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Ben's work history seems to be exactly what Dreamworld needs right now. He's had a lot of very impressive roles that I think will solidify him as a valuable asset in the Dreamworld team.

Thank you for the love and support ❤️ It's lovely to be scrolling through Parkz and encounter somebody recommending your own video! Also, I absolutely agree with your username...

It's a shame that the current norm for Australian theme parks when talking about something that is less than positive is to just go hush-hush. Village is guilty of doing the exact same thing after they demolished the interior of Scooby Doo and a large number of guests were left confused and frustrated. When I visited in the peak season last year, I don't think I saw anybody come off that attraction looking satisfied. Our theme parks need more transparency. They're worried that they'll be giving us ammunition to attack the parks, but all we want to know is what on earth is going on. Radio silence isn't an option in this day and age.

If there is one place I'd be happy to be evac'd, it's Japan. I could imagine the process would be very orderly and professional.

The hotdog stand is a highlight of my trips. Whenever I go to Dreamworld I make it my first attraction to stop by. I'm surprised it isn't part of the BIG9 as everytime I see it my heart races and my excitement builds. The hot dogs from there are okay.

I don't even live near the Gold Coast but I'll still probably renew my pass. It's nice to have the luxury of just popping into all the parks when I'm up on a work trip, etc. Even if I only go twice, it's still cheaper than two 'one day passes'. Also I can never have enough valid season passes in my wallet. They make for great conversation starters!

I can't deny a beer with the boys! I'll definitely take you up on your offer! I know there are no hard feelings. There are none on my end as well.

Always nice to see some old bits and bobs recycled for people to enjoy. I would love to visit, but I feel like the Wonderland History team might be waiting for me... They're like elephants. They remember.

They banned me on Twitter because I said that starting a witch hunt on disabled people isn't a great idea. Dude be cray.

Yeah my general rule is one rider = one cycle for single rider. If there are 10 people in the SR line than expect to wait at least 10 cycles. I find it very rough. It's one of the few rides on the GC that I'll just ride once and that's enough for me. And then there's Hot Wheels which I'll ride once in my lifetime as I enjoy not having roller coaster endued scoliosis. To be honest, when I went to WBMW and rode AA about 3 - 4 years ago it was still rough. It's just aged really poorly and is possibly the weakest attraction on their line-up (apart from Scooby Doo's Nothing Coaster).

I went on a Friday smack bang during school holiday season. We immediately joined the Rivals line after getting into the park and I'd say we waited about 10-15 minutes once we got into the line itself. Once the day picked up the line got smashed up to about 60 minute waits (the sign for which is annoyingly placed inside the queue) and then slowly declined over the day. If you can, go single rider. My fiancee loved going on Rivals, but only once. After that I was on my own and utilized single rider as much as I could. On this note, I also imagine that the best time to do Rivals would be holidays as they are running it with two trains and an optimal number of ride ops. I can imagine it being like Superman during the off-peak where it takes 3 ride ops to do the job of about 6 and they only cycle one train making it a 45 minute wait for a queue of 100 people.

I have an S8 but my pictures look like a bloody Jackson Pollock when it's been sitting among my sweaty thighs all day in my shorts. All pictures are appreciated.

Amazing job on bringing your weight back down mate, congratulations!

Ever been to Japan? I'm not a huge dude, but I'm a short guy with a big belly. The restraints in Japan hated me. I was always like one click away from being too large for basically every coaster in Japan. I'd have the ride ops jumping on my restraint to push it down. Weirdly enough my mate who is much taller than me and basically the same weight was perfectly.

Good read! The log flume additions are extremely confusing to me. I'll need to ride it or see them operating with it to see what they're honestly trying to do. I feel the human element will be the real test of these frames as I can see teenagers swinging on them and using them to do stupid tricks. Also the pinching is going to be a hot topic of one star review mum's on TripAdvisor...

Jetstreams within the actual ride itself? What affect do they have on the ride itself?

Structural issues perhaps? Haven't been to WNW in a very long time so I can't provide a first hand experience of how it's holding up.

I have a question as to how an Adult would fit in that with their child? I'd be worried that I'll topple the thing. If this is a changes discussion, do we reckon we will see major changes to the Gold Rush part of Dreamworld once they start building their new iFly attraction? I imagine that they'll need to expand the theater, add an area for a decent queue, etc. Also I hope they add a general theme similar to Soarin'. It'd be a great opportunity to get an Australian Airline on board and theme the building to be an old hanger or something.

Since we're on the topic of Sea World, I actually got engaged there on Saturday! I did it as part of the snorkeling experience and had a bunch of the staff helping me out. They were super helpful and organised most of the logistics for me (getting a sign in the water, having the ring delivered in the pool, etc). Here's a sneaky picture of when everything was going down and she caught on to what was happening. I'm happy to chuck the full story and my planning up on here if anyone is interested.

I agree that he is super fun. I can imagine some younger people having no idea who he is, but the rest would immediately know.

I still think that Austin Powers is a random character to have in Movie World. I love that he is there but the last movie was released 16 years ago. I guess it's just one of those characters that you expect to see in the parks?

I think the biggest difference is Australian vs American Construction Law. Australia probably has some policies that say that you clearly need to state it's construction, etc.

I can honestly see this being done as a move to try and push Dreamworld out of the picture. I've often bought a ticket to Dreamworld whilst I've had trips up to the Goldcoast because I'm like "Four Parks for $150!? Hells yeah!" But now with that going up to $270~ for both groups I can't really see it being as worth it to drop by Dreamworld for a day or two. VRTP know they've got the better deal with three parks in one so I doubt this increase will cause any uproar.

Those feels when your only entertainment is listening to an incredibly jarring accent say "4.2 POSITIVE G FORCES AND 1 NEGATIVE G FORCE." on repeat for 45 minutes.

I get your point, the staff member didn't seem to troubled with people punching / kicking / sitting on / yelling at / causing emotional distress to the wings of the planes. In fact, the staff member I had was full on jumping on one wing to try and fix it because it was jammed.