DaptoFunlandGuy

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Not my photo, I don't use instagram, but this is what I saw making its way around (original poster unknown)

Speaking of track records, the relocation of Flash says if the above rumour is true, Batwang version 2.0 opens in Summer 2037.

not gonna lie, given we were expecting this super large, cut gemstone, the 'thing' they've put on top kinda looks like someone ate some corn and... well... you know...

I mean, I did say MOST. 6/9 is still a clear majority it's still a track record though...

They've certainly got a track record, but i'm sure most of those attractions, when closed, they had every intention of reopening if they could.

What the fuck does that even mean?

a little overly dramatic there. more likely they've had to close it for replacement parts that won't be available in a known timeframe so they can't forecast a reopening date. Or they liked our suggestions of a drop tower of sorts to replace doomsday and they don't want to have both in the same park...

Much as I have no appetite for the likes of Abyss, HangTime is quite a good little coaster. it's my son's favourite, and it is the yardstick against which every other ride he goes on is compared. I would love to see a model like that here, assuming our climate doesn't fuck it up like Abyss

Hangtime occupies more space than the boomerang. From memory they had a top spin or something similar behind the boomerang that also got removed to fit in the station and exit shop for hangtime, so it's a little bigger than a boomer. Also, for the love of god - please nobody give them ideas for more coasters. I like them, but that park doesn't need more coasters right now - they need good quality high capacity flat rides that take the pressure away from the coasters and have far less moving parts for things to go wrong.

I think the way the old international awards ran (what was that guy's name?) - where the system was weighted - it didn't just ask what your favourite was, it asked what you'd been to, and then it considered how you ranked that ride or park based on how many people who had been there had voted. Obviously a bit more complicated than a forum poll however.

Dreamworld don't need to show high performing numbers, village just needs theirs to drop. they would budget based on forecast attendance - if their attendance drops, that should be enough to kick them in the pants.

Yeah you're not wrong. Someone pulled a lot of online data for park queues around the world and the top 10 parks around the world for longest queues included the big disney parks, universal, and little old movie world.

you forgot 🎶Hello and welcome. You are about to board the MRT. Metropolis Rapid Transit. Your safety is important to us, so please give us your attention for a moment, even if you are a frequent traveller. By now... It's those kind of earworms that you absorb standing in lines for hours listening to the same thing repeatedly and i'm sure many here could recite the entire script from memory. I can tell you, even with Wonderland closed for over 20 years, I can still remember several attraction spiels. I'm grateful that much of the pre-recorded stuff - such as on Space Probe - was able to be captured so I could relive those memories too. Hopefully someone out there has a copy of the current pre-show video - maybe one day it finds the light of day for everyone who does remember it to listen to again fondly... I'll just leave you with this. https://youtu.be/Kzv6GZenRXU?si=Y-KGod-4ipYPssgg

It would be pretty poor form for a consultant \ build partner to publicly rubbish their client, so i'm not surprised it barely gets a mention. As your mum used to say - if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

Yeah i'm not talking the majors (though they clearly have them also) - i'm talking the non-franchised parks too. These days there are devices that are not so easily fucked with. Perhaps a bubbler is a bit old school, and something like this would be more to your taste?

I find that really jarring in such an immersive land, but recycle culture has taken over and calling out the 10c containers as opposed to having it chucked in a generic yellow "recycle here" bin helps them sort the ones that are part of the program. I'd like to see them advertise that they're donating the proceeds to a charity or something though, rather than just looking like they want to make $6.50 off you for a bottle of coke and then ask you to give them your 10 cents back as well. It would however be preferable if the park developed their own, themed container collection points that fit in with each land, along with themed bins. I can't find the update, but i'm pretty sure this fencing was sitting back of house before the land opened. maybe there was something wrong with it and it's why it didn't get installed? This is very strange and it'd be nice to see them correct this as time goes on. it's hard to tell what's temporary, and whats permanent here with the land open and yet so many changes and additions still coming...

lol. Don't project your shit onto me. I've already said my piece and I can't really see many folk disagreeing with the group consensus at all. Sure you can! It'll give you something constructive to do with your time!

Seats exist throughout rivertown but they are themed crates and many folk probably don't realise that they're meant to be sat on. Rivertown did have some issues with shade, however - both queues are fully covered They've recently added themed 'parachute' screens over the eastern side of the queue for the cars to shelter guests on the edge of the building (western face covers the 'driveway' too so more shade for guests that side) It is absolutely criminal that this isn't a consideration for our parks in all new builds. I've visited a lot of overseas places recently and it's remarkable just how frequently you find publicly accessible water sources - bubblers within the queue, electric water coolers to fill water bottles, etc. I don't care how far away the nearest potable water is - parks need to run plumbing to all new areas, and factor free water supply devices into their queues and 'precincts' from here-on in. Wasn't it unexpectedly closed last week? Perhaps they're having issues and felt it was better to have one open than none? Ie: I don't think this is a cost saving measure for off-peak, i think its a mechanical issue they've been forced into.

Only thing I can point to is that DW have been upfront about saying 'there's more' whereas MW haven't said diddly and just went 'it's open!' It's all about communication. Dreamworld are pretty open about things, and Village keeps things tightly to their chest.

How a business chooses to manage it's operating hours is up to them. Everything listed in the post above is a matter that can be checked with a little research by the guest before arriving. The park has made their hours very clear on website and socials. Night market sends out emails every week with what's on, or if they're closed. When they have private events on, they publish that for weeks in advance of the date. I took my family to an activity over christmas. we arrived early, hoping to beat the crowds, only to discover that although the place it was at opened at 9 - along with every other service provider in the complex, this one particular facility didn't open until 10:30. I was a little annoyed - why doesn't this operator open at the same time as everyone else? but then I realised that the doors (and the website, and google) clearly showed what their trading hours were. I simply hadn't bothered to check and assumed this place was like all the others in the same location. the fault was mine. I understand dreamworld operating lower hours midweek outside of peak. if i were a local, i'd be a little annoyed - and personally I think they're missing out on the after school traffic - but i've also seen the after school population at Movie World and wondered how they afford the staffing bill - because most of those after school visitors weren't there to buy expensive ice cream. they were there to ride on an annual pass that cost nothing for a post-school visit. So i'm not sure if the economics work out to stay open for the possible ice cream purchases that probably won't come. As for visiting the waterpark - i'm not privy to their finances, but again, you want them to be open for a 7 hour trading day for the possibility of capturing post-school trade for the last 2 hours. what a waste of 5 hours of labour (plus the pre-opening labour required). They've got the numbers, and they've decided it's not viable. And this has been repeated to you so many times it's becoming a turnstile-level issue. Restaurant opening times are clearly posted. Nobody would have assumed it was open at night prior to this step, and they've been very clear about saturday openings and providing a booking link. bookings won't be possible on friday, so that should be a big red fucking hint it isn't open. if you turn up on friday to eat at janes without a reservation - that's really on you. All of these situations are fanciful inventions in your own mind and have no connection with reality. I'm not seeing reviews posted to Dreamworld's various online presences complaining about short hours or closed waterparks. i'm seeing reviews of how great the experience was. Don't even start me on how the company with the 7-hour-trade-7-days-per-week parks and the non-seasonal waterpark is performing in the guest reviews space... because it isn't pretty.

I couldn't really care less if you can't see this or not, but you're the one playing on words and ultimately being pedantic. It is correct that they are finishing the themeing of the ride that wasn't completed before the official ride opening - however it is also correct to say that they have added more theming. Because they have - it wasn't there before, now they've added it. Honestly sometimes your nitpicking goes too far.

She made a valiant effort at holding on throughout the school holidays, it is unfortunate she shit the bed early, but it was inevitable - she's showing her age and it's only a matter of time.

Just to be fair to Vortex you've included the entire walkway the public use to get past it. Realistically the width of the attraction footprint would have been a more accurate measurement...