aaronm

For non-locals it works out slightly cheaper than the One Pass and splitting the cost over 12 months is nice. The value is definitely less these days though.

It would certainly be a sight to see even more fencing crammed into that land.

I generally head up from Victoria 2-3 times a year, maintain a Dreamworld annual pass and legacy VRTP membership. In the past we'd probably spend 20% of our park time at SW/WnW and then 30% DW, 50% MW. These days it's now at least 50% DW because the MW operations are so dire. When everything is an hour plus wait and lines move so slowly, it feels like work and spending four hours just in queues for 2-3 attractions isn't fun.

"Maintenance" is 30% keeping the ride operating well, 70% cost savings. High likelihood that both sides will shut.

Looks alright, having just the one simulator room will present capacity challenges but overall this seems a solid replacement for the ambitious but underwhelming Madagascar boat ride. USS desperately needed something new as well - it must be close to a decade since Puss In Boots opened?

I don’t get it either, there’s more than enough room for both boarding and disembarking guests to access the cubby holes. The train is stationary for goodness sake. My guess is that a risk manager suggested it as a solution to some imaginary problem, nobody wanted to challenge and now it’s VRTP policy forever.

I think this is a good summary. It feels incomplete - two things stand out: - the transition from highly themed indoor queue to a maze of cyclone fencing is jarring, even more so given the general lack of useful shade. - the courtyard desperately needs a small shop or F&B outlet, something to give it some energy and movement. The character meet and greets are nice but not enough to make the area seem complete. More shade would also be welcome here.

Industry-leading immersive theming doesn’t come cheap I guess.

Some sort of new tracked raft ride is going in at Futuroscope, there’s an idea.

I can’t unsee the dinosaur turd.

Would have been perfect for a coaster called Kansas Twister.

VRTP's aspiration has always been to be like Disney and Universal, job done I guess.

With DD and the Studio Showcase closed there's a decent sized plot of land available for expansion. I doubt they'll try a big thrill ride there given proximity to neighbours. Dare we hope for a new dark ride?

Assuming this land is based on the book it’s all public domain IP, so no licensing fee.

I sometimes make cheeseburger pizza at home, Dreamworld are on a winner with that one. Whole menu looks pretty great - DW proving again they know what they’re doing when it comes to food.