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That makes me concerned there might not be much of a dark ride section - the ride you posted only goes for a bit over 2 mins. I was hoping this ride might be as long as Bermuda.

Doesn't Movie World already have a mini cars driving ride for kids? I can't help but feel this is a tragic replacement for the River Ride. Looney Tunes was an immersive, highly-themed dark boat ride with a huge amount of animatronics and special effects, plus a unique hidden lift system that elevated the boat and connected it with a water coaster section. It's being replaced by a kids driving 'school'

'Mini Cars Driving School' - if that's the name of it then Movie World has truly dropped their 'movie' theme. No sign of Looney Tunes either

You seem pretty sure about that! If it does end up being a 'mini drop', couldn't it just be there to add a bit more interest/excitement to the ride?

Gazza you're such a tease. That's just cruel. Oh, Dreamworld - why?

"The multicoloured cone of the 18m-tall DARK TORNADO". Excited Gazza?

I'm looking at pic 24. It looks like it's the back walls of the building - but they look new (the walls on either side of the gap). Hard to tell though without seeing the full site in person. It also looks like they are building the trough for the flume channel right through the middle of the building. I wonder where the other entrance/exit will be

Love that you got so many pics of the show building interior. Is it my imagination or have they constructed an entire new concrete wall on one side of the building?

Thanks so much! So glad we have someone who is willing to keep us regularly updated on construction. I'm looking forward to seeing one of the more interesting slides start to come together... tornado is a dime a dozen

Thanks for pointing that out. Looks like green and blue... which would be different to all of the concept images

Thanks for the photos! Looking forward to more updates. Poles and poles and poles...

Yeah just much bigger... 'n better

Smart move. With the amount of new stuff Village has planned this year (and every year it seems now), why on earth would anyone renew their DW/WW pass? For a refurbished laser tag? I'd prefer Sea World's watercoaster. But hey, that's just me

Yeah any price tag with billion after it is valuing Dreamworld just a little too highly

Good one! When I saw the thread title I thought to myself "that's gotta be impossible - surely Ardent aren't actually doing something good"... but April Fools didn't even occur to me.

I LOVE the D!

Thanks for the update! It looks like they are completely getting rid of the 1970s/80s-looking pebblecrete walls and brown roof panels from the old Bermuda show building. That's a good thing - was pretty dated. It looks like the only thing left will be the steel framework of the building. Speaking of which - those black beams at the front look new-ish... or are they just in good condition? Does anyone with construction knowledge know what benefit there was in keeping the bare bones of the building rather than just demolish it all together? I know we've discussed something similar before, but in this case there really seems to be very little of the building left

HEAR HEAR!

How awesome are Village!? Another year, another new attraction(s)

Ha! NO chance of Ardent opening another theme park. Ever get the feeling they even resent owning Dreamworld? They are so adverse to capital expenditure. Unlike Village who embrace theme parks

The Movie World map doesn't have Justice League either. Really wish they'd keep their website maps up to date

FANTASTIC! And it's paying off for Village... the half year financial results were excellent. The theme parks are going great guns. skeetafly - where was this info from?

Well I'm devastated to hear that there won't be a dark ride replacement for the Looney Tunes River Ride. There aren't many dark boat rides in the world and this one was particularly unique. There is no doubt the park needs a new kids attraction though so this does make sense really. I just don't like the way they refer to it as 'a mini kids' car ride'. Sounds like it will be ONLY for kids, whereas the river ride was a family attraction that everyone could enjoy. Any idea what type of car ride this will be? Any precedents?

They always mention the crappiest rides in these reports. Skycoaster? Nothing special there - if anything it makes this park less special. And Mat Racer and Wave Pool? Thrilling.

They also showed some large slide pieces on channel 9 news. By the time this thing opens the slides will already be faded if they put them up soon! They also referred numerous times to the park being "the world's largest waterpark" with the most amount of rides. Can anyone confirm this? There are some pretty big parks out there!