Brad2912

So my thoughts after tonight... im gonna buck the trend and say I prefer the event at MW... (sorry guys) * I think the lack of a parade makes the event suffer. Carnivale, by nature of the name, is an event that is quintessentially organised around a parade. * the food options were limited compared to previous years. (No millionaire bacon, loaded fries, New York pizza, seafood boil up etc) The fact you couldn't buy chicken nuggets or tenders anywhere in the park for kids is ridiculous. Only selling fish burgers and fish bites at the usual food outlet is a waste * the lack of a parade meant there was no 'major event' to draw crowds away from rides, and the lack of adult/teen ride options added to that. People congregated at tables and just stayed there as there was little to move off and do from the undercover area. * In Stereo (who?) were clearly no drawcard, if anything the ride queues got bigger whilst they played * no roving entertainment, all squished into the one area * the live music under the roof was ok, but apart from one song had nothing to do with the Carnivale theme, which was originally designed as a kudos to the New Orleans/Brazilian events. Singing 'Cheerleader' and Katy Perry songs are relative to neither. I guess I'd be more complimentary of the event if it wasn't at the expense of MW's Carnivale, which I've loved. This is a differnt event and I like the idea of SW having a night event, but leave Carnivale at MW and create a new identity for this... Sounds by the Sea, Fiesta by the Sea, I dunno, but separate them..

I can vouch for the lines in Nick Land being Looonnggg... especially when you wait 20mins to get to the front of Bikini Bottom Bus only for Mr 4 to announce he needs to go to the toilet, NOW. Out of the line we go, then another 20 wait!

Hmm.. good question, didn't ask as I'm travelling solo with Mr 4 year old so neither are on my agenda tonight. I ASSumed it would be unlimited on those 2, but on reflection maybe not. It was the only price point on signage though (no seperate price which stated unlimited)

Any ride that is dismantled, transported, and rebuilt regularly, by different people, on sometimes hasty timelines, and not independently audited on each rebuild instance is going to bring with it an element of added risk. The value to that element depends on many factors. That's not to say travelling rides are not safe, but I personally consider them less, and in some instances far less, safe than fixed theme park rides

Guess it's reflective of how many rides there are...

Anyone got a review of food options yet? Similar to last events at MW?

@ash.1111 am I reading correctly that you have Surf rider (and MDMC!) above Scooby & Arkham?? Wowsers..

Ahh yes, hit, stupid iPhone predictive changes...

You're both right, it's going to be a world first driving range where you can tee off from either end and win a free bucket of balls if you hit an opposing player mid swing..

If it's just a name change it means nothing, but if the new name means updates and improved theming then yeah

Unless it's a complete retheme the park won't gain significant, if any, revenue when it opens. I doubt anyone is sitting at home thinking "oh hey, they just put the theming back up in Scooby, let's buy annual passes". That's only going to happen if the retheme makes it a completely new experience

The people in the caravan park may be slightly annoyed when the overpass goes through their property. I've seen plans for a new Coomera overpass north of the existing one which will provide another northern entrance to the town centre site.

How were you expecting a oh wow gee coaster in the footprint BS is built on?

Yes, There is obviously no separate share price for the theme park division, they are one and the same.

Yep - mission is spot on. You leave more than 50m on the M1 and 1, maybe 2, cars will merge into it a 110km/h

Your orientation for the range is ✅from what I've heard

Read this earlier today and forgot to post it. There is some merit to their rationale and thinking re:zoning. And yeah, and residents can't really make too much noise regarding height given what's next door (not that there are any residents directly around the site). My only concern from a community standpoint would be the primary school literally across the road, and how the noise and associated dirt/dust from such a large project may impact kids

Reduced theming? Non-illuminated axes hardly add up to reduced theming..

I think it's fairly safe to say that Reanimated's picture/map is pretty accurate.. drove past this afternoon and everything from Entertainment Rd to the offices in front of the studios is now completely cleared

How do you know the driving habits of forum members? Also depends on the deceleration & reaction time. I can be travelling safely 30m behind you but if you slam your brakes on at 100km/h unless I have fighter pilot-esque reflexes I'm gonna hit you.

It may have dropped but they are still tracking much higher than they were just 4 weeks ago

Nine Morning News running live crosses to a reporter outside Movieworld with the breaking news that the ride won't be open today, and shares took a hit yesterday but have recovered. And an interview with someone who was on the ride that went something like this "well I was, like, a bit scared as i didn't know what, like, was going on, and it was, like, so hot, so they brought up a box of, like, water. And, like, I don't like if I'll ride on it again for like a while, well until, like, they make sure it's like safe".

Well that was hard...

Very keen, remember so good crash outs at Cables on a couple of school excursions, and a friend copping a tow bar to the face.. for those interested, the land just to the left and above the green marker in Alex's photo was used as a movie set for Thor 3 at the end of last year. Was home to the 'junkyard' which apparently plays a pivotal location in the film

Nope - it's like all the local community pages on Facebook with posts like "is Coles open today?" And "what time does Kmart close?". Annoying x 1,000,000