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If Movie World does build a hyper/mega, they have a great marketing opportunity. Market it as 'Tallest, Fastest, and Longest' in a flashy TVC. They don't specifically need to state that it's the 'tallest, fastest, longest full circuit roller coaster in Australia. Just leave off the full circuit bit. They wouldn't be lying but using marketing to draw people in from all over Australia, maybe even more abroad.

(I'm not sure if this is the correct thread to place it in but here goes) I was looking at Parque Warner in Madrid and was struck by the similarities to Movie World (Yes they were both owned by warner brothers). Their main coaster is themed to Superman, they both have an invert relatively themed to batman ( Arkham is a stretch for similarities but it's there), they both have a Vekoma invert (Movie worlds is an SLC and Madrid's is a giant inverted boomerang), they both have S&S towers, they both have a family coaster manufactured by Mack, and they both have a log flume themed to the wild west that are almost exactly the same. Parque Warner is a much bigger park with plenty more attractions than Movie World. Could warner brothers ever have had any plans to add some of the attractions that Parque Warner had to Movie World? The only problem is that Movie World is now owned by Village Theme Parks, but Village have followed in the footsteps a little. Parque Warner also had a flat ride very similar to Doomsday Destroyer (just not manufactured by Intamin and without the big ring) themed to villains. I believe it is near a Lex Luther ride? Could Village have any plans to add rides like Parque Warner? Personally I believe it is very unlikely that this is the case, but it could give a little bit of insight into future plans for Movie World.

I'm sorry if the quality of my posts are pretty bad, I'm new but I hope to improve. Thanks for the advice.

Good point. Sorry...

agreed, just getting discussion going. I really want a hyper. Just had some friends with other ideas.

Sorry, I forgot to remove Delirium from the idea. I'll edit that. I do think that a hyper is the best option and is the only thing that fills the gap Movie World may have. Just trying to keep discussion going.

Ready Player One would make a good idea. It could also cater to multiple audiences. If it was designed as a ride like Cheetah Hunt (a bridge ride, not quite high thrill but not family coaster) it would appeal to a larger variety. With the movie being released it could be a very strong idea.

Just wondering, cost wise, is a hyper/mega the best option for Movie World? Most of the roller coasters at the park so far have been around 16 million Australian dollars (roughly 12.6 million U.S. dollars). For comparison with U.S. hyper coasters, Magnum XL 200 cost 8 million U.S. dollars (10.53 million Australian dollars). This is well in the budget and very possible but considering this is an older hyper and doesn't give a very good ride experience it is pretty unlikely. At the top of the spectrum is Steel Dragon 2000 with a cost of 52 million U.S. dollars (68.43 million Australian dollars). This ride is incredibly long and had a lot of extra supports due to the area being prone to Earth quakes. I think its safe to say that if Movie World was getting a hyper, it wouldn't be this long considering the price and the extra supports (bear in mind that it is partially being built over a swamp so you never know). Then in the middle you have rides like Millenium Force an Nitro wich had costs around 25 million U.S. dollars (32.9 million Australian dollars). A ride like this seems the best bet if Movie World were to get a hyper. It is quite pricy which is the only issue. I couldn't find a cost of Flash at Lewa Adventure World but have heard the Mack roller coasters aren't super cheap so would price them around the same as above. If this is the case, it would take a fairly big chunk of the 'hundreds of millions' that Movie World is looking into spending. For a similar price you could get a top wooden roller coaster like Boulder Dash, a high thrill flat ride such as Barn Stormer and a family roller coaster like pandemonium. All of these would offer new experiences at Movie World. If Movie World spread the release dates out, they could constantly be putting in new rides, catering for thrill seekers (thrilling flat), the middle gap (woodie) and families (family coaster). And all of these are rides that many different age groups would enjoy. The land cleared is large and out in front. It would make sense for a hyper, considering the Commenwealth Games, but because Movie World is in Australia they hype would die down fairly quickly afterward. The land cleared could fit these rides, maybe even allowing a new themed area (not DC). And realeasing pleanty of new rides would transform movieworld from a half day park to a full day, coupling with Wet n Wild and Sea World would become a pretty big trip to do everything. From a roller coaster enthusiast perspective I would want a hyper. But from business maybe catering for more audiences would be smart. What are your opinions?