DaptoFunlandGuy

I still prefer being able to go on dreamworld's website and see all attractions, with their planned dates, rather than have to click on every possible date I might visit to see if anything is closed at movieworld.

Big Brother better hide his wallet.

took me a second to get that! good one Gaz.

I think Dreamworld has taught us all a lot about the dangers of home-made attractions that are built without construction authority oversight. It has nothing to do with Ronald McDonald or any other red headed clown.

Yep - Rio Bravo was the original theme intended for the ride, until the movie tie-in with Wild Wild West was picked up (which is mentioned in the Wild West Falls Adventure Ride - Wikipedia article. The ride was cloned in Parque Warner Madrid and kept the original Rio Bravo name Rio Bravo Attraction | Parque Warner Madrid You can see the same text in this Wild West Falls Adventure Ride in Movie World Gold Coast Austral Editorial Stock Photo - Image of adrenaline, east: 47415018 which is dated from 2014 And while it's hard to make out in TV resolution - even the original commercial for it has it https://youtu.be/J93kq5iby-w?si=hpH8XKYxdYVqmBBd&t=245 The ride exit shop is also named 'Rio Bravo Outfitters' (taken from google street view dated January 2018

apparently not.

I agree SV's theme was poor from the beginning - an unfortunate remnant of the previous management - but it's still functional, and I don't see them touching it until fully depreciated. There are far more important capital demands than that.

I mean, at the bare minimum let's hope that they got everyone who was siphoning funds for their own benefit so that they can spend that money on the park.

looks great! I wonder how they're going to do the middle bit they can't reach with the boom.

I think perhaps you need to go back and re-read what I said. I like the seats. I agree they should face the screens. they could have fitted seats while retaining the baggage carousel, in my opinion. I just think the complete removal of theming is something we've called foul on in other attractions on the coast, and it would be hypocritical of us to applaud this move without at least noting that it came at a cost of theme reduction. the timber fencing is a darn sight better than the pool fencing we have at wild west. I think all our parks locally have shown a move to fencing off water attractions and I don't think we can get away from that - so styling it to suit the theme of the land is possibly the best we can ask for. I don't hate the current rivertown fence - though perhaps they could have missing planks dotted along that still retains 'pool safety' requirements while looking a bit more 'ramshackle'

You're right - and there can be successful crossovers (Eisner is a memorable Disney example) but historically our parks have flourished with experienced theme park leadership, rather than generalised business leadership experience. Marketing and selling your products to a youthful audience? (just being devils advocate here) Also note that CK is staying on as co-CEO so it's not like there's zero experience in the industry at the top. Eisner was balanced by Frank Wells and many would agree that the Eisner & Wells era was definitely a golden period for Disney - and the loss of Wells was certainly a marked turning point in the Eisner era. bingo.

They literally said 'must be willing to work on-site in Brisbane'

Look, I like that they've put seats in there (and agree it should be faced the other way) - and I would have given them extra props if they'd installed current versions of departure lounge seats where every 4-6 seats has a charging station because let's face it - it'd be the most popular place in the park if teens could charge their phones... But I have to call this out - whenever we see theming being removed elsewhere we bemoan the loss of classic theme in place of efficiency and modernisation - so i'm going to call it out - removing all the baggage is a miss, in my opinion. They could easily have fitted in seating that worked with the space without removing the baggage 'carousel'.

Whoever put those zip ties on and didn't clip the tails off should be taken out the back and made to watch Hollywood Stunt Driver 2 on a loop.

We just finished up in Shanghai Disneyland and they had a passport you could take to each location and get stamped - though each location had a special machine that validated the passport as genuine before it would electronically stamp the book - so you couldn't get stamps unless you purchased the book. Locations weren't marked on a map - you had to search for them based on riddles in the passport so it was an extra level of difficulty too. If you got them all, you got a special multi-coloured stamp at the exit commemorating their 10th anniversary. I agree its a really clever idea - the Dreamworld one is lower tech, but set up perfectly to keep adding new stamps for various events and occasions so the fun keeps going as long as management keep it up - I just hope this doesn't quietly disappear like many other park initiatives have over the years - getting a few new stamps made each year shouldn't break the bank but would really plus the experience for long time regular visitors as something new each time.

^I mean from his perspective - he's just talking to himself now?

It was first posted to TikTok by the original poster about a week prior to Brad's post. Comments are consistent with it happening around the time it was posted. I couldn't possibly care less. It's actually wonderful not having your catty bullshit responses dragging everything down. Folks, Bozo the Clown himself has asked to change the subject back to theme parks, despite this thread being about an incident in a theme park, and the entire discussion revolving around that incident, and literally nothing else. Next, he's going to spray water out of a flower on his lapel.

I replied to you. You replied to me. (i'm prepared for you to argue in favour of Harry's comment between mine and your reply but since Harry was quoting me and essentially supporting my statement, i'll count it) The next time I logged in - which was notably 4 days after your reply - I responded. Thats kind of how a discussion forum works. This isn't chat, replies aren't instantaneous. You've been on this forum since 2010, so you've got to be at least approaching an age where you can understand that. It took me four days to respond, ironically, because I had something else to do with my life. Quite rich coming from you, considering: You posted this thread at 11:26pm on a friday night Posted your next comment at 3:03pm saturday afternoon Again at 10:22pm Again at 10:46pm It seems I have much better things to do with my life than you do. I was involved. I was literally the first person to call out your bullshit. I still think you're struggling with the concept of a FORUM. Perhaps you might try getting a dictionary. Its a typical Brad backpedal. you make an outlandish claim or statement - in this case it's unnecessarily sensationalist language, people call you on it, you take potshots at those folk instead of reading the room and going - "you know what, i got it wrong". It's really that simple.

You're right, you never said same, you said similar. the implication was pretty clear, whether you intended it or not, and my reply was simply countering that implication. Just on this - the TRRR incident at Dreamworld involved a raft stuck at the TOP of the conveyor... so.... ❌ It seems it's you who can't understand the english language. You've defined Scary, and Similar as two different terms when in your case you used them as a single phrase - Scarily Similar. As you've defined them - Yes. The incident would have been scary for those on board. No. The incident would not have been eerie for those on board. Yes the two rides appear similar. However - to state 'scarily similar' implies that two or more things possess an uncanny, alarming, or unnerving level of likeness, often to the point of being unsettling or spooky. That doesn't make out here. Rafts didn't flip they were swamped. conveyor belts were not the cause of the incident. pumps didn't fail. nobody died. ❌❌❌❌ Survey says no. You've written emotively. whether it was your intention or not you've suggested things that aren't there. I think everyone has done a decent job of calling you on it and it's time to read the room and maybe admit you could have worded it better (if you didn't intend it) or you were wrong (if that was your intention). We don't need to spend the next three pages of this thread on pedantry. But I'm quite prepared to keep calling you out if you need it. You first.

Scarily? Please. Let's not be too dramatic. The difference here is the conveyor is an actual belt rather than slats. You can also see the belt stops moving right at the end of the video extremely quickly. Rafts are supposed to stop at the bottom of the conveyor. Something has occurred here that shouldn't have that has lead to the raft in front being swamped, but you can see in the evac that that raft is inclined and on the belt, so my guess is the evaced raft was lifted out after it was empty leaving the swamped one behind. It's not ideal. but the comments on the original video are more concerned about the guy wearing timberlands than any serious safety concern. The only people hyping this up are people referencing dreamworld and we've already done to death why dreamworld's installation is nothing like the intamin installs overseas.

The law allows them to open at 1:30pm and i'm supportive of entertainment facilities being allowed to open after the formal services for the day are completed. The solemnity of the day is usually done once the march is completed and the remainder of the RSL day is spent playing two-up and sinking piss - so i'm ok with a park opening if they see value in it. It could be the fact that the date occurs on a weekend attracting a double-whammy penalty rate that makes it unviable to open..?

I think the point was more about the fact that the ride closed at the start of february, and we've seen virtually no movement for 2.5 months, with some theorising that maybe they were waiting until after the easter holidays. Now, all of a sudden in the middle of school holidays, they suddenly start pulling things off the ride. That is what is curious about the timing, not that they're doing it in view of guests during operating hours.

Well, they're not waiting until school holidays have finished, that's for sure. None of the prep-work here so far points to removal or demolition. this could just as easily point to preparation for painting \ new trains. All still speculative at this stage.

As far as I'm concerned, they missed their opportunity when they didn't secure land near the WSI site. it was an opportunity to build something on a massive amount of vacant land that would be easily accessible to local and international visitors. Given WSI is due to open this year, they've well and truly missed the boat and any land bargains will have well and truly skyrocketed in price.