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Kinda bummed. Was over in the NYC in Sept/Oct but just couldn't fit in the day trip down to the park, considering there were days the ride didn't open. We got some rides in on Xcelerator though while at Knotts, so I'm gonna call that breaking even. The park has confirmed that Zumanjaro is being removed as well, and whatever is coming is not going to be a reimagination, so everything you see is being removed apparently. This means DW's Giant Drop reclaims 2nd place for tallest operating drop tower!

For those who are also curious, the bottom text says "Do no enter the site between 5:00pm and 3:00am" (according to Google Lens).

Anyone else notice the go pro mounted on the train? Might have a POV before too long. Looks pretty fast too considering it's empty.

I haven't been a DW passholder since 2022 but I got an $99 pass offer email within the past fortnight. It was for a locals pass though; I didn't have locals pass and I'm not a local, so I'm not sure how they came to that conclusion... $99 bucks is a steal though!

Yes, but there's no sense in plussing the parks offerings if your intention is to do a Sun Way and sell the land for value only. Surely if this is the ultimate goal they're trying to woo another operator into continuing operations.

I thought the provided link in OPs post was garden variety spam that's been seen here before

Genuinely curious how the capacity increase will work - if they're removing a brake does this mean one less brake zone? Good to see the magnetic brake conversion too. If I wasn't prepared I swear I came off Scooby with a bruised spleen 😆

Leviathans opening taught me dearly to wait for it to physically open before showing up. I think I planned two separate trips and still missed Leviathans opening. Fool me once... Circumstances are different now though

Late to the party here and I'm lost, where have they used AI? Every company is clambering to to say they're leveraging ✨Generative AI✨ at the moment, yet there's no mention of it anywhere that I could see just now. Are you confusing digital renders for AI? These are not the same.

HWR definitely has a few rough spots in it, and I can hear the rattling on this one too. I'm a tall guy; I didn't find it too uncomforable, it was no better/worse than I remember SE's rattling being. Newer intamin restraints are comfortable which helps, they're a little more restrictive than DCR/ST but much better than SE. The layout looks a bit longer than HWR to me. Triple down, stalling inversion and camel back look like new additions for this ride. They've put the launches side-by-side and used the same support structure for the first loop/camel top (ala Full Throttle SFMM on a smaller scale). Makhuka has two sustained launches too; HWR just has a little one to start, really just to get you over to the bigger launch.

Last September they were running two on the weekend but only one during the week. Wait times were longer on the weekday 😕 Scooby closed in a hurry. I'd say whatever needs fabricating wasn't planned. Mack seem to be doing a lot of coasters at the moment so I can see why this is taking so long. I too am disappointed however looking forward to what's to come.

Still working for me, however what about this one? https://www.facebook.com/movieworldgoldcoast/videos/1136906277428939/

Possibly, but in that last image I don't see a door from the old locker section, maybe it's further back. I think you're right - Looking at that video again it looks like there's an opening in that wall section Time will tell It's not uncommon for businesses to have a list of 'wish list' that are left on hold. Seems like a good idea to do this now if they're expecting a long time to repair on the broken part. (Edit: the MW video says they may not get the changes fully implemented prior to opening, but they'll be progressing the redesign. I guess this means they'll knock that section of wall out before it opens :)) Though it does sound suspiciously convenient, I'm going to be naive and give them some praise, considering how many of us have been criticising the state of the park lately. This is a good thing overall.

So, if I've interpreted the images correctly, the ride photos are being moved to the opposite wall near the external door, the storage will be where the ride photos are currently, and they're knocking out an opening between the end of the queue and the exit room (where fast trackers enter at the moment). Where the storage is going to be seems a little awkward. My thinking is you'd be expected to go drop your stuff before you line up at the door. The existing locker area looks elevated. Part of a new extended queue?

Sounds like @REGIE knew something we didn't!