DaptoFunlandGuy

Not to mention the re-skinned Disney Afternoon (US) which was branded Disney Adventures on Channel 7, weekday afternoons

That's the problem with a selective quote. sometimes things get taken out of context, right? It's clear in the longer quote that the title relates to a rollercoaster specifically. Well, it's better than stupid green leaves.

Yeah to me it's a bit of a lame name. They stick the word 'adventure' on so many things these days it's just lost any meaning.

Honestly it's probably better that you don't - nobody understood you the first two times either. It sounds more like a 'you' problem. At any rate, the group consensus is that a ride is needed, not an animal exhibit, so the discussion is moot. (And I still want Otters)

Why do Japan, Abu Dhabi and Sydney need Gold Coast to get involved? Why can't they just play amongst themselves without involving a third (fourth) party? Toba Aquarium already tried a breeding program with Serena over 16 years without success. Dugong reproduction is extremely slow. Dugong don't achieve reproductive maturity until they're around 14 or so, and females only calf in the wild every 3-5 years or so, provided all conditions are optimal. Malqout in Abu Dhabi was a month old when rescued in 2019, so likely won't reach reproductive maturity for at least another 5 years. You're asking a facility, that doesn't have any of the species, to ask 3 other facilities that do, to stress the animal by transporting it (in some cases across continents) for what - to stick a male and a female in a purpose built facility, and sit around and pour money into it, possibly for years, while the 2-3 facilities that have loaned theirs sit around with a vacant exhibit for... how long? Toba tried for 16 years. There are numerous papers on Dugong, including husbandry, some of these even funded by Sea World. Why not ship Pig to Toba - arguably they have facilities? Why not bring Serena to Sydney? They had capacity for 2 Dugong as they used to have Wuru there with Pig too... Unless you're some sort of marine biologist with decades of observations in the Dugong, i'm not quite sure why you think that the experts in these world class marine life facilities are getting it so wrong?

That much is pretty clear, though i'm not sure its anyone else's fault. Put simply you've already hit it on the head - dugongs are only going to come into captivity if they are rescued. Sea World's priority is rehabilitation and release. And then, and only then, will they remain in captivity if they cannot be released. It is highly unlikely the park is going to invest in a prime habitat, on prime real estate, with particular set up, filtration and care systems, on the off chance one is hurt, able to be rescued, able to survive, but not able to be released back into the wild. Speaking of Wild, I think the situation with Gorillas and Hippos is a little different, as the animals already existed in captivity, and needed to be transferred by their current homing facility. Sure, Sea World could acquire a Dugong from another existing facility, but this would only occur if the other facility required to rehome, which is also unlikely if they have already established habitat and facilities. I'm struggling to find a good metaphor here. If they had a Dugong in permanent care in 'back of house' facilities, and you were advocating for them to build a 'showcase habitat' for them to house the animal permanently in a guest accessible area, i'd be all for it, but since they don't have one, it kinda feels like a bit of a pointless argument... Because....

I think any animal rights groups are going to kick up a stink regardless of the animal introduced to the park, but I think the rarity and the difficulties associated with Dugong take it out of the list of possibilities immediately. I'm ok with an ASC Otter. The animals are insanely popular in every place i've ever seen them, they're endearing, and they enjoy human interactions. They're practically domestic animals in some countries, so likely one of the least controversial options too. I like the idea of over near the outdoor penguins... certainly a good 'fit'.

Some parks i've been in overseas have had small aviaries or enclosures with animals in those small 'transit' spaces. If we are adding an animal attraction though, bring on the Otter!

It's easy to say 'everyone else is doing it so why can't we' but the fact is we don't know the details of the licensing arrangement. Six Flags is also a much bigger company, and they also do far more merch (and sell far more) than our parks do too. Our parks have limited merch space, and if they tested it, and it didn't sell, they're not likely to test it again just because they can slap a logo on it (not to mention Levi was sold 'at launch' whereas the other rides you're advocating for aren't new rides so there's a bit less of an interest (and budget) to promote the specific rides (though I do wish they'd do more ride specific merch)

Yep, I bought the bastard that is the Leviathan model, and it was probably the second hardest construction of all the ride models i've put together (this was the hardest if you're wondering). I've got a couple other Dynamix models and nanocoasters and all were really good to put together and I really like them... But i'm wondering how popular they are in the wider community... Without knowing the sales of the Leviathan model, it's hard to comment, but if they haven't decided to get others done, its possible the leviathan one didn't sell as well as they'd hoped? (And the other issue at movie world is whether WB \ DC will licence them to do it, which is a pretty big roadblock)

Sea World used to have that, and it was a literal ghost town. Only ever a handful of people in there any of the times I saw it. Also, I don't see any hole...

I do hope they keep the old cars for something other than props. Like, convert some into character vehicles for Kenny and his friends (probably have to take the governor off to make the hill up to main street, but hey, where there's a will...)

Looks like they plan to open up the path to traffic, which should further alleviate the bottlenecks and navigation issues around that area.

Not maintenance, but let's post it in a maintenance thread. Yes, I knew they'd gotten it, mainly because I have enough friends in the industry that I had seen what came out of the brass ring awards this year. The creative team behind the eggs did a great job, and my son owns two of the darn things (calling one "rare" was fucking marketing genius). (Side note - the folk who did Village key absolutely botched and cannibalised this product with the 'digital eggs' that had characters bearing no resemblance to those created for this physical product, and i'm so glad it appears the Key died a quiet death.) Not sure i'd advertise it the way they are, but good on them for getting it and kudos to the team who worked on the product. Now if we could just get a decent quality polo shirt and some zip up hoodies in the lineup instead of all the t-shirts, that'd be great.

Look i'm not a fire safety expert, but I dont think it's wise to permanently block that alley off from Oz, regardless of their intentions.

Just demolish it and place a new one over the top.

is this just the next stage from the DA they lodged pre-covid?

i mean, by the time flash goes down for maintenance (assuming annual and not doomsday) you'll have three other rollercoasters open and theoretically all operational while this lot are down for refurb.

They should be. We know its a relocation and it isn't all that, but they're doing something (albeit it seems to have run into it's fair share of road blocks along the way) and the focus on BTS content and construction updates and the like isn't something we've seen a lot of from our parks before. I don't want to pour shit on the effort because honestly I want it to continue...

I've no idea, but I imagine it might be a nicer ride experience for duelling trains if there is nothing in the gap between the trains as opposed to two staircases. The station exit is a possibility also.

evac stairs are a pretty standard addition to a coaster. I don't get why there's such a big issue here... Sure painted might have been better - but since it's connected, which colour would you paint it? Jesus enthusiasts will literally complain about anything...

I mean, it has been done before... why not again? Oh right, because labour is prohibitively expensive which is why B&M, Vekoma and Intamin have all built manufacturing facilities in China, right?

That's the case for most players in the industry isn't it? We ship coaster track here most of the time rather than building it locally too, right?

Pico has done some really nice work lately - the splash pad at Dreamworld was all theirs I believe. They've delivered some pretty big projects for some pretty big players and generally done it justice. I'm excited to see what they bring but anything nerfed or not in line with the concepts will likely be due to village pinching pennies. If Pico has the budget given to them, I think it'll be pretty exciting.

trouble is the arena faces west, and most afternoon shows tend to cop a lot of sun in the stands unless you sit high (where there's no ventilation). Combined with burning rubber and exhaust fumes and it makes it fairly unpleasant. As for the weather, if its raining, you may or may not get wet, but anyone who's seen HWSD: Rain edition knows its more exciting to watch paint dry. It's nicer on Main Street if you're looking to chill or get out of the weather. Astro turf is more comfortable than the metal benches too. I do agree though, the show arena needs to keep a show in there - though it desperately needs reworking and not just recycling the same set with a city\country story that doesn't fit. Showstage likewise needs to return a show.