Track has arrived at Movie World!

[dreamworld_rulz]

Oh man what a ride this will be.Thanks for the update Rabid.Those pics are awesome.I can't wait to ride it with my 2 sisters in Feb.By the way Congrats on winning the comp.

Edited November 5, 2005 by dreamworld_rulz

[Adam]

Thanks for the photos; it's great to see the trains actually on the track. Also, with all due respect, it would make it easier for people to read your posts if they were punctuated correctly (with commas and full stops for example). I sometimes find it hard to tell where one sentence ends and the next begins.

[thunder001]

^You just need to learn how to read Kiwi and then everything becomes choice bro.... Nice pictures as always Ian, a real scoop for yourself, great work. And like everyone else above, I am also ticked off that you get to ride it first....B&^#*D!!!

[MARK28]

Are they actually going to put any logo or theming on the trains, or are they going to be generic?

[Gazza]

And how many trains are there, If there is only one I would be a bit annoyed.

[joz]

If the transfer track is anything to go by (and I know your all thinking WHAT transfer track. I am of course referring to the secret transfer track ), then there should be at least 2.

[coasterlover]

id say there definitly would be 2, one of movie worlds high points is its on ride capacity so they wouldnt wana let that down

[Adam]

There were two containers out the front of Movie World the day the trains arrived. Each one the perfect size to contain a train

[Superman escape]

thats heaps bad if theres only 2 trains.

[Adam]

I don't see why it's that bad. All of Movie World's current roller coasters (ex. Scooby-Doo) only have two trains and they operate fine. It also depends on how many block zones a ride has - Superman would only have one main block (from the launch to brake run), which means it can only have one train running on the track at a time. Having more than two or three trains would be pointless.

[Superman escape]

I swear last time I was at MW sd had atleast 3-4 trains? Leathel Weapons has like 15 people per train?? Correct me if needed.

[Richard]

Superman will be more like Scooby-Doo in that it has a non-traditional slow section prior to the coaster section. This effectively acts as no less than one major block. The fundamentals of block design basically state that the first must be the longest (in length of time) and they must get subsequently shorter. That said, it's obvious that the longest section of track (like Scooby-Doo) will be the pre-launch ride section. That said, the ride is therefore capable of operating three trains simultaneously. Throw in on top of that things like separate load/unload stations and you have a ride capable of no less than four trains. I see Superman as being a ride that will need to run two trains day-in day-out to maintain any sort of effective efficiency. It's not like Lethal Weapon or other large-scale rides where upon dispatching the train, it's only two minutes away and as such single-train operation is suitable. We're looking at a ride more like Scooby-Doo where ride length is much longer, and time between dispatch will be exponentially longer. Two trains to me is necessary on any normal day, but I can also see things becoming stretched on any peak day with less than three trains operating.

[Superman escape]

I can just imagine the subway themed loading dock, that excites me for some reason. Lol.

[Adam]

Cool, I wasn't aware what the slow section would entail but it sounds like it'll be rather interesting.

That said, it's obvious that the longest section of track (like Scooby-Doo) will be the pre-launch ride section.

So do you think the section of track before the launch will be longer than the track after the launch (i.e. the top hat and all camel humps)?

I swear last time I was at MW sd had atleast 3-4 trains?

Yep, it has 18 trains. (In my above post it says "(ex. Scooby-Doo)" - you probably read this as "example" but it's supposed to stand for "excluding"). Edited November 11, 2005 by Adam

[Superman escape]

Ahh, thanks. It had 3-4 at the station I rember.

[Gazza]

The other good thing to help capacity is 5 car trains, many other Accelerators use 4 car trains.

[GoldCoast_ROG]

Told today 5th December is the tentative opening day. Spoke with Michelle Pitt at the Guest Services office.

The confirmed opening date is December 2005.

[coasterlover]

is that when they put the trains on and test it? whens the testing going to take place, will they do it at nite to keep it all secret?

[Superman escape]

Doubt at night because of sound probs with suroundning suburbs. I'm guessing on an off peak day.

[coasterlover]

be good if some1 could get some footage of it being tested

[Gazza]

Just a question, where is the rides entrance?

[matty_o_911]

The ride queue I think will be around the front of the park - perhaps using the old movie magic queue. I think the last set of Ozcoaster photos pointed out a path being added in that region. As for where the path enters the building, I'm not sure - but I believe I can say that the exit is in the Chinatown area leading to Lethal Weapon. When I was there last - the door with the stairs leading up to it was open and they had put up a wall creating a path from the door leading in the lethal direction or the area where the Superman track reenters the building after the breakrun for the station.

[Superman escape]

Its going to be a indoor line, the interior of a subway.

[Flea]

Click me. Yeah, do it.

[surfdog]

wow Friggin Awesome!!!