Rivals

supposedly, SurfRider and Sky Coaster have reopened, is anyone able to confirm this or is it just a website error? i wonder why Double Barrel is still down? it seems like a fairly simple slide to operate.

Here is a look at the new carriages via ‘goldcoast_themeparks’ on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdhVy2VJBrd/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=). The carriages look really nice and sleek, with the post confirming the carriages will feature on-board lighting, on-board audio and wheelchair accessible carriages (as expected). Really great to see them pouring so much love into such an iconic and loved attraction.

4/7 of their ‘thrill rides’ and 2/5 coasters closed definitely won’t be the best look for guests visiting today, at least it probably will be quiet so hopefully too many people won’t be disappointed. any word on what’s happening with superman’s smoke effects? hopefully superman isn’t down too much right now

this was posted right after the post your mentioning, the post where i say i have a feeling was wrong choice of words then i reiterated that i’ve heard people speculate in another post right after that so yes, i clearly did mention it was speculation . i only said once i have a feeling, which is due to hearing it being speculated online with international enthusiasts, so it obviously isn’t that far fetched of an idea but i do believe it may just be a temporarily broken effect.

sorry, i completely forgot people aren’t allowed to mention speculation they’ve heard online, which relates to a topic that was brought up on a public forum. i said i wouldn’t be surprised cause i’ve heard other people speculate about this happening at some international parks, and that i wouldn’t be surprised if it was happening, and then i even said “unless they’re having problems with it at the moment and it’s better to just have the ride open and fix it another time” which is what i believe is happening.

and what exactly am i selling? i’ve seen people post / speculate about other parks internationally doing it so don’t know why anyone would lie about that little.

i have heard it being a discussion on enthusiast instagram accounts before which are mostly American based, who knows those parks could’ve just had broken effects though. i do find it weird they posted about ‘enhanced ride effects’ for it to only last 2 weeks, unless they’re having problems with it at the moment and it’s better to just have the ride open and fix it another time

a lot of parks around the world do stuff like that and only turn effects on during busy periods as a cost saving technique…. the parks haven’t been busy at all so i wouldn’t be surprised

i sent them a messages and was left on open an hour ago.

the smoke effects on Superman have already been turned off, i have a feeling that the effect will only be used in the busy periods like school holidays. FullSizeRender.MOV

i’m pretty sure you’re right with the only slides being repainted are Black Hole and the Aqua Racers Refurb, slides like Tornado, AquaLoop, Constrictor, River Rapids and Mammoth Falls (not as desperate as the others) really do need to be repainted asap. The rides at MW and SW definitely tend to be repainted more often back on topic, it appears The Carousel’s Operator Booth will be moved to the front instead of off to the side, my guess is it allows the operator to observe what’s going on during the cycle better (photos via haynesbuilt - instagram).

if they’ve decided to remove it, i’ll be shocked considering how they’ve built leviathan around the monorail and have openly been saying since it originally closed for The New Atlantis construction that it’ll reopen when the area has opened up. I think removing the monorail instead of adding new Modern and Air-Conditioned carriages would be a miss opportunity, especially considering how popular the ride is for families and how it easily connects the park and helps the flow of the crowd.

double barrel has been down for a while now, around the same time Kaboom went down for unexpected maintenance. With Super Ripper, i’ve heard normally everyone flies around the course, maybe it’s just not like that for everyone or perhaps the water pressure isn’t as high (not a waterslide expert so just guessing that could be why)

spoke too soon, Doomsday is now down again till further notice

it did at opening but they got rid of it a couple years back due to not needing it anymore.

they have two trains now (meaning atleast one is new) and they are a bit more restrictive compared to the older ones

however it does say the document was approved on the 17th of last month, and the refurbishment to the store was done i think at the end of last year, so i don’t think it would be about the refurbishment as it would’ve had to been approved months ago (unless i am reading this wrong). if it is in fact an area refurbishment for ABC kids, a Zamperla kids roller coaster, the same model as the Daddy Pig roller coaster in Florida would work well, especially since it doesent take up a lot of space and could go where the fun maze is.

there was a comment on facebook about the Billabong Restaurant the other day, and they did make it sound like it’s coming back… however, it could just be a standard response🤷‍♀️

i’d say ABC kids world will be getting refurbished to ‘Legoland’ with the old Big Red Car attraction building being used for a new lego dark ride, and the rest of the rides (besides maybe Play school Wheel) will be ripped out and replaced. pure speculation though, im pretty sure there was word a while back about a refurbishment of the area

maybe you should read my comment after😍

tum apologies for not thinking to check the date of the post, assuming it’s not up for unscheduled maintenance im assuming whatever the issue was yesterday was just a minor technical issue

honestly completely forgot the park was closed today so the thing i saw must’ve been from yesterday, false alarm lmao🤣

Current Movie World Ride Closures: Surprisingly, doomsday did open on the day it was suppose too, but i’ve I heard batwing has been having issues this morning, so Doomsday, Superman and Scooby are the only reliable rides atm (excluding kids wb area, which 2 rides are down anyways)

explains why the council can’t be bothered putting up a fight with them about this sort of stuff tbh

it is pretty stupid complaining about noise when you voluntarily moved next to an entertainment precinct as big as Movie World… it’s even more stupid complaining about noise when living in surfers paradise, don’t most apartment buildings have sound proof doors and windows anyways?