Movie World New Park Map

[themagician]

Movie World have finally updated their park map on the website, with a whole new look. But personally I'm not sure if I like this new style they've gone with. Thoughts?

[joz]

It looks like it was made in Parkitect

[scadam]

I'm a fan. Easier to follow if you've never been to the park before. The old one wasn't bad but this one seems to indicate pathways much more clearly.

[joz]

Really?  Easier to follow.  It doesn't have paths on it.  It's utterly useless.  If the point is to be a representation online thats fine, but you couldn't get around the park with it

[rac2703]

I like the look of it, however it seems to be an odd angle, needs to be more top down with the front gates centred. 

[Flynn_Smith]

You can barely see the writing on it. It is a completely useless map. 

[themagician]

@joz Expanding on from your point. Take the kids area and WWF for example. The kids area is really just a bunch of labels of the area, with no clear indication what the majority of the rides are, or where they are exactly located. And WWF seems to just be at the back, with no clear entrance to it. Same with AA, without visiting the park already, how do you get to the ride exactly? The more I look at it, the less I like it. The angle isn't right, and the tacky style of the map doesn't seem right. It makes everything seem likes it is all on top of each and not spread out, which isn't how you want to the park to be seen.  

[red dragin]

Yeah, that's crap. Reminds me of the Kids WB TV Show titles they use, which I am sure are the ones from the mid 90s. 

[Reanimated35]

I actually like it and found it quite easy to follow. *Shrug*

[xRazzBerryx]

Arkham Asylum getting a dark green paint job confirmed 🤔

[themagician]

Looks like they are getting rid of the Main Street roof too.

Edited September 20, 2017 by themagician

[Jdude95]

And moving the path to Superman from being inline with the front gates to beginning right next to the department store.

[scadam]

1 hour ago, joz said:

Really?  Easier to follow.  It doesn't have paths on it.  It's utterly useless.  If the point is to be a representation online thats fine, but you couldn't get around the park with it

just my personal opinion, i thought the asphalt coloured paths looked more recognisable as paths than the white on first glance.

[iwerks]

So you can just cut through the studios to get to WWF these days? 😉

[Ryno]

Map is no good. Labels in kids zone blocks out most of the actual rides and yes you can hardly see the pathways to get anywhere. Does the junior driving school building only use half of what was used for the Looney Tunes River Ride?, the map cuts in half some other buildings next to the main building as well.

[JaggedJanine]

1 hour ago, Jdude95 said:

And moving the path to Superman from being inline with the front gates to beginning right next to the department store.

The map is accurate you are just looking at the wrong thing. I have indicated in red the actual path to SE. The white paths there exist but past the department store it is a staff only area.

[Jdude95]

That's a perfect example of just how bad the map is

[BNErider]

I can appreciate how realistic this map actually is. I also quite like the type of animation/artwork. However as a map it fails miserably. I think it's fine for a website, though. 

[Santa07]

I myself quite like how they've done it, but when it comes to being used by guests, it's useless. There was no need to keep the studio paths on there, just confuses everyone a little bit more.

[New display name]

Fail!  You zoom in and you can barely read it.  You Zoom out and you can barely read it.  What it the point of a map that you can barely read.

 

[Reanimated35]

I kind of find it funny that with the size of MW, do we even need a map? 

I know we do, but it almost seems pointless. DW yes, because it's so spread out, but anyone should be able to see their way around MW pretty easily. Pretty much everything is on the same path. 

[New display name]

Does MW still have a phone app?

[themagician]

@Skeeta It used to have the 'Theme Parks Pocket Guide' app, which had a park map on it, and also could be sued in SW and WnW, but it was never really marketed, updated or used. So they got rid of it.

MW does have a simple layout and can be easily moved around, but they do still need a map, so people know exactly where rides are when they visit the park for the first time. And as the park doesn't have signage saying where rides are, the map is necessary. But for me, this new design makes the park seem so much more complicated than it is. Maybe this is only for online to give an overview, and the in park map is different, but then if that was the case, why upload a very poor quality version of it. 

The same can be said for WnW, they haven't updated that map in years on the website, and it still doesn't include the Constrictor, WnW Junior, or the Buggys. Surely it isn't too difficult to update the website regularly. DW do it, and their park map on the website is always the latest version.

[New display name]

Can you no longer order food by using your phone?

[themagician]

They do have the Village eServe app, but that is only for ordering food, and doesn't have a park map