Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction

[Levithian]

  On 08/02/2016 at 1:31 PM, joz said:

*Waits for penny to drop*

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 I thought everyone, including our planning expert, was sure this was going to be the location of the roller coaster last month? 

 

Edited February 8, 2016 by Levithian
Nailed it. ;)

[bladex]

build a spinning star nao MW!

[Santa07]

I'm starting to get this feeling that they're gonna build Doomsday or something along the lines, and call that 'World's best' because it's the world's tallest tower ride, and then build an awful coaster.

What an anticlimax.

[downunder]

^I've been thinking that's a possibility for a while. I don't recall the "world's best" moniker being attached specifically to a coaster, happy to be corrected on that one. 

[pushbutton]

I would be extremely disappointed. 

For me to consider it worlds best it would have to be either a state of the art dark ride, a state of the art walk through, a very well themed ride experience such as Jaws, or a very innovative cinematic experience, possibly incorporating a ride. 

Goes without saying that whatever it is needs to have an immersive movie theme.

Separate from all of that, I'm really looking forward to seeing what the entertainment precinct includes. 

[westical]

  On 08/02/2016 at 2:45 AM, themagician said:

Also, the demolition continues (TPSN)

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Was Gerry Donnelly a reference to an actual person? Google doesn't bring up much, aside from an AFL player.

[downunder]

^^It will be a 500 foot star flyer and a Dragon Wagon themed to Churros.

 

[New display name]

  On 08/02/2016 at 1:31 PM, joz said:

*Waits for penny to drop*

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No pennies left in Australia.  The mint hasn't produced since 1964.

 

  On 08/02/2016 at 1:42 PM, Levithian said:

 I thought everyone, including our planning expert, was sure this was going to be the location of the roller coaster last month? 

 

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I think everyone was just speculating where a roller coaster would fit.

  On 08/02/2016 at 10:06 PM, pushbutton said:

I would be extremely disappointed. 

For me to consider it worlds best it would have to be either a state of the art dark ride, a state of the art walk through, a very well themed ride experience such as Jaws, or a very innovative cinematic experience, possibly incorporating a ride. 

Goes without saying that whatever it is needs to have an immersive movie theme.

Separate from all of that, I'm really looking forward to seeing what the entertainment precinct includes. 

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Ok push we get it!  This is the 20 billion and 1 time you have said you want a walk through.  Just in case no one knows yet. "PUSH WANTS A WALK THROUGH" 

[webslave]

What's a good walk-through, anyway?  None spring to mind.

[Wil_i_am_not]

  On 08/02/2016 at 11:30 PM, webslave said:

What's a good walk-through, anyway?  None spring to mind.

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The one's at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios are really good, especially the Walking Dead maze.

[downunder]

^They're not year round, though the rumour is that the old House of Horrors at Uni will be re-invented as a year round Walking Dead walk-through that will debut with Halloween Horror Nights. The entry will be where the exit for House of Horrors used to be.

I've seen some good year round walk throughs, Liseberg and Gronalund spring to mind - though they are upcharges. House of Horrors at Universal was OK, though it was always very light on for Scare actors whenever I did it. Luna Park is very good, and Movieland studios in Italy is pretty good too. 

[New display name]

 

Problem that I have with a walk through is it’s a onetime banger.   I have seen some really good ones but once I’ve been through it, I don’t tend to line up again.

Edited February 9, 2016 by skeetafly

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Plus, most are incredibly labour intensive, and therefore expensive to operate.

[pushbutton]

  On 08/02/2016 at 11:30 PM, webslave said:

What's a good walk-through, anyway?  None spring to mind.

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There are four fantastic walk throughs in SE Queensland. 

- Infinity (Surfers Paradise)

- Draculas Haunted House (Surfers Paradise)

- Ripleys Believe it or Not (Surfers Paradise)

- Professor Bogglesworths Illusionarium (Aussie World).

If you haven't experienced these yet I strongly recommend all of them!

[Zanstabar]

Was just at the park and there's not all that much to note. Demolition is still going along, and it appears that the park will be utilising the area between the Show Stage and Arkham, as the have demolished some buildings to make a small opening. 

 

On a weird side note, anyone know how often that Sea World Helicopters will land in the Movie World car park? There seemed to be some business people in the helicopter, but whether it's related to the new additions is beyond me. Maybe it's the heads of the company?

[pushbutton]

  On 09/02/2016 at 12:02 AM, skeetafly said:

 

Problem that I have with a walk through is it’s a onetime banger.   I have seen some really good ones but once I’ve been through it, I don’t tend to line up again.

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Each to their own. I go to each of the Queensland walk throughs as often as I can afford to.  

That's the trouble though. You have to pay each time!

[New display name]

& to add to AlexB, if people can touch it then they will destroy it.  The theming in the queue of the Storm Coaster is a good example of people leaving there mark.

[pushbutton]

To be fair, I should probably add the Peter Brock museum at Dreamworld to the list. 

It's more of a museum than a walk through attraction as such, and it's not at the same level of awesomeness as the walk throughs I mentioned above, but it is good. 

[Richard]

  On 09/02/2016 at 1:31 AM, skeetafly said:

if people can touch it then they will destroy it.  The theming in the queue of the Storm Coaster is a good example of people leaving there mark.

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One of my favourite anecdotes was when Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster was in soft opening. A proud supervisor came out to talk to folks in the queue and boasted that the textured castle walls were "pick proof". Of course, immediately everyone in the queue reached out and started picking at the walls -- and soon showed that they weren't impervious to fingernails.

 

  On 09/02/2016 at 1:30 AM, Zanstabar said:

There seemed to be some business people in the helicopter, but whether it's related to the new additions is beyond me. Maybe it's the heads of the company?

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John Menzies (former CEO and current Chairman of VRTP) is an avid helicopter pilot and has been known to commute between parks via chopper. If it looked like a group of business people then it could well have been him taking board members, investors or even ride manufacturers on a tour of the parks.

[Theme Park Girl]

At MW right now, more progress this morning... Not a huge amount left now! Just a massive pile of rubble. 

 

[pushbutton]

I just hope they replace the sets they're losing with new sets. It wouldn't be much of a movie world with no movie sets!

[New display name]

  On 09/02/2016 at 1:28 AM, pushbutton said:

  On 09/02/2016 at 2:01 AM, OceanGirl said:

At MW right now, more progress this morning... Not a huge amount left now! Just a massive pile of rubble. 

 

 

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The painted line across the deck is the most interesting thing to me at the moment.  Is this the boundary of the development or is it showing a service underground.

I will be watching this line with great interest.  

Edited February 9, 2016 by skeetafly

[Theme Park Girl]

  On 09/02/2016 at 1:46 AM, Richard said:

John Menzies (former CEO and current Chairman of VRTP) is an avid helicopter pilot and has been known to commute between parks via chopper. If it looked like a group of business people then it could well have been him taking board members, investors or even ride manufacturers on a tour of the parks.

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This was my first thought when I saw the SW chopper landing at MW... "must be John Menzies"  lol ☺ Maybe he is here to check out the progress of Boot Hill? 

[Brad2912]

  On 08/02/2016 at 5:53 AM, joz said:

 

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The line would be illustrating a utility (water, gas, electricity)

 

it wouldn't be a development boundary given its on the wrong side of the roof support. The building either goes or stays haha

[downunder]

Yeah Menzies was flying the RMC and Intamin guys around, "ok guys, I'll have one yours here, and one of yours there, and...ah screw throw one of each in the waterpark too".

Now I'm thinking of the helicopter flying boss from Jurassic World.