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DaptoFunlandGuy

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  1. OMG right! Then they should build a Pirates of the Carribbean next to the new Space Mountain too!
  2. yeah old mate needs a lesson on mic technique from his co-host.
  3. Just like the intamin hype that turned into King Claw...
  4. That's paid for by the production company. All DW has to do is provide the land, which is most likely rented \ leased for the production, so DW profit either way and there is no capital expenditure on their behalf unless the facilities are mutually beneficial. I know it's just fun speculation, but no way they do this like 2 years after they fully refurbished it. I think you're forgetting the swing launch requires a spike somewhere in the vicinity of tiger island. I know this makes the most sense, but KC is also a one-for-one replacement. it's an upgrade, sure - but it's still just a replacement. It wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility to one-two punch the lineup with a second big attraction - but again, highly unlikely. There aren't that many drop tower emojis available. how many thrill ride emojis are there? Is it? is it their new word? I don't see it in any of the posts capped above, and other than this recent campaign we're all discussion I haven't seen them use it since the 'biggest pass' promo. Prior to that they used it for years with 'big 4\5\6\7\8\9 thrill rides' - so i'm not sure if it's their new word, or even if it's their current "goto"...
  5. Looks like they're both wearing the same thing too
  6. It's funny how some people have to find fault with literally everything and can't let a single positive thing be said without shitting on it.
  7. Since we can't use MW as a comparator, don't forget all the power outlets that are in full view at Disney parks
  8. Nobody except you is saying that it is. Because it's the 'nearest neighbour' comparison. Both parks exist in the same part of the world. We frequently chastise others who attempt to compare local parks with disney, or universal, or even south east asia - because there are different factors at play - regulation, minimum wage, transport and shipping costs are all different, etc. So MW is not the benchmark. it is just the closest comparison of apples with apples. Its 11 O'Clock and @New display name isn't well.
  9. if they've used a rollercoaster emoji to tease a big brother announcement i'm going to riot.
  10. If you're quite done putting words into everybody else's mouths - nobody said 'good DW' they just said 'better than MW' which is true. I literally said 'i hate this'. Also - judging by Magician's post - they're not finished. (and judging by previous discussions here, they'll read this and may even fix up some of your nitpicks).
  11. For everyone else not interested in a scavenger hunt - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16tzDxkMwe/ Staged fake scene driving down the road with person holding cardboard sign pointing at giant drop - video cuts to drone shot flying into giant drop with two people standing atop the tower. I agree it is intriguing. Interesting that GD is in focus... for whatever it is... considering it only recently completed a refurb. Let the speculation begin.
  12. Right. Perhaps a link or a screenshot next time so people at least know which of the posts to look for. Probably should just create a thread for it
  13. I would have thought that would be a missed opportunity, considering Vortex.
  14. Honestly that makes a lot of sense. purposebuilt facilities for film-production, secure facility isolated from the public, most foreign shows are filmed on sound stages so it makes a lot of sense to do it there. it'll be curious whether village are 'in on it' and will capitalise with cross-marketing, in-park appearances and BTS opportunities post-production, or whether they are simply 'renting a space to a production company' and no more than that...
  15. I understand the reason for it, but you can't close it down entirely for 12-18 months without a substitute which is why I said: Once you have that, you can have a pathway that hugs the boundary (either staying on stage, or routing backstage if you need to include the food outlet) like this: Let's face it, you're not removing RRRC or JDS - So you can utilise the former LTRR queue space, allowing you to continue operating RRRC, JDS and your new indoor attraction space, effectively enabling you to bulldoze the rest of the land at leisure without guests cracking it over your lack of kids attractions. (Bonus - you get to keep the arcade open too) Ideally you'd get the food outlet and toilets refurbed prior to hoarding this pathway - you can't have a kids land operating without toilets nearby (but I suppose you could fit a small bathroom in the showbuilding also - which might stop the JDS queue smelling like piss too)
  16. The dreamworld that placed a giant silver skull in the middle of village green, employed a non-engineer to head up the engineering department, a car museum in the middle of ocean parade and a motorbike rollercoaster in Rivertown is gone. Big Brother doesn't belong at Dreamworld anymore. The current management has set about righting the wrongs of the past - there is still work to do (including the motorbike coaster in rivertown) but they're not walking backwards.... and BB would be backwards.
  17. See, that's just beautiful. The splashpad would cop sun all day, facing north, and the afternoon sun is brutal down near humpty \ serpent with zero shelter. It would have been lovely to have some trees but they do take a long time to grow in and roots play havoc with so many rides in close proximity so the shelters are a brilliant idea (shame they couldn't be blue to disappear into the background a little more but thats my only critique!) It's wonderful to see a park recognise a shade issue around a ride and implement a solution. on an unrelated note - how are the queues going for Oz? Yeah look - I hate this. They had a beautiful facade there, along main street, and they've destroyed it with modern glass sliding doors and now this. I understand the reason for it - the loss of the fountain to the flyer reduced their main street entertainment space and this is all-weather covered so it makes sense to put it here. I just wish they'd have resdesigned the entire facade to suit the new construction as it's jarring going from the double bay windows into flat blank hoarding. At least they got rid of that god awful colour scheme and returned it to something more classic I suppose...
  18. The car has two 'seats' - a low one that is enclosed on the sides for kids to sit in, similar to a dodgem car. This seat is further forward so they can reach the wheel \ pedal. There is then a higher seat at the rear, set further back so adults can ride it \ reach the pedal \ wheel. While probably designed for parents to co-pilot children too small to drive by themselves, older kids \ adults frequently ride by themselves - sometimes while accompanying a self-driving child, and sometimes while not. (stolen from instagram - best image I could find) Some other examples of solo adults found on google:
  19. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EzBxe13UL/?mibextid=wwXIfr
  20. Please take a breath and try paragraphs lifetime family passes are a huge prize and probably more than they'd ever likely wish to do. free day passes or annual passes would be about the limit of their generosity surveying guests on what they want is fine, you can be guided by that, but it isn't going to be a case of simply 'build whatever people say is the most popular... why? because: licensing costs money. Unlike parks that have an IP-owning media company in their shareholdings, (disney, universal, for example) MW has to pay a license fee for every IP they bring in. Some licences cost more than others, and it has to be financially viable. There's no sense building the most popular IP if it's exorbitantly more expensive than the next cheapest option - you'll profit more on a cheaper IP that is still popular longevity - just because the latest craze might happen to be Labubu or something that doesn't mean it has the timeless qualities that will immortalise itself in a theme park attraction that will stand for a decade or more. But you can bet those surveyed will be influenced by popular culture 'right now' only to lose interest in that product next week when the new thing comes along. Having the public design a ride... just... no. Ride design is a skill and not everyone can do it. I know a few people who are involved in this line of work and it isn't a cakewalk - those people are pretty amazing and special for what they can do. Sure - get the public to submit some ideas. maybe one or two of them won't actually suck (or at least will be practical, realistic and not defy the laws of physics) but it's no way to run a theme park. Chances are, the park already has the ride, the name, and the theme picked out beforehand - with their order in several years prior - because that's how long some of the waitlists are. The public campaigns where guests contribute to the ride design, theme or name is almost always pure marketing, nothing more.
  21. Probably would have been easier to do that before they built the bloody coaster. I wonder what they're going to mount their floodlights and CCTV cameras on now.
  22. I think because they were working on the assumption that most people would understand fence = don't enter... Unfortunately it doesn't matter how many fences or signs you put up - some people think they don't apply to them if they just need to retrieve their hat.

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