Jamberoo Fan

Well you were complaining (and asking) about the 'wording' so given the only 'word' incorrect in the sentence you posted was 'VTP' - a 'misquote' of yours - I thought you were pointing out a mistake that did not exist. The only real error in the real sentence I could see was a lack of commas - a grammar mistake. It relates in that you can participate in both (rides & magic). In relation to the 2nd quote, I see what you mean now but no, they're not 'admitting' to having crap rides (though, if they were, it would not be the first time VRTP have done something similar ). To be fair though, I don't really see how this marketing campaign is suppose to help with public confidence. Similar to what you just said, to me, it gives the impression 'Where was the magic before?'. I don't nitpick - I knew he possibly meant 'Village Theme Parks' but in the quote, it was the only word that was incorrect & he was complaining (and asking) about the 'wording' so what else could I do but point it out?

Yes, according to the latter sentence in the below quote from today's ASX release on Village Roadshow Limited's half-year report:

The first line, I think, is to portray marketing taglines in the upcoming 'The Magic Can Be Yours Now' campaign. The second one did miss some commas but they did correctly say 'VRL' (not 'VTP') and like @Richard said, it quickly emphasises a key point in the presentation.

...unless the supposed 27th of January meeting had a successful negotiation?:

What does everyone make of this?:

Only the Doctor has a 'shelf life' of 3 years - not the whole franchise. The only thing that would need replacing every 3 years would be anything that features the Doctor. Using the Scooby-Doo example, say Scooby-Doo changed breed of dog every 3 years, only the 3 animatronics of him, an image on the ride entrance sign as well as any merchandise would need replacing. Animatronics would be heaps expensive to replace which is why I said earlier they shouldn't have animatronics of the Doctor, merchandise isn't that expensive to replace & 1 small image of him on the entrance sign shouldn't be that expensive. So like I said, for a Doctor Who ride/attraction, it all depends on how they portray the Doctor & how frequent the Doctor appears during the ride/attraction. DW recently said they wanted to be more diverse - diversity surely would mean planning to have some niche attractions? (though there would be a point where less than desired return on investment justifies not installing a niche attraction).

That idea has occurred to me though I can think of a few other possible but less likely reasons for delays. The site preparation/footing placement did seem to finish ahead of schedule though. I agree with @Tim Dasco about the fence wrapping too. Looking back at old posts, some of the concrete pillars of the permanent fence were already built when the fence wrapping went up though? The permanent fence was completed a month later & thus, the temporary fencing & its' wrapping was removed. Maybe the fence wrapping's short appearance was intentional (or the appearance of it was too late thus being very short)? I don't think they could fit lift hill supports there in a narrow dead end surrounding by trees with heaps of theming. It might be power related like @YLFATEEKS thought or just the usual annual maintenance or maybe they are going to reconfigure the area to incorporate the hypercoaster's entrance & power?

I did not say I had not heard of any of those franchises at the time I first visited their rides/attractions on the Gold Coast, I said I had "little knowledge" of the franchises (though Mick Doohan I'd never heard of until MDMC was announced as I don't follow MotoGP & some Nickelodeon franchises I'd never heard of until I visited Nickelodeon Central as I do not have subscription television). Diseases are completely different... Even though Lethal Weapon 4 came out in 1998 and the rollercoaster opened in 1995, the Chinatown theming at the rollercoaster's entrance did end up fitting into Lethal Weapon 4 (you can see this at 35:14-42:53 in the embedded YouTube video) so the Chinatown theming after 1998 wasn't as random but yeah, the general premise of the rollercoaster is a car chase outside of Chinatown: Movie (and thus, the scene) above is rated: MA15+ (Medium level violence/coarse language) Doctors change roughly every 3 years. A park would just need to open the ride when the Doctor changes (which happens at the end of this year by the way) and ensure the length of the licensing agreement lasts the duration of the new actor's contract so when the Doctor does change again, the park can decide whether to renew the Doctor Who licence (and update for the new Doctor) or change themes (like to generic science fiction, for example). After all, Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience lasted 2 years & that attraction would have required updating when each new film was released (especially if the attraction did last a decade), which it did get once for Chamber Of Secrets (though, as I never experienced the attraction, I don't know whether Harry Potter made an appearance at all in the attraction). Doctors may seem to change frequently but licensing agreements seem to be renewed just as or even more frequently. Updating for a new Doctor might involve some expenditure (depending on how they are portrayed in the attraction) but once every 3 years doesn't sound that inconvenient.

They could be tracks for any Mack ride they are manufacturing. Whilst it is logical, is there still a place in the permanent fencing for trucks to go in & out from apart from via the studios?

They were in there for at least 2.5 hours so not exactly "very very quickly". I agree that 24,000 views in 2 videos can mean nearly the same 24,000 people viewed both videos but similar to what you said, I'd say 9,000 viewers (combined Facebook page likes) were people who actually supported their cause while all the rest were just members of the general public viewing the video due to the media's attention to the Affinity protest.

...except that the area is no longer themed to the Australian gold rush period (1850's). Since 2011, 'Gold Rush' is just the name of the town. The town is now a timber town currently in the post-1887 period 'many years' after 1887. No specific year. Vintage Model T Ford cars are classified as being produced between 1919 & 1930. If anything, DW need to update the area's name at the minimum to remove the Australian gold rush/1850's time period association. Given there is no specific end date for the currently themed time period, Vintage Cars would be fine. New technology has arrived in the town - that is all.

I have little knowledge on Doctor Who but I know the Tardis is a telephone box that travels through time - that should be sufficient knowledge for me to go on a Tardis-themed ride, right? Whilst Doctor Who is not exactly mainstream in Australia, at least Australians have heard of it. I had little knowledge on these franchises/people when I first visited their themed rides/attractions on the Gold Coast...: Lethal Weapon The Matrix Police Academy Big Brother A few Nickelodeon franchises Cartoon Network Mick Doohan ...but that did not stop me from going to their themed rides/attractions. At least the narratives of the rides/attractions are comprehensible to the general public who at least can recall the brand names of the franchises featured in the rides/attractions at a minimum (a little bit of knowledge on the franchise would help a bit), it should be fine. Just don't make the ride/attractions' narratives too detailed. To use the Doctor Who-themed restaurant example, if fish fingers & custard were the only menu option, I wouldn't know the significance of it and it would likely make me as well as other non-Whovians to go explore other food outlets but if it was 1 menu item out of many, the general public would be more likely to eat there while Whovians would purchase fish fingers & custard to make the most of the Doctor Who experience. It's simply a balance between not confusing non-fans & keeping the ride/attraction true to the franchise for the fans provided the IP has, at least, significant brand recall and for the theme park, the benefit of increasing visitation due to the new ride/attraction and Doctor Who, I believe, has a strong enough fan base in Australia to provide a modest increase in visitation. If a survey showed most Australians have never heard of Doctor Who then a Doctor Who themed area would definitely be a no.

I think they were removed when Dreamworks Experience was under construction. The entrance to the Madagascar Madness area of the Dreamworks Experience replaced it.

They did fairly well actually in getting (social) media coverage: 2 Facebook Live streams reaching 24,000 people (48,000 people in total) Numerous lengthy articles in domestic & international news publications (reaching millions of readers) Numerous television news stories both in QLD & interstate (reaching millions of viewers) The media just didn't take their side instead mainly focusing on their method of protest & the crowd's reaction. Looking at their Facebook page, whilst it was a protest featuring multiple protest groups (there was at least 2 protest groups participating), the main protest group (Justice For Captives) are relatively new - only formed a few weeks ago so their main aim of the protest wasn't really to "spread their propaganda" but to begin a debate, which they seem to have been successful at given the media coverage. Before the Affinity protest yesterday, it seems they visited the Penguin Encounter exhibit and were concerned at the exhibit's design. They notified SW of their concern & the next day, went back to SW, revisited the Penguin Encounter exhibit to find - to their surprise - that their concerns were not addressed & that the exhibit had less ice than the previous day. Then they went to Dolphin Beach, where they were concerned about the lack of shade for the dolphins. Eventually, this happened: SW's GM tweeted about yesterday's Affinity protest and they, indirectly, responded back via Facebook: Judging from this Facebook comment on a post they made about The Age's news article on the Affinity protest, it seems they do anticipate doing another major protest at SW in the future.

@Cactus_Matt - I just found this: Judging from that last sentence, is this the show you are referring to?:

Some other scheduled maintenance that has not been posted: Sea World: Sky Climb - 29/03/17 Dreamworld: FlowRider - 17/07/2017 - 07/08/2017

@Cactus_Matt, do you mean this quote in last Thursday's Gold Coast Bulletin article about MW's current & future projects?: By the way @Smeg, I figured out that you are counting down to your predicted announcement date.

@downunder, for your information, I was aware you did not start this thread and I did read the 'lost context' in the '2017 Movie World roller coaster' topic before posting my previous post in this topic.

It's already been delayed once @Cactus_Matt so technically, it is still delayed (by 6 months at that too) & what 'pre-announcement announcement'? With @Smeg's announcement countdown too, did I miss something? Giga coasters have to be full-circuit.

I never started - it clearly was @downunder's opinion once they answered the question on how it is a "punishment" but like what @Theme Park Girl said, they should have emphasised it was a personal opinion in their original post for clarity as it is an odd thing to say about Australia's biggest theme park on an Australian theme park internet forum.

From The Brisbane Times: Here is the Facebook Live stream they made of the protest (protest begins at around the 03:20 mark):

I was just pointing it out because, to me, it sounded like @joz was thinking it was a new decision made after the Thunder River Rapids incident (and DW's re-opening) due to less than normal international tourist group visitation that was an effect of DW's 6 week closure.

The title of this new Our World Of The Dolphin presentation, I think, may be seen as a bit misleading (that is, just another Affinity). Unlike Affinity, which is about the dolphin & their relationship with humans, I think this new presentation is more about the Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation & it's work in/with dolphins hence 'Our World Of The Dolphin'. I think I remember the pyramid being formed from the bridge & along the eastern lake foreshore until they reached in front of the seating area. That was sometime in the mid to late 2000's. Most likely in Ski Challenge?

I think Stage 2 of Dreamworld Corroboree had been planned prior to the Thunder River Rapids incident occurring, @joz. Ardent Leisure's full year results presentation last August did say:

Yeah, I did not notice that - I thought it was just for the opening day. Thanks for pointing that out.