DaptoFunlandGuy

I think the online limit just prevents it from being oversold. The last thing you want is everyone buying up the 4:30 slot and being in the position of either cycling for 4 hours past closing (not going to happen) or having to process a lot of refunds. I have seen someone who purchased online right before closing get turned away by the ops team (but that was when they had fireworks on, and the ride had to be shut down prior to them starting) You've still got wristband sales in the fairy shop, and ops team can take card payment at the front of the queue too. It quite frankly couldn't be easier to purchase if they had a paywave terminal mounted to the seat. /s I think at $25pp its a great one off. I won't ride it every time but will fork out when i'm bringing someone to the park that has never done it. If it were discounted off peak. BOGO or similarly priced to sell more than one for a discounted total, i'd be all for it. I think $10 or $15 per person, or in a multi-buy (say, buy 4 for $100, get two free) would ultimately see more revenue and less empty seats.

au contraire, sir.

How much easier do you think they should make it to purchase?

I've been talking about this with some friends for a while. I'd like to see maybe off peak hit $15 for 1 and $20 or $25 for 2 - just use a different wristband for the second one, so that it has to be used together.

From what is said in the video, a single sensor out of tolerance is causing a complete shutdown. This isn't standard in the industry and usually when there's multiple sensors to agree on things, most across the industry accept if all agree except one, the one disagreeing is discarded. You'd expect SBF VISA, given their time in the industry, would do this, but it sounds like they didn't. Not really Village's fault but we all know what happens when you assume. I still think Funtime should have been the direction but we can't know all their reasons - but I do know SBF shouldhave known better.

I guarantee you'd still probably beat me there if we both tried.

Fuck me i'm loving this transparency from Village. Very cool to hear all the things they're doing to try and bring it back up reliably.

I'm really quite surprised, especially in School Holidays, that we've gone from Monday to Friday and not one picture has appeared. I'm confident in the source I confirmed it through, but I'd still love to see it...I would have thought someone would have posted something by now but I suppose Magician is a bit far away for a cheeky midweek stop...

WWW also has a platform that the riders are asked to stand on before they can enter the slide. the scale simply gives a red light \ green light, similar to WNW. Agree it is a standard. I've seen it at many waterparks around.

If a parade character falls in the woods, and i'm not there to see it because i'm in line for a ride, does it matter?

turnbuckles?

Can confirm there is a second tailwhip. i apologise - I’ll eat my words. well who woulda seen that coming?

I can't wait to see the pictures you took

Not sure this needs a new thread - curious as to the community's thoughts on this one. Spotted this on an industry facebook page - it seems one of the TVs in the Sky Voyager complex has (most likely) died, and they've fixed this by slapping a sticker of the ride logo over the top. Looks like its in the old exit shop. Added without commentary - what's everyone's thoughts on this? (Photo credit - AV Install Nightmares)

its not just a case of bolting on the spinning seat either. The station is configured so that the air gates don't open for the other train so the station PLC has to be entirely reprogrammed. The spinning car also requires charging overnight, which is why they almost always park it in the maintenance bay overnight, so with both trains, this would cause issues for them to keep it charged. Pics or it didn't happen.

That's not what i've heard at all, and I believe we should see something happen with this soonish - but since Oz is in full swing, I don't think it'll be immediate. Being fair, Village don't own any of the land anymore... but they do have use of it and it's not a bad suggestion. The cheaper option would probably be to rent some warehouse in an industrial park somewhere to store shit they don't need. There's no reason they need the christmas tree onsite 365 days a year, and I bet theres a lot of other seasonal things they could offload somewhere cheap to make the most of areas that should be guest accessible.

Village leads the way in repurposing old guest-accessible spaces into something genuinely back of house.

Welcome back after your >4.5year absence!

Most of the caribou has arrived in the maintenance area out back too. This measures about 13 metres long, so there's going to be the wings and tail section somewhere too.

Latest nearmap for jungle rush as at june 2 2024.

Latest nearmap is up, current as at 02/06/2024.

Looking at the trough barriers, they're in the middle of painting it. The paint does look like it's in spots they've touched up, and painters usually mark defects or items requiring special treatment with a bit of tape so they can see it when needed. I don't think it's anything more than that.

Your fine has been sent to SPR for non-payment.

Yeah honestly as already stated, its highly likely you got whatever bug you got before you checked in. it does depend a bit on your standards, and what you're willing to accept. The pricing I gave was for the cheapest available room, but as the package price is increased if you choose a higher grade room, there wasn't really anything to be gained when trying to compare it against the cheap advertised price in the OP. I've stayed in their cheapest room (Astro - Resort room) probably about 2 years ago now. We stayed there because our other usual options were sold out, and it was only for one night, so we felt we could handle it as long as there was a clean bed. We usually have higher expectations and choose a slightly higher price point, but we went in eyes open and never considered 'walking out'. (If people book it expecting 5 stars for that price then the walkout is their fault) They were definitely old, definitely showing their age, and you definitely got what you paid for considering all of the inclusions that came with it. It was clean, linen was fresh, bathroom smelled mildly of some sort of bathroom cleaning chemical - bleach or something. Carpets were worn, but obviously cleaned. I've seen far pricier hotels with dust bunnies under the bed and in the corners. Compared to other low priced accommodation options in the region (Many hotels in the Mantra brand come to mind) it actually delivers pretty good value. You could honestly stay there and never leave property and primary school aged kids would have the time of their lives. (and happy hour at the bar plus free kids club is usually a pretty good way for mum and dad to have the time of theirs).