Got up earliesh and headed to Movie world. Despite a better weather forecast it was still very grey and overcast. Started off on the Superman Escape ride – walking past a very vertical and tall looking drop was a bit daunting. We had to put ALL loose items into a locker and join the queue. 4.2 G and -1 G of force throughout the ride and it reaches 100 km in 2 seconds. You get seated in this train looking thing as it takes you through an inside bit – where the “station” platforms are collapsing, etc.. you then hear Superman telling you not to worry – that he’ll get you out, and fast. You’re then propelled forwards and up a very vertical rise and then a very vertical drop. Can’t remember too much else but it was very fast. Either the 3rd or 4th time I managed to get my hands up vaguely 
After that we went on the Batman slingshot ride – where you get seated in a row of maybe 6 seats, and then it rises up a little, stops, then a countdown happens and then you get launched into the air, and then free fall for a bit. Not as tall as the Dreamworld tower but still got the adrenaline going After that I think we did the Batman 2 the ride – where we sat in a theatre watching a short video, and then moved into some kind of batmobile thingy as new recruits. Lots of being chucked around in your seat and bouncing around as batgirl didn’t appear to be a very good driver!! From there we did the Scooby spooky coaster – which seemed a bit yawnful until we got to a bit where our carriage came to a lift – and then started heading backwards before spinning around and descending on a windy path. All inside in the dark, cornered like it was on rails. A bit of fun We watched Shrek in 4D although unfortunately sat on the end of a row.. omg freaky bit in the movie (won’t spoil it but I jumped!!).
We had to keep going back to Lethal Weapon the ride because they didn’t have it running – and as we’d just about given up on it actually running that day (which would have been majorly annoying as they’d also shut down some big gold rush ride for maintenance) – we went back to find it open. I think we were about the 3rd trip out – and OMG it hurt. It was one of those roller coasters where your feet dangle. Had crazy statistics about how many times you went upside down at like 80km/hr… should have been fun but unfortunately I kept banging both sides of my head against the restraint at every turn. Wasn’t just me as I heard other people complaining about it too. Shame as Jase liked it!! He tried to go back on it later but the queue just wasn’t moving at all!! Got some very cool mugs (Batman and Superman) and photos on a usb stick of me screaming on all the rides .
On the way back we stopped off at Teds so I could look at tripods. Found one on special that the guy said would support my camera. Unfortunately the instructions reckon it doesn’t support DSLRs with extra lenses weight wise. (It seemed to do ok with my standard lense though). Jase bought a video camera that recorded to SD card that would fit in his pocket. After we got back to the room set up my tripod and got some nice Surfers shots, pre and post sunsset!
For dinner I tried ringing the Holy Cow steakhouse to see if it still existed – but got the recorded message saying the number had been disconnected. Booo!!! This place had had awesome steak – complete with a big standing cow statue out the front. So instead we went to Hogs Breath in Cavill Avenue. We got there about 10 mins early only to have the waitress give away our table to a couple who hadn’t booked. We got seated in the bar with assurance that by 8pm we’d have a table. Steak was good.. awesome corn!! Curly fries were a bit crispy. For dessert we shared a sticky date pudding. Attempt 1 they brought it out stone cold.. Attempt 2 I saw the waitress take the plate from where the chefs had put it, and have a conversation with someone about it before it disappeared. Attempt 3 it came out with an extra scoop of ice cream and was actually hot. Was quite nice in the end
On the way back we stopped off in a cocktail bar that was next to an ice bar. Had a guy make a toblerone, and start on a mojito for jase before running off saying he’d be back. A different staff member came back to finish off the Mojito and we had a couple of drinks. Not as good as home made toblerones but still nice. I also tried a strawberry and vodka cocktail! Unfortunately the place had no bathrooms – with the staff saying we’d have to go across the road 