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Dropped past MW this morning with the DSLR for some snap. Nothing new in the way of construction photos but i thought some might like to see some of my shots anyway When going past on way home there is another piece of track added to the spaghetti bowl. Too dark to get a decent shot.

Well, it was only a matter of time - since they did away with the Young Einstein Gravity House - they'd have only had so much supply left...

What an insipid piece of corporate nothingness from Dreamworld. A company accountant telling us about ride safety from the least-relatable perspective possible: internal and external policy/procedure audits. It literally looks like a Powerpoint presentation and the script reads like that part of a monthly corporate meeting where you quietly check Facebook under the table.

Push WWW has always had water heating.

This photo is from yesterday (just to show where I'm on about), but just driven past and it appears that some pieces before the Stengel dive have been installed, and are starting to go up (direction wise). This I saw it right, this could be the start of the loops installation

And WnW also has water heating

Which is perfect, because their last accident had nothing to do with human error caused by park staff.

Who are these people that care about the safety process yet somehow missed the months of news coverage and Ardent's own announcements that went into detail about every single thing that was said in that video? This 'update' is a rehash of information that has been widely publicised for about six months. The information itself is inoffensive enough, but the perplexing thing though is that they made no efforts to script or present it as something that's vaguely shareable and social media friendly but rather something out of a new employee orientation seminar. The actual interesting thing to find out would be what has changed internally or with the park's overall culture towards maintenance and operations as a result of these unprecedented audits, but I don't think that would make for a feelgood corporate video. Points go to Alton Towers for managing to blame ride stoppages on guests' behaviour and weather.

https://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Warner_Bros_Movie_World/ride/59-Young_Einstein_Gravity_Homestead It was located where the Intencity games arcade is now.

To find out we will need to come back tomorrow. Same Bat Time Same Bat Channel

Look, i've been quite critical of the Movie World videos, but primarily it was the story they tried to tell (in the first one) and the really bad narration in the ones that followed. But the imagery shown - showing the checks, discussing the sensors etc were far more detailed than both the Alton and DW ones. Basically to sum them up: MovieWorld: "to the -enth degree, we'll show you what's involved, for your safety Alton: "we won't put people in danger. Here's some pictures of our rides not broken down" DreamWorld: "we've been rectally examined by four different organisations. Trust us - it's safe." I'll be honest and say I prefer MW's message - i'd just prefer their delivery was better.

Could it be Batman is turning 80 in 2 years? Could the Joker be Batmans brother? Could Batman be a patient of Arkhan Asylum? I'm going with number 4 @Reanimated35 All very good questions @Brad2912 that needs its own topic.

How does a 2 year VIP pass only get you access to the park for one day?

In the most recent email from DW, they have stated: A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF EXPERIENCES COMING SOON The next few weeks will bring some exciting times at Dreamworld with the launch of the Sumatran Tiger Experience, Parkway Patisserie and Grill, double storey luxury cabanas and water heating at WhiteWater World. Stay tuned for more details.

I'm also selling tickets for people to be part of the research team at Sea World's Habitat Waterford. Only $1000 each, payable now. Delivery maybe sometime in the future. No refunds.

Yes, the Huracan is still standing and operating. I've recently pointed out the likely issue with limited parts availability on my blog, as I believe that factor may be playing a major role in reopening delays as well. Cheers, although I've never actually doubted that.

We've managed 147 pages about the coaster they won't acknowledge even exists (more if you factor in all the stuff that's been removed). This thread just demonstrates the frustration levels.

I feel like this must be one of those threads Village management have a chuckle over. Because the reality is, we've talked about fence decorations for two pages. That's some serious commitment to the game from us all right there.

Domestic? You cheap bastard.

Atleast we know that they are trying to make everything as safe as it possibly can.

It's all your fault, @joz

Since @themagician has already covered all the close-up shots, here's a few long distance ones I took today....

Can someone get a photo holding up today's newspaper and another clock/watch in the photo, then complete and sign a stat dec to confirm all is true and accurate. That's the only way we can truly end #clockgate2017

More supports installed, along with more track creating this banking turn. A couple of supports have been installed on parts of the coaster which has been installed yet, despite the track in place. Also noticed that even the highest point so far for the coaster is missing a support.

That's why Space Probe was so awesome - despite the countdown (when it worked) it rarely dropped on 0.

Great to see there's regular updates (almost daily) updates of the coaster's construction. I don't think i've seen anything covered so heavily or with such detail in a while - keep it up guys.

From today

Sweet chilli please!

Sauce?

AIM Pinnacle Award Winner for Customer Service Excellence Adventure World was last night awarded the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) Pinnacle Award for Customer Service Excellence at Crown Perth, acknowledging the theme park’s outstanding results, leadership, and commitment to excellence in customer service. This latest accolade comes immediately off the back of Adventure World being awarded the Training Initiative Award in October for the third year running and thereby qualifying for induction into the Hall of Fame at the AHA – AON Hotel and Hospitality Awards for Excellence. Adventure World were also finalists in the WA Perth Airport Tourism awards and based on Trip Advisor ratings for the past two seasons, has been the highest rated major Theme Park or Water Park in all of Australia* Mark Shaw, Adventure World CEO, stated that it was an honour for the park to be judged as a leader across all industry in WA. “Delivering a consistent and high quality guest service experience is something we are all passionate about at Adventure World. We believe the hard working people of WA deserve to be welcomed by warm, attentive and engaging staff every time” Mr Shaw said “We generally recruit about 1 in 7 attendees to our auditions and interviews which means we can hand pick the really lovely high energy people, the kind of people who get a kick out of seeing others having a fantastic day out. Team members receive approximately 30 hours of training and inductions followed by on the spot coaching. Positive behaviours are rewarded with strong recognition programs. We also actively engage and empower every team member to take ownership of our common purpose to ‘create happiness and magical memories’ for our guests.” The accolades come at a time when the park is preparing to launch its newest attraction – “Cirque Extreme!” a high adrenaline 30 minute** show under the big top, with 2 free show’s daily*** for guests to enjoy, kicking off on 18th December through to the end of the summer school holidays. Work is also quietly progressing in the background on the secret $7.5m “Mi3” world class attraction coming next September.

So I've been in Japan for a couple of weeks now, and got the chance to go to my first theme park outside of Australia, and wow my expectations were met. I arrived at Universal Studios at about 8:30, expecting it to open at 9, but it had open at 8, which I was surprised they would do, but I was glad they did, I couldn't get over how busy it was there. It was only about a 20 minute wait, and already all fast passes had sold out, except for the 4 thrill ride pass, which was the one I wanted anyways. Entering the park, the 'main street' reminded me of MW's, just much bigger. All the facades were really good, and all had a purpose. I went and got my entry ticket to Harry Potter. I then went on my first ride for the day, Jurassic Park. My fast pass included this ride, so the wait time was going a couple of minutes, and the ride itself was awesome. The theming was great, the animatronics were great, the couple of unexpected elements were a good touch, and then that final drop was awesome. This ride had already beaten my expectations for the rides. I then went a rode the Back to the Future ride. This was the longest wait I had all day (about an hour). The ride wasn't exactly what I was expecting to happen, but was pretty good. You went into a room for a briefing, and then moved into the room where the DeLorean was. It was like being in the car itself, it had all the dials that were in the movie, including the speed dial, which was a great element for the rides simulator. A thick cloud of smoke came over you and you were looking at this large dome screen. Due to the age of the ride, the video wasn't the best of quality, but as you moved around, elements like the speed dial would change. It was now time to enter the HP area, and wow wow wow wow wow. Walking up to the Hogsmeade there were references to the movie, like the flying car crashed into the tree. Upon walking through the main entrance, it was amazing. It was all so well done and you felt like you were in the movie. Even the tiniest references to the movies were there, and they all added to what I thought was one of the best themed areas I've seen. All the shops were great, and even the food was good and reasonably priced. I had a fish and chips from the main restaurant in the area, and it was only $20 (that includes a drink I bought). The queues for the rides were too long (Flight of the Hippogriff was 100 minutes and HP and the Forbidden Journey for 250 minutes). I did however walk through the castle and it was very cool and highly recommend it if you don't/can't do the rides. They even had the moving pictures and the class rooms. After walking through the area once more, I headed for Jaws. Yet again, another great ride. The queue was 90 minutes, but because I was a single rider it was only about 5 minutes. Despite not understanding Japanese, the enthusiasm of the staff was awesome and it didn't matter that I didn't know what they were saying. There were a couple of under expected moments in this ride, mainly having Jaws pop out the water and making a big splash. And I'll had this comment here; like in Jaws where I could't understand what they were saying, all rides were so well done and the staff were so enthusiastic with every element of the ride, even in the queues. Next was the Waterworld show. This was probably the best stunt show i've ever seen. The comedic elements before the show began, with the stuntmen spraying water into the crowd and each other, and get the crowd excited was really great, and what I think should be done at the beginning of all stunt shows that have comedic elements throughout the show. The stunts were great and the use of fireworks, fire and water were awesome. The storyline was great, and there were plenty of surprise elements that added to it all. Next was the Amazing Adventures of Spiderman. And OMG, I have to say this is the best dark ride I've ever been on. The queue was about 2hrs, but again as I was a single rider, it was only about 10 minutes. The motioned car was smooth and at times made you feel like you were falling or getting hit back by things happening on the screen. The fire effects and water spray also added that great extra element to the ride. And above all it was very well themed and had a good storyline. Next was Backdraft, this was my least favourite ride of the day, but I did it because it was a part of my fast pass. It was cool to see the film sets and have so much fire and explosion going off in front of you, but that was it really. Next was the new ride, Flying Dinosaur, that I'd been looking forward to all day, and had to wait until a certain period of time to ride because of its popularity. The ride was very strict about loose items, it was like being at the Australian parks, but this was full on. They had metal detectors and they were checking everyone to make sure you had nothing on you. You could take bags through and put loose items in a storage space, which on another note, it's great to see you don't have to hire a locker to put your stuff in, every ride had somewhere to put your stuff, or you could take it on with you. I don't know if anyone has seen photos of the ride, or even been on it yet, but it's unlike anything I've ever been on or seen before. You sat into the harness (which was very comfortable throughout the whole ride), and then it would tilt up and lock in place so you were laying down (I have seen this before, but the whole ride itself was unlike anything I've seen before). The constant turning and flipping, turning in on yourself and then plummeting to the ground and then turns so you'd be laying on your back was unreal. And it had a decent length track to it as well. If anyone visits the park, this is a must ride. Queue for it was about 240 minutes, but thankfully my fastness was for this as well. And finally I went on Hollywood Dream. Another good ride, was a decent track, good on ride music and comfortable seats. Overall, it was an awesome day, and despite the huge crowds, the staff handled it really well and queues was fast and ride loading was quick and easy. I also couldn't get over how many staff they had on. Take the Flying Dinosaur for example. They had about 10 staff in the station to operate the three trains (control booth, load and unload and direct us). And then there were about 3 staff using metal detectors, then about 6 staff in the queue line, and then about 4 staff at the entrance directing people and checking fast passes. I couldn't find any flaws at the park and was glad I could finally go to a Universal Studios, as well as experience a theme park out of Australia. Here are a few pics from the day:

I was at the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter in Hollywood a few days back. If you have 10 minutes to spare, my video contains a POV of the Forbidden Journey and Flight Of The Hippogriff. Excuse the dark bits, the castle is really dimly lit however in person you can still see the amount of detail they have included.

If Batman appeared in and narrated the videos, everyone would pay attention... no one delivers a message better than batman..

The water heating at WWW will be something I welcome this time of year. Even in the Gold Coast it's not ALWAYS hot weather! In fact, this may well persuade me to go to WWW more often than Wet & Wild in the winter #firstworldproblems!

Why is it taking so long?

Wow! Thanks Rac2703. With that plus the Police Academy Stunt show, Gremlins ride, Looney Tunes River Ride, and the studio tours I really wish I'd lived in Queensland back then. Don't get me wrong Movie World is still very good, but I hate to see an awesome, fantastic park become a very good park! Dodgems and an amusement arcade instead of an adventure as a police cadet in Gotham City Library? No contest!