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It was a general RACQ perk for tickers purchased via them at one point, one of my old passes purchased via RACQ at the time has “Early Entry” printed on the physical card.

The one thing I've always found with pretty much all of the Top Spins was the stopping constantly for several seconds before doing another flip. I find it really kills the pacing of the ride in my opinion. It was one thing that Wipeout did well for the most part (Apart from the stop before the final locked flip, which could be argued that it was done for suspense) Sadly it's not just limited to the HUSS variants either, the Moser ones do it as well. Still really gunning for a screaming swing for Movie World.

I remember the days when they did this! I think it was in the early 2010s they would open the park 30-45 minutes early for passholders and they generally opened BuzzSaw, The Claw, Shockwave and maybe a couple of the Dreamworks rides. This would be great to see them bring back.

Yeah see i've got sligthly different views on the offerings. Physical passes aren't really needed anymore. Everything is on people's phones and they are rarely without them. I'm more than likely to turn up at the gate and realise i've left my pass at home but i'm unlikely to leave my phone at home. Offer it as an extra for people if they like - or perhaps for kids who don't have phones so they can still visit without needing mum's phone at the gate (at an additional cost of course). I'm also apprehensive about Pins. I've seen the Disney elitism from Magic Key holders, and pin traders, and just all round PassHoles, and giving people status pins to wear are likely to be wasteful for people who don't care about them, but loathesome for those who do - I can see visuals of groups walking through the park with a lanyard full of "X year member" or "Platinum Gold Super Shiny Status" pins and using that as some sort of status symbol that makes them better than the average punter. I don't mind special edition pins to commemorate things - "i rode king claw first" and such, but the pins kind of hit the same way the Wizard of Oz coin did. Except the pins are wearable and will be obnoxiously brandished by the park tragics who collect them for status (and the same thing goes for the proposed 'points' earning system too. ) On the contrary, they've been rock bottom single priced passes for a while now. VIllage moved away from that system a few years ago, and while Dreamworld has been slowly creeping the price up it has still been the 'bargain' cheap priced pass - which it should have been given the poor cousin offering the park has had for so long. The opening of Rivertown signals the change in the offering. It's about time they tiered their offer. The cheaper guests will still buy the basic pass, while those who want a little more can pay more for it - this will let them diversify what they offer which in turn will let them target their future offers based on the tier of membership taken up. It lets them take the price up for the full pass while keeping a cheaper option for those who want less. Eg: I've never been to skypoint, but i've always wanted to. I'll be disappointed if they strip it out of the pass, and i'd be likely to buy the pass that included it just so I could go if I wanted to. When we travel we tend to buy the upcharge fastpass or VIP offering just because we don't want our day to be spent in lines. While we have dreamworld passes, we visit infrequently, so if i'm making the trip to coomera, i'm probably going to invest in whatever makes the day better - i'd like to see them introduce the old Village VIP GOLD offer (that they killed off 3 months into the program without refunding anyone) - to open the park early for shiny members and open 1 or 2 rides those days just for those members. THAT i'd pay for.

spare trains for most full size multi-carriage coasters cost well over $1 Million. While I don't have the exact costs, if we assume even $1M per train, for a coaster like rivals, 3 trains is pretty much 10% of the budget - and the $30-odd million pricetag given for rivals was shocking to most enthusiasts who hadn't seen a park blow such a wad on a ride in a very long time. I can imagine it stretched the budget - especially since the original ride was on a lease arrangement, so money was tight, and blowing another million on a third train that had no place in the ride footprint just seems a little overkill. If you've got the space, the money, the ability to run all three in your busiest times, the extra transfer and storage track to have them all within the footprint - and above all, the attendance and earnings to justify it - then sure. Thats why those big overseas parks run multiple trains - because they have the money to do so.

MW can't load one train efficiently so I don't know how throwing more trains at the staff to load, fixes the problem.

Thats where they already park 1 of the 2 trains. 1 Train in the Station other in the Mech Bay. The park would never purchase another train unless they're replacing one. The cost to add the maintenance infrastructure would be something that VRTP doesn't want to pay for. Additionally from what I've heard at the parks, the ability for a ride to run multiple trains is dependant on how many people are rostered per attraction... once again we all know VRTP likes to keep costs as low as possible.

Yes I’m aware @New display name, but they should have 3 trains if they were serious about throughput for their best ride in the park - they can just park it in the station overnight.

The second train is the spare train @Dean Barnett

DW fiddling with annual passes suggest to me, major investment into DW has finished for the time being.

All of the options sound great (pins!) and frankly it continues to show how Dreamworld continues to innovate. If they are offering something like 15% off an unlimited entry for Happy Halloween for the Ultimate pass it would be worth selling for about 200-220. EDIT: Side note, yes they should bring back physical passes but also bring back physical maps!!

They're also considering a tiered access pass, which is the logical next step for their pass program

I mean it's not like a major world changing event happened less than 12 months after that that may have seen some organisations cancel future investment plans...

Mind the bad quality screenshot but found a review response on Google that states another announcement is coming soon. Being 8 years since the last major addition one can only hope something comes for next season. However worth taking with a grain of salt as the article post in 2019 did not also come to happen.

You guys seen the cycle Toxicator runs? Does 5 flips at one point of the cycle !

Dreamworld has sent out a survey to all passholders. Whilst this is not surprising or anything new, it does give an insight into some of the new things DW Management have been discussing behind closed doors… I get not all of it will come to light, but they’re floating some pretty neat ideas! E.g… Collectable Pin program Earning points/credit program Bringing back Bring-a-friend discounts Big Birthday gifts or several smaller prizes Freebies for passholders Bringing back plastic cards / exclusive lanyards

I think he’s the one that steered into the ice berg…

I have certainly had issues with Bikash and vice versa but as much as I hate to agree with @DaptoFunlandGuy I have to agree with his statement.

Good parks have a spare train - so in rivals case - 3 trains.

There was a time when I would have said that Bikash's departure from Village would be an opportunity to celebrate. I don't know his reasons or his terms, so unsure how Clark and the rest of the leadership team feel about this - but I don't think Bikash is the only person for whom responsibility for the current state of Village should rest. However he departed, the fact that we find out from his personal statement, and a media article, rather than a statement by the company \ park outlining his legacy and also his replacement only goes further to make me feel all is not well at Village Roadshow.

One of the Gold Coast’s best-known tourism figures - who went from bartender to boss - has quit the city’s biggest theme park operator after more than three decades. Bikash Randhawa has resigned after a 30-year career at Village Roadshow where he rose to the high-ranking post of chief operating officer. However Mr Randhawa - who oversaw its theme parks including Movie World, Wet’n’Wild and Sea World – isn’t going anywhere, vowing to stay on the Gold Coast and be involved in the tourism sector. Mr Randhawa said it was time for a change – and a break “In (30-plus) years I never had more than two weeks off, so I’m going to take three months off,” he said “In future I want to influence tourism, I’ll have no shackles. I love the city, I support the city and I know just about every small business owners, media person and politician.” In a lengthy post to his social media on Thursday morning, Mr Randhawa said: “After three decades with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, I am departing the business with some sadness and at the same time a lot of joy and pride. “Clark Kirby my CEO, VRTP Board and the exceptional team at BGH (Capital), it’s been a terrific journey, challenging, rewarding and crazy at times with what we have gone through over the years, you all have been incredible since we started together, thank you for allowing me to do what I did best over the years. “Special thank you to Robert Kirby our Chairman and (former Village CEO) Graham Burke who mentored me and taught me on how to aim for the moon and land on a star, and to never give up. My GMs and the team at VRTP you all are amazing and I look forward to watching you achieve more.” In a typically frank admission, Mr Randhawa, a popular if outspoken figure, added: “As an operator, I was passionate, fair, demanding, compassionate when required, over the top crazy and sometimes unreasonable, but my team got me and backed me every single day. “If I was overly focused towards anyone or a situation, it was because I recognised their talent and wanted to help them reach their full potential in that given situation. I’m proud to have promoted so many who have surpassed every expectations and have taken on roles that I had held and have done a better job than I did when I was there, that’s how one needs to recruit, look for someone better than you, it always works, looking at the team now they are bloody amazing. “I fought for Village behind the scenes and sometimes publicly with anyone and everyone if it called for it, I spoke my mind, said things that people were scared to say or think about. I never held back but I did it for the team. “Now, it’s time for me to finally put my feet up after a long hard commitment and relentless effort for three decades to relax and enjoy some well-deserved downtime with my wife and children. They, unintentionally became my second priority, and my work (my passion blinded me) my first. It’s time to change that.” Village Roadshow CEO Clark Kirby said Mr Randhawa had been “a driving force ensuring the ongoing success of Village Roadshow Theme Parks”. “His leadership, passion and advocacy for our people and properties has been felt by all who interacted with him, and he will be missed,” he said. “Bikash leaves an incredible legacy through the numerous high-profile projects he has been integral to, including many amazing new attractions and precinct openings. “In his position as COO, Bikash has helped navigate our business through some of our toughest periods and throughout his focus remained on delivering superior outcomes and ensuring the wellbeing of our team. “We thank him for his unwavering commitment to ensuring our business not only survived but continues to thrive.    “Outside of our theme parks, Bikash is one of the city’s most passionate tourism ambassadors and at every opportunity he has advocated for the City of Gold Coast.   “We know Bikash will succeed in whatever the future brings, and he leaves knowing he will always be a member of our extended Village Roadshow family.”

He has shared a lengthy farewell message on his socials. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16DKaHKmNZ/ The end of an era.

Let's speculate before we find out the truth.🤣 My speculation.

Village Roadshow’s COO Bikash Randhawa has resigned after 30 years with the company. There’s a paywall, so if anyone can access and share the full article please and thanks! https://www.themercury.com.au/news/gold-coast/village-roadshow-theme-parks-chief-operating-officer-bikash-randhawa-departs/news-story/deff894777c9475689674d50b0835dbe

The benefit of having 2 trains, is the ability maintain the train, not in use during the parks quiet periods, reducing downtime of the ride. This is what the good parks do.