DaptoFunlandGuy

I was in Airlie not long ago - it definitely could use that sort of attraction.

por que no los dos?

Movie World is getting absolutely review bombed today by a bunch of German visitors - did I miss an invasion or something? I feel like they could have managed their expectations better if they'd done a little research beforehand.

Wanna know what they could have done better? Utilising the original pathway for that ride plot by opening up chinatown alley again, thereby having the Oz entrance right off mainstreet with a beautiful 'yellow brick road' themed path all the way back before the big reveal of the Emerald city IN FRONT of you (instead of behind as you enter). By the looks of the latest vloggers posts like Jaggs, they're opening up the path from scooby and themeing it green, it wouldn't have taken much extra effort and the rainbow entrance could have been off main street instead of next to Superman's brake run....

Yeah Village hasn't offered discounts of any substance in some time, other than in conjunction with ExperienceOZ promotions and the like (and even then theres a catch), but they do have a habit of 'throwing in extras' like a photo pass or loading it up with a bunch of "value" in the form of upcharges - discounts on an animal adventure, seats at outback spectacular or free membership (lol) at TopGolf. "Packed with over $500 of extra value" is the headline, but when you do the math, it'd cost you an extra $3000 to get the full value of. It's great if you're planning a big once in a long time family trip and doing everything, but not really of any use to the locals that have been there, done that.

I think LSM\LIM needs to come a bit further - I'm not sure the hydraulic track is long enough to accommodate the conversion, and there's no way they can fit a swing launch spike in there...

for MDMC? possibly. they did have it down for maintenance during construction so it could just be usual \ general maintenance. could have both trains getting rebuilt so they're at full capacity when JR opens. Although not part of the land its the nearest thing outside of it and will likely see larger queues from the extra foot traffic in that area....

They overhauled Wipeout and shut it a year later. Corkscrew got Sea Vipered in 2010 and shut down in 2014. Of course, not planned retirement - but older rides can have more issues that are too costly to rectify. Don't you mean Kingda bummed?

Yeah i think the issue staff face is that the bridge on main street (your first picture) leads guests onto that path, but they are then met with the entry to green lantern, justice league and batwing, there is no sign clearly visible from, say - green lantern's entry - that says 'DC Rivals is down here!' as the second sign in your reply is off to the side and angled, routinely blocked by guests or foliage. Having the logo dead centre and 12 feet high should help with the sightlines. (Ironically, in your first photo you can't see the bright (*traffic purple) structure, and further at green lantern you can't see it either because of the tree canopy either. Also, just because you can see the ride, doesn't mean you can find the entry for it - Lethal had that problem a lot - especially before Superman opened.

"Movie theme parks" get away with that though. You're walking through film sets which only matters what the camera can see. Guests are walking "behind the scenes" I didn't think Biscuit was still working for funfields? maybe this is an old render?

Looks like a train transport track - load the coaster train onto this sled and then transport it to where you need it. Usually they're smaller single car sleds, but i think some coaster cars need to be connected to one another if each car only has a single bogey set...

Like roadrunner and wild west before it, another 3d sign gone 2d. Also - what happened to the door? I'll admit this artwork looks a lot better, and the ride has always been missing a hero sign out front. I'd love to say the ride logo in the middle will prevent guests asking staff where to go to ride it, but it won't....

Look, puffery aside, the use of fake plants isn't a negative and that wasn't the intention of me including it as an option in my post. There are both a time and a place where it's the right choice for the install. Nobody wants real ivy crawling all over the wooden rollercoaster, potentially degrading the timber, making it harder to inspect, and also potentially false triggering safety sensors causing shutdowns. There's plenty of real plants in use within Atlantis (and they also weren't all mature and grown in on opening day either).

The words were mine, not @Michelangelo's - and there's more to the post I can only comment on what i've seen - which has mostly been the corn. if there's also real plants then bully for them - I was describing different methods, it wasn't a slight against Village's chosen theme. Nobody would have expected them to grow real corn all year round...

One would think given the many claims of puffery made by both parks over the years that you'd be managing your expectations a bit better. Given the qualifier 'built by dreamworld ever' the bar isn't set as high as you think. I do hope they do more, but i'm not expecting lush tropical jungle on day one.