Movie World Have Screwed Up.

[@MaloneysCoasters]

I just want to say to anyone upset by my harsh comments that it doesn’t make me happy to make videos like this. I love the Gold Coast theme parks. I am no Movie World hater, in fact, it’s played a huge role in me becoming an enthusiast. I’m making this video because I’m seeing concerning signs about the direction that the park is going. I remember Movie World as the home of rides like Looney Tunes River Ride, where we were whisked away to immersive and magical worlds. So much of what Movie World has done in the past few years has not lived up to that, and in my opinion, the Wizard of Oz precinct was a concerning sign because of its poor execution. I won’t sugarcoat my criticisms, but I want everyone to know that this comes from a place of love, and the emotions I’m feeling are disappointment that the park I love is not living up to what it should be - not hatred or anger towards the park or any individual involved with it.

[@aviatorsus4]

@@MaloneysCoasters agreed with everything

[@jeromeshaw2248]

It’s called constructive criticism

[@ExplorationB]

Great analysis, and to be honest you're covering all of my concerns I had when watching the walk throughs recorded on opening day. It had potential - you can see as you mentioned the spots of greatness however nothing in these rides want me to come visit. 100% a darkride would have been amazing. The land is missing variety - imagine if they had done a show style ride like Twister - Ride it out. The theming in the emerald city space looks incomplete. Great video!!

[@sammacca5632]

Completely agree. Movieworld is headed down a dark path. Dirty, tired, disrepair, and no thought to the customer experience. Just money grabbing. Dreamworld and movieworld have swap places in this past 1-2years. Dreamworlds number one goal seems to be ‘every guests best experience’.

[@SonicMrSumo]

Totally agree! This park needs a high-capacity dark ride AND more thrill rides. The last thing it needed was more coasters.

[@christopherthompson4096]

@@SonicMrSumo I agree for the most part, but, it HAS! They just refuse to run two trains on super man or rivals.

[@BAT1357]

Movie world peaked in the 90s to 2010s. It used to have the coolest rides like the looney tunes bugs bunny ride, scooby doo rollercoaster (when it didn't breakdown every 5 minutes), thr batman cave ride, lethal weapon, oh and not a ride but the police academy stunt show that was so cool. What movie world needs is an overhaul. It has the right idea with the wizard of oz presinct but it needs finness and proper care taken with the rest of the park. I love theme parks and its sad to see our Aussie ones in such a state. Throw some proper theming around, interactive areas, interactive ride queues, instead of just rollercoasters with a superheros name attached theme them properly, bring back the shows, bring back characters walking the park more often. Its costly but spend money to make money is still a thing.

[@droprelease4820]

I agree with everything you say and have another suggestion as to where they failed and may be able to improve. I have just gotten back from Universal Beijing and Shanghai Disneyland and have been absolutely blown away by them, they are night and day compared to Movieworld and honestly having recently gone to Movieworld again now it was sadly comparably bad in comparison particularly because their theming and care for detail was so bad. Its such a simple fix too - but one area I particularly noticed in the Wizard of Oz land in addition to inconsistent theming, was that there were no properly themed shops! One of the ways the big themeparks make money is with really well themed shops whereby they provide an amazing experience even within the shops and make paying guests feel the need to buy merch too! I wish this Wizard of Oz area spent some more money to create themed shops - just imaging a Munchkin land themed shop, an Emerald City themed shop, and a diner experience for the land! Those three things itself would both add to the experience of the land and its “completeness” feeling as well as make money for the WB Movieworld team. Have a look at the Zootopia land for what I mean about immersive theming

[@Shiravan]

I agree with this! Such a missed opportunity. I spent more time in Disney Paris looking around all the different themed shops, there was always something different and fun to see and it pulls people away from ride areas and lowers queue times.

[@91Caesar]

25:05 even the average Rollar Coaster Tycoon noob knows you gotta put down some trash cans!

[@AuthorCertifiedGoof]

Story wise, this land is a mess. You enter it through the Emerald City and are then suddenly in Kansas, but the Wicked Witch winds around the Kansas ride? Like, the castle of the Wicked Witch is right there next to Aunt Em and Uncle Henry’s farm?!

[@ThemeParkOgre]

Great video, agree completely. It's been really sad seeing MW go more and more and more down hill. My expectations for the Scooby refurb dropped significantly after visiting Oz Re Kansas Twister, apparently the first time it ran with actual riders was on opening day itself, which isn't a good sign...

[@Coppertine_]

Here's the biggest fun fact, on Opening day, there were signs in the entrance plaza basically saying "This is in Technical Rehersal", yes, the opening day was technically a Soft Opening. I also do love the extremely repeditive music on Flight of the Wicked Witch. Being in the near dark with neon lights and a constant harp appegio playing throughout the ambient music in the dark forest queue? That wasn't fun..

[@coasterblocks3420]

Their problems can be summed up in three words - Private Equity Firm.

[@MACHlNATION]

I think Movieworld should've gone for one massive standout family attraction, maybe something like an Intamin Multi-Dimension coaster, with unique elements that can't be found anywhere else in Australia. They could've had this, ran multiple trains for decent throughput, and have an elaborately themed ride while also being able to fit a few flat rides in. Movieworld is severely lacking in flat rides, their only ones being Batwing Spaceshot and almost everything in the kids zone, so not adding any to the Oz section was also a bit of a mistake. Still, the Oz land isn't a total failure. I'm a fan of it, even though it doesn't live up to the expectations set by Movieworld, it's still a decent area, though I really, really hope that they see to improve it over the coming years.

[@sharktooths]

MovieWorld is missing a quality dark ride. They should've been taking notes from Disney or Universal, instead of Six Flags.

[@allisonbergh4429]

@@sharktoothsYeah, if you’re going to go Six Flags, you need an abundance of good coasters. They need to pick a lane and excel at that.

[@BobSmith-o8c]

Something like the old Eureka Mountain Mine ride from Dreamworld but set in a well made replica of the Wicked Witch's castle would have been cool.

[@MACHlNATION]

@ Problem is, Scooby-Doo fits Movieworld's Wild Mouse ride really well already

[@BobSmith-o8c]

@@MACHlNATION Scooby-Doo is fully enclosed. I'm talking a hybrid, part inside part outside. Would solve the immersion problem, as it would be exciting to stand waiting in line just watching the thing, hearing the screams from inside. But of course it will never happen because it will be too expensive. Just like a full dark ride, maintaining the animatronics and special effects (not just TV screens) would be too much overhead.

[@liamcollinson5695]

i feel like a big immersive e ticket trackless dark ride would of made way more sense and been more approachable every one from kids to grandparents enjoy dark rides

[@tastybevs]

Bring back the Lethal Weapon. Whiplash, headaches and all.

[@jfwfreo]

Its clear that the management wanted some cheap off-the-shelf coasters rather than the expense of a bigger and probably more custom coaster instead.

[@ReviewTyme]

Great critique!

[@MultiAsh69]

Movieworld needed a people eater, an amazing high capacity dark ride would have done the trick. OZ is a terrible precinct compared to Rivertown. We went last week and the place looks run down and depressing. All credit to Greg Young and the team for bringing Dreamworld back on top

[@Coppertine_]

Thing is, Kansas Twister is their people eater, so much so that it makes an hour long queue turn into an instant ride on. Problem is that it moves everyone to Flight of the wicked witch

[@goldcoastparkaudio8034]

Fantastic video! I completely agree with everything you said about the current state of Movie World. It has always been my favorite park on the Gold Coast and it really was immersive and world class back in the day. But the current management team have completely run it into the ground and turned what was a legitimate movie studio theme park (that was often compared to Universal Studios in terms of quality) into Six Flags over Oxenford. It is so disappointing to see. The guest experience took a noise dive as soon as BGH took over and it really feels like the only thing the park cares about these days is taking as much money from you as possible. I was really hoping the Wizard of Oz area would be a return to form, but clearly this is not the case and I am extremely worried about the future of the park if things don't immediately improve.

[@henry22054]

setting my alarm for march rn

[@Simmo2386]

Totally agree with you on this one. Even the “updates” to the Superman Escape queue seems very minimal from the images that have been put out for it. They also didn’t have the area open for the White Christmas events after it opened which was a huge disappointment.

[@gamingsuperun]

I think a big problem with movie world is that if a ride or 2 are closed for the day (last 2 times I have been this has been the case) then every other area gets absolutely swamped and the park feels like a line waiting facility more than a theme park. Dreamworld at least the rides are spread out and there are a bunch of areas which spreads the traffic throughout the park

[@camd7011]

Totally agree with your thoughts on the two rides, Movie World made big mistakes with them. The wait time vs ride time with Flight of the Wicked Witch is absolutely ridiculous, I've ridden it once and likely will never again as the line is unbearable. And to leave people standing in the hot sun for an hour plus while waiting, what on earth are they thinking. Kansas Twister is just flat out boring and way too short. For all the hype Movie World made about the two rides...... massive let down.

[@ajtemple8601]

Great video, definitely encapsulates what a lot of people have felt about the new precinct. It was either time or money that has turned their ambitious ideas of what they wanted to deliver, into the home brand version of what they actually have delivered. Movie World management has made a LOT of questionable decisions in recent years - i.e. cramming cheap flat rides into every corner of the park, over-doing it on DC Comics every-freaking-where, forgetting or ignoring the customer experience, and charging Disney-level prices without delivering the same level of product. Btw Mistake #7 was having the entryway underneath the Superman ride. It is so jarring and kinda laughable that you walk through Superman and suddenly hear "Somewhere over the Rainbow" - well, that's if you can hear it in between groups of people screaming overhead. Weird choice that ruins the experience. Why not have the entryway off the Main Street square, like the old China Town/Lethal Weapon entry point was? It would make for a far better introduction to the precinct, help with people congestion, and maintain theming integrity. I don't get it.

[@coasterblocks3420]

What flat rides? That’s my biggest complaint about MW - the lack of flat rides to spread around the crowds and soak them up. There’s literally only one flat ride in the park, the barely themed batwing space shot tower. Dreamworld has a good selection of theme park worthy flat rides (5 all up).

[@casswoof1569]

I agree wjth everything u said! That opening just came out of nowhere and not using thenmovie release in Australia.was a miss. Its such a shame about the area not living up to whatnit could...they had so much scope they could have drawn upon and they could have made this epic....it feels like this went up pretty quicky if we compare to how long the upgrade to scooby is taking.

[@adam_nathan]

I think the fundamental issue with Movie World is that ever since the Global Financial Crisis they have been completely unwilling to build a roller-coaster that is both good and well themed We’ll see how the revamp of spooky coaster goes and perhaps following its reopening the capacity issues with these two coasters won’t stand out too much. Nonetheless Movie World’s priority should be to build a ride with goal of being “DC Rivals with actually good theming”

[@stevethrillhouse]

Making a Mad Max-themed coaster would be perfect.

[@PacketOfCereal]

The theming looks rubbish and for that reason it’s a flop. I can’t believe how bad it looks. Rides look barely worthwhile lining up for.

[@lamzeem]

when i went earlier this month. The wicked witch roller coaster was closed. But the kansas twister was smooth and fun.

[@saintbaraemusic]

for the love of god - no more coasters and no more DC theming. Village needs to commit to another flat, show or dark ride to eat up capacity and round out its offerings. Right now MW is a half day park at best and it rarely has everything running to begin with.

[@DOUBLEAFILMZ]

I did not realise how bad the arkem asylum complaint was until i saw that clip oh my lord, its like they saw that and lazily said "it looks like a reference keep it there"

[@127dot0dot0dot1]

Re Bins/Seats/Shade/etc - What I'm hearing is management is trying to run the land on Roller Coaster tycoon, and forgets to add them until the land is a mess....

[@Shiravan]

I still love going to Movieworld for the rides, but it is becoming more and more depressing every time I go. The park is dirty, not well maintained, and most of the staff frankly do not give a rat about their job. The park could look incredible with some basic maintenance like just filling in cracks in pavement, fixing up some paint, or hiding things that dont need to be seen. As for the staff, I have a physical disability and use the queue proxy system, and was still left waiting 30 mins after my queue time to get onto Superman, the girl at the front of the queue was just flirting with guys and letting them through and completely ignored myself and the other people in the fast pass lane with the same wristband. I was near exhaustion when she finally went "Oh, sorry guys youll get on the next one" when it was taking 10 mins per car to go through. Then when trying to take my son on the mini cars, the girl said "yepp ill check your queue time with the people in the booth" and then she just went to the toilet and didnt say a word to the guy who took over from her. These are just a few incidences I have experienced personally in the last few months, but there are so much more and I have seen so many more. It makes me not want to go there. Staff behaviour is a huge problem for the park.

[@coastie1119]

Unfortunately after you’ve been over to Orlando USA or Tokyo Japan and gone to the parks there, our theme parks in Australia have a LOT of catching up to do……

[@matthewbeaton7762]

It would also help if they filled up the rides with single riders. In peak school visiting season at the end of November/start of December I went to ride the Joker and was there by myself in the single rider line. There were about 6 in front of me. They filled up the car and had 3 empty seats. They didn’t take anyone from the single rider line line or split a group of two. They are so slow at unloading and loading the carriages. It took nearly 8 minutes to unload the one car they were running (yes one car on the joker) and then they aren’t even filling the car to capacity. Movieworld is being so poorly run at the moment!

[@SmathmotheAwesome]

They designed the area "for families" but have not at ALL thought about how families would use the area. If I bring my mum to the park with me and my kids, where is she going to sit with the baby and watch the ride? Where is the nearest toilet for the kid that still has accidents sometimes? Am I meant to stand up while breastfeeding? In the sun?

[@ThemeParkOgre]

I agree with you, but to be fair the land does have a new Toilet

[@AUThemeParksChannel]

I truly hate to say this, but I honestly have to agree which pretty much all the points you brought up with this flawed precinct. Don't get me wrong, they did some things really well. But as a MW regular, despite how much I enjoy Flight of the Wicked Witch and Kansas Twister, this isn't an area in the park I spend a lot of time in. Also, it was awesome meeting you at Dreamworld's After Dark event just outside Murrissippi Motors!

[@st333n]

Yeah I was recently there over the Christmas break and I was really disappointed with this new area which is such a shame

[@tj465]

The complete lack of shade, water fountains, and anywhere to sit is an actual health and safety issue when you think for more that two seconds about how brutal queensland summers can be. As was mentioned, there's proof of that with the number of guest suffering actual heat stroke simply from standing in line. I stand by my original thoughts that (for as much as an institution as the land is) they should have replaced the wild west with Oz. Replace the falls with the emerald city/castle and they could have had a yellow brick road leading towards it. Most of the infrastructure is already there. Include a candy shop that specializes in Big Lollipops!! and call it the Lollipop Guild. Boom, more guest spending. A gift shop disguised as the scene where Dorothy & co. have their makeovers in Emerald City. My main takeaway is that Movie World doesn't know how to make a LAND anymore since diving so deep down the DC superhero trend.

[@FizwizWallaroo]

Honestly, the immense amount of missed opportunities is very much disappointing, and during my last visit (literally a week ago) sadly both sides of the kansas twister were under sudden emergency maintenance. The combination of one of the rides I literally flew across australia to try out being closed and the scorching hot hellish queue of flight of the wicked witch honestly bummed me out so much. But, on the bright side, at least I had fun and that’s all that really matters. Oh, and sunburn. Can’t forget the sunburn. (p.s. why is this video so good tho like oml??) (also apologize if this comment’s hard to read or a lil all over the place😭)

[@Pineapple123Gaming]

I hope they expand the Wizard of Oz land because I was extremely hyped for this land and the theming. I'm still yet to get there but from what I have seen i'm gonna be disappointed

[@thekangaroo1880]

Ain't gonna lie I don't think these coasters will have a long life span

[@ThemeParkNut]

I think you’ve raised some excellent points in this. Great video. I think this land isn’t that bad, but it’s certainly not what it was billed as. I can see some logic with family coasters, but they had to know that capacity would be an issue. I don’t think this is a failure of implementation. This is a failure of planning in many ways, and marketing in some ways. Let’s just hope that Scooby comes back stronger than it was.

[@SeanJohnson-v8v]

the thing is I wish warner bros made a theme park as a studio like universal and disney, hopefully expanding into orlando with the big competitors, at which will make there name more known, with immense themeing and well detailed lands. instead we get this, with such weird quirky themes, operations, and other stuff.

[@fruityhangout5940]

This was a very interesting and great video

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

If Universal Studios ever make a theme land based on Wicked, I hope they learn from WB Movie World’s mistakes

[@BenChurchill76]

It's funny, because Universal Studios Japan used to have a Wizard of Oz land years ago, and it looked better than Movie World's version.

[@olympicbuilder-JHKimaginnering]

Vinwonders Phu Quoc had the same coaster model as Fly of the Wicked Witch called Eagle Warrior and it’s in big park. BUT this park is not very crowded and the ride is Indoor totally so it worked there than this Movie park. That vinwonders actually know their limit and what they are doing with theming for the ride. i been their and the same ride is inside a hella big temple with cool queue and the coaster is very unique

[@DanielHarmer]

Great video, as far as capacity goes as an ex operator for Scooby with 2 loaders + a sorter and the maximum amount of cars on the track you would be lucky to break 700 riders a hour. That is with operators on the ball, but generally you'd be looking at about 500 - 550 a hour. This is before fast track became a thing as well. I'd love to see how they came up with the 1000 riders a hour number haha.

[@MaloneysCoasters]

That’s Mack’s maximum estimate so it’s not likely to ever actually be reached, just like FotWW will probably never reach 720

[@DanielHarmer]

@MaloneysCoasters they must have some ninjas running it to get that amount lol

[@MaloneysCoasters]

@@DanielHarmer I think it’s just calculated based on completely optimal conditions. Fastest possible dispatch every time, full cars, no delays etc. Throughput numbers from a manufacturer are generally very far ahead of what you’ll ever realistically reach because actually operating a ride is never as simple as on paper

[@littlemxalix8699]

it's probably worth noting too that it was storming hard enough from december 17-19 that many of their rides werent running - Including test runs of the new rides. I was there that week and saw flight of the wicked witch run maybe once?

[@notdoctorq]

I agree with 95% of your arguments, but I will say that family boomerangs are more than capable of being well-themed. Good Gravy at Holiday World has some of the more impressive theming I've seen on a family coaster, but again, it's just simply not a headlining coaster (although it did have the longest line out of everything when I went, but that's probably because it was brand new). The choice to put down a bog-standard SFC as a headlining attraction is a true head scratcher.

[@MaloneysCoasters]

They’re definitely capable of being themed, don’t get me wrong, but not to the standard that was promised - as a headlining family attraction at a movie studio park that also has rides like Scooby-Doo

[@notdoctorq]

@@MaloneysCoasters No argument that the theming isn’t up to snuff. If anything, Holiday World went above and beyond with their family boomerang.

[@BrisbaneGoose]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Doomsday Destroyer area ends up becoming Wizard of Oz themed - this space could maybe assist with addressing some of these theming issues etc.

[@jinxx3744]

Honestly the Oz theme just isn't right.. many younger kids have no clue what the IP let alone the two new rides are luck luster. As I see it the new area/theme is for adults to enjoy but the rides are for the kids to enjoy. I don't think this new Oz theme will do anything for the park.. at least not what VRTP thought it would do for them.

[@BrisbaneGoose]

@ The theme does seem to be a bit niche (Wicked has probably helped though), I imagine the rights were cheaper than other options. Something like Harry Potter would have been way more mainstream, unsure if Universal technically holds the rights for Australia too though, or it would be seen as too expensive. Will be happy with anything not DC superhero related at this point.

[@jinxx3744]

@@BrisbaneGoose gave it a quick research and apparently Warner Bros owns the Harry Potter rights and had a walk through exhibit in the early 2000 at movie world and even a little shop that I remember. So they very well could do something harry potter related which I think would be on point for movie world considering a new harry potter series is coming to HBO in the next year or two.

[@stevethrillhouse]

@@jinxx3744 Yeah, it's a weird choice to go with a theme from a movie that is literally older than most kids' grandparents.

[@JudgeDunfeeTheParkitecter]

I need to try to take over this place so it can be at Disney and Universal standards.

[@everfreebrumby8385]

I was there a few months ago & the park definitely felt smaller & a lot less fun than I remember from 2000.

[@goldcoastthemeparksaus]

Well said Maloney’s, another great video !

[@aviatorsus4]

there decor right next too the rides is soo tiny

[@jokerface20]

agree with pretty much all points said, wizard of oz land is a total failure whereas dreamworlds river town is a true work of art.

[@Coppertine_]

26:49 On opening day, just outside Superman Escape's logo, a frozen coke stand was setup. Honestly, I felt this was more so a red flag than anything, it just felt like "oh yeah, we know it's gonna get hot.. got 6 bucks for a frozen coke?"

[@MaloneysCoasters]

That's a real kick in the teeth. Shade? Nope, won't provide it. But you can pay us to avoid dehydration if you like. Like come on, it's the Gold Coast in mid-summer, it's like 35 degrees and humid. There's not even misting fans.

[@stevethrillhouse]

Agree with your conclusion about the park's overall lack of interest in customer experience. I went to a Fright Night last year, and the queue times were a joke. They just pack everyone in, and don't seem to GAF about things after that.

[@coasterblocks3420]

Yep, did Fright Night once, never again. Being stuck in a cattle pen for almost two hours for a scare maze was a joke. I had more fun at Dreamworld’s Spooky Nights.

[@psychichorse]

Coming from an American perspective visiting the parks in Sep. 2023, I certainly felt more optimistic about Dreamworld's future than either of the Village Roadshow parks, and Movie World was probably the biggest let-down park I've visited. When I return, which could be a while, I'm probably still going to visit the Gold Coast for a day or two but probably only drop by Dreamworld to see all the changes they've made. Even with how great DC Rivals is, I had a pretty miserable day at Movie World.

[@NesianCatholic]

I like going on roller coasters for the thrill, the wing is only added bonus and shouldn’t be that critical, if it’s good the ring it’s good. You go to a theme park for rollercoasters I thought I might be wrong.

[@RomanSecundus]

i remember i called the capacity problem with witch back in your review on tnt. i was thinking "surely they do something to help it?"

[@shanelambert6192]

I'll be visiting Dreamworld soon for Rivertown. The Wizard of Oz is not something that interests me personally, so giving it a miss in a couple years of sun exposure the paint will make the area look faided and outrightterrible. Justice League 3D is a mediocre ride. I never went on Doomsday, so I dont have an opinion but its removal opens up the space. The stunt show is one and done. There is a theme park in Bali Trans Studio they could learn from in terms of theming for things like Mad Max which would be a good fit for Movieworld

[@jfwfreo]

I think Movie World CAN fix their problems but I doubt the private equity vultures who own the place want to spend the money its going to take to do it.

[@FlamerSaur]

i went to movie world not to long ago and went on both wizard of oz rides and over 60 min wait for flight of the wicked witch was not worth it decent ride but OVER AN HOUR WAIT. the other Kiddie ride was also good and better than i thought for about a 5 min wait its better.

[@tomb8265]

Finally someone speaking the truth and being constructive with their opinions! Movie world have missed the mark on so much theming from this to the hyper coaster it’s simply boring for the amount of money they have poured in. Dreamworld are hitting the. Ball out of the park and will continue to with how they have found their identity again. Love your content mate keep up the great vids

[@1515jet]

I think you're wrong about the opening. I came up from Melbourne this year for Christmas. For the longest time you couldn't buy fast track past the 19th (You could for Seaworld and WetNWild) then finally around December 8-10, You could, the price on the 19th was $170 but the price on December 20 jumped to $220. Which immediately said to me that Wizard of Oz would be opening on that day. (Turned out to be correct) So imo, it was always the plan.

[@MaloneysCoasters]

In that case, it makes even less sense that they announced it so late. It really gives off panicky energy to announce the opening the day before. They clearly weren’t sure they would be ready

[@1515jet]

@MaloneysCoasters you can disagree with their stratergy (The went the Sega Saturn approach), but the fact on the 20th, Fast tracked jumped by 25% weeks in advance, shows the plan was always a 20th opening date. I think they felt the buzz was already huge. People were checking socials everyday to see when it would be open. (I was) Right or wrong, I don't think they felt like they needed to give two weeks notice to people. People knew it was opening any day.

[@MaloneysCoasters]

@@1515jet Maybe the passholders and park enthusiasts were, but that’s only a small percentage of Movie World’s attendees. A lot of the general public don’t follow along with these projects, and a significant portion of a potential opening day crowd would have been gained through holiday-goers who found out about it through advertising and scheduled their visit to suit. Giving it only 15 hours to have that outreach is not good business strategy.

[@1515jet]

@MaloneysCoasters Not saying it is the best strategy. It's the sega saturn strategy. Just saying, I don't think they panicked and said open it tommorow. As I've said, changing the fast track price shows that was always meant to be the opening date.

[@generic_username_here1]

As someone who loves Wizard of Oz so much, this land is quite disappointing

[@calebnewcombe191]

I think having a new thrill coaster in that area would’ve been a better choice it’s an area best designed for 1 coaster and then for family coasters put one in the area that doomsday and showcase was located at as it’s closer to the family area anyway. The new wizard of oz area is too far back in the park hidden behind thrill coasters it just doesn’t make sense

[@HiPopcarn]

I love Movie World but there are so many issues with it. My main three complaints have always been not enough mild rides for family’s (between road runner - Wild West falls levels), too long of queues, and the park is simply not big enough. I personally prefer the Warner Bros Looney Tunes and DC IPs over their direct Disney competitors and I feel as though if they would just expand the place and DO IT CORRECTLY no other park would have any hope. Because of the size of the parks alone, though I look forward to Movie World the most, my family and I always end up enjoying Sea World more when we visit. Now that I am loving thrill rides my opinions may change when I go next, but it’s always disappointing to see nonetheless.

[@katschaccc]

And how can a wicked witch coaster be purple with a blue train?!

[@ThemeParkOgre]

The trains are coloured after the Flying Monkeys. Not sure for the track though...

[@Lover-of-Creative-Priorities]

Internet Humans say everything is a screw up. I watch another video about this new attraction at Warner Brothers and I love the detail. Next time I'm at movie world I would not give this ride a miss 😊

[@ryanbowyer4775]

Great commentary and love your vids but did you miss the part where this isn't a land or precinct as they advertise, its merely two now rides and their attraction queue. This is the biggest missed opportunity where if you aren't riding the coasters, you can't explore anything but look at badly painted show buildings and an emerald city building, which is just the queue entrance. They stuffed up big time, no food or merch, isn't this how disney makes it $$$. I have always loved Movieworld and it was getting international attention with DC Rivals coaster but this just puts them ten steps backwards especially with Rivertown opening. I thought Oz would blitz Rivertown but seeing what they did, its just such a disappointment

[@benjidillon8326]

I'm sure it came down to space, money and target audience reasons but. Why did they not go with the STC and FB package like at Emerald Park and Tripsdrill. That would have given two longer rides while extending capacity, giving MW an actual good layout with inversions (which we know they need) while still allowing for interactions with both rides. I understand needing more family attractions but, there was nothing more perfect imo than the STC and FB package. I still have not yet seen WOZ in person because my friends are lazy and don't wanna drive down, but I have basically almost no hype with this land because they promised Leviathan level theming and dropped the ball. I'm also kinda mad because now when Coaster Studios visits the park again in like 2 years, I don't think they are going to have positive things to say either. As my home park... IM ASHAMED!!!

[@MaloneysCoasters]

I totally agree with the STC and FB package! I operated those rides during my time in Ireland and they’re excellent. Quest works well in the park’s lineup as a little crowd-spreader for families, and Fianna Force is a world class coaster, very efficient too. Would have made so much more sense for Movie World to do that

[@AltAccount2-ns6vb]

I can't wit to go there next then completely avoid that to ride the superman coaster

[@nickclark2278]

I think the wheels fell off movie world when it came to theming all the way back when they dumped a catalogue coaster in the car park (green lantern) and nothing since then has really been themed well. They have been to heavily reliant on dc comic branded attractions with no real theming. They lost their mojo along time ago. Land of oz just shows how weak movie world has come in theming

[@mavenglobal]

With the Theme park under BGH Capital ownership it's about cutting the costs where possible and finding a buyer but can't see that happening for 5yrs easy don't be surprise if BGH Capital just sell it for crap all to be done with it. If Warner Bros in Hollywood gets Sold where does future IP rights stand too if there was to be a new owner

[@racheljackson4428]

Speaking of Movie World, With the Closure of the Doomsday Flat Ride, what do you think might replace it?

[@brent_in_aussie]

Operations at Movie world is usually very poor … Superman on one train nearly all the time as an example … super sour millennials not wanting to move quickly and load , let alone smile

[@Shiravan]

I'm a millenial and the people running these rides are not my age, they are younger. Gen Z or on the cusp at best for a majority of them.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

Well that sucks.

[@philzy87]

Both are great rides but the queue for flight of the wicked witch was way too long

[@Josh-is8it]

It’s Batman, Or lack their of. People can whinge all they want. Batman held that joint…..

[@hertz_me]

the people want thrill rides.... not family friendly rides for 10 year olds cmon.. one random six flag park destroys all the qld parks

[@ThemeParkOgre]

As mentioned in the video, the park did have a noticeable gap of mid-thrill family rides which the Oz rides have helped fill

[@jinxx3744]

All that hype from movie world just for it to be dogwater... Alot better WB Ips than wizard of Oz.. most of my students who this would be targeted for dont even know what the fuck wizard of oz is because they are so young. Most dont even know wicked is a tie in to said IP. This part of the park is genuinely for adults to enjoy but the rides are for kids. Not to mention lack of bins shade and yknow most drinks are over usually 4-6 dollars

[@CorteztheExtremejourney]

The theming of the Wizard of Oz at Warner Bros. Movie World wouldn't be underwhelming if the theming was at an Universal theme park

[@tomb8265]

Finally someone speaking the truth and being constructive with their opinions! Movie world have missed the mark on so much theming from this to the hyper coaster it’s simply boring for the amount of money they have poured in. Dreamworld are hitting the. Ball out of the park and will continue to with how they have found their identity again. Love your content mate keep up the great vids