DaptoFunlandGuy

Yeah. But KFC keeps removing it off the menu.

You know this is Parkz, right?

Given that the bubble only started today, and the first quarantine-free flights departing Aus didn't land until lunchtime (I can't find any flight times for NZ origin flights to BNE or OOL), I doubt any NZ Bubble flights arrived early enough this morning that folks went straight from the airport to movieworld en masse..

I'd like to think they all got suitably slapped down by the most recent court actions, followed by the very publicly voiced ministerial level support. LPS cocked up Hairraiser, and they were rightfully cooked over that - but the noise about volare was lower key because Brookfield crossed their Ts correctly. They're probably all very familiar by now with the residents that cause the most ruckus, and I daresay this development was probably shared with them before the public announcement.

Thank god for that!

...Soon to be replaced by a Scalectrics car that has been modified to look like a train.

6 trains on an el loco is manageable in other localities that don't have the higher safety requirements. Also, most other el locos are only 2 abreast, so harness checks are faster. Doing 6 is impossible without stacking, and as the brake run is uncovered, its unpleasant to stack, poor for the guest experience, and doesn't increase the ride's overall capacity.

What is the difference? aren't visitors guests?

While the age restriction is there, from what I understand, few ops will ask the question if the kids meets the height requirement. Ops also will take whatever age they're told at face value (but if the guest honestly gives an underage answer, they won't permit them to ride).

They're probably going to regret putting a year on that. Generic 'in the coming weeks' are all the rage (and are convenient weasel words when stuff goes pear shaped) #NobodyWantsAnotherWILD

I agree its the right thing to do, but damn if my symmetry OCD doesn't like it. #Mach5Symmetry #RIP

The majority of their visitors have likely, until recently at least, been local passholders who generally don't spend a lot on food and merch to begin with.

Almost all of Rivals' layout is linear. Lifting and rigging had to be moved after almost every lift to reposition for the next piece. Taipan's layout is far more compact. There are efficiencies that can be made here. There's also the added advantage of not building on an active swamp.

He absolutely didn't. Dismissing my thoughts as a 'bad faith argument' and 'semantics' is in itself a bad faith argument. If you really want to delve into it, You said something matters "a lot", someone else referred to that same thing being given "top priority" and you then argued "i didn't say that" because they paraphrased different words that meant very similar things (and to be clear "this matters alot" and "this gets top priority" aren't that far from each other) And if you're going to argue that they aren't similar enough that everybody else reading this didn't understand the two terms to be interchangeable in context of the conversation that's been had above - then it isn't me that is being semantic. Now you're being disengenuous and you know it. The track for the ride is only being removed as needed, from what I can tell, and the plan to remove the track from the tower was included as part of the taipan build (and announced months ago) because the crane, operator, dogman and some riggers are likely to have some downtime in their build schedule. On the other hand, removing ride tracks that are still in use in order to remove plates mounted to the tower under them, and then replacing the track and recommissioning the drop tower is a huge risk - does the track need to be re-certified by the manufacturer? Does it require engineering signoff to ensure the ride is safe to operate again? Do they need to shim the track mounts to allow for the reduced tower thickness due to the plate removal? There are a lot more costs associated with that that aren't absorbed as part of Taipan's construction. I don't disagree with you on this. I really don't. I'd love for them to actually try to keep cohesion in theming and puffery. But they've shown they're not up to the job, and right now, nobody else is buying. Much as I know you dislike what has become of this park, I know the child in you holds this place dear - and if they have to bankrupt themselves to meet your theming expectations, the park will close and it will all go under the bulldozer - giving nobody else a chance to turn it around. For now, i'm just happy if they can keep the lights on long enough to find someone willing to buy it who will actually care about the details. As I said in my earlier post, most people don't visit to ride 'specific ride'. they visit to visit a park and do all the things the park offers. And while disappointment does occur when one finds an old favourite is no longer around - right now there's a shiny bright orange distraction nearby that will turn those 'never agains' into 'i'll come back when thats open' and soon that disappointment fades. If its that big of a deal, buy a Falcon gondola, or better yet, now that TOT is gone, rejig the drop to accommodate 4 drop tower tracks and then relaunch \ rebrand \ retheme the ride - and recycle the TOT name for the 'new' drop ride if that's what makes everyone's OCD happy. Call it "Tower of Terror Three: Choose your own way to face gravity" /s TL:DR - I think Dreamworld has more important things to spend their money on than taking down some letters. In the short term, if its such a big problem, paint over it in a bodgy way using the maintenance gondola, preferably during other scheduled downtime so it isn't down longer than it needs to be.

There seems to be some sort of expectation from the public that the rides are sanitised after every run. this simply isn't true (and would blow queues out massively). in line with government guidelines, i believe they now do it hourly. This doesn't include things like queue rails and chains which guests have to touch EN MASSE though, and everyone out in public needs to take a little personal responsibility and sanitise their hands \ not touch common surfaces etc - it cannot be up to the park - or any other facility used by the public - to constantly sanitise every possible surface. Since Sea World and Movie World are operated by the same group - it stands to reason that if they're doing it at one, they're doing it at the other, and you're probably just not in a position to see it happen. I'm sure the crowds we've seen have been large, but by all accounts, not running \ staffing rides at capacity is a surefire way to make it look busier than it actually is. A supermarket with only one register open is going to look about the same. That's what I asked...

Ronald McDonald called and said you'll be hearing from his lawyers. Great to finally have the tongue in cheek updates back. Proves there's still a sense of humor out there...

No, but you did say that it mattered 'a lot'. Yeah sure, people are gonna experience disappointment when they realise the ride they could see from the highway is closed - but its no more or less disappointment than what guests experience when ride is unexpectedly closed for unscheduled maintenance on their once in a lifetime trip. According to RCDB there is 191 coasters across the world classed as SBNO. I'm sure there's plenty of flat rides out there too, and i'm sure some of those are visible outside the gates and lead to disappointment. Let's not pretend though that that was the only ride that person was visiting for (if it was, they'd likely know when it closed) so their intention was to visit the entire park - and they still did and probably still enjoyed their day overall. Whether it's the top priority, or just matters a lot, i think expending a fair chunk of coin to simply remove or cover over defunct ride signage when the park is in a financial situation we're all lead to believe (even according to this website) is in a bad place where it was said at one point they may not be able to afford even to build their new ride - i think they'd have no business paying to have that removed when there are so many other actual problems at the park. If they could send someone up in the maintenance basket with a can of dulux and a roller then sure - but half assing things is what got DW into trouble in the first place, and doing it right would just be too expensive for it to matter very much at all.

is this just a case of everyone's pent up holiday time all being spent on the coast at one time? why on earth has it been this stupidly busy? (other than the park's deathly slow ops)

Queue times right at opening can't possibly be reliable - you're going from an effective zero minute wait for the first person on to potentially hours in just a few minutes depending on the number of people through the gates. You can't possibly have a reasonable estimate of queue time for at least the first 30-60 minutes.

You mean the 'unofficial name' that's attached in giant red letters to the marquee of the tower? The issue is the TOT lettering on the tower are (from what i've heard) physical pieces of steel letters, rather than just letters painted directly onto the tower. the drop tower rails run straight over the top and it would be a nightmare to try and change it. Like Kodak Skylink, Captain Sturt, and Rocky Hollow - the tower lettering is likely to remain until they have reason to remove the entire tower.

We, of course, won't say anything about the horrendously poor guest experience in this situation - because at least it's open, right?

taken in the way it is intended. Sod off is the correct phrase - and i've used it here many times. Have a great weekend.

oh sod off

Just in general, 5 minute dispatches are pretty average for MW. I've timed dispatches for DCR and SE and its pretty consistent. I will say that sometimes guests don't help this by not having loose items organised, or not being seated correctly, but it is pretty much a case of apathetic operations. I know there are some ride ops at MW that are passionate about a good guest experience - unfortunately I find they tend to be the minority, and they can't run an entire ride on their own.