Vidgamer

Sorry mate, they just refurbished the second gondola and told the stock market there were no ride retirements coming. It isn’t happening.

The operations for Steel Taipan are putting Hypercoaster to shame at the moment.

The seatbelts are actually still there, they just go around the side of each part of the seat, so you can put your own belt on, making it much much faster. The belts essentially go over your knees.

I was there tonight, actually I was on the ride waiting for the next cycle but they removed us. This was at 5:30pm. It didn't open again for the night but did look to be testing and running during the evening.

I am in park today and The Claw has reopened.

I agree, I wasn't really that interested in the triple launch but now having been on the ride it really adds such a unique element to the ride.

I went yesterday and they have made some changes for the queueing for Double Barrel and Kaboom. They had a staff member stationed at the front of the queue asking which ride you were going on and then split the queue immediately. Kaboom was intermittent yesterday but extremely popular. The area itself is stunning. They had a few food kiosks set up which was a good idea too.

Who is considered VIP? I am hopeful pass holder preview comes soon.

Is anyone going next Wednesday for the birthday 'day'? What is an appropriate time to line up for these things?

In the email Dreamworld sent they outlined that passholders should keep an eye out for a 'special' email, which i assume will be for a preview. It may just be early entry on the day.

Wouldn't it be a bit unusual to announce an opening day and then push forward with a soft opening?

Absolutely love the logo, I hope they have some merchandise.

All the guesses December 1st December 2 December 3rd December 4 December 5 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 15 December 17 December 18 December 26

It doesn't look like they are offering the North Pole Pass this year.

Dreamworld's Maintenance lately is very poor. The Claw now delayed until December 19, Tail Spin until November 28th, both were 'scheduled' to open this weekend. They always wait until the last minute to extend the maintenance.

I think this change could actually have a positive effect. I think knowing everyone attending the parks is vaccinated means a whole lot of people will feel safer.

Wipeout I believe

I think we'll find with Dreamworld every ride should be open by Summer time. I always like to think of what marketing might sit behind the parks at Christmas. Dreamworld Steel Taipan, New Train, 'Rides & Slides', New January 'event' VRTP New Water slides at WNW, Probably a cute animal at Paradise Country, Movieworld should have extended hours (DC Rivals Vs Heroes event), perhaps even a new WB Showcase

I don't believe they are having a Christmas event.

It seems Village has put up the price of a One Pass to $189 (they seemed to be $169 before today). I think they last put the price up in July, so it's a rise of $30 in 6 months.

I loved the mansion, it was a great use of space, a 'custom' attraction for an evening event, fun for the kids and a good experience. I thought it was the best part of Happy Halloween. I hope they use the space more in the future because the 'bones' of the building are great, It's a surprisingly large space too.

I think the major problem here is that the Entry process was so poor. I think the car parking being full is a reality of an event like this and Dreamworld could have countered this in several different ways. The fact they knew they had 8500 people and didn't really do anything to try and improve the entry process is poor. In the interests of proactivity they could have done some of the following * Communicated ahead of the event to people attending that it will be busy and to seek other transport options * Allow people to come into the park earlier * Organised for adequete signage about where other parking can be found * Had a redemption station inside the gates so that they could speed up entry * Had entertainment outside of the park for the wait

It's quite disappointing to hear the negative feedback about the event, knowing the car park capacity and selling 8500 tickets is an extraordinary decision, not a good first impression for those who purchased a new annual pass. I hope they learn for the next set of events. For starters, they should let people in at 3:00pm and put a wristband on people like last year, and have a Trick or Treat redemption card station in the park.

Are you able to post up any photos of the crowds? The 3rd year in they should be able to execute an event like this without trouble.

The Claw is now down to October 31st, as are Tailspin and Shockwave, odd they all come out of maintenance on October 31.