DaptoFunlandGuy

Agreed Brad. It's easy to see those who don't visit the parks with kids. The place is perfectly suited to families. The walk to the entrance is a shit however, it'd be great if they could rethink that part of the park. Parking is obviously difficult without using the parking on the other side of the creek, and clearly this was recognised a while back when they used the studio tour trams to transport groups over there, but they really need to do something with that long walk.

Broken down, or just not currently running? Doesn't look like anything is broken from the photos... Water fountain? As in a drink fountain \ bubbler? I don't really remember an actual fountain near GD...

So they have a czech one too? I don't know what difference the origin of the manufacturer makes - but i'll assume german engineering vs czech engineering has something to do with it. I don't know much about travellers either, but i know to avoid mexican and chinese versions (thanks RideAccidents.com)

Queensland railways started in 1865.

they do have a toboggan coaster - that's where you take your skateboard out of the carpark and use it to speed up your creek crossing. best of all - you don't need park admission to ride!

Doesn't the train have to run for them to do a show about a train robbery?

First up - Brisbane is just as forgotten by touring artists as Perth is. There are many things that influence a tour - for example - if the venue has a date available for the artist that fits in with the rest of their touring schedule - and it doesn't always work due to other major events. Bryan Adams currently has dates for Melbourne, Wollongong and Sydney, Hunter Valley and Perth - but nothing else. All of the east coast venues are consecutive days - but Perth is three days apart from the rest... which leads me to my next point - Perth's population is around 2 million, but they're 42 hours by road from Sydney and 36 hours from Melbourne. Newcastle's population is half a million, but they're 2.5 hours by road from Sydney. Adelaide is 1.3 million, and 8 hours from Melbourne. Its not a matter of jumping on a plane. The artist can be in another city in 24 hours - but all the staging gear isn't typically hired in locally (some standard things are, but all the custom gear, the band's specific gear and so on) needs to be road freighted from one venue to the next. For some bigger artists, very little local equipment is actually used, and almost everything needs to be transported from one venue to the next. To include Newcastle on your ticket, its a few hours north of Sydney, for half a million people - its worthwhile to hit the satellite city to pick up another quick payday. The payoff just isn't there for Perth. It's almost 17 times the travel distance, for only 4 times the population. Bryan Adams doesn't usually have extravagant and elaborate staging, so the costs of heading out to Perth aren't terrible, but for the bigger artists with many more truck loads of staging and equipment - the costs start to go up - and Perth doesn't have the satellite population that makes it viable. I know people in Brisbane that flew to Sydney for Pink. It's an hour's flight... but an hours flight from perth gets you what... Kalgoorlie? (pop 30,000) Esperance? (pop 10,000) Geraldton? (37,000). It's a matter of cost vs. supply. Perth is so remote to everything else in this country, it's little wonder it suffers in this area... I really don't understand why people continue to complain about Perth not getting the same attention as the east coast - its simple economics.

*this just in - an aquarium is more of a theme park than adventure world....

Yeah. They should bring out guys wearing blackface too. Just because it'd be a nostalgic nod to the past.

You got further than me.

oh ffs. just forget it.

You aren't disagreeing with me though, for the most part. I never said its old, or tired "now" - I'm just trying to spark some imagination over what else they could put in there when they decide the 'outback' story has had its day (which may be a while off yet).

@iwerks - come on now, we've discussed this and concluded AW isn't a theme park. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Original show - April 4 2006 - September 2009 - call it 3.5 years Heroes of the light horse - September 2009 - End of 2011 - call it 2 and a bit years Spirit of the horse (Phar Lap) - End 2011 - November 2014 - 3 years High Country Legends - November 2014 - November 2016 - 2 years Salute to the Light Horse - November 2016 - October 2017 - 1 year Return of High Country Legends - November 2017 - November 2018 - 1 year Heartland - November 2018 - Like many of VRL's shows and entertainment concepts, the original was designed by inspiring legends of the industry, with no expense spared. As you can see - the lifespan of each show appears to be decreasing. I do hope that Heartland turns that around, considering the upgrades they've sunk into the arena and the show (and the cast) - but i'm not convinced on the sustainability aspect beyond that... Soon the show will be reduced to a few guys on horseback drifting and doing donuts for 20 minutes. Dracula's is a different beast. Since the Newmans started in 1964 in Melbourne, they've reinvented their formula multiple times. These days Cabaret and Vaudeville have given way to a more Sin City Vegas after dark vibe. Its this 'reinvention of formula' that I was referring to for AOS - a shift in story beyond the horse, and the homestead... that's all. Clearly an unpopular opinion... but it has to come to an end eventually - and when that time comes, i hope they will reinvent the venue into something, rather than shut it down and use it as a storage warehouse for seasonal decorations and parade floats.

Curious side question, and probably worthy of a new topic but i'll let a mod judge that. What are people's thoughts on the show's longevity? Yes, I realise they've just launched a new show with all new technology etc etc - but there's only so many Lee Kernaghan songs, Bruce Rowland compositions, blue singlets and Akubra hats you can use in a show before people start to see it as the same old thing. Horses enter. Whips crack. other animals enter. aussie ocker lingo. amazing panoramas across the screen. spin around homestead. mustering vehicles (chopper, quad bikes), stagecoach and similar. Ok - now i've upset a few people - let me clarify - I think the show, and the concept are amazing. I've seen several variants (although not as many as pushbutton) and I very much appreciate the show for the story it tells and the message it gives. What i'm saying is - how many times can they do a 'story of life in the outback' without the overall concept becoming stale... ...and - what could replace it when it's time comes?

can't find someone suitable can't find someone willing don't need a naming sponsor when the show stands on its own plenty of logical explanations to take the puzzle out of your day.

I was moreso making the point that even if the ride maintenance was timed well, people would still find things to bitch about. I wondered just how much longer around it is, and I was surprised that it actually isn't that much... according to nearmap, from the front gate, to corroboree station, its 509 metres going via GD and Rocky Hollow. (not as the crow flies, but actually following the paths, including the elevated ones) Going past central station, through wiggles world and past billabong to get to corroboree station its 639 metres... So yes, if they could have synchronised the maintenance for GD and RHLR, it wouldn't be such a big impost for people. For those wondering - with the path open, its 252 metres to GD, and another 70 metres to RHLR. The same pathway through Wiggles world will take you 840 metres to get to RHLR and 910 metres to get to GD. Walking a kilometre in a theme park is nothing really - (when there are amazing attractions all the way along) but the issue is that there really isn't much appeal for most thrillseekers on the way here, and almost half of that route is devoid of even a token attraction. As I said before... that's just disgusting.

I think part of it is that the signwriting on the roof has the AOS logo off-centre, and without the sponsor's logo on the right hand side it looks unbalanced. in the absence of a major naming sponsor, putting the VRL logo fills the space and keeps the signage balanced.

^then people would just be bitching about the long walk to corroboree. What they should have done was opened an alternative path, even if it crossed the rail line, and suitably fenced it so people still had direct access to Rocky Hollow.

Yes it is. They could have purchased an alternative product that was available in a park version, couldn't they?

Well, when you lose the loop through goldrush, and then the backup loop down the train line... I mean - it's a bit like Disneyland closing fantasyland and one half of the hub. Its a long way around, but there isn't really any other way to avoid it if the works required are that extensive...

It seems like someone pops in at least once a year to take advantage of the captive audience here, and this is normally their first (and sometimes only) post. I think a longer term member did ask for input on a research project at one point, but i think the difference was that they engaged with the community and were known - so it was more 'helping out a friend' than 'answer a random survey'. I'm very sorry, but its a no from me. Good luck with your project.

Wall wrap is wall wrap. Bunnings is probably one of the cheaper suppliers - and they probably sell it cheaper because it does have their name plastered all over it. Why pay more?

The door in use in your photo is marked as a fire exit. If you look closely, you'll see the larger panel the fire door is contained in, as well as the almost identically sized panel to the right of it are both actually gates. (You can make out the hinge connection at the top right). THis is also backed up by the vacant space in front of them. If those gates aren't in use regularly for vehicles, there'd be no reason to leave the space in front of them clear to swing them open. Note also, just above the left side of the gates, is a large number of stacked pallets. You don't do that by hand - thats a forklift, and that's a vehicle. This is also supported by the yellow lines painted on the ground - a good WH&S indication of 'keep clear' or 'pedestrian walkways' (go to bunnings - you'll see them). I have to disagree... sort of. I guess, yes, they could better use their land if they tetris-ed everything in - but Luna is a little more about the whimsy, not the regiment. They're never going to be doing any sort of large expansion. I'd rather not start clusterfucking the park for the sakes of fitting in an extra flat. As for the grassed area, I feel like the roof of the carpark probably wasn't built to withstand weight on top of it, or at least more than what is on it. The carpark would probably need significant reinforcing works to have large moving machinery plonked down on top of it, with is probably prohibitive. In addition, the need to put in a ramp or accessway to get to it would also take up more 'in park' space as well - which could probably be better spent used for other things.

I wouldn't call that the graveyard... Isn't this the graveyard? Or is this the graveyard? Or is it here? This? Wait.... I found the Sea World Graveyard!!!