason I was home by 2pm lol

Scooby was closed today. This however was not the only attraction down today... Superman for most of the day... Marvin Martian Rocket has been down since they started construction on HSD, which is a bit of a shame cos you got a great view of the back of PASS from it... Take 1 shop is down for refurbishment... The shops on Main Street at 11:15am... The Lethal Weapon store... The lounge area in the Dirty Harry bar... Sorry about the reflection. The staff were complaining when I walked in about not having any aircon lol. A really disappointing day for people who actually paid to go in.

Despite the rain on the GC over the past few days construction was into full swing today. Guys were working on the side ramp where the Potter train once was. They have begun adding fronts from timber framework to one of the buildings. They have also started dressing up another building... certainly looks like the Italian feel we thought was coming into it. You can see the bitumen is down and on the left you can see the new edge of the seating stands. As I was leaving the park a delivery truck drove in with 3 ramps that looked like they are designed to throw cars up onto 2 wheels and what looked like a table top for a landing pad. Couldn't get my camera out fast enough though. Not sure if you can make any detail out of this photo but he backed into the practice area. There was also what looked like a white Evo using the large ramps... at this stage there is a bridge between them... wonder if it will get removed for the show? Couldn't get a photo of this as I was driving past it at the time.

The walls are definately here to stay. There is a large ramp wide enough for a car to go up being placed where the Potter train once was and it meets up with a guide indent on the wall. If they were so against letting the public see into the arena at what is happening, why haven't they put the walling up on this section? As from the covered area behind where you get transfers to Paradise Country you can easily see over the small promo wall and into the set. I'm heading down to MW today and will endeavour to get some photos of this area for those of you who are unsure of what I'm talking about. Here are the photos... Here you can see the ramp I was refering to. This photo is taken from next to the Dirty Harry Bar. This is taken from the raised area I was refering to earlier and as you can see the top of the wall jumps down a level (approx 1-2 metres) so either it is not going to be enclosed or a dual level roof. Same deal with the opposite end near the WB Kids Zone.

Lol... go me for quote of the month. Best bit is I only became a member 3 days ago, but you quickly learn who Doc Brown is lol. Anyways... thank you Joz that someone understands where I'm coming from... I loved the old studio tour and even for a short while the small bit they kept as the "Movie Magic Sound Stages" was not too bad, but it quickly became outdated as the movies they make nowadays while still using some of the same techniques, are leaving the more simplistic tech behind. They could have brought it up to speed with new technology and movies as is was still bringing in big crowds for at least 5 shows a day. I whole heartedly agree. The spaceshot just looks way out of place. I honestly think that a flying coaster would have made more sense for a Batwing Adventure ride, maybe even intertwining it with Superman Escape and the queue line for Batman Adventure - The Ride.

Lol. Like I said in other posts, I have nothing against the new stuff, it is awesome... shame it meant out with the older more classic stuff... oh well. Is the opening date for HSD still Dec 15 or has all this rain over the past few days pushed it back?

Nope.

Met her through the stunt show. Got to know a lot of stuff about the original and progressing cast from her, and if I was in the audience during a show and she was playing Proctor or Knopinski my name would some how be mentioned over the microphone. Oh how I miss the old days. But soooooo looking forward to the new stunt show... Bring It On!!!

Yeah, I saw a group of stuntmen walking through the park about a month back, I recognised Gavin and Cameron, but everyone else was a new face, that's why I was wondering if anyone else had any more info. Tell Robyn, Scott says hi for me Klassen lol.

I never said I hated the park and don't assume that I do. I would not continue to get an annual pass if that was the case. Movieworld continues to impress with its additions to the park, it is a shame that it is "out with the old and in with the new", as I said, I know it's a business and they are there primarily to make money. I was there on the first day they ran Scooby Doo (about 4 weeks before the official opening date as test runs with the public), I was on the first public launch of Superman Escape (something only 20 people can truthfully claim), so yes these additions are amazing, and since Scooby opened I have never reconsidered my choice to continue to purchase annual passes. I'm just saying it is a shame that this stuff has happened. For future reference, I am not Doc Brown and do not compare me to such a mindless and immature individual please. Thank you.

Anyone have any words on the stuntpeople themselves? Are we expecting many old school PASS people to return? I know Gavin and Cameron will be returning, any word on anyone else and will we be seeing Diane, Georgina, Renee, or Robyn behind the wheel of any vehicles?

No I'm not. I'm simply a very long time annual pass holder. I know it seems like I'm picking the park to shreds, but I'm not meaning to. Honestly, after 13 years of annual passes, it is sad to see the direction the park is taking considering it started out with such an amazing potential, the only movie themed theme park in the Southern Hemisphere, now it's becoming just like the rest. Other than the different rides it is beginning to fall into a typical theme park state. I take no offence to the Doc Brown comment, in some ways I agree with him, a lot of ways I disagree with him, but he is still a tool and does need to mature a bit.

If you actually want to achieve anything worthwhile in the park you need to leave the area and get rained on anyways, and when you walk out any end you get all the water that was falling throughout the area focused in one area instead. The only place you stay dry is where all the shops are located. Again, just a plot to seperate people with their money faster.

I went to the first Halloween in 2006. It's really sad to see that they still have not figured out how to successfully pull off these nights after 2 years. After the first year we decided not to go again and after talking to my brother who went this year and reading these posts, I'm glad we didn't go.

I in part agree with Doc Brown... The old rides were classics, and it's experiences like that which would help us to refer to our children what we grew up with... None of the kids I know have any idea what a Gremlin is, who Young Einstein was or how movie magic has changed over the years. I'm not saying they should not have built new rides such as Scooby Doo or Superman, but it is moving away from the whole idea of a movie based theme park... to show how what we watch on the big screen is realised, filmed and brought to life. The other issue with removing old attractions to put in new ones is that parts of the park just do not make any sense now. For example, Looney Tunes Stage Show, which has the Looney Tunes characters singing to rock and roll music... is in the Western Themed area... and the rest of the Looney Tunes attractions are on the other side of the park... They got rid of Young Einstein (I heard it was due to termites) to put in Harry Potter, then updated that, then removed it to put in the Matrix exhibit, then got rid of that and put in a gaming arcade... they even got rid of the olde time photo shop and replaced it with second rate sideshow games. When Movieworld was first opened it was said that it would always be about how movies were made and never about rollercoasters, and for the first several years it was, but now there is Lethal Weapon, Scooby Doo, Road Runner Rollercoaster and Superman Escape. The only one of which is decently themed from the start of the queue line to the end of the ride is Scooby Doo, but even in saying that the smoke machines have been turned way down, half the lasers don't work on any given day, some of the animatronics have been out for up to a month before being repaired, and some of the vocals are now non existent. The roof could have been a great asset, however is covers less than 25% of the park and now creates terrible echo in Main Street, meaning if there is a show outside the Daily Planet building and the atmosphere music near the Department Store you get this awful jumble of noise. Speaking of the Daily Planet Building, besides the fact half of the front of it is now blocked by the big screen, Batman used to repel down it and Neo at one time took a flying fox from the top of it, why is it still there? Shouldn't it be replaced by something in the feel of Gotham City, since Batman is the number one character attraction (he does have his own show and is the final character in the Main Street Parade after all...) And why is Gotham Cafe so far away from the other Batman attractions? Overall I think Movieworld is only focussing on the next big attraction that will make them more money, (and being a business that is understandable) but in doing so is letting the remaining attractions suffer. And being someone who has had a yearly pass for the past 13 years and watched the face of the park through its many changes... bring back the first couple of years, at least the park made sense and had some sense of pride in itself back then.

I'm a yearly pass holder at MW and as such am there almost every second weekend. Went on Sunday, man have things been done. A large ramp access has been placed next to the Intencity building, and yes it is wide enough for a car to fit. The bitumen has also been put down and some of the support scaffolding has been removed. Also went rear of house, there is a brand new Mitsubishi Eclipse sitting in the vehicle bay, which at the time was on ramps and had its bonnet up. Looks like the first vehicle might have arrived...