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Just came across this, meaning the new dining outlet is more than likely going to be called 'Stars Terrace'

The park has shared a video on its socials showing the ride in action (during the day)

They have however installed new shading (in the form of permanent umbrellas) over the outside queue area for Scooby since the trees have been removed/majorly trimmed.

Or seating and shade within the land.

Nostalgia (almost) always wins

Lawsuit must’ve been resolved! I haven’t been to the park in a couple years, but what kind of TLC does it need. They did a park would slide refurb around COVID, so all the attractions are looking pretty good and they’ve finally removed the Wedgie.

I’d even noticed a difference between my mid 2017 and late 2018 visits. During my early 2024 visit we skipped the park because we’d heard the park has been let go a little and there was nothing new to entice us. Next time I’m in Singapore though, I’ll definitely give the park another visit.

King Claw started preliminary testing last night. Don’t think it reached full height or speed, but testing is underway. The figures eyes were lit up and there is also lighting on each seat.

Whitewater world reopens today and it seems after several years of closure the Triple Vortex will be open this season. I also can’t find anything that says the two speed slides on Fully 6 are still closed, so maybe they’re reopening too? The Green Room will however be closed for a little longer, but the park has been transparent on their socials and via email stating: Our attractions will be ready for you to dive into, excluding The Green Room which will remain closed for now. Our engineering team is working on essential upgrades to the main water pumps to ensure the attraction delivers the highest standard of fun and reliability we hold. Your safety is always our number one priority. By taking the time to get this right, we’re making sure every moment at WhiteWater World is not only exciting, but also safe and dependable. Thank you for your understanding and get ready for an amazing season of slides, waves and water-filled adventures at WhiteWater World!

Movie World have confirmed the ride is reopening this December. My bet is on Dec 12 or 13 to align with the school holidays

Has anyone been to the markets recently? How are they nowadays and what are the crowd levels like?

I did always think it was going to cause potential issues and would potentially become a deterrent to food truck owners long term if they felt that Jane’s was taking away their customers. I think it was great to have Jane’s open at night for those first few months because it was new and exciting and was a way to show off the new venue and land. And maybe during school holidays/night events hosted by the park it would be great to have open, but on a weekly basis with the night markets probably isn’t necessary.

You can still book a table in October and November https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/JanesRivertownRestaurant/10649

Because of this But I think if this reincarnation of the show goes well this year (which I think it will), it will last 3-4 years. The park always did well when the show was airing because they offered experiences like meeting evicted house mates, photo op in the big brother chair, mercy and when the show ends, walking through the house. It’s a no brained for the park to take advantage of this opportunity, especially when they’ve been investing so much into the park and they want to show it off!

There you go@DaptoFunlandGuy!

Because they thunderbolt building is very small

Photos shared by the park

All of the Gold Coast parks used to have a lot of attraction sponsorships through the 80s to 00s, it’s become a less common thing in reverent years. The only recent one that comes to mind if Sky Voyager was sponsored by Experience Oz, but was removed last year (?)

Loosing an attraction for the show is a shame, but the events space is only used for ice skating, a wiggles show once a year and a very occasional boxing match for the night markets. 90% of the year that building is unused, so I see it as a positive to use it for the house. Really puts the house in the park and opens them up for opportunities to promote the show heavily in park and potential house tours in the summer (without the kilometre hike to get it to)

Gold Coaster was supposed to reopen next week, so either something has gone majorly wrong or the rumours that Big Brother will be on the expansion area behind WWW are true. BB is returning in November and will air for 4-6 weeks, having a loud coaster operating next to the show wouldn’t be ideal, so it’s reopening aligns with that. They have also fenced off the entire back corner of the park after Tailspin, which is allowing them to do some work inside the Entertainment Centre.

I know you’re just estimating, but it cost a lot more than that!

@Ashley Jeffery I asked park management about the shows removal and whether it would ever return and it won’t. It was very very expensive to run because of the care and requirements for the sheep. And when the park is trying to reduce overheads (while not compromising the guest experience), we won’t be something like that return.