Wizard of Oz - Movie World Arkham Asylum Replacement

[Tricoart]

Again, can’t get a photo, but can see via Batwing that 2 black shipping containers are on site, and a lot of preparation groundwork has been/is being done. The crane is currently positioned rather close to the drill & containers, near the centre of the site.

Edited October 25, 2023 by Tricoart

[TBoy]

There is a hole in the ground where the drop is supposed to be for the SFC (thanks to Brett Doohan on Facebook)

[New display name]

VR never seem to be in a hurry, when they install new attractions.

Edited November 19, 2023 by New display name

[themagician]

For comparison as Gumbuya World have the same coaster.

Groundworks began July/August, foundations began in September, with track install soon after and was completed late October/early November. Testing began late November and it opened late December.

So far the timeline for Wizard of Oz has been; Arkham Asylum was removed in June 2022, Wizard of Oz was announced in July, site works began October, track arrived April 2023 and foundations/footings began construction Novemebr 2023. And the land won't be opening until late 2024. I understand there is a lot for to be constructed other than the coasters for this land, but so far construction has been very slow.

If it opens in December 2024, we are looking at a 2.5 year project timeline from AA's removal to it opening.

[aaronm]

45 minutes ago, themagician said:

And the land won't be opening until late 2024.

We're coming up on 18 months since they announced this project and they're still just pushing around dirt. I'm going to be shocked if it's open in 2024.

[themagician]

6 minutes ago, aaronm said:

I'm going to be shocked if it's open in 2024.

I wouldn't be though. What we can take from Gumbuya's construction timeline of TNT is this coaster can come together very quickly. They've been pushing dirt around for over a year, but there could be some aspect of the project we didn't get to see them do over the past year (ie. reworking ground services). And maybe they were just taking their time or internal delays that we probably won't ever hear about.

My point being, just because we haven't seen much happening yet, in the new year once all the trades are back at work, we should start seeing this come together quickly. All the coaster track could go up in a couple of months and then focus will go towards the theming/queue buildings, etc. And based on what we've heard (which Coaster Studios revealved in one of their videos), they are striving to take what they did with Leviathan to the next level in the Wizard of Land precinct.

[New display name]

9 minutes ago, themagician said:

And based on what we've heard (which Coaster Studios revealved in one of their videos), they are striving to take what they did with Leviathan to the next level in the Wizard of Land precinct.

You heard it here first people.  The delays are going to be next level.   //s

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Nearmap's latest flyover was only 10 days ago and is now live. The last shot, which was mid-september, was pretty flat - the scenery has now changed significantly, and you can start to see quite a bit coming together!

(And just as a comparison, here is what it looked like right before Arkham Demolition in June 2022)

[TBoy]

1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Nearmap's latest flyover was only 10 days ago and is now live. The last shot, which was mid-september, was pretty flat - the scenery has now changed significantly, and you can start to see quite a bit coming together!

We can start to see the layout of the ride based on the footers. As they are being poured, I am guessing in the next few weeks we will start to see the track for both rides.

It seems they are using space effectively, the SFC is literally right up against the studio roads and the Boomerang is in a very tight area. I guess this means we will never get expansions due to the lack of space.

[themagician]

30 minutes ago, TBoy said:

I am guessing in the next few weeks we will start to see the track for both rides.

Do you mean we will start to see the track being installed for both rides? Because we have seen the track for most of this year alongside the road when heading to Paradise Country.

Eitherway, I don't see any track being installed this year.

Edited November 24, 2023 by themagician

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Agree, I can't imagine they'll go vertical in the next 4 weeks. A lot of construction tends to wind down around christmas. I think we'll see track builds start early next year - though i'm happy to be wrong if they decide they want to start earlier!

 

[Naazon]

5 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Agree, I can't imagine they'll go vertical in the next 4 weeks. A lot of construction tends to wind down around christmas. I think we'll see track builds start early next year - though i'm happy to be wrong if they decide they want to start earlier!

 

If they can't complete the track build in 2.5-3 weeks, I can't see it starting until after Australia Day

[mattcrombie]

Give you guys some context. Quick mark up from how it may look. Correct me if I am wrong.

[themagician]

I've overlayed TNT from Gumbuya World onto the nearmap thanks to @DaptoFunlandGuy. @mattcrombie you were almost correct!

[mattcrombie]

4 minutes ago, themagician said:

I've overlayed TNT from Gumbuya World onto the nearmap thanks to @DaptoFunlandGuy. @mattcrombie you were almost correct!

Great job 👏🏼 gives us more of an idea. Cheers 

[New display name]

Did MW really need to copy and paste Gumbuya World?

[Levram__]

The family boomerang racer also exists at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen. You could overlay it similarly, with an idea of the positioning based on the concept artwork. 

[Tricoart]

Just now, Levram__ said:

The family boomerang racer also exists at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen. You could overlay it similarly, with an idea of the positioning based on the concept artwork. 

Was working on doing that a bit ago, but I’m on mobile so it’s more scuffed than that which is above. 

[Smol bean]

Filming for a Wizard Of Oz ad is taking place at movie world tomorrow.

Edited November 29, 2023 by Smol bean

[themagician]

[Vidgamer]

Even the offering for participating in filming has dropped. It's now a single day pass, used to be an annual pass. 

[red dragin]

Middle of the day session booked out already. 

No way I'm getting up at 3.30am on my holidays to make that early session. 

[New display name]

9 minutes ago, red dragin said:

Middle of the day session booked out already. 

No way I'm getting up at 3.30am on my holidays to make that early session. 

Best time of the day.

[Brad2912]

Can only assume they are filming the WoO characters in interactions/parade routes given none of the precinct is built yet to film within.

usually keen to head to these filmings with my son but I’m interstate tomorrow. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

7 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

none of the precinct is built yet to film within.

Space probe TVC was filmed prior to the ride being built. It was all done on a soundstage set up. I'm sure they've got plenty of spaces at their disposal that they could mock up if they wanted to, but I agree a lot is likely to be character interaction \ parade. Given the timeslots, i'd say the early morning would be the in-park shots, and the middle of the day slot would be the soundstage filming.