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In this new ad for the One Pass, there’s a sneak peak of the SDSC disco room. If that’s what it will be like, that is awesome 🙌🏻

Angus Hutchins Former Ardent Safety Manager No longer working at the park. Mr Hutchins states that when he started in the company, there was only 1 safety system in place to keep track of all safety related documents. Me Hutchins states that historical safety data wasn’t uploaded to safety systems, only new safety data would go into the database. Mr Hutchins only became aware of the 2001 incident on TRR when his solicitor showed him the incident report, in late 2017. Mr Hutchins states that annual holistic maintenance was thrown between the safety and maintenance departments as both departments thought the other was in charge of it. JAK an external auditing company was then approached to complete this maintenance. Mr Hutchins states that there was a lot confusion about which departments were responsible for what. Departments would often assume other departments would be in charge of something that they weren’t. Mr Hutchins mentioned that when Bob Tan (head of engineering) came into his role, he often wouldn’t be questioned when he made decisions as he was known as the “yoda” of that role. Also, in regards to Dreamworld and the documents issue. It was requested during the last hearing that those documents be provided well before this hearing started after the delays caused with the last hearing. DW ignored that and submitted all the documents at the very last minute again. Mr Hutchins was well aware of the issue where Dreamworld safety teams were working reactively no proactively and were heavily under resourced. Mr Hutchins had brought it to the attention of previous CEO’s including Craig Davidson. Mr Davidson agreed with Mr Hutchins but no extra resources were provided. After the incident, 4 new staff members were brought in to help with the workload in that role. After Mr Tan finished his role within the park, all of his duties were handed to the safety department. Mr Tan’s duties included registering, inspecting and paying for the registration of plant equipment. Prior to this, Mr Tan undertook all plant inspections and registrations. After Mr Tan finished at the park, Chris Deaves then started looking for a replacement for that role, it took months before the role was filled. Mr Hutchins states that it took so long to find a replacement as they were looking for a suitably qualified and insured engineer. Mr Hutchins was aware that the ride was not registered from January 2016 until the incident in August 2016 but allowed the ride to continue to operate. Mr Hutchins believed that the systems in place would take care of maintenance instead of sending out a maintenance staff member to check what maintenance was needed.

Alright guys, that has been explosive so far but it still mostly just the same questions being asked again in a different way by the various barristers. The media has been stuck in a small kitchenette because there was no room and it’s cramped with no seats so I’m gonna head off for today and pick this back up tomorrow where Mr Hutchins should still be giving evidence.

Noticed a new TV commercial this afternoon advertising the Village Roadshow Passes which mentioned a new Aquaman Exhibition coming to Movie World in December. I wonder if it will be a studio soundstage tour, similar to the Narnia exhibition, or whether it will be housed somewhere in the park itself. from the website: Dive into the underwater world of Aquaman this December! Go behind the scenes of the block buster motion picture then explore amazingly crafted set pieces and beautifully elaborate props that brought the film to life! The Aquaman Exhibition is coming soon exclusively to Warner Bros. Movie World for the very first time.

Mr Hutchins was of the understanding that JAK undertook structural inspections while DRI, another company would handle the systems inspections. Mr Hutchins recommended In early 2016 that JAK be removed from completing audits as they have “proven unwilling to audit to Australian standards”. Mr Hutchins recommended a new auditor review the the park every 2 years and each intervening year to be inspected by a local third party company. The company slated to replace JAK was LTC, a United Kingdom based company. By late 2016 when LTC was approached, that issue had “fallen off the radar” because the priority was on re-registering the ride as “theoretically if the ride isn’t compliant, WHS would have shut the ride to the public. “Theoretically” as this was the actual situation for the 9 months prior to the 2016 incident. Representatives from all QLD theme parks will regularly gather to discuss any incidents or major updates that could be relevant to all parties. A meeting was held to discuss the outcome of the rocky hollow log ride incident as SeaWorld also had a flume ride and knowledge will be shared across parks when it comes to safety incidents. Mr Hutchins had never enquired as far back as the 80’s about manuals or documents relating to the TRRR as Mr Hutchins was never aware of any incidents so as far as he was concerned, the ride was safe. Mr Hutchins agreed that no realistic emergency drills were ever conducted for TRR. When asked how he feels the problem could be prevented from ever occurring again, Mr Hutchins replied: “In terms of what happened on the day I feel that some kind of engineering control was needed to prevent the conveyor from operating when a raft was in the unload station. The roles and responsibilities for particular tasks was not defined and neither was the reporting of risks. The document control systems were inadequate, funding was inadequate. In order to prevent that from re-occurring, the safety department instead of reviewing policies, need to be I between the park and the CEO, having the power of accepting or declining policies that relate to safety.”

Been single lap bars since day 1

I know little about these things, but I'd say if a ride needs that much maintenance, it may be a subtle sign that its time is at an end!

Most of the work widening paths ect. seems to be done, concrete slab ready for the ride itself.

Only DC Rivals and Superman were open Saturday night.

How bleak to have a function in the Scooby queue without also being able to hire Scooby.

The article I read this morning (no idea of source) stated that additional documents were requested at the last hearing block. They may not have been within the original scope but were requested after certain evidence raised additional questions or issues...

Star flyer is a typical off the shelf name for this ride type. Plus most carnival rides like this are called star flyer or sky flyer. With that being said there is a 4th unit star flyer which was recently purchased and shipped from the UK to Australia. This one also matches the height of Sea Worlds.

I'm sure the general public has high interests in enjoying theme park visits. Your ghost train example isn't exactly the same situation. Scooby-Doo is a very well known intellectual property. The general public would notice the difference. SkyFlyer & SkyVoyager are two very unknown intellectual properties hence why the general public could get easily confused particularly since they are very similar products. The problem is the brand names. Imagine a conversation between 2 members of the general public: Person 1 clearly mistook SkyVoyager for SkyFlyer. I didn't mind SW getting a travelling version of a StarFlyer but after the revealing of the name SkyFlyer, it just sounds too much like VRTP are now taking ideas completely off Dreamworld and not just ideas for ride names but ideas for rides & their theming altogether.

I went past WNW today and Surfrider was operating with riders. The website does still say closed for maintenance however

Technology timeline: Before 1000's - Cinema (Began as Chinese 'trotting horse lamps' and over time, evolved to the cinema we know today) 1910's - 3D 1940's - Hologram (Began in usage of electron microscopes) 1960's - Virtual reality & projection mapping 1970's - IMAX 1980's - 4D (This includes 7D) Most 'new' theme park technology has been around for a while - they've just improved over time or gone through different periods of popularity. The ones between 1960 & 1990 were all introduced to the world in a theme park or it's predecessors. The ones prior to 1960 weren't originally created for theme parks or their predecessors but were later introduced in theme parks. Based on what I wrote above, it seems likely that most future theme park technology will be introduced in a theme park-like environment first anyway. But in terms of what could change theme parks next, this article released this month in IAAPA's Funworld Magazine, details future technological changes in theme parks (such as projection mapping, which is gaining attention with Australian theme park enthusiasts due to it's introduction in Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation). The article focuses on 3 technologies: Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) - 1840's (Began as incendiary balloons but over time, evolved to the 'drones' we know today) Projection mapping - 1960's Fireworks - 800's (Also very likely had it's debut in a predecessor of theme parks) Probably the most 'new' implementation of technology in the article is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Puy du Fou's Cinéscénie: Unmanned aerial vehicles have already been used for entertainment in Australia but not in theme parks (yet) except for marketing purposes: You can imagine a show similar to the one above at night time theme park experiences such as Park After Dark or Carnivale but using the Cinéscénie example, imagine the possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles at night-time theme park events such as Fright Nights & White Christmas! It would utilize the theme park's airspace for more than just fireworks and flying foxes. For a DC Comics/MW example, imagine the night the Bat-signal appears seemingly above Arkham Asylum: Shock Therapy for the 1st time.

It's set up inside the old loony toons stage show, sound stage. I'm assuming the entrance will either be in the Doomsday Precinct or down closer to WWF where the regular entrance is when it's used as a maze for FN.

There’s actually a Sally ride (Tutankhamun) that unlocks a hidden ride path depending on score so it is completely doable and a very cool idea.

Did you read what I posted? maybe try reading it again

You only have to look at Shanghai Pirates to see what’s next... the use of various technical effect mediums to enhance a physical ride experience. Universal are pushing the limits of technology and honestly the results suck! There is nothing immersive about being parked in front of a projection with 3D glasses no matter how clever. An amazing automated, animatronic experience in a practical set will always be far superior to any techno gadgetry. The technological development is in the delivery of audiences through that environment and the realism and reliability of those ‘sets’ IMO

Hopefully less corners being cut.

Hopefully practical sets.

Ok, just an odd thing to point out then.

Both of you have thoughts which are wrong, however you are welcome to continue to be wrong. Have a blissful day!

Can anyone come up with a way of doing the exposed brick under the rendered walls from that shop? Best I could try was temple pieces over actual brick walls, but it didn't look that good. Thinking of using billboards for the whole walls, and photoshopping the effect, but I don't think you can put those on the workshop? Also, here's a version of DC Rivals I've found on the workshop that looks accurate, haven't done a POV yet.

Actually 3 continuous days of operation is pretty close to a 2018 record. Baby steps...

That's not what I'm reading @AlexB " Inquest slams delays in Dreamworld owner providing documents to the inquest. Says they should have been provided almost 2 years ago and fears it could delay inquest".