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Meanwhile they have just re-released the buy 3 get 1 free promotion on VIP passes ($79.95 each) and it now includes a free entry to White Christmas... Thought that was a Gold only thing.

So in other words go back to the time before VIP passes?

Agree completely with the starting out rosy issue as this is present in every line of work and the quality of guest the park seems to attract with the continuous cheapening of tickets and passes. This is something that has been mentioned a few times before by others on the forums. Main concerns were, yes in uniform so realistically is representing the park. Suited up so obviously admin / managerial role. The fact he actually bumped the pram with his car as he swerved into the car space, I had too move closer to the car so not to be hit, and the speed he did the manouevre when the pram was clearly visible near the back of the car but well within the bay we were parked in was my main issue. Had my son been in the pram at the time there would have been much more of a conversation involved.

Myself and my parents have done lighting displays for the last 9 years or so... I know how much work goes into it for a family to decorate their home and time as well. Starting early for these people are definately a must as they have to fit it around their working week. MW meanwhile has technicians that do the work, get paid to do the work, and so do the work more efficiently. I am also sure there is more than just 4 or 5 technicians to do this work so a larger amount of work will get done much faster. Comparing the two is completely unfair on everyone involved in either process. What I am saying is that given the facade took no more than 5 days to put up I don't, IN MY OPINION (so no one can say I didn't say it) understand why it was done so early. I'm not saying leave it right to the last minute... Given the first night is not until Friday 14 December there is more than a month until that date and assuming a 5 day week for the technicians and that the work is done outside the park operating hours not to disturb the park by day. Light bulbs could be checked months in advance on the buildings which is one of the more lengthy processes involved in Christmas light displays. One year we had more than one million fairy and led lights used in a display. 3 of us spent most weekends from the beginning of August testing each strand and replacing thousands of individual bulbs. Although we started putting up the display in mid November, we did not put up any definitive Christmas related items until required for judging, usually the last week of November. Putting out the fake snow, wreaths and garlands could have been left up to the last minute as they are Christmas specific items. The lights are up all year round and if connecting, programming, testing and adjusting are required for these, this process can be done for months in advance. As far as TV spots are concerned, time and again old footage has been used, even the image in this thread only needed the float, the characters in season relevant costume and the image of children looking out a snow speckled window could be taken anywhere with a green screen. *Everything mentioned above is based from my opinion and my life experiences. I understand that some may not share my view as it is presented above as it is counterproductive to their point of view which they are entitled to... Hmm might make that my new signature...

Approximately half the targets were not working today. 2 screens (Superman and Flash) did not display any hits (puff of smoke). As a result, most people were registering 15k - 25k scores. I received lowest to date of 62,354. Portable speaker box outside is back again. A lot of people still looking and then walking away or attempting to walk in the exit.

While getting little Mr out of the car at MW this morning had a theme park employee (suited up) swerve into the space next to us on the side I was getting him out of the car bumping his pram and narrowly missing myself and my vehicle. Looked at the driver and commented to him about watching what was going on and being more careful with children around. He glared at me as he locked his car, shrugged and walked off. Is this the standard of person that we are putting our and our childrens safety in the hands of when we go on the rides and attractions these days?

Christmas decorations are all in place up and down Main Street. While it looks fantastic, we are only at November 6. Sure not as bad as the shops that had Christmas decorations up while they were still heading into Halloween but seriously, if it only takes 5 days max to turn around from Fright Nights to White Christmas why did it have to be done so soon?

JTTCOTE is still listed on the restrictions page... C'mon MW... Get your webmasters to fix it... They are only how far behind now?

Tickets are now for sale.

In a conference call with investors, Iger said Disney planned to revive the Star Wars franchise and release a seventh feature film in the series in 2015, with new films coming every two or three years thereafter. Lucas, 68, would be a consultant on the film projects. Iger said Disney had acquired as part of the deal a detailed treatment for the next three Star Wars films. Jay Rasulo, Disney's chief financial officer, said calculations in agreeing to purchase Lucasfilm were driven almost entirely by the potential of the Star Wars series, which already had a place in the Disney theme parks. For the love of all things sacred in this universe, why?

What I would like is to actually go this year since we couldn't make it the last two.

The issue of signage is something that has been taken to MW directly by a few people so far and their response is basically, "As it is in the technical period we do not want too many people on it. The signage is also still being created." From my dealings with them and the comments posted on this thread, I would bet my money on the fact it is a combination of the "technical" stage and the fact they have 5 different names for the ride and can't decide which one to sign it as.

No I have noticed you seem to get random points during the ride including during the final screen. Approaching the screen is also where the photo is taken. I posed for it with both guns. Think about it, the only time everyone is really facing forward to look at the screen for the photo.

It is all about demand and availability. Hotels in Brisbane raise their price by $100 a night for special events such as concerts, sporting events and so on and the price also goes up as Brisbane fills.

What about all the dates and info stating opening these school holidays... Opening September... Okay Spring they can still make but the others have come and gone...

I would really love to attend an American park for Halloween as well but that is definately a long ways off. Given the information others have posted I dare say I would spend my night walking back and forth up main street. Not really one for the scares and the rides have been done at night before. My main concern is the number of people. Again, I know it is a long time ago and as you say they have come a long way since then, but getting from one end of the street to the other was nigh impossible for the sheer number of people. I have never seen the park so full before or since in the almost 13 years I have had an annual pass. Does anyone know how many they cap the nights at these days? Staff the year we went, if memory is correct, stated around 10,000. I know Boxing day and other special days can be busier, but remembering not all rides open and shows not operating lead to a lot of people in the street.

I know my view is very tarnished by going the very first year and how poorly executed it was (being only one night run and telling people not to dress up for safety reasons), but these nights just keep looking better and better. We are doing White Christmas this year for our little man, think it will be a few years yet until he is ready to face a Fright Night.

Noticed that there is no signage for the new Justice League ride and as I was sitting outside a lot of people looking at and taking photos of the building but not going in. Even in the queue line people were commenting they thought it was just a walkthrough thing and not a ride. Meanwhile this is still displayed outside the new "DC" area (attached image of signage). Will we be seeing any updates done soon? Was able to walk on the the Justice League ride while Superman and Green Lantern had 30 minute wait times. Response: Thanks for the message, we are definitely aware of the old signage and have new artwork on the way. Lucky for you, you were able to get right on the new attraction Being a customer service rep I know they just used a combination of the can-can, phrase substitution, and staging techniques, so I replied: While yes it was great to get straight on, as I work in the hospitality industry where we frequently get guests attending the park, my main concern is the fact that many members of the public are missing out on the opportunity to experience the attraction due to the non existence of signage. There were also a few coming off disappointed as it is marketed on your website as a thrill ride...

I am sorry you feel that way Bmull19. I can certainly see where others are coming from in this topic as it is obviously something they are passionate about and I would definately feel the same way should people make similar comments in regards to things important to me. I guess this is a situation that has been completely blown up due to miscommunication and for the misunderstanding I certainly apologise. I will attempt to be clearer in the future in regards to my postings.

I certainly can see why you are upset. I hate it when simple implied things that I believe people should be able to figure out confuse me as well. Perhaps it would be easier for everyone involved if next time I break my comments and posts down into a more simplified version so that everyone can understand including posting "I believe" or "In my opinion" or "From my past experiences". Would this be something that would be beneficial to you? What are your thoughts on this plan of attack?

I don't think that it should be done now, but had they had it in mind when originally fitting it out, you could rotate the switchback area 90 degrees to the left then flip it you would run along that wall between the queue and the shop. Either way it does not fuss me at this point as we have a pram with us so only one of us ride at a time so lockers are not an issue (gotta say I love the single rider effect again though).

I'm visualizing something similar to the lockers for the WipeOut as something that could be posibble with a small change to the switchbacks on Superman.

I wholeheartedly agree with you aussie. MW need to overhaul the breakdown of their rides as mentioned previously.

While it is great that they have finally got this going, it doesn't explain people taking large backpacks through that had to be left on the platformas they were too big to be placed in the boxes. I can understand hats, sunnies, glasses, and ponchos as these are things that could be necessary in the queue line due to weather but backpacks, wallets, and the like should still be getting placed in the lockers.