Movieworld Trip, 13th October

[Ashley]

And here is my MW update, there are pros and cons. 

I rode Green Lantern, Hypercoaster, Doomsday, and Wild West.

For starters, all the staff were friendly, park was clean and tidy, gardens well kept.

Carousel is almost back together, so it shouldn't be long until it reopens. The figurines look great, the renovation is, by the looks of it well worth it 

As mentioned in another topic, markings are in place for the new kids ride, there is however these lines going across the path, past Taz's rest stop. Interesting.

The stage around the giant tree is fenced off, for whatever reason.

Sadly, this dump remains. And continues to deteriorate.

 

Whist queueing for green lantern I noticed that the paint isn't in the best condition, I wish they would of touched this up during it's annual shutdown.

Whilst I'm discussing paint, the Hypercoaster sign (old batman sign) could do with some TLC.

Scooby's queue also needs some TLC, it doesn't look good, to say the least. Once again none of the screens were working, neither were the lights, in the turntable section.

Wild West falls effects were working pretty good, still many things not working, and some things still out of sync, but it was better than when I last rode it. 

By the way, @Levithian, here is where Boothill was moved to, just follow the path past WWFs, and you'll literally run straight into it. It's currently one of the parks desiginated smoking areas.

 

Doomsday area also was improved since my last visit, Lex Luthor spoke, Captain Cold spoke and his ice gun worked, scarecrow also spoke and had some gas effects working. Still along way to go, but it's progress.

Also worth noting is the red strips on the ring of Doomsday destroyer need a touchup of paint.

No progress on wizard of oz area, that I could see.

Finally, at the end of the day I was speaking with a ride attendant about the hypercoaster stoppage, and was told what caused it.

Drum roll....................................... It was caused by high winds. She described it, as a very expensive mistake. 

 

 

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

9 hours ago, Ashley said:

As mentioned in another topic, markings are in place for the new kids ride, there is however these lines going across the path, past Taz's rest stop. Interesting.

Gotta get power to the new ride somehow!

 

9 hours ago, Ashley said:

 

Are they... are they doing a photo op with that rotting monstrosity as the background?

 

[Naazon]

15 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Are they... are they doing a photo op with that rotting monstrosity as the background?

Just a visual warning of what happens when you build your house out of sticks/straw.

 

the first 2 little pigs are idiots.

[Ashley]

18 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Gotta get power to the new ride somehow!

 

Are they... are they doing a photo op with that rotting monstrosity as the background?

 

Oh, yeah, I didn’t think of that. Don’t mind me.

Yes, they were doing a photo op. Trust me I thought the same thing.

[Brendo88]

7 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Gotta get power to the new ride somehow!

Speaking of powering rides…. Does anyone know why they have put a diesel generator in the corner of green lantern now that is permanently hooked up to the new lift bill motor? Seems a bit odd to be running the thing off a large generator ( and costly too) 

[Naazon]

Sounds odd also, because the base of the GL ride area has potential to flood and with more rain on the way, not an ideal situation.

[Ashley]

Yeah, I did notice a generator. I was thinking it was there as a backup system, incase of a power loss or something. I don't think it was running, if it was it would have been really quiet, cause you have walk literally right past it.

[Dean Barnett]

Generator would be to run the lift hill / ride systems if the park loses power. 

[jjuttp]

21 hours ago, Ashley said:

Once again none of the screens were working

Sounds like an upgrade really.

[rappa]

3 hours ago, Ashley said:

Yeah, I did notice a generator. I was thinking it was there as a backup system, incase of a power loss or something. I don't think it was running, if it was it would have been really quiet, cause you have walk literally right past it.

Are you sure its not a compressor? To the lay person they look very similar and it’s more likely there is a problem with the ride’s air compressor so they have a temporary one in place…

[Ashley]

2 hours ago, jjuttp said:

Sounds like an upgrade really.

An upgrade? It's the same as last time. I'd prefer to look at a screen that's on instead of a screen that's off and still has the sound effects working.

43 minutes ago, rappa said:

Are you sure its not a compressor? To the lay person they look very similar and it’s more likely there is a problem with the ride’s air compressor so they have a temporary one in place…

Honestly, I can't remember, I only just glanced at it. I do recall it being a diesel and it did look to like it was connected to chain motor.

But it may well have been a compressor. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. 

[Rivals]

My guess is they wanted to get Green Lantern open fast due to crowd levels and ride closures and we’re waiting for a part to come from overseas, so to be able to open they brought in a back up to be in place until a new one can be installed.

Just a guess, no idea if it actually makes sense or not  

[Brendo88]

It is 100% a diesel generator and not a compressor. It looks a very permanent installation too on a slab with proper channeling and conduit for the electrical to the lift hill motor. 

[rappa]

So its almost 100% for evac in a blackout then. Scooby has the same. 

[Ashley]

Well since Scooby has one and how Lantern, I wonder if they’re going to install generators at all the major rides.

I should also mention while I remember, that there was no spiral staircase built. 
Makes me wonder if there was going to be an unforeseen delay, and instead of waiting they opted to reopen the ride. It would explain why it opened earlier.

[Levithian]

It's not just a generator that has been added. It looks like they poured more concrete in the area and there is now a new/different lift motor in place. Anyone visiting over the next week and can take a photo? It's pretty huge. can't miss it. 

Id 100% say it is an upgrade, new lift drive and backup generator to be able to run the lift and send any cars over into the brake zone. Much safer to evac people from there, especially when the stairs go in. 

Also, @Ashley I always new where they moved some of the grave stones from. That wasn't the point (and its only actually just an imitation of it's former self that had sound effects and animated stones). 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Levithian

[Vidgamer]

Some pictures from tonight of Green Lantern. 

[Dean Barnett]

7 hours ago, rappa said:

**side note, let’s hope they dress it up and remove the generic supplier signage. 

They prob got it for cheaper if the signage was visible 

[Ashley]

7 hours ago, rappa said:

The OP suggested the ride was running of diesel. That would make no sense. 
 

I’m afraid there has been a misunderstanding, I never suggested the ride was running on diesel, I said the machine was diesel powered. The only time I thought the generator would be used is during a power outage. 

[Ashley]

For anyone who is interested, this is the email review I sent in to VRTP. If you're not interested, just ignore this post

Hi Village Roadshow,

Yesterday, I visited both Wet N Wild and Movieworld and like usual wanted to review of my experience.

 

I spent the morning at Wet N Wild before spending my afternoon at Movieworld, I didn’t see and do everything, so like usual I’ll only review what I did see and do.

 

Wet N Wild:

 

Firstly, all staff I encountered were friendly, the park was clean and tidy, and the gardens were well kept. 

 

It was great seeing AquaLoop get some TLC, and also great to see Constrictor repainted, I hope tornado is next, cause it needs some TLC.

Having the old buggy site turfed looks great, and the new sign at Kamikaze also looks great. 

If you haven’t guessed already the park looked, overall, great.

 

Now for the cons.

 

The permanently closed Zip-line is still there, why? It doesn’t look good.

The only gardens I did notice that could do with some TLC were located near Constrictor, they were very weedy. I’d ask your gardeners to tidy that up a bit. But overall they do a great job.

Repainting Tornado, with constrictor being done this year, I hope tornado is on the cards.

Also giving the outside of the AquaLoop tubes some TLC, would be great.

My final con is with the entrance shelter, the supports it could do with a pressure wash just to clean them up a bit.

 

Before I review my Movieworld experience, I wanted to give a shout out to Joe, at Wet N Wild customer service, he’s a great guy, and was only too happy to answer all of my questions that were of mere curiosity. Thanks again Joe.

 

Movieworld

 

Same as Wet N Wild, the staff were friendly, only too happy to answer any questions I had. The park was, as per usual, clean, tidy and the grounds well kept.

I rode Scooby Coaster, West Falls, Doomsday, Green Lantern, and DC Rivals

 

Now the cons. Most are the same as last time.

 

The hut roof inside WB kids zone, it looks and continues to look bad, correction make that awful.

Blown light bulbs, there are many throughout the park, replacing them would be awesome.

Also worth noting is the overheard sign for Hypercoaster, the paint on the structure could do with some TLC. But that is just nit picking.

 

Green Lantern

 

An enjoyable ride like usual, staff were friendly enough, moving a bit slow, so improving their speed would be good.

Upon walking through the queue I noticed the green paint was suffering a bit. I mentioned this in an earlier review, so fixing that up would be awesome.

 

Scooby Doo

 

Probably be one of my favourite rides, however, like last time none of the screens were working, neither were the lights in the turntable section.

The ride’s hallway connecting the station to the switchback area, looks awful, the walls really need some work. I hope you guys fix these things up during the rides upcoming mainteance period.

 

Hypercoaster

 

The only thing I will bring to your attention is the single rider queue. Sometimes it can be a few trains before a single rider is needed. I’d suggest sending a train 2 single riders in one row, I’d just keeping that line moving. 

 

Wild West

 

One of my favourites in the park, it was great to see more of the effects (audio & visual) running then on my last visit, however there are many that still ain’t running or ain’t running right. Like usual say, I’d personally get them fixed up.

 

Doomsday

 

Not a bad ride, I enjoy it. Like the other rides room for some improvement. The red painted strips on the outer ring are quite chipped, touch that up and shall be as good as new.

I was glad to see that the areas effects in whole area were running good, but, still not all of them, and secondly Poison Ivy is looking a bit sad, needs to some paint correction.

 

Thank you for your time,

 

Kind Regards,

Ashley Butler

[Dean Barnett]

No need to force the single rider line - it has its purpose and everyone should know the risks attached, especially with a 2x train. 

[Gazza]

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Hypercoaster

 

The only thing I will bring to your attention is the single rider queue. Sometimes it can be a few trains before a single rider is needed. I’d suggest sending a train 2 single riders in one row, I’d just keeping that line moving. 

 

Nooope that's not the point of a single rider queue.

The idea is that it CAN reduce your wait, but it's entirely luck of the draw, and it could even be as long a wait as the main queue.

If it was known that they grabbed 2 guests at a time, then pairs (or even singles) would just treat it as their personal VIP line.

It would annoy pairs waiting in the main queue if 2 people were grabbed from the singles queue to go in front of them.

[Dean Barnett]

I avoid most single rider lines during a busy day on 2/row rides because the chances of a 3/5/7 group are pretty low

[Ashley]

I’m not complaining, I don’t care about waiting, but it’s listening to other guests, I was basing that recommendation on what I was hearing other folks saying. 
I don’t queue in that line to reduce wait time.

The point the people in the single rider queue were trying to make, and what I’m trying to make on their behalf, is it’s important to try and keep all queues moving, otherwise one builds up. How I said the idea was to just keep all queues moving.

 

9 hours ago, Gazza said:

 

If it was known that they grabbed 2 guests at a time, then pairs (or even singles) would just treat it as their personal VIP line.

It would annoy pairs waiting in the main queue if 2 people were grabbed from the singles queue to go in front of them.

VIP line, basically means priority line. If it was being treated like a VIP line that would mean everyone in that queue would go first. 
It wouldn’t annoy pairs anymore then a VQ, or fast track.

How I said the idea was that, if no single riders were required, then to keep that queue moving, simply throw 2 people in at the back.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

The fact that "other folks" were saying things about it doesn't validate the complaint. Anyone complaining about the single rider queue not moving clearly doesn't understand the intent of the queue.