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  1. DaptoFunlandGuy
    I had forgotten about boot hill, but it was only the front half. the back half was still the western facades and previously used for blazing saddles arcade.
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    I think that's a double edged sword. If they're transparent that it's animals, they'll be accused of pandering to the likes of JFC. Probably accused of going woke or some other pseudo-political flavour of the month. Have a look at the backlash Dreamworld received when they announced the changes to tiger island. Put simply, they're damned in they do, and damned if they don't. Don't get me wrong - I like the transparency - and Dreamworld has been doing more 'heart on their sleeve' comms lately while Village continues to persist with 'pay no attention to the man behind the curtain', but in this one specific case at Sea World, I think being vague about their reasons, even if a few folk bemoan the loss without knowing the reasons why, it's probably better than the backlash they'd receive if they were upfront about it.
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    Rumor has it they've dropped the pyro due to animal welfare concerns. It's a shame, but if that is the case, then I have to respect that they're prioritising animal welfare over entertainment.
  4. DaptoFunlandGuy
    Was it Blazing Saddles \ western town before doomsday? or was there something in between those two?
  5. DaptoFunlandGuy
    interesting that the markets aren't charging admission for non passholders. opening Jane's means even if the street food isn't appealing to you or if you were looking for a proper, sit down meal, you've now got the option of dining in a theme park absolutely free of admission. #nice
  6. DaptoFunlandGuy
    its a shame that the claw won't be open for this one, but amazing on their part to run it again.
  7. DaptoFunlandGuy
    Trying to think of which Village burn fits best here... The Flash Response: While they're not against relocating rides short distances, I do worry that by the time they get it open it'll be due for it's next 10 year tear down. The Vortex \ Wipeout Response: Village are big fans of installing attractions that are a bit of a downgrade to what Dreamworld had. The Rivals \ FOTWW Response: What theme could they give it that would fit the new RAL 4006 Traffic Purple paintjob? The Barnett response: How long you reckon it'll take them to do up all 32 seatbelts? The Maloney response: Can't wait for 10 minute load times Ok, i'm starting to scrape here - anyone else?
  8. DaptoFunlandGuy
    Not really needed - the sign faced the wrong way anyway.
  9. DaptoFunlandGuy
    I've heard whisper that there's nothing left of the ride still standing...
  10. DaptoFunlandGuy
    They could name it 'gold coast ride world'.
  11. DaptoFunlandGuy
    By all accounts, KT has been a capacity machine. Soft openings usually iron out any kinks, but opening so close to peak didn't give any opportunity to bed things down (for either park) and it's inevitable that things are going to break in real world conditions. I've no idea what's wrong - but it was always going to happen at some point. It's one of the main reasons why new rides all go down after their first big ops season to check over everything. it's why new cars go back in after 1000kms to check everything is going right - because sometimes some things don't.
  12. DaptoFunlandGuy
    I mean it's pretty clear he means Ardent were focussed on growing Main Event at the expense of dreamworld. And i'm pretty sure that's accurate.
  13. DaptoFunlandGuy
    Please don't misunderstand me - i'm not saying they shouldn't have opened - opening was unequivocally the correct decision. And i'm not saying it hasn't been done before or isn't a 'business as usual' practice. I also think the ride looked mostly fine in it's opening state and by our local standards, you'd get away with leaving it at that (and they aren't, so kudos to them for doing that). I'm just saying for me - the fanfare has passed. The ride will no doubt get it's finishing touches, but the 'first impression' opportunity is gone. The park won't come out and say when everything is done, so we're in that limbo period where every visit potentially will show something new (which is good) but there's no 'endgame' where we know they've definitively "finished" - one day it will just be 'done' and that's it.
  14. DaptoFunlandGuy
    double edged sword - you leave seats available for other stations to fill which may or may not happen, but in doing so, you piss off the people standing in front of you who are queueing and waiting for a ride. It's easy to do it with Skyliner when it has over 250 gondolas, and the next arriving cabin will be there in 15 seconds. It's a lot harder to do when it's the same carriage they're waiting on, and it'll be more than 15 minutes before it arrives again.
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    i'm torn here - part of me says you shouldn't open it until it's finished, but I understand why they wanted to have the land open for peak season. From what i've heard, there's quite a bit left to come, and I can't wait to see it 'finished' but I'm a little disappointed that we'll never really know *when* the last thing is done, because we've already had our official opening and all. it's not like the park is going to come out and say "ok, NOW we're done" - we're just going to see bits and pieces added on and one day nothing more will be added on and we'll look back and go - 'maybe it was this thing was the last piece' (or maybe, it'll be so subtle that we won't even know it)
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    Agree it's probably wishful thinking. they haven't made an announcement yet - which is the sort of thing they'd do to try and take the shine off the success that Dreamworld is having down the road. It's interesting the discussion has continued on for JR & Rivertown whereas Woz has essentially faded to black after opening week. If they've moved to pull it down now because of something in the pipeline, you'd expect to see it parts on site and have it up and running by easter, winter holidays latest. I'm not holding my breath.
  17. DaptoFunlandGuy
    geez, something took someone by surprise - plain white barriers, not even the green hedge panels. It's good they're finally doing something but doing it in the middle of your peak season is a weird look, IMO.
  18. DaptoFunlandGuy
    It's really hard to argue with most of the votes above, and I think I agree with most of them. Pretty sad state of affairs to be honest where there is no real contender for runner-up in almost every category.
  19. DaptoFunlandGuy
    A ride would empty the entire ride vehicle each trip to allow a new load to board. It's unfortunate as Dreamworld used to have two trains, and on busy days they could easily fill both of them through peak periods. The new style of loading takes much longer so the circuit takes much longer, and some people enjoy just sitting on the train and enjoying going around. There's no limit to how long you can stay on, so you could potentially end up with a train going around, stopping at every station but nobody being allowed to get on because it continues to be full. People need a reason to get off the train. Stopping for lunch at Rivertown is a good reason.
  20. DaptoFunlandGuy
    I can't speak to every item, but the snake was there on opening day - just didn't have any lighting.
  21. DaptoFunlandGuy
    We visited on the weekend and sat down the back of Jane's for lunch, and I noticed that the old Rivertown train platform had been paved over \ levelled. Now I know asphalt isn't super difficult to remove, but the works just made it feel like it was much more permanent - they've not only pulled out the tracks, but also paved it to make it level with the station platform...? Main St station is still fenced off with temp fencing, so they at least haven't made that permanent I suppose - it just shocked me that the whole thing was paved over. I really hope they don't just keep the shuttle between main street and wildlife. I'd love to see Jungle Rush from the vantage point of the train!
  22. DaptoFunlandGuy
    yeah personal opinion, GL was a highway attention grabber - evidenced by the giant lantern logo. It's got to be a highlight of the park to go 'outside the berm' so to speak. flats won't cut the mustard in that space.
  23. DaptoFunlandGuy
    mate they pretended for years that the monorail was coming back. don't expect them to acknowledge what is going on in front of your face - they're literally the home of 'pay no attention to the man behind the curtain'
  24. DaptoFunlandGuy
    This is what happens in new ride discussions between announcement phase and ground breaking. It doesn't matter, but discussion really gets into the weeds and nitty gritty when there's nothing new to talk about.
  25. DaptoFunlandGuy
    I'm definitely in the 'gold coaster parts' camp. the colour matches the track perfectly and it's in the right spot. It could be claw parts though - nothing wrong with getting them in early. As for payment - while I have no inside knowledge of this transaction, in some cases, rides aren't paid for prior to opening at all - sometimes they're "leased" from the manufacturer or under some sort of 'buy now, pay later' arrangement (they should be careful, their bank might deny their home loan!). If I remember correctly DC Rivals was initially done under this kind of arrangement but was quickly paid back not long after opening. So it could be paid in full, or in part, or not at all, or only 'leased' - nobody here knows!
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