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wtf is wrong with people ?!?!!? arseholes ! i just went to the australia day fireworks and i hold very little hope for the future of this country after witnessing the general public in all it's glory 'celebrating the nation' trashy shit heads as far as the eye could see.

We're one step closer to them selling Motocoaster.

Hey all Just a short post to ask park members to get onto Dreamworld and say how much they loved seeing the "steam" loco back on the rails today. Yep thats right the steam trains was running around all day today. I asked the train crew when did she return? They told me today was the first time in 3.5 years that it has been on the rails and had some major work done to it. I also asked how often it would run? The engineer said it was a trial today to see what the feedback was like from the public. One hurdle was that he was the only one who can operate the train but asked me to go only Facebook or email dreamworld and let them know my feedback which I have done. If dreamworld read this PLEASE KEEP THE STEAMER RUNNING!!

Well that suits the DC faction of the park. If memory serves me right in Batman #0 (Court of Owls) the circus was how the court found every Talon. #CourtOfOwlsRideConfirmed2K16

It could be related, that said yesterday the engine ran from 10-5 with an hour break at 1230. Back in the day where they were hell bent on getting rid of the steam (and when the writing was on the wall) they were only operating between 11-4 with a break in the middle to save operating costs, when the diesel took over the full operating schedule was resumed. Even if it was only a "trial", from all reports it was successful and sure got a lot of people talking about it. The comments from all walks of life were along the lines of "it's a real steam train", which is refreshing to hear. The day the park pulled the pin on steam was the day the park threw its history into the bin and said "we don't care". The park has changed a lot since then, and my wife can tell you how much I was buzzing after hearing the news about management giving the green light to run the Baldwin. There's been a few people in the background campaigning the return of the steam train, and it looks like it has paid off. To those who had been working in the background to make it happen, thank you. I really hope this is the start of more frequent and scheduled use of the steam engine.

And that is why we can't have nice things.

I'll definitely give Mark that. Engaging with the brand loyalists (us) has earned him and the park a lot of respect in my eyes and would urge the other parks to follow suit in the coming year as they continue to open new attractions. I think this whole idea of needing utmost secrecy is well and truly dead, especially when almost no-one else internationally does it anymore to the level our gold coast parks do and I would even dare say the concept of utter "Apple-esque" hush-hush works to their detriment. Take today's steam train trial at Dreamworld - no-one except for the clued in few and the extraordinarily lucky knew this was going to happen, and given it was a trial today for the park to see if it's worthwhile bringing it back more often, simply engaging their most hardcore fans to drum up hype in advance would've made all the difference. Taking Mark as a case scenario here, he's effectively taken a group of customers who have an uncanny eye for detail and an unparalleled amount of industry knowledge (for the most part, anyway) and has been able to fine-tune common gripes and potential issues far more efficiently and we in turn have felt actually acknowledged and valued which in turn makes us more passionate about spreading the love for the park and more inclined to help in the future. Welcome to marketing 101 in the 21st century, folks. And that's not to say the parks don't read this or our feedback either, most do, but I think it's another to sign up for an account and go "hey, we appreciate our most avid fans, and you guys love picking apart crazy details like how to hide Superman in the station, how do you think we should tackle x?" Or "What do you think of the burgers at the new motorsports experience?" You know what would be even crazier? For them to actually make sneak peaks and content just for the fans, or even create alternate reality games that we can pour hours into figuring out what the next big thing will be. The crazy thing is that it's totally anything but. Everyone else has been doing this for years, with everyone from Alton Towers to Six Flags and even smaller players like Dollywood doing the very thing i'm referring to. TLDR: we don't bite, we just seem to bicker. It's the internet, trolls exist; it's all good.

Heh - we went to Alton Towers last year and spent ages looking round the park for a place to eat. Yes, there were higher quality options, but as soon as they opened they were jammed full of people. In the end we were going to a fish and chip place, which was shut, so we plumped for... yes, a burger.

I'm in. Let's go Dreamworld... bring back the steamers!!!