DaptoFunlandGuy

Marvin's footprint takes up about 40sqm. The space between the HWSD exit doors and the hut is quite a bit larger than that - however i'm not sure whether it's viable - and would depend on what they use the space behind first aid for - The hut is connected to another structure, which is also connected to first aid.

Perhaps the trees have now grown enough to shield the neighbours from the screams that the screamguard is no longer necessary?

Yeah the carrots were removed many years ago. I remember at the time there was an online community petitioning to keep them - there was a website and everything and I think it had cast member connections to it as well. This thread from August 2007 shows the demolition For a while now i'd thought the rundown shack the subject of this thread had formerly been a carrot... they have the same basic shape - but looking back now I don't think it was... Yeah - gotta be honest, it looked like shit so i'm also excited they're removing it. It's interesting that they're doing it without any apparent plans for the area so i'll be keen to see what they do with the space once it's gone.

I think they dropped the 'scream' name to avoid negative connotations. It's probably wise to avoid other references including 'lights out at dreamworld'. Regular, random, non-event-specific night events would be cool but i think they need to restore day trade a bit more before that should be a priority. Moonlight Markets are doing a great job of getting people used to coming to the park at night so I think it's only a matter of time before we see them start to expand their offering to include the park attractions at least in some part (and they've already started with Flyer)

Latest nearmap has a number of containers and site shelters in place. There's definitely room out there for the globe (it's not like its much bigger than a minivan), but (and this is just laziness here) the 'commercial vehicle entry' is the primary vehicle access to main street. A franna with a giant globe swinging off it can't get to the maintenance area any other way except to drive around WhiteWaterWorld. So the current storage area - which is about 150 metres from the gatehouse is a lot closer than the ~1.8km round trip to drive the globe all the way to BOH. Realistically they should have put it straight onto a flatbed - but IMO it's where it is because they didn't want to walk the damn thing all the way round the back.

Yes - the big point of difference is 'opening them at night to a non-admission paying public' is different to 'opening them at night for a specific, ticketed event'.

I hear the Bodge signage has already been taken down

Gee that red text on that red background is just *chefs kiss* /s

It's been a while, they're probably just keeping staff current. I wouldn't hold my breath for it to reopen anytime soon.

QBCC requires the principal contractor to exhibit signage at a construction site, however it is required to list both the builder's name and their QBCC licence number. Most 'mandatory' signs usually contain other details like the contact information for the site manager, etc. There is no law that requires a billboard advertising the contractor. This is just a banner, and is not a legislative requirement.

That was pre-covid. Everything is a QR code now. Also in case you missed it...

Jesus christ. They're literally doing all this construction to improve the first impression. Fuck - California Adventure had blank walls lining Sunshine Plaza for months while they redid the park. Sure, let's work on first impressions but when you're working literally inside the entrance gate, there isn't a whole lot you can do to pretend like there isn't a construction site. ...because this is so much better, right??

At this point this is probably just being ignored because it's annoying folk so much. Perfectly put - I understand it, but it's definitely overblown. Also - the digital experience isn't your first impression of the park, but that globe has been around for about a heartbeat of Dreamworld's lifetime. It is not the 'must have photo' for families - this is: Families lining up to enter the park first thing in the morning line the kids up for a shot under the globe at the entrance. It's as quintessential as the sea world entrance and why we celebrated when sea world removed all that shitty photographer crap from the front entrance The Globe in the fountain is certainly a photo opportunity, but it feels born out of the influencer era - it is something devoid of life - it's framed to exclude other people from the shot so the 'grammers can get their perfect jump selfie. But it just makes it look like the park is dead. Screw the globe. I'll take my group photo on the front entrance steps every time.

But in the same article: this is also at Disneyland This was one day after the ride was closed, and there are a number of areas yet to be addressed. it shows that even the most magical place on earth doesn't do things in a day, so a day of a blank wall is a work in progress, and something to overlook. It's what they finish with that's important. As the saying goes, never show a fool an incomplete job. The stickers that have appeared this morning smack of a 'completed' job and i'm now underwhelmed.

Absolutely - this smacks of "oh fuck, they're right. get something up there" I'd rather they'd waited a week to have full height corflute artwork run off (see Dreamland construction hoarding for ideas) than to have overnighted this cheap shit. Actually - i'd rather plain black walls than this shit.

Your unreachable standards could not be met by anyone. And you're right. it's a tiny detail. But it isn't a critical one.

But it isn't this. Like I mentioned - I called out MW's use of masking tape on the ground and it was pointed out to be standard practice at the big parks around the world. The same here with the fence - it's pretty standard practice. It's lovely to see Dreamworld has improved on this design by building a fence you cannot poke a camera through. Those hedge banners should be burned. How bad is that as your first impression? This. This. This. This. This. No, we can't possibly allow for any other possibility than the day one presentation must be the final product, and judge it harshly and accordingly. /s DW had custom wraps for Dreamland, with corflute boards providing info about the new \ rethemed area. The fences went up on Friday and it's only monday... so i'm with you - there's more to come.

Black walls are theatres version of go away green. I remember decrying the green masking tape on the ground at movie world - and I was promptly shouted down by everyone - with photos of the same tape in use at Disney as evidence that it was perfectly acceptable industry practice. I'm sorry but blank walls are a thing at disney and so this should be accepted as the gold standard. Maybe the sign printers producing the artwork were delayed due to covid supply chain issues? (For me personally i'd love to see Dreamworld get a bunch of local spraycan artists to do a mural type thing over it - perhaps they're doing a special 'paint and sip' session at the night markets? This is all very 'judging a book by its cover' here. I'm sorry Dreamworld. You should aspire to be better - like the park down the road. I'm sure most annual passholders are going for the rides, rather than the photo opportunity. The current construction is literally to bring the entrance plaza back to life as it is presently only used to get from Ocean Parade to Taipan. You first discovered these walls had gone up and posted on Saturday. The thread itself only started friday afternoon. It's fucking 9am monday and you've already lynched them. Your bias is showing.... I'm keen to see what they do this week, especially in light of all this one-man-community-outcry. Heres the 411 though: The industry uses blank construction walls a lot. A lot of the time (and especially when there is a big IP involved) the parks will stick some chracters on the wall, or some artist impressions to build excitement. Hell - in some cases disney only puts some contrasting lattice work in small frames to break it up. But there are so many examples of blank walls out there at all the big parks that I think this is being blown up a tad more than is appropriate to the circumstances. It's a construction wall, not a turn-of-the-century cinema facade. Calm the fuck down.

Spot on - Summer starts in December, so that is the start of the summer season. It's 2+ years.

^This i'd love to see!

Yes, I said that Yes I said that They do chase. I said that. Debatable.

If you read the article you posted, it said And then I read where you said And it made me wonder if you even bothered to read the article or just saw the headline (which would explain a lot about your time on these forums) Which just goes to illustrate how much of something you understand before you open your mouth.

I've seen this 'chaser' effect at Knott's Berry Farm on Hangtime and it looks superb (though they have fixtures mounted on the track - different regulatory requirements I guess) - I wonder if Sea World would consider integrating this capability into things like the spooky night light shows in the future - does leviathan have the resolution to do something like this?

Aussie World has two swing rides if I remember correctly - a Waveswinger like the LPS Volare or the Dreamworld Flyer, and 'Booma Zooma' which is a bigger version of Soaring Swing with two rows of seats. I believe 'Soarin Swing' was originally from Luna Park Sydney, dating back to the ghost train fire days. I can't imagine it would get converted to a traveller - not really worth the effort - but hopefully someone sees the value and heritage in it and keeps it going.