On 08/01/2022 at 12:47 PM, rappa said:

Well yeah I agree that almost counts. 
But imagine throwing a roll or something elsewhere in the layout? An opportunity for ‘my first inversion’ would be a huge hit for families. And really that’s what you want to be targeting, and if it’s fun also for adults then great. 
And I say this as a 38 year old with no kids. 

As a 39 year old that has a kid - let me just say - "goes upside down" is a huge barrier to entry. 

I get it, its a nice mid-step between kiddie and full thrill, but inversions are a huge chasm for people already unsure about riding... just something to consider.

Agree. I’m still working on getting an inversion into my kid (9). The concept is hard for them and it is a big step up. I’m working on the Gold Coaster as a first as it’s probably the most mild inversion. To be honest The Claw is a good intermediary to being inverted, but DW has that ridiculous rule that you have to be 10 to ride it… 

Can they transplant the Doomsday precinct theming into the new AA replacement area, sell off DD and put my Western RMC Hybrid in there pls k thx?

(The one that’s been pined for on this forum for almost a decade now - that uses behind Scooby and alongside WWF.)

23 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

To be honest The Claw is a good intermediary to being inverted, but DW has that ridiculous rule that you have to be 10 to ride it… 

i don’t know why the weight and age restrictions are on the website as the operators at the park don’t actually check your weight or age, so it should be fine to take your kid onto it 

23 minutes ago, Rivals said:

i don’t know why the weight and age restrictions are on the website as the operators at the park don’t actually check your weight or age, so it should be fine to take your kid onto it 

Depends on the operator, I have seen operators at both Claw and Drop ask kids their ages.

Yeah I’ve seen kids being asked plenty of times, and as much as I’d be happy to take him on there, I’m not in the habit of teaching him it’s ok to lie, especially when it comes to a supposed safety related rule 

I Attended Movieworld for the first time in a while today & thought I’d comment on a few things including these rumoured additions. 
 

First off, the place is thriving with guests. It’s almost like they haven’t heard about the new ride down the road (which with the marketing for it they definitely would have) or they just aren’t interested in visiting the park as it is right now. Just shows DW have to keep pushing to get their mojo back! 

POSITIVES

Superman, Batwing & Roadrunner are still running quite well despite their age. Roadrunner’s new trains are super comfy & a great upgrade, just wish they would have done a repaint. Yogi Bear 4D was quite a fun little snippet of the movie, definitely not the worst screening I’ve seen them put on in that theatre.
 

NEGATIVES
 

3 rides were closed today, GL, DD & WWF. GL & DD especially must be maintenance nightmares for them! With these rides closed it really does hurt the other lines in the park. 
 

Scooby is still terrible with the “Next Gen” upgrade.. however kids seem to not care & still love it.
Justice League is still all sorts of broken, with 3 screens not even turning on. If they don’t want to keep it up & working.. why bother? Wouldn’t mind this getting replaced, despite it only being 10 years old. 
 

DCR still has issues with seating that I’ve seen raised here on the forums, with the attendant having to mark off where people are going to sit on a white board. The ride is a lot rougher than I remember, but with Mack’s premium seats I don’t see it being a huge issue in the future. 
 

RUMOURED ATTRACTION(s) 

As for the Dualing Boomerang + Suspended Family Coaster, I think it would be a perfect fit for them. I totally understand why they would have chosen this & even though it doesn’t excite me personally, I can see it being a big hit with families. 
 

PAST & FUTURE

If it was me, I would have kept pushing the themed rides long ago. The parks theming seems to have declined since 2011 when they removed LTRR & Batman Adventure Ride. Only noticeable mention of “theming” would be Justice League & the Doomsday precinct, but accompanied by terrible rides, it just doesn’t live up to the old standards. When you think about how much detailed theming was put into the LTRR & Batman AR, the new theming just isn’t as good. 
 

I would have pushed Movieworld as the “Universal of Australia” & let dreamworld take the Six Flags route, but it seems MW is taking the same. I just hope they don’t dig a hole like DW did & struggle to get out of it. I agree as others have said Movieworld as of right now is neither on an “incline” or “decline”, but the next few additions will shape the direction they’re heading. 
 

The kids area is desperately needing a new ride, something that takes you on an adventure, something that LTRR did. 

As for the next addition after, I would either be replacing JL or use the Showcase studio with a Spider-Man/Transformers type ride system. 
 

Anyway sorry for rambling on! Just my thoughts 😃

11 hours ago, Luke said:

If this 3x Vekoma off-the-shelf family coaster stunner deal is correct, it'll be interesting to see how they attempt to theme them. VRTP can't even theme 1 ride well these days. How will they ever theme 3 new coasters all at once? My guess is we'll see nicely presented shed-like stations, similar to Green Lantern or Rivals, with 2.5D cutouts of characters and flat graphic prints on the station roof/walls. I wonder if they'll create a new themed land precinct for the coasters?

Probably just another ride with a minimal theme (but 3 of them). Re-using elements from Arkham such as the courtyard and queue would be nice, but that's not going to happen, the entire area will likely end up getting razed and started over from scratch. 

I'd be happy with something on the level of Doomsday but my expectation is similar to Rivals. We are not going to get a ride themed on the scale of Batman Adventure or Justice League again. Given what the coasters are replacing, what they might be themed to and what's nearby, there may be some degree of integration into the DC Villains mini-area.

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by Baconjack

Just found an interesting video that covers a prediction on Arkham Asylum, been watching this guy’s channel for a while and he seems to give great advice towards future attractions in parks around the world. He also covers Luna, Seaworld and Dreamworld. Not trying to say his predictions or ideas are correct, but definitely going along the Vekoma Flying coaster path some of us have suggested recently and in the early days of predictions. Just an interesting watch imo, and cool to see a perspective coming from someone international.

 

 

Imagine how big of an FU🖕🏼to Dreamworld it would be if Movieworld added a Mack spinning coaster like Ride to Happiness 🤣 

19 minutes ago, xRazzBerryx said:

Imagine how big of an FU🖕🏼to Dreamworld it would be if Movieworld added a Mack spinning coaster like Ride to Happiness 🤣 

If I was Ardent, I would be pissed no doubt😆

2 hours ago, Gtmichaels said:

Just found an interesting video that covers a prediction on Arkham Asylum

This guys seem to mix the definition of “prediction” and “idea”.

this guy isn’t in Australia and has zero actual insight or knowledge of Aussie parks. 

he starts with “if I was running movieworld…” so anything after that - it’s not a prediction, it’s a thought. 

if he was titling his videos as “this is what I think would be cool!” then I’d be all for it, but just because a ride is being demolished and another rides footprint fits within it doesn’t make that a prediction (imo..) 

5 hours ago, Gtmichaels said:

Just found an interesting video that covers a prediction on Arkham Asylum, been watching this guy’s channel for a while and he seems to give great advice towards future attractions in parks around the world. He also covers Luna, Seaworld and Dreamworld. Not trying to say his predictions or ideas are correct, but definitely going along the Vekoma Flying coaster path some of us have suggested recently and in the early days of predictions. Just an interesting watch imo, and cool to see a perspective coming from someone international.

 

 

Love theme park predictions. His videos are great. It's been a while since he did an Australian theme park one He usually posts quite far fetched ideas but alot of them have been partially correct. It gives a good perspective and some different ideas to think about which is why I enjoy his videos. 

Edited January 12, 20224 yr by Will S

5 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

This guys seem to mix the definition of “prediction” and “idea”.

this guy isn’t in Australia and has zero actual insight or knowledge of Aussie parks. 

he starts with “if I was running movieworld…” so anything after that - it’s not a prediction, it’s a thought. 

if he was titling his videos as “this is what I think would be cool!” then I’d be all for it, but just because a ride is being demolished and another rides footprint fits within it doesn’t make that a prediction (imo..) 

Absolutely agree with you. I tried to explain that I shared the video purely because I thought it was interesting to see his opinion, which is all it really is to me as well. Just his thoughts. But yeh, didn’t want to look like that guy who shares mis-information or anything lmao. 

2 hours ago, Will S said:

Love theme park predictions. His videos are great. It's been a while since he did an Australian theme park one He usually posts quite far fetched ideas but alot of them have been partially correct. It gives a good perspective and some different ideas to think about which is why I enjoy his videos. 

Right with you on that, love his videos, purely because it’s interesting to hear someone’s honest thoughts. I always take his predictions with a grain of salt (as I’m sure you do) but yes, I definitely enjoy his ideas and perspective. 

11 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

doesn’t make that a prediction

Actually anyone can make a prediction. Doesn't have to be realistic or based on fact. Weather reporters do it daily and are seldom right.

8 hours ago, Will S said:

alot of them have been partially correct.

So are psychics and palm readers mate. It's easy to be outlandish, throw a few realistic no-brainers that are open to interpretation or guaranteed to happen and you've got yourself a winner that is 'partially correct'.

On 13/01/2022 at 7:15 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

 

So are psychics and palm readers mate. It's easy to be outlandish, throw a few realistic no-brainers that are open to interpretation or guaranteed to happen and you've got yourself a winner that is 'partially correct'.

Like I said, it's a prediction and a bit of fun. They aren't meant to be taken to heart.

👀

2 minutes ago, CR4ZE said:

👀

I highly doubt the announcement will be about Arkham’s replacement 

Just now, MWgirl247365 said:

I highly doubt the announcement will be about Arkham’s replacement 

We highly doubted LPS would see a complete reinvestment. 😉

In the words of our modern-day oracle Justin Bieber, I will never say never.

4 minutes ago, CR4ZE said:

We highly doubted LPS would see a complete reinvestment. 😉

In the words of our modern-day oracle Justin Bieber, I will never say never.

LPS?

7 minutes ago, MWgirl247365 said:

LPS?

Luna Park Sydney.

KUWTA!

(Keep Up With The Acronyms) 😃

19 minutes ago, CR4ZE said:

👀

It’s just the MW online store 

2 minutes ago, CR4ZE said:

Luna Park Sydney.

KUWTA!

(Keep Up With The Acronyms) 😃

Sorry 😣 I’m no good with acronyms

Could that be a hint having batman in the photo?

Guessing it's merch and/or the online store. Both teaser posts have the shopping hasthtag, along with blurred pics of people wearing MW clothing.