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From the same article: * A celebration of Movie World’s 30th, dubbed Hooray for Hollywood, with displays of props from classic films plus the theme park’s largest-ever parade each afternoon of the June-July school holidays. No ride announcement for MW

Why would they publicly come out and make that a focal point of their marketing if it isn’t true??

Inside info or having a stab?

Solid? I really hope it’s better than solid. With no major investment in wet n wild for a decade it needs great, not solid

Looked like a burrow so was thinking wombat but the video shows some type of long limb

Ahh thanks for filling me in... Must be like when Tinder got real popular so Sizzler closed down. i’d swipe left for cheese toast any day...

Huh?

Wasn’t the summer school holidays always the opening timeframe?

I heard a whisper today that Sea World Resort will soon be rebranding. not sure of the new brand is, but could be potentially so V Hotels (or whatever connotation they run with) become a bit of a chain at their venues

Counter productive from a operational perspective though as if people get on and through all the rides in a short period they are more likely to leave the park earlier which takes our f&b opportunities.

That takes them through to the school holidays. I have no doubt from mid July when school goes back until September it will once again return to 4 day operations, before moving back to 7 days ops through until March

Well done for thinking outside of the square, but that concept is as logistically likely as an underground rapid transit system..

The wording in the press release is all singular, but I can’t fathom any decision being made to only purchase one train for your new major attraction. This isn’t boating school blast, it’s a 1.2km ride with a decent ride time, 2 trains are expected at a minimum.

Awesome haven’t seen them out in the park for a few years now

So we thinking the tunnel will contain the launch track?

Gold Coast Theme Parks: Dreamworld unveils new rollercoaster Steel Taipan Dreamworld has revealed details of its latest rollercoaster, a 105 km/h experience with an exhilarating burst of darkness during the park’s 1.2km new ride. DREAMWORLD has revealed guests will race through a rock tunnel in the Taipan’s arid desert home at up to 105 km/h, experiencing an exhilarating burst of darkness during the park’s 1.2km new ride. The news came as construction of the triple launch coaster reached a major milestone as the top of the ride’s fully inverted loop was swung into place. With the build commencing in October 2020 and the ride anticipated to open in late 2021, Condev Constructions have already completed over 40% per cent of the track installation, utilising over 125 track pieces, 140 column pieces, 6000 high strength bolts and having installed 520 pile foundations. Dreamworld said the rollercoaster train had recently left German manufacturer, MACK Rides and was expected to arrive at Dreamworld in late June. The snake-themed train was custom-designed to fit the reptilian theme of the rollercoaster and includes the world’s first spinning rear gondola. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/gold-coast-theme-parks-dreamworld-unveils-new-1970s-rollercoaster-the-gold-coaster/news-story/877b3ae20369a09303620d795a09f00d

For families and the average tourist, I would find Dreamworld's hotel location to be much more convenient. Basically across the road from one of the largest shopping centres on the GC, with great dining and evening entertainment options, rail and bus next door. I really feel, whilst i will cater for all tourist types, Village's hotel will predominantly aimed at getting a large piece of the corporate market. Comparatively Dreamworlds' corporate and events sphere is much smaller, so they can go full focus on a family destination.

Not too sure when personal digs came into the conversation...whilst I have been here for years, I’m certainly not depressed nor do I think my commentary or posts on this forum are depressing...

Another day, another theme park hotel...

You must have a hell of a lot of expendable income. It’s not a themed resort, it’s a hotel in a carpark. You’d be in the strong minority of locals that would consider staying there Think this is specifically what they are targeting. MW has a massive c&e business, with events on most days and many nights each week, the hotel no doubt will be focused about keeping those multi day conferences on-site the entire time

That would be a negative I reckon

There will be no theme park that will be able to compete with us’: Movie World plans for a hotel Village Roadshow has reignited its plans for a hotel at Movie World, lodging a trademark application that reveals its likely branding for the nine-storey, 398-room landmark. VILLAGE Roadshow has reignited its plans for a hotel at Movie World, lodging a trademark application that reveals its likely branding for the nine-storey, 398-room landmark. IP Australia records show Village Roadshow applied for a trademark for “Hotel V” at the end of March. It is pending registration. Village Roadshow, which was delisted from the ASX last year after a takeover by private equity firm BGH, gained development approval for a hotel in 2017 for its 14ha site at Oxenford. Planning documents reveal the development will include 32m high, nine-floor “theme park hotel” with 398 suites which is earmarked for land currently occupied by its northernmost carpark fronting Entertainment Drive. The ground floor will house reception, a lobby, administration office, business centre, bar, function centre, cafe, kitchen, kids club, amenities, gym and hotel back-of-house facilities. Ramp access and an elevated walkway on level one is planned to provide guests connection to the adjoining restaurant and dining precinct building plus theme park entry. The project is also set to incorporate “extensive outdoor swimming facilities, outdoor guest recreation areas and feature landscaping plantings”. A three-storey restaurant and dining precinct building, including a ground-level cafe and upper-level restaurant is also a feature of the plan. “Guest access to the restaurant and dining precinct is provided via an elevated walkway above the proposed porte-cochere, which will provide a prominent architectural feature” planning documents lodged by Urbis said. Village Roadshow declined to comment on hotel progress, but chief operating officer Bikash Randhawa has been active on social media, hyping big upcoming reveals for the company: “I don’t do this often, but get ready for some HUGE announcements from us. There will be no theme park on the GC or in Australia that will be able to compete with us.” When someone posted a photo of a Harry Potter studio, Mr Randhawa replied: “That’s small with what will happen over time.” When another person suggested another theme park was coming to the Gold Coast, he said “over the next few announcements, better than that”. Mr Randhawa said “no way” when someone suggested a casino could be built at Movie World. The hotel will be Village Roadshow’s latest in a hefty pipeline of investments on the Gold Coast, which in recent years, have included the $35 million DC Rivals Hypercoaster, Top Golf and its $50 million Atlantis precinct at SeaWorld, which is expected to be completed in mid-late 2021. The news follows revelations last week that Dreamworld’s owner Ardent Leisure was also shopping for major new attractions as work continued on its $32 million flagship ride, the Steel Taipan. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/gold-coast-business/there-will-be-no-theme-park-that-will-be-able-to-compete-with-us-movie-world-plans-for-a-hotel/news-story/e5e43e739e312105dd3e706f1fb8dfd0?fbclid=IwAR0M4MNR8C_L9V9cgSGI-xRjfcxlmRrGkbn-b1LwP_rUe5cSGHbUkMxRSXY

Yet still leaps and bounds ahead of what MW offers... and a bigger range than SW. when all operational, Dreamworks has a fantastic array of options. Whilst no longer an area I frequent, a paint job, decent replacement for BRC and 2 more flats would fill that area out really well.

They will be an up charge so not part of the standard offering, I don’t see it being a problem really.