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Just to add to this here is the article. ( Thanks @Rabbit2014 for the link) It has some interesting info in it. THE BIG BANANA FUN PARK TO INTRODUCE BUMPER CAR ATTRACTION SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 ATTRACTIONS / ENTERTAINMENT / SAFETY / TOURISM Coffs Harbour landmark The Big Banana Fun Park has announced that its latest addition, an interactive Bumper Car attraction, will open before the end of the year. Featuring an infrared shooting system and a digital scoring display, the new attraction will provides a modern twist on the classic Dodgem Car ride, making it a more thrilling and competitive experience. Manufactured by the market leading Italian supplier Eurogames, the attraction’s original ‘shoot & spin’ function makes the Bumper Cars spin when shot while a digital scoreboard keeps track of the number of targets hit, to reward players and enhance their ride experience. Anticipating that the new Bumper Cars attraction will captivate both families and thrillseekers, The Big Banana Chief Executive, Michael Lockman advises "we are delighted to introduce an attraction that not only adds excitement for our customers, but also aligns with our strategic vision for the future.” Emphasising the importance of innovation for the fun park, Lockman adds “the Bumper Cars attraction is designed for customers as young as three years of age, making it an exciting experience for the entire family. “This facility has been designed to operate in all weather conditions and is expected to offer a competitive edge over other destinations, as it will be a unique attraction in Regional NSW.” Images courtesy of The Big Banana. Also opening by Christmas is the much delayed second tower in the waterpark. It will feature a duelling raft slide and will add some good capacity to the water park and beef up their offering. The Alpine Slide is apparently still in the planning and development stages still and is definitely going ahead. The delay may mean that there were some issues getting this approved through council. With this delay, this means that wilst the Big Banana Alpine coaster was the first to be announced in Australia, the new Alpine Coaster at Thredbo be built now will be the first to open in Australia. Good times though!! Thredbo Plan New Alpine Coaster Snowy Magazine Nov 21 2022Updated November 21, 2022 EXCITING: An image of the proposed Thredbo Alpine Coaster. PHOTO: Thredbo / digitally enhanced THREDBO Resort have submitted a development application for a new Alpine Coaster ride that will add another layer of adventure at the resort. When approved, this rollercoaster-like toboggan amusement attraction will wind 1,040m through alpine and subalpine vegetation zones, from the top of Lovers Leap to the Valley Terminal precinct. Running adjacent to the existing Snowgums chair for the uplink, the top station and start of the ride would commence just below the current first Snowgums unload. The rendered image (above) supplied by Thredbo shows proximity to the village and the base area around the Merritts Gondola and the current old tennis court area. The proposed line and location of the Alpine Coaster. Thredbo Resort General Manager, Stuart Diver has previously discussed the planned ride at stakeholder marketing presentations. “Subject to approvals we expect the Alpine Coaster to be open for winter 2024,” said Mr Diver. “The Alpine Coaster will be a really exciting addition to Thredbo’s year round adventure offering and will provide an experience that aligns with Thredbo’s focus is to provide premium experiences for our guests in addition to the great offerings we currently have.” This is all part of a new wave of upgrades at the resort that guests will see in the coming years. Following the construction of the Merritts Gondola launched for winter 2020 and the Easy Rider T-Bar replacement for winter 2022, Thredbo will roll out a comprehensive lift replacement plan over the next eight years – including replacing the Snowgums Chairlift and Gunbarrel Chairlift with high-speed six-seater chairlifts. This will increase lifting capacity by up to 40% at the resort. Development application (DA) Images and location of the proposed new Alpine Coaster.

If you bought fast pass you’ll get everything done easily, probably within 2hrs I’d much rather 3 detailed quality mazes that last more than 1 minute than 6 half assed ones

The concept isn't a Vekoma Mine train.

Better? Get ready for the most incredible land to ever be delivered by Dreamworld! From immersive storytelling to experiences that will have you amazed, Rivertown is set to offer families a brand new Australian theme park experience. Part of a $55 million investment in the park, Rivertown will feature a reimagined Vintage Cars, soon to be known as Murrissippi Motors, as well as the park’s largest ever investment in a single attraction. You’ll be blown away by the family coaster, Jungle Rush, you won’t want to miss a single update about this brand-new land. Keep checking back as we begin to reveal the story of Rivertown! I think there will definitley be indoor sections of the ride, but a lot of it will be outside. Maybe to a similar level of indoor sections as Big Thunder Mountain

I’ll see if I can get a photo later (doubt it though), but I just got off Batwing & I believe footers have noticeably been poured for what I’m assuming is the family boomerangs due to their location.

I went in December, it’ll be like Hobart/Melbourne in winter, crowds aren’t too bad. For Fuji Q, you can get a bus from Shinjuku up to the park. The bus is faster than train because it’s more or less motorway the whole way versus a train that winds through the mountains. I got a Q pack ticket from here. At Fuji Q. I didn’t mind the place, and you can purchase fast track tickets from vending machines in front of each ride. https://highway-buses.jp/ticket/q-pack.php As for rides in Tokyo…Thunder Dolphin / Panic Coaster at Tokyo Dome are both very centralised and easy to access. When I was in Tokyo I spotted them for the first time by chance on my way to something else. You can make the trek out to Yokohama for Diving Coaster: Vanish but the coaster sucks and doesn’t run in rain. Good for pics and that’s about it. I quite liked Yomiuriland, has a couple of indoor Gerstlauer coasters, and Bandit, the Togo Hypercoaster, plus a rapids ride themed to instant noodles, and a thing at the exit where could make and seal your own custom flavour of cup noodles. Tobu Zoo has an Intamin Mega Lite (Kawasemi) and a decent GCI (Regina) Joypolis is great if you want a bit of that Japanese youth/electronic culture, and its launched spinning coaster is pretty fun too. Head here on an evening ticket. In terms of other activities, Skytree or the old Tokyo Tower would be on my list too.

A buyback is typically an indication that the company thinks the share price is too low for the value of the stock. In a buy-back, they are actually removing stock from the 'pool' - so the shares aren't increasing an ownership stake of the board of directors, they simply cease to exist - making the shareholding pool smaller, which does increase the value of each share and the resulting dividends as a result. Why are they doing it? I have no idea.