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let me know if I made a good decision here, I'm continuing the Theme Parks World with Theme Parks Australia name, will make an apology on my page about the drama tonight, thanks for supporting me guys and I apologise to some of you guys for making this page like hell since I joined..

No mate, I wouldn't want you to leave. I just think you need to handle your page a bit more maturely. I'll be totally honest and blunt with you. I've seen two "closing down" announcements now for theme parks world, with a "staying open" announcement in the middle there somewhere. At one stage, you had two conflicting announcements up. It's been a little confusing, to say the least. I stopped following at that point because it was just too much drama for such a small page. And now you're causing more confusion with your existing fans by essentially abandoning them and starting a new page ? I've also seen you tread on the toes of other related pages who have supported you with blatant idea copying, which isn't a great move either. I confess was a little irked when I started the B&W "what ride is this?" image posts on my blog, only to see you start doing to see the exact same thing on yours not long afterwards. As @reanimated35 has said, these things take time and effort, and a bit of originality thrown in. Instead of confusing your followers with yo-yo'ing closing/reopening announcements and new pages, I think you're better off focusing on what you started with. Come up with new and fresh ideas to keep things interesting, and let your fan base build up by itself gradually. It will happen with dedication and persistence! I also personally think it's also way too early to be considering doing a live weekly stream as you don't have enough interest yet. Leave that to Ash to do, or better yet, help him to promote his, since it would be returning the favour for having you on it recently. He's put a lot of time and effort into his show, so you can understand why he would feel the way he does about it. Thats my honest advice anyway, take it or leave it. But I don't think you should leave altogether. Just maybe try things from a different perspective. I'd be happy to help support you, as I am sure other would be, if you go about it the right way ☺️?

Construction for the new Lego store at Dreamworld is about to begin

Sadly people are stupid and tend to pretty much walk around parks with their heads firmly up their buts. No amount of signs is going to fix that.

"The new front gates for the Doomsday attraction, Welcome to Centennial Park!" - thanks to @Clayton on Facebook

All of the park websites are basically the same. They offer little to no reason to visit other than to purchase tickets and get some extremely basic ride info. Pretty much exactly what I'd expect from the Ekka's website, and what do you know, it's exactly what you get from the Ekka's site. Where's the content? (This is certainly not anything against Parkz) I shouldn't be forced to come to a site like Parkz to get an understanding of what to expect in the park. I want to go to a theme parks website and learn what I can expect. I want to see ride stats from the manufacturer. I want to see up to date images of what's at the park. I want to see a fun and games area for kids (or kids at heart) with things like colouring in of rides/attractions, or online browser based games. I want to see on ride POV or off ride videos of what to expect. I want to see accurate and informative food and beverage options. Hell, I want to see a damn live webcam of a popular section of the park so I can see what the atmosphere is like. Right now, I'll jump onto the page and see that yes, this ride is open, there's the ticket price, ok I've made my purchase, time to go do other things. One thing that bugs me about VRTP too is the fact it has 2 different ticketing systems. One for the passes, and one for the extras. Why can't it just be the one? Especially when the extras one doesn't work on a phone. Overall there's not one single page I've found, local or international, that has what I'd consider a full experience worthy of being called the "best". There's a few decent ones, but nothing that stands out.

I call it "Wednesdays"

I agree with you @Theme Park Girl. And you've got to remember @Theme Park Ninja it does take time. I've been running my page for almost six years now, and its only in the past couple of years I've seen a real increase, especially this year. I'm just passing 4,500 likes, and that may not be overly many when compared to TPSN who are about to hit 9,000 likes and has been doing it a couple years less than me. But I've found my own style for the page, know what people do and don't want to see, and I've learnt how to present my posts. I don't post things that are unnecessary that don't directly link to our parks. I know the focus of the page, who I'm targeting and I stick with it. And I think that's why I'm still going and my page is starting to get more popular. It's fine if people don't agree with what I've just said, but that's my opinion and what I've learnt in the past six years. And it's a shame that some of the smaller pages out there, who do brilliant coverage and have taken some great photos, aren't getting as many likes, but if they keep at it, they will eventually get there. If you want to keep a page going, why don't you rebrand your current page to Theme Parks Australia, delete all unwanted posts or references to Theme Parks World, or The Ninja. Then you've still got those likes, and find a style for your page, what do you want to show, and stick with it. Hope this helps you.

WORLDS of Wonder is destined to propel Western Sydney to the nation’s top theme park destination, knocking off the Gold Coast. The new project to resurrect Wonderland Sydney has been earmarked for completion by 2021 with a new location in Western Sydney still to be finalised. Florida-based manager David Bakas has researched some of the top theme parks across the world while developing the master plan that includes all the attractions, resort hotels, shopping precinct and water park. NEW.....Masterplan for Worlds of Wonder OLD.... Sydney’s famed Wonderland “Ninety per cent of what I want (for the master plan) I already have,” Mr Bakas, operations manager of Orlando’s Walt Disney World, said. “It is kind of like having a foot but you don’t know the exact shoe size.” He said some of the rides will stem from the now defunct Wonderland Sydney, such as the Bush Beast, but will harness cutting edge technology as well as setting new boundaries. “Technology has changed so drastically between decades,” he said. “Wonderland was designed in the late 1970s. What we have available now is on such a different level.” How new Worlds of Wonder might look. Construction oat the old Wonderland site. Mr Bakas is closely monitoring a new $5.5 billion theme park in China called Shanghai Disney Resort which opened last month. It has a ‘‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle of the Sunken Treasure’’ attraction specifically based on the Hollywood blockbuster series which uses “trackless technology” allowing the ship to freely move. “We are thinking ahead of time,” he said. “Taking the technology and making it move in a different direction.’’ Urban Estate Developments Pty Ltd owner Ammar Khan said a Badgerys Creek site would be the best location for Worlds of Wonderland. “Badgerys Creek is ideal but the sites are still under investigation,” he said. im still not sure how this proposal can be taken seriously without land being locked in..

so it's 9?

One link takes you to the photo, one takes you to the ticket booking page. So yay - 2 firsts this year for me, 1st group to do the star tour and 1st night for the UTT.

I did. Now I have this

Guys!! Can we all agree how cool the logo for this years Fright Nights looks

The website is live: https://frightnights.com.au We obviously know lasts years new mazes are returning. The Gotham Hall precinct is returning, with 3 new precincts. The dates for this year are: October 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29. The Horror Film Festival is returning. The rides that will be open are: SE, AA, SDSC, Batwing and DD (So I'm assuming the new are will be open before or on October 1st).

I agree with you @Slick. When I've been on TPR, it feels really outdated, and considering how big the company is, compared Parkz is so much better and nicer. And I think yours is a really nice site to. I much prefer DWs newer look compared to the previous version, and I do like MWs, etc, but a couple of elements could be done better, such as the park maps.

While we're on the topic, what is everyone's favourite theme park website? Official or otherwise? And what do they love to see the most in terms of content? I love what Aussie World's done with their new website (http://www.aussieworld.com.au), and despite not being a massive fan of the current marketing campaign, overall it's a fantastic UX that's laden with content. Me rikey. I don't mind Dreamworld's at all, I really dig the big emphasis on imagery, but it's very, very heavy to load. For me personally, I think the big missing is offering more beyond a few hero shots and a blurb for your attractions. I'd love to see more attractions pages like Dollywood's where you can scroll through an endless supply of photos or videos. On the flipside of things, to me it's interesting how many websites aren't up to date and integrate modern UI/UX practices (responsive design, etc.) into their main portals. Disney, Merlin & Village all still have sites in some capacity or another that have remained unchanged for quite a while. I'm interested, does this alter your experience to the point where you'd rather go elsewhere to research prior to buying tickets (or as google call it, ZMOT)? I know Richard takes a ridiculous amount of pride in custom-coding what's gotta be literally the best theme park website out there in terms of the systems in place - you only have to look at Theme Park Review to realise the light and day difference. I also really, really love what Busch Gardens does in terms of webisodes and additional content (like above), as does Disney & other brands, but maybe that's just me. With OurWorlds i'd love to have more time to craft together park guides, psuedo Vlog meets Top Gear style pieces that are gorgeous, funny and informative, but that right now remains a pipe dream until I get ontop of projects again.

Normal Tuesday night for Shia LeBeouf...

I went in this afternoon, and finally saw it being tested. Looks like a really good ride, and did see the floor drop: This big white box is pretty ugly though, hopefully they cover it once testing is complete.

8 is still no more than 10

Yep - Universal still has the Marvel rights (i believe into perpetuity) on the east coast. I'm certain though that WDW will find a different theme to repurpose the ToT there. Right now I think Disney is trying to make the most of Marvel where it can, to put pressure on Universal to relinquish the rights. It'll require a big payout but usually Disney gets what it wants. I agree this hot mess is going to ruin the skyline of DCA and the surrounds. As for the differences between WDW and DCA, DCA goes straight up and down. WDW has horizontal movement as the car moves from the rear lift through the floor to the drop lift at the front.

Happy Birthday to Kai who is turning one today

Based on that rendering it will ruin the look of the skyline of the park especially looking down the street towards it. That would be one of the reasons for people to be so against it.

Maybe they were just down voting his cool pirate earring. I heard that the Twilight Zone I.P. was going to run out. Good thing DisneySea's superb version does not refer to the Twilight Zone at all.

As far as I know the theme park implentations are fairly robust. On Air i think it's attached to the train. At SF you basically look like you're partaking in BDSM because it has a chin strap, plus an additional lanyard around the neck.

Cool. So the giant, awesome looking Doomsday statue won't be far off making an appearance then ??

I'm fairly sure it's late August early September. It did say on SW maintenance that the monorail was closed until late August, but then they removed it from the website, but I'd assume around that time.

aww im sorry if i hurt his feelings, lets all attack the newbie like you did with David Bakas earlier in the thread, we all saw what opinions everyone had to say about him including you. Good luck getting any further updates from him on this forum.

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