Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction

[Brad2912]

9 minutes ago, bladex said:

i hope they are still building that tower

All signs point to that being a no...

[AllegroCrab]

5 hours ago, rac2703 said:

What about the extension to Superman? That's a no go as well? 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

What extension - track looks normal to me...

[UpperCoomera]

I don't know if I've said it, but thanks to everyone for posting pics and updates on here. I look forward to checking for any updates after work. 

[Gazza]

11 hours ago, AlexB said:

What extension - track looks normal to me...

3rd airtime hill?

[MaxxTheMonster]

On 07/07/2016 at 10:45 AM, UpperCoomera said:

GAAAHHHH!!!!  SICK OF THESE QUOTE BOXES!!!!  Ignore this...

I think it is the track the coaster is actually on is not supposed to be there...

Edited July 11, 2016 by Wyncenuros

[Clayton]

Doomsday update at movie world!

Doomsday update at movie world!

Water test dummies are now visable on the doomsday destroyer attraction!

[themagician]

What? They've moved the fence back?

[Brad2912]

4 minutes ago, themagician said:

What? They've moved the fence back?

That's a secondary fence, effectively restricting the ride envelope from the construction workers etc during testing 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^I think he meant the green fencing - previously it allowed a passage to WWF - which for obvious reasons isn't needed right now.

@themagician - now that the ride is clearly able to operate, the construction will change gears now putting up more of the facilities, facade, and other features of the new area. This will go right up to the boundary, so pushing the fencing out a little lets them address those areas without working against a fence.

[JaggedJanine]

Working hard or hardly working ae?

Entrance/Exit to shop and also new brick work on the left that i didn't notice until i went through the photos on my laptop

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[Reanimated35]

"brick"

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

7 hours ago, JaggedJanine said:

Entrance/Exit to shop and also new brick work on the left that i didn't notice until i went through the photos on my laptop

that door looks way too small to be public. I'd say thats back door staff entrance - especially considering the proximity of the breakers right next to it.

[strop]

Janine's description refers to the photo beneath which shows a fairly prominent entry on the corner of the building.

[WalleyWorld]

Thanks for the updates @JaggedJanine & @Clayton !

The way they are constructing the area around the ride is really cool. I think they are trying to create a secluded area with a small designated entry/exit, which is what Janine was describing as the 'brick wall' on the left of the last picture. Having this area cornered off will probably lend itself to less effort needed to blend it into the wild west themeing, and make the area overall more immersive when your inside.

Thanks to @Theme Park Girl, we have a great video showing, I imagine, full speed testing of the extreme Doomsday Destroyer ride cycle:

 

[Reanimated35]

I still don't understand why that western themed lamp post is still there.

[Santa07]

I wonder how many Gs that thing pulls... definitely is moving faster than I expected so I'd assume it'll have some pretty good forces.

[Brad2912]

Hope the true ride cycle is a little longer than what we see in that video. 

31 minutes ago, Santa07 said:

I wonder how many Gs that thing pulls... definitely is moving faster than I expected so I'd assume it'll have some pretty good forces.

TBH I was hoping it would be faster...

[JaggedJanine]

10 hours ago, reanimated35 said:

I still don't understand why that western themed lamp post is still there.

Haha Neither!! So odd that it is still standing.

[Santa07]

10 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

Hope the true ride cycle is a little longer than what we see in that video. 

TBH I was hoping it would be faster...

I wasn't really expecting much... always thought claw would trump it (in thrills not theming) 

[elemist]

Wowsers.. it's certainly fast! Looks like it will be quite a solid ride

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

11 hours ago, Santa07 said:

I wasn't really expecting much... always thought claw would trump it (in thrills not theming) 

See I think with Claw, whilst its a solid ride, the double action is what makes it hard to ride repeatedly - the swinging as well as the spinning is what affects your inner ear more. I know plenty of kids would re-ride claw over and over, but as you get older, it's less enjoyable.

DD on the other hand only moves you in one direction. Just like Bounty's Revenge, i'd be happy riding this repeatedly and for me that makes the thrills better than what you find on claw.

[WalleyWorld]

Does anybody know the firm responsible for the design/themeing of this new area? Do WVTP's have an internal themepark design and development team (similar to WDI, but on a smaller scale)? Or is it outsourced to a themepark design firm such as Thinkwell, Falcon's Treehouse, Goddard Group, ect. ?

Edited July 14, 2016 by Luke

[Theme Park Girl]

DC Super-Villians Unleashed area pics, fresh for this morning ???

 

 

Edited July 15, 2016 by Theme Park Girl

[Tim Dasco]

Thanks @Theme Park Girl For the update. It's great to see you back on the forums. ?