EDIT: Warner Bros. Movie World PTR now posted below.
Well I never thought I'd be in Australia this year but my mother decided that we'd go around a month ago so obviously I was very excited. The initial plan was to spend the 2 weeks in Sydney so I didn't have much hope of doing any parks but then we decided to do a week in Sydney, 5 days in Brisbane and 2 days in Surfers Paradise.
As I didn't have much time in Surfers where all the main parks are located, I had to choose which one I wanted to do most. Well Dreamworld probably has more to offer but their coasters look pretty average, they seem to have a good selection of flats though. I chose Movie World because of Superman Escape. My family then decided they wanted to go to Sea World so that was a nice surprise and an extra 2 credits .
So the first day in Surfers we did Sea World .
Sea World is located just beside the beach in Surfers Paradise. Admission is ridiculously expensive like everything in Australia at $71.95. The man at the ticket counter did some sort of deal which added a second park Wet'n'Wild or Movieworld for only $2 extra per ticket so it was good value after all.
All the rides are located in the middle of the the park. The first ride we did was the parks log flume which is called "The Flume" I think. Well the theming around the ride is very good but as far as log flumes go it's the worst I've done. It's pretty short and only has one drop!
5/10
The other water ride is "Bermuda Triangle" which was closed due to scheduled maintenance. It looks like a clone of the one in Movie Park Germany.
Jet Rescue is the parks new Intamin coaster for 2008. The layout is all close to the ground and it features 2 tyre propelled launches. Well it was awesome! I loved it! The initial launch is fun, not that powerful though. It then goes into a sharp banked turn and into a tunnel which features a booster launch and adds a nice and sudden sense of speed to the ride.
The next part of the ride is wild featuring sharp, heavily banked turns taken at a very high speed. It zooms into the very short brakes then quickly around the last corner into another set of brakes. For a family coaster that barely gets off the ground it turned out to be really awesome and definitely the surprise of the trip! 9/10
The parks other coaster is an old Arrow looper called "Sea Viper". It got a new paint job and new Kumbak trains for 2009. This one features a loop and double corkscrew and that's basically it. There is a really good head chopper after the corkscrews with the monorail. Well it wasn't that rough at all.
The Kumbak trains for steel coasters are definitely better than their trains for wooden coasters . The restraints have a pointless extra bit sticking out on the right side which blocks your right arm from moving so it's not possible to put your hand up. Like the rest of these coasters it's pretty average. 5/10
The rest of the park is nicely themed and landscaped.
The Dolphin show was pretty good.
The new Pirate show located on the main lake at the front of the park was **** .
Theres also a good shark exhibit:
Polar Bears:
There are also Penguin and Stingray exhibits.
There are a few other smaller exhibits around the park as well as a Sesame street kiddies area. There is a small rather crap looking water park within the park as well but it costs an additional $5.
There are also helicopter tours and cruise tours located within the park for an additional charge as well as an on-site hotel.
It's quite a good park but it could really do with some sort of whale exhibit/show to make it feel more complete. They seem to be pushing the park as a resort and it's nice to see them doing some work with the ride section with the recent addition of Jet Rescue and the work done on Sea Viper.
Had a very good day even though it was 32*C and roasting hot . Overall park rating: 7/10
I will post Warner Bros. Movie Park sometime over the weekend.
Well I never thought I'd be in Australia this year but my mother decided that we'd go around a month ago so obviously I was very excited. The initial plan was to spend the 2 weeks in Sydney so I didn't have much hope of doing any parks but then we decided to do a week in Sydney, 5 days in Brisbane and 2 days in Surfers Paradise.
As I didn't have much time in Surfers where all the main parks are located, I had to choose which one I wanted to do most. Well Dreamworld probably has more to offer but their coasters look pretty average, they seem to have a good selection of flats though. I chose Movie World because of Superman Escape. My family then decided they wanted to go to Sea World so that was a nice surprise and an extra 2 credits .
So the first day in Surfers we did Sea World .
Sea World is located just beside the beach in Surfers Paradise. Admission is ridiculously expensive like everything in Australia at $71.95. The man at the ticket counter did some sort of deal which added a second park Wet'n'Wild or Movieworld for only $2 extra per ticket so it was good value after all.
All the rides are located in the middle of the the park. The first ride we did was the parks log flume which is called "The Flume" I think. Well the theming around the ride is very good but as far as log flumes go it's the worst I've done. It's pretty short and only has one drop!
5/10
The other water ride is "Bermuda Triangle" which was closed due to scheduled maintenance. It looks like a clone of the one in Movie Park Germany.
Jet Rescue is the parks new Intamin coaster for 2008. The layout is all close to the ground and it features 2 tyre propelled launches. Well it was awesome! I loved it! The initial launch is fun, not that powerful though. It then goes into a sharp banked turn and into a tunnel which features a booster launch and adds a nice and sudden sense of speed to the ride.
The next part of the ride is wild featuring sharp, heavily banked turns taken at a very high speed. It zooms into the very short brakes then quickly around the last corner into another set of brakes. For a family coaster that barely gets off the ground it turned out to be really awesome and definitely the surprise of the trip! 9/10
The parks other coaster is an old Arrow looper called "Sea Viper". It got a new paint job and new Kumbak trains for 2009. This one features a loop and double corkscrew and that's basically it. There is a really good head chopper after the corkscrews with the monorail. Well it wasn't that rough at all.
The Kumbak trains for steel coasters are definitely better than their trains for wooden coasters . The restraints have a pointless extra bit sticking out on the right side which blocks your right arm from moving so it's not possible to put your hand up. Like the rest of these coasters it's pretty average. 5/10
The rest of the park is nicely themed and landscaped.
The Dolphin show was pretty good.
The new Pirate show located on the main lake at the front of the park was **** .
Theres also a good shark exhibit:
Polar Bears:
There are also Penguin and Stingray exhibits.
There are a few other smaller exhibits around the park as well as a Sesame street kiddies area. There is a small rather crap looking water park within the park as well but it costs an additional $5.
There are also helicopter tours and cruise tours located within the park for an additional charge as well as an on-site hotel.
It's quite a good park but it could really do with some sort of whale exhibit/show to make it feel more complete. They seem to be pushing the park as a resort and it's nice to see them doing some work with the ride section with the recent addition of Jet Rescue and the work done on Sea Viper.
Had a very good day even though it was 32*C and roasting hot . Overall park rating: 7/10
I will post Warner Bros. Movie Park sometime over the weekend.