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Well the journey through it will be something I've never seen before, so safe to say I'm pretty excited

They even replicated the station and maintenance buildings from the model too!

Ig we'll find out soon enough

You seem to have forgotten that Movie World's is going to be the Southern Hemisphere's first multi-type coaster

I'm being sarcastic, because when ICON opened it's own spinning seat in the UK, people seemed to entirely forget about Steel Taipan just cause the UK is a larger region.

I can't wait for people to just forget about it's existence once a 2nd one opens in Europe or the US, as they've done with the 'ICON Seat' on Steel Taipan.

If this is the one part of the concept art that they stick to, I'll be pissed. Even just having it blue like I said would make it fit in much more and not just be a useless wall.

Yeah, so if it's a nice mural (like the DCR ones or better) and not something bland like just plain blue panelling, I'd be fine with it. Honestly, I was half expecting for it to just open without any buildings or facades disguising the coaster anyway.

If you were just headed to one park, Dreamworld'd be the best one. If you want to go to 2, however, my opinion's be to do Movie World and Sea World (over W&W, but because of it not being good weather like Whombex, and just cause of Sea World being the better option generally). Far as crowds go, no matter whether it's Dreamworld, Sea World or Movie World there will be crowds on holidays, but in my experience Dreamworld feels like it comparatively has less (likely due to its sheer size).

So long as you can still see the coaster above it, I'd be fine with it being a mural tbh.

It'd make sense given the clearance testing I saw, them checking it's joints, and the pouring of entrance pathways. I thought the same, testing'll probably commence sometime soon (can't wait to see the trains).

Doesn't scream an existing franchise to me, so I wonder if it directly relates to a maze or if it's just something they've made to fit an aesthetic and tease.

Maybe they've just got slightly better seat moulds or something? I feel the same, though, but I thought that it was due to a ride op having me push the restraint down full force every single time I went on DCR, but Steel Taipan being a breeze. My only hope is that this is them trying to finally 'fix' the back row, if not then that's a bummer cause AFAIK it's been inoperable for longer than the price hike.

Exactly. I think the 2 main issues it has is that it has nothing to make it pop out when boarding, so it's just matte black in front of more black, and that it's height is great for those who are shorter, but in the 6'-6'2" range it's the perfect height for it to not be obviously in front of you, but for it to just clip the top of the head. So, if anything, it's these 'adults' that are ending up doing so if they don't find a better/easier way of warning.

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That was my guess, that it was something not related to the park as it'd be incredibly difficult to route any path there, let alone a temporary one. The one being constructed, or the ones already there? If by already there, I thought they were a part of the film studio.

Interesting, I didn't notice that. Haven't done a maze before, but it seemed a bit too small to me. In any case, I doubt the original building'll be for that purpose too, as that'd be too far away from any existing guest pathway, or am I wrong?

Sorry to go off-track, but you've just reminded me that I also saw an under construction building last time I went to the park. Don't have any pictures of it sadly, though I tried, as I assumed it was only viewable from DCR's raised brakerun (where I saw it). Don't know if it's the same building or not, but it was pretty close to the turn into station. As for what it could be, if WoO takes up enough space to warrant their removal (which, from what I can tell, it does) maybe it's a replacement for this building? If not that, then I don't have a clue.

That was completed and open long before April, though, right?

Yeah, there was that, but I'm thinking more about how in April they specifically got a permit for a 'Legoland Renovation' (or something to that effect). No matter if that pans out or not, though, ABC Kids World really needs it. And this'll hopefully push them to do it sooner and better.

Wasn't there talk about a Legoland retheme to ABC Kids in like April? I think Dreamworks is pretty fine as it stands, but ABC Kids desperately needs a redo, especially after the poor attempt to retheme it to the new Wiggles, and the removal of it's star attraction.

That's great then, I'll be interested to see what they do with the area, cause that was the only part I felt was lacking. So it'd have to be somewhat common of an issue, at least enough for them to retroactively add a warning. I wonder if the PA is their permanent solution, or if it's so common that they'll look into other ways as well.

Assuming that money invested into theming is a valid scale for the quality of theming, then (even including the price for new food, drink, retail, and other buildings) from what I can tell that's around double what the previous best-themed section in AUS (Dreamworks Experience) cost, in a plot of land that's smaller than it is. Which is to say, that's somewhat promising.

I think the main area that needs a touch up is right as you leave, between Steel Taipan and Motocoaster. Even if they just add some planters or something there to distract from it just being gravel and dirt'd spice both the train and the walkway to Giant Drop up considerably, plus the perfect time to do so would be now while GD's being renovated and it's the 'off-season', so hopefully they end up doing something there too. Far as the announcement goes, unless if someone hit their head when you went on it, then it must be the case that it's a prevalent enough issue to warrant them retroactively adding it over the PA system (though it seems that's a touchy subject so I won't say more).

Could they not say the same thing, or even possibly show the same thing by actually attaching images of their 'finishing touches' (e.g. the station, or that blue shade structure in the queue), without doing so under a month from the date they've made everyone believe, and perhaps even have people planning their holidays around?