Jobe

Yeah that's true but before you pass judgement lets wait and see the finished final product and in what shape and form the water coaster takes. It may certainly be a case of Bermuda what???

Certainly, it was scrapped as it was considered past its use by date. Apparently it was in pretty bad material shape by the end. It was second hand when it went in to LPS in 1982 as Geronimo. It was heavily modified when it went to Adventure World in 1989. The electric spiral lift hill was removed and a conventional lift hill was installed in its place. I am a little peeved that I never got to ride it, however in my family, my father has this dubious honour. It is a shame in a way, as it was Australia's last surviving Schwarzkopf coaster. The Huss Freefall tower now occupies the space where Turbo Mountain once stood. The last pic is from RCDB and shows where in LPS it stood and the original electric spiral lift hill.

I agree GoGoboy. I know it's a trivial thing but I too cannot for the life of me understand how a park as professional as Movieworld cannot get the names of TWO of their rides correct as originally presented!! It just seems like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing at times!! As I said, trivial but slightly annoying!!

Agreed. Adventure World need a new coaster to put it firmly on the theme park map. Their current ride line up is quite good and a coaster will only enhance the parks reputation as a destination. If they get a decent coaster I would seriously think about making the trip over to finally visit. The hints the park has been teasing us with seems to indicate something impressive so fingers crossed!! However RWC I would NOT classify Turbo Mountain as a "mid sized " coaster.

Purely speculation of course but it may not even be a ride!! Has anyone considered that it could be a 4D movie attraction themed to a river cruise or similar?? The current theatre "could" be renovated to accommodate for this.

As with most of the discussions that degenerate into this type of garbage, there is one common denominator to them ALL............................. [ Please oh please AlexB do it again.....

Don't be confused Gazza. It is really true. Mack are refurbishing both rides so that they use the ONE pumping system, even though both rides are a significant distance from each other. You have to trust me on this. Its completely true. I cannot remember my exact source but I think it was my cousin's best friend's girlfriends sister's boyfriend who told me on Facebook. I also saw a sign on Thunder Rapids that pointed towards Log Ride that said" Water this way." So you see its completely kosher...I KNOW!! I do not make things up!! My sources are impeccable!! Completely reliable!! Besides..I will never admit I am wrong....I am completely sure of my own guesswork!! and so should you!!! Whatever you do...don't listen to the Dippin Dots guy..he has not got a clue!!!!

Not really...it's a bit of a mystery as to what this is really pertaining to..... We can all speculate to the cows come home but really we don't have a clue!! It's actually fairly clever marketing in the way it's been done- drip feeding very small amounts of info without letting the cat out of the bag, and so far out from its projected opening date. Does anyone think that it could relate to the water coaster somehow?? Maybe the indoor section? Food for thought!

Absolutely the comment of the week......brilliant!!!!

And from the placement of those footers around the new flume trough it would appear that the water coaster would travel directly over Vikings at this point. At what height is open to speculation.

I actually think this is a great idea too. A movie "museum" type attraction filled with rotating props and exhibitions would be a winner, but NOT as a replacement for the the LTRR space. This would return Movie world in some sense to being about "movies" and not just rides themed to a particular franchise. It would create some balance in the park. Great idea....sign me up for it.

Both the Matrix and Harry Potter exhibitions were by their very nature, temporary attractions, brought in to maximise the attention on the respective film franchises they represented.They were NEVER intended to be a permanent attraction. You were comparing bringing in a new walkthrough attraction that would be comparable to these two previous exhibitions. I am merely pointing out that in that format, a ride as an attraction would be the far better choice. An exhibition has very limited REPLAY value when compared to a ride, hence the reason why we no longer have either The Matrix or the Harry Potter exhibit at Movieworld. And frankly do not put words in my mouth or tell me what I mean. You obviously do not have kids. I have seen the effects of the Looney tunes characters on kids of all ages.(including my own) All the proof you need is to venture to Movieworld and see the hordes of kids that throw themselves at each and every character EVERY day for a hug or a photo op. That is most certainly a good example of appeal, love and recognition that remain for people of all ages for these characters. However, if Movieworld decided to go in another direction rather than Looney Tunes for theming their new attraction, then that would be fine by me.

I agree also. Looney Tunes characters are iconic-in my experience kids of all ages are all too aware of these characters. I have a 7 year old and a four year old and they absolutely love the Looney Tunes cartoons. I feel that they are also more wide ranging in their appeal than comic characters such as those from the DC or Marvel universe, which tend to be more confined to a niche demographic. A new attraction based on Looney Tunes characters would have instant and universal appeal. However, a static, lifeless walkthrough exhibition would not.

And surely Movieworld can do much better than a static walk through attraction like the Matrix and Harry Potter exhibition of yesteryear. These were never meant to be permanent attractions. In my mind, the space could be far better utilized. However if it was an interactive dark walk through attraction like a haunted house type scare attraction- something akin to Dracula's Haunted House on the Gold Coast - then this could have some merit.

Hehehe.......someone had to do it!!!

I agree..in what way does it look cheap?? I think it actually looks pretty good and definitely on par with other recent flat rides that have been introduced to our parks.

[ If they are absolutely no chance of putting in a park in Australia, then why have they reasearched the option of doing so at least 5 times?? You think once would be enough.......just saying.

Thanks for this!! I visited Aussieworld for the first time in January and was very impressed by the place!!! My wife and 2 kids had a ball and we will definitely return in the near future!! Its great to see that the park is still growing!! Hopefully next year they will work on their plans to acquire another major ride. It really only needs another 2 big additions for it to become a major destination. I think a second roller coaster, whilst being very desirable, is a number of years away from fruition. But more power to this fantastic park which in some ways does so many things better than the majors!!!

Excellent!! Progress is moving ahead!! Exciting times!! This promises to be the biggest and most important ride installation for our theme parks since Tower of Terror and Superman were installed!! Especially considering the iconic status of the attraction it is replacing!! I feel we are in for something very special with the advent of this coaster- cannot wait!!

You rode the Orphan Rocker?? Pray tell us what that experience was like??

I think it's a reasonable bet if they have taken the trouble to remove the top off, plus stripping the entire volcano back to the inner skeleton, its fair to say that it's days are more than likely numbered.

Given the true and believable evidence( something certain posters on this board have a hard time discerning)that the photos represent, I would say clearly thats a yes!!

Joz for the sake of MY sanity please point out any debate that he has actually won??

The Mr Moon character utilised by LPM and later LPS drew inspiration from the Steeplchase park clown face but that theme was NEVER ever used at Luna Park Coney Island.The Mr Moon character is very different from that which dominated Steeplechase Park. George C Tilyou's clown face is and always has been synonomous with Steeplchase Park. As I have stated in my earlier post, The Tickler (which was actually a ride located IN Steeplchase park) theme was utilised by Zamperla in the modern Luna Park to showcase the overall history of Coney Island. This represents the first time that the clown face has ever been assciated WITH Luna Park Coney Island. As far as an overall theme goes, I think it would be quite inappropriate for either of our Luna Parks to utilise this motif. It is not relevant to either history of our parks and the majority of the public would not recognise the small link that it does connect with them.

Not really.......