DaptoFunlandGuy

the hashtag 'repeatbusiness' is either reapplying a refreshed wrap of the same brand, or Hot Wheels have pulled the licence. If the licence is gone... theres a big task to rebrand it...

I think, regardless of the issues with Wipeout, a Topspin wouldn't be a good choice for MW - simply because of the similarities a topspin would have to Wipeout... the ride system is too similar. it'd be like MW installing a Maurer Skyloop 450 (Buzzsaw is a Skyloop 150). Sure, its different.... but is it different enough? It just gives rise to the arguments of "why bother going to X when Y have the same thing?" (and yes, i acknowledge that argument cuts both ways) Something different to their competitors is an easy win 'never before seen' 'only X in the southern hemisphere\country\state\gold coast!'...

Given that the exit from that theatre has been walled off by the new Arkham queue - how do you exit the ride? The theatre is walled in on three sides - queue, arkham maintenance bay, and arkham queue - you'd have to blow through the wall and exit into the Superman alleyway... not impossible, but i've a feeling the Arkham queue redesign utilised the previous emergency door for a reason. I like the idea, and the crazy nature of the ride would suit the Arkham precinct very well.

I disagree - although the views from the top would be ok, much of the view is going to be: Shed Shed Shed Roof Rollercoaster with some sheds behind it bush We've all been saying the park needs a bit more of a theme - coasters are fine because its a bit hard to theme an entire coaster without enclosing it (and even when you have an enclosed coaster, its apparently still hard to theme it - RIP SDSC). I don't think the park needs another 'something that goes high' even if it is as sedate as a star flyer, the sheer height is still prohibitive for many that would otherwise go on quite big thrills. I'd like to see them do something lower - that stays within the confines of the 'asylum walls'. My first thought was a wave swinger - themed to some sort of asylum\joker torture device A spinner, like a breakdance - or better - a Huss Airboat (with similar theme to above) If the argument is for a tower - perhaps a similar spinner concept like the Huss Condor? I realise nothing here is 'ground breaking' but it makes me wonder - does it need to be? Are we that spoilt for choice that we'd turn our nose up if the park installed a gravitron\roundup\rotor style ride? I guess what i'm saying is we don't need wow amazing blockbusters in MW right now - we need things to soak up additional capacity to lessen the load on the amazing blockbusters we already have. LOL. Just LOL. I've seen that a couple times now, and meant to say something, but never thought of the ramifications of googling it! HAHAHA.

While feasible, it's really unnecessary. The ride has run using alternate exit points on the load side previously, nevertheless, any new experience constructed in the courtyard would have room for a simple 1200 wide pathway down the edge, even if fully enclosed for safety. And while feasible, it'd be a really poor move to construct something in there that took up so much space, you couldn't even afford to have the exit queue run past it - because that direction towards west is a very natural expansion point that many have pointed out before. Finally, with Batwing nearby, and GD up the road, i don't think any sort of 'drop tower' attraction would suit the park right now, no matter where you put it - and money could probably be far better spent on other things.

You are cootect, yes. Yes mate, the theatre doesn't appear to have any usage currently.

Well, Slick... finally asks for It's not deleted... ...just hidden, so a court order would easily obtain the "evidence" CONtempt of court. Wut? Everyone reading this thread has already thought of an easy solution - it requires you to do something, however. I figured since it won't shut up, and there's more posts to hide, that this one won't matter too much... *that feeling you get when you click 'submit reply' and your post appears immediately.

There is enough space in that little precinct that you could transform it from a ghost town to something quite worthy of drawing guests. The catch is to make sure the scooby evac points aren't obstructed. Quite honestly I think the solution for that whole area is pretty simple - knock out the old shop and associated structure, clearing the way for a pathway behind showstage, and past the scare sheds to West to become a permanent addition. Get a flat or two between the courtyard and west. theme them appropriately. Ensure that maintenance access to arkham isn't obstructed in this process Make sure the transition is done right Demolish the stupid raised queue platform in front of the old arkham theatre Use the theatre, and the space left by the queue platform for some sort of asylum themed outlet - perhaps to replace the old lethal shop, or even maybe as a food outlet serving treats or meals themed around an asylum (nothing comes to mind but i'm sure creativity exists that could fill the void) Carts could find a home up against the old chinatown building wall (backend of scooby queue) - again themed appropriately - potentially other outlets (hole in the wall style) could find a home here - get a 'jailhouse' (temporary) tattoo... Mugshot (greenscreen) photos, move special effect makeup... these are a few simple ideas, but i'm sure with the technology out there theres a bunch of other things you could do with the spaces.. I'm sure there's plenty of other things to go with, and i know you said money being no issue, but i'm not out to be extravagant with this, i'd like to be more realistic so they can fix this area of the park...

You're always one to bang on about theming. It's fairly plain to see that they're retheming the buildings that surround Arkham courtyard to make the whole place seem like part of the asylum. The space that has the awning, and fencing around it used to be fully chinese themed. They made some changes to that area while working on scooby, and its probably prompted them to continue \ complete the look by fully immersing the area into an 'arkham' theme (which looks fairly straightforward from what i can see) Either way - you should either be cheering that they've taken the steps to retheme, or at least be optimistic about whats coming, rather than describing it as pointless.

not at all. manual renewal just creeps up on me. i usually don't have my wallet nearby when i'm on Parkz. I'd always intended to renew it, as I appreciate the work that goes into the place, and I want to support it, I just never got around to it.

Dunno about the rest of them, but i'm glad someone else is around to call out the bullshit. I've been working overtime while you've been sunning yourself...

Hi @pushbutton. We're excited to announce that we will soon announce when we will be making the announcement about our announcement day. It will be in the coming weeks.

WB Skeet...

Can't say i've seen it (or at least, that i can recall) but that would be why then!

"unprecedented floods in townsville last week have impacted on the park's Q2 profitability"

Interesting that the Queensland Times published this article on 2/11/2018, headlining 'dreamworld hopes ride on $17M attraction', which also mentioned the ride would 'open in time for the summer holidays' and states The fact that they'd planned it beforehand doesn't mean that they aren't now 'banking on it' regardless of anything said on PCL. As for the nametag, Disney usually lists your hometown (or your college if you're on the college program) on your name badge. It may have been an idea they're hoping to roll out, or alternatively, already dumped? Perhaps its his corporate badge for overseas visits so everyone knows where they're from? Any number of reasons, i would imagine...

ZOMG YOU GUYS I GOT TO RIDE SKY VOYAGER TODAY! IT WAS AMAZEBALLS! THE STAFF SAID IT WAS GONNA OPEN THIS FRIDAY AND THEY WERE JUST RANDOMLY PICKING PEOPLE IN THE PARK TO GET TO RIDE ITS SO WIKKID YASSSS!

There's also plenty of BS going on around the park.

Space Mountain Small World (think about it) I will respectfully disagree, based on DCA's version (yes, i realise it no longer exists). We got quite the kick out of it. You are right of course. I guess having watched that video i was just a little disappointed at how little effort went into the retheme (although, not as bad as Stitch) Side note - was Lasseters the exact same track as Bermuda?

Wonderland did the same thing...

I saw video of Frozen, and thought it looked the tits. Then I saw a video of the transformation from what it was, and realised that very little was changed, and it was, at best, window dressing an existing ride into a new theme. The tech and execution of most Disney rides are next level, so the fact that Frozen meets that description isn't really an achievement. Sub-par disney still shits on most things we have. I still think it looks the tits, but considering the physical ride experience remained unchanged, it really is an average ride, but with an awesome theme. ETA: Here's the video:

Great comments Adam - succinct and to the point - but it was incredibly hard to read - please proof read!

Obviously some boffin has crunched the numbers and determined that after 4, most things aren't very busy - and they can save some coin on wages and utilities if they close them down a little bit early - but this is disgusting. I'd rather the park close for 1 day a week, or operate on a reduced hours for the entire park during the week (with a cheaper day ticket available on those days) than to close well over half the park while still open for an hour or more. It's laughable that over the summer they actually extended their trading hours, and now they're cost cutting rides running time. I am so glad we didn't renew our passes to this place. I'll wait until it's sold.

Or, since its TPR, maybe nobody cares?

Push?