Ashley

Yeah, I did get just a black screen when I rode it. The final screen worked, just not the tiki island TV at the end of the ride So, what you said about it not triggering could be the reason. But, it still something that needs to be fixed, it should work every time, not just here and there.

They were on Monday.

@Cuzza I'm only sorry to hear so many rides haven't been working for you, are you going to able to return to the park before heading back to Victoria?

Some members of my family, rode Scooby about lunch time on Monday and confirmed that the first screens, (the ones where the monsters rip out the walls), were working. However, when I rode it around 5:00pm they weren't, so is it possible they had just been switched off early?

Well that's what's important, fingers crossed that you'll get a chance to ride Scoob. Do the ride attendants know if it'll open?

I know we once had a topic for this, but I can't seem to find it. Was just surfing the net and found a heap of older pics of Movieworld, not sure if they've been posted on here before, but see for yourself. There is one of Marvin Rocket Ride, a few of Looney Tunes Village, couple of Main Street and the star parade etc. This is the site where I found some of these pics: http://www.margarethouse.com.au/family/Holiday03/0626lsl.html Some are from 2003, not sure if they are all from 2003.

Only just thought of it, we’ve all been thinking that the new kids ride will go where rocket ride was. Do you think there is any possibility of them demolishing the eyesore hut, and putting it there?

I know it doesn’t close for maintenance for another month. But if the screens aren’t fixed before then, we can hope that they fix them during her annual shutdown.

Hope you have a great day. Scooby ain’t closed according to maintenance, so hopefully she’ll open later for you, fingers crossed.

Haha, yes, I did think I did think of that, but I thought park presentation should take priority over construction updates.

You could just remove the wording, yes. But as you said “that courtyard is now well and truly super man town”. So, I’d be out of place. The only way to solve that issue would be removing it.

I said "Scooby Coaster, practically no screens working, everything else was running good". What that means is practically no screens working, so the monsters ripping the wall apart wasn't, part of the elevator screen not working, and the final screen tiki island screen not working. Everything else on the ride was running good. I picked out Arkham because it's no longer at the park. You are correct I didn't mention Boot Hill or doomsday, come to think of it I didn't Wild West falls, the stunt show, carousel, Yosemite train, the cover over main street. I don't care about what they haven't put in because the miniature Movieworld, isn't very accurate anyway, but I do care if they have something that's no longer there. For example: I don't care that don't have Doomsday, (if they did that'd be cool), but I would care if they had Gremlins Ride or tower of terror, because they either, aren't at the park or are gone from the park.

Thanks @rappa, I don't mind the screens, but I think they could of done better.

Yeah, you probably could. What they could do is remove all the current fencing around Batwing and replace it with the brick style that's currently behind the joker. Put the name Batwing above it. Just an idea, I'd probably look better the current fencing too.

This is how Arkham looks as of the 19th of September. Mentioned this in another topic, but figure I'd mention it here too. I wish they'd put up a larger fence, or something hide this mess from the public.

Figured this one might need it's own topic. Double Barrel and Kaboom were scheduled to reopen on the 17th of September, both of their respective reopening dates have been removed. Not to mention Double Barrel has been closed for a few months. Kaboom and Super Ripper are scheduled to go down again next month. The slides a brand new, anyone know what's going on?

That's really interesting, you learn something new everyday, are they difficult to operate? If so might that explain their current state?

Good eye, it may be a coincidence, or it could reinforce what I was told yesterday, that rivals ain't reopening anytime soon.

Even anyone is interested in reading it, this what I sent via email to Movieworld as feedback. Hi VRTP, I took eleven of my family members, to Movieworld yesterday as an earlier Christmas present, I just wanted to provide you guys with some feedback. As I basically became a bit of a tour guide for my family, I didn’t get the chance to ride everything, so I’ll only review what I did ride, and what I did see. We arrived at the 9:00am and stayed till 6:00pm, the extended hours for school holiday’s, is a great idea. Like every visit I’ve had, the park was clean, tidy, and all the gardens were up kept nicely. All the staff members I encountered were really friendly and were always up for a chat, (when they weren’t busy of course). I’ll start with the picky bits: - Roxy Theatre had quite a few bulbs blown, I’d be great to have them replaced. - The fate of blown bulbs continued in a few shops on main street, perhaps to limit the amount blown bulbs you could replace them with LEDs (if they are not already). Alternatively you could adapt a similar tactic to what Disneyland does, they replace all light bulbs when they’re about 60-70% of their life, this insures that no blown bulbs are on display. - Touching up the Justice League sign would be great, the blue paint is chipping and or falling off. Matching the paint and touching that up would go along way. - Mentioned it a few times, but I’ll mention it again, the hut to the left of the entrance to kids world is an eyesore, it looks good at night with the lights on, but looks horrible at day time. - The Road Runner Coaster viewing area could do with some benches, and removing what’s left of the Looney Tunes River Ride queue would be great. - The old Arkham Asylum entrance signage needs to be removed, I know it’s a good photo spot, but the ride is gone. - Demolition of the Arkham theming is good, but is quite messy. A bigger temporary fence to hide all that is something I’d look into. How I said I’m being a bit picky here, however, the little details are just as important as the big details. Scooby Doo Coaster: - One of my favourite rides in the park. - Most of the screens throughout the ride weren’t working, fixing them would be great. - Also the main hallway connecting the station to the indoor switchback queue could really do with some love, I mentioned this in a previous review, and said the perfect time to do it would during it’s upcoming annual shutdown. Junior Driving School: - Personally, I don’t mind the look of this attraction the idea of driving around a miniature Movieworld is cool. - The staff were great, but a bit slow. - The fountain at the front of the ride has been unused for quite some time, be nice to see it working again. - Also Arkham Asylum is gone, but still in driving school. Removing the Arkham signage, and painting the track pink to match hypercoaster would be an improvement. Doomsday Area: - In my mind an awesome area, however. - There was at least on my visit a lot of effects not working. For example, scarecrow not only spoke, but also mist used to come out of the gas tank he is holding, this didn’t happen. - Not only that, but the screen games weren’t not available, and haven’t been available for months. - Fixing all these issues, would go along way. Don’t get my wrong the area is good, but it could be great. Wild West Falls: - Another one of my favourites, was great to see the crane at the beginning of the ride working, many other effects were also working, which was great. - However, there were a lot of effects and audio that wasn’t working, and if I was I wasn’t in sync with the ride. - Another thing, the ripped poster in the queue of this ride needs to go or be replaced. I know your maintenance and engineering team have a lot to do, but some of the issues are not new, rather have been outstanding for quite some time. How I said the picky bits are very important. I’m greatly looking forward to the Wizard of Oz area you guys are building, HOWEVER, the current areas and attractions are being neglected a bit, wouldn’t it be wise to look after what you have got, before getting something more. You can’t look after something new, if you can’t look after what you’ve currently got. If you get time, watch this link. It’s an POV of Wild West Falls, the effects are all working and are in sync. It’s great, now look at what it is now, still good, but it’s got many issues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvGj2Ji_lM Here are some before and after pics for you guys as well. I can tell you what I prefer, but you guys need to tell me what you prefer, and then do something about it. I love Movieworld, but at least some of these issues need to be corrected. Thanks for your time, I look forward to the next time I’m welcomed into the park, Regards, Ashley

I'll answer the second question first, I've got no idea if they are installed or not. I spoke with many different staff yesterday, ride ops, security, guest services, even retail employees, I know Movieworld staff aren't always very reliable, but everyone was saying the same story, so I thought it must have a little bit of truth to it. @mba2012 also confirmed stated the ride was being tested on Thursday, so what I was told seems to be somewhat true.

Don't we all talk a lot of s**t on these forums?

Hey guys, How are you all? Just wanted to share some pics of my trip to Movieworld yesterday. The park was pretty good, clean tidy, gardens well maintained. And considering 4 rides were closed, (2 of which are major coasters), the park had a really great atmosphere, the closed rides didn’t impact on the day at all. All the staff I came an across were really friendly. Now for the cons, A lot of effects on Wild West Falls either not working or out of sync with the ride. Scooby Coaster, practically no screens working, everything else was running good. I wish they’d tidy this up, looney tunes river shut ages ago, and maybe some benches would be nice. And please movie world, do something with this.. A bit more on the picky side, but the little things are just as important as the big things. Arkham is gone, so this should be gone. I know the area is closed, and this makes a good photo spot, but how I said the area is closed, get rid of this. Nothing new on Wizard of Oz, but I know this won’t always be like this, but this looks really untidy, put up a more concealing fence to hide this from guest view. Don’t have any pics of the area, but Doomsday looked great, but a lot of effects weren’t working, and the old game screens are sitting unused, this area needs some love, please give it some. Only seems fitting to end on a high, this looks cool.

Surprisingly there was next to nothing set up for fright nights yesterday. The only thing I saw was the IT maze signage on old intensity building.

Marvin rocket ride location remains unchanged, as of yesterday.

Sorry, meant to post this message in fright night 2022, please delete. Thanks.