Wizard of Oz - Movie World Arkham Asylum Replacement

[CR4ZE]

I'm not opposed to the idea in theory, but that subscription cost is ludicrous for what you get. A smarter strategy would be to bundle this in as a "premium" tier of the Village Key, and price it at 20 bucks or so for 12 months' access. At most, that's its real worth. With what they're going with, they might as well chuck a couple of NFTs in just to send it to the grave faster.

[webslave]

7 hours ago, Tricoart said:

Movie World’s launched a “world’s first” TikTok Live subscription, and have promised behind-the-scenes tours of both the park & WoO’s construction site as giveaway prizes.

These people have zero fucking shame.  Must have sounded great to the boomer management team, though.

Also, reckon they could introduce a premium tier for the subscription where they get on-screen talent with an ounce of charisma?

Christ.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

The trouble is, like the VIP pass\OnePass, the one-shot fast tracks, the NFTs and everything else - people keep paying them. As long as the money comes in, this won't stop.

Remember, the company is owned by a private equity firm. their job is to make the business appear more valuable so they can flip it for a profit - and the cheapest way to increase value is to increase revenue without outlaying capital.

So, monetise everything. 

 

Coming soon - Hollywood Stunt Driver: Top Rail experience.

Shit. I better stop before I give them ideas.

[djmcbell]

Yes, a "premium subscription" advertising channel is a bit much.

On another topic, would WoO be a bit of a push to retheming the back of the park eventually? I mean, the western area has a log flume, which must be costly to maintain and I don't think it seems much in the way of visitors back there. There's been a fair few times we've been to the park and not gone over there, and there's nothing else! Even the kids area has more western-themed rides.

After WoO would they look at that next? Maybe remove the entire area and replace it with something else, or add a couple of other rides so it's not so empty?

[Guest 239]

Retheming Wild West Falls would be a mistake. It's easily one of Australia's most prestigious attractions and no attraction built in the last 15 years can hold a candle to it. In saying that, I agree that part of the park is very sparse and could do with some more.

[Gazza]

I reckon since they replaced the boats WWF is here to stay.

[Rivals]

the next area they’ll pay attention too is most likely the Villains Unleashed area. they clearly know Doomsday has little life left, so i won’t be shocked if they’re already planning for what is replacing that area.

I think the Wild West section is one of the least likely areas to be redone.  

[TBoy]

After Wizard of Oz/Flash/Scooby I can't see the next expansion at MW. It has been the main focus from 2023-2025, so my guess is the next expansion will be either at SW or WnW. 

1 hour ago, djmcbell said:

Maybe remove the entire area and replace it with something else, or add a couple of other rides so it's not so empty?

Highly doubt it, as Gazza said the boats just got replaced, so it is most likely here to stay. It is still one of the most popular rides even after 25 years, no point in replacing it. I know something in the area between that and Scooby that could get replaced though.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

West isn't likely to get taken away, but it wouldn't be a dumb idea to expand the western offering (and maybe link it with Oz). It's been said a dozen times to stick a woodie out there in that area, and that's a really good idea - fill the surrounds with a few flats like a barrel themed tea cups or something to flesh it out and give the area a reason to visit. West is currently a ghost town for 6 months of the year.

Integrate the Fright night maze sheds with the area and have them serve the park as a year-round venue for other events too.

[New display name]

Where would you build these rides @DaptoFunlandGuy?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

If we're counting the fright night sheds, there's an area out the back around twice the size of West sandwiched between west and oz, backing onto the showstage. i've avoided studio shops, roads, and all the things out the back like watertanks and it still comes in over 10,000sqm, which is comparable with the size of Oz. 

Just because there's a building there, doesn't mean the space is untouchable, and for a park that is becoming increasingly 'landlocked' (not my words) they'd do well to be smarter about how they use their space.

(it doesn't make sense to have a plot that large reserved for a seasonal 1 month long event if the park is sooo desperate for expansion space.)

[New display name]

I would like to see MW do something down there too.  Hopefully WOO brings some life to the old AA area and MW see the benefit of creating a path and new attractions in that area.

[Gobbledok]

Powered mine train using some of the old maverick building space

[Whombex]

On 03/08/2023 at 9:16 AM, Rivals said:

the next area they’ll pay attention too is most likely the Villains Unleashed area. they clearly know Doomsday has little life left, so i won’t be shocked if they’re already planning for what is replacing that area.

I think the Wild West section is one of the least likely areas to be redone.  

Maybe they should expand the Western area into the Doomsday area when it goes?

/s

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

9 minutes ago, Whombex said:

Maybe they should expand the Western area into the Doomsday area when it goes?

I mean, it's almost like the Doomsday area was made to be Western themed....

[New display name]

Took a sneaky look over the fence and nothing. 😔  I couldn't see any tell-tale signs the coaster was going up or about to go up.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Here's the timeline so far - from June last year to September this year:

[franky]

It actually looks like there's been a fair bit of activity in Scooby based on the tire marks on that new concrete turn around.

A post from TPSN the other day showed a pile driver on site, so it looks like they might have started on the footings for the new coasters:

[New display name]

I see no pile driver in this photo.

[Ashley Jeffery]

42 minutes ago, New display name said:

I see no pile driver in this photo.

[ShakeShack]

On 9/10/2023 at 3:52 PM, New display name said:

I see no pile driver in this photo.

https://www.specsavers.com.au

[New display name]

@ShakeShackmaybe you don't know the difference between a pile driver and earthworks drill either.

[Gobbledok]

Sadly snowy river sam packed up the earth drill years ago

[Tricoart]

I’ll see if I can get a photo later (doubt it though), but I just got off Batwing & I believe footers have noticeably been poured for what I’m assuming is the family boomerangs due to their location.

Edited October 16, 2023 by Tricoart

[TBoy]

Crane on site (thanks to The Theme Park Social Network)