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Preliminary designs for the new water coaster(s) and children's slide area have been revealed on Nine News https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BVmC1RuCM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Gotta bring back a water ride, surely!! It's time

That's a great idea! Currently you have two massive buildings (well half a massive building in the case of the old Looney Tunes shed) that were previously used for 'on stage' purposes and added to the attraction line-up that are now just used for backstage storage

Looks excellent. Such an amazing facade. Fingers crossed Movie World builds something on the scale of WWF again one day

Yeah that's just wrong. Watch an old video of Police Academy to see how many special effects there were. It was on another level completely

I just want to say that your illustrations are awesome and really captures the spirit of the Big Banana at that time. The only thing I know about the bunyip is that there still appears to be a little shed by the side of the lake that may have been the equipment room for the animatronic. My personal memories from riding the monorail are the bizarre people-eating banana plant animatronics, and the space station at the top of the hill

Just watched Mr Yum Yum's POV and all of the dark ride portion is awesome in my opinion. Big props to the park for putting so much effort into restoring as many animatronics as possible, and for the much improved lighting and screen animations. Massive improvement over Next Gen. Honestly I don't think the dark ride portion could be any better. Obviously the disco room is another story, but hopefully they address that in the future

Ok interesting, and very surprising, to hear that the blank disco room was a creative choice and not a budgetary one. The lights and/or lasers in the disco room (along with the pumping music) have always been a big part of the experience since the original, so I can't understand why this wouldn't be reinstated. It used to contrast so well with the dark ride portion

I'm going to assume that the majority of the budget went into replacing the control system, safety systems, track, lifts and cars. They probably then had a smaller budget for the theming refresh, which could be why the disco room has missed out. The new animation on both screens, updated lighting and the new Tiki head all would have cost a bit. I guess we have to remember that Aussie parks just don't have big budgets sadly (although in saying that I'm not sure how we were able to afford such blockbuster attractions like Scooby and WWF in the first place)

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a full retrack! Maybe just a couple of small sections

Totally agree! Such a major water park should be adding attractions that are somewhat unique and special, not something you could find at a council aquatic centre, or the Big Banana.

Yeah my understanding is that parks would LIKE to extend operating hours but the cost-benefit just doesn't add up in most cases

Wow, that looks terrible!

More stuff like this would seem to be a good fit in the dark ride sections. From what I've seen so far the indoor sections and the promised 'show scene' seem pretty underwhelming. Still a great ride and well presented, but I was hoping for a bit more from the indoor parts

That's a shame - Triple Vortex was fun. They'd have to be disappointed having to remove at least two of the 'newer' slides surely. It's not a big park as it is