Brad2912

I want to know what RSLs you are visiting….

Or just used the existing thread this was posted in 16 hours ago…

Fingers crossed it may be open for WC on Saturday night

haha, true that! It's a start

if only the park was open later than 5pm.... i'd make the trip. Maybe Thursday

Dreamworld to end human interaction with theme park tigers Dreamworld has made a huge decision regarding their hugely popular Tiger Island, one which could leave the animals stressed and depressed. Dreamworld has moved to end contact between humans and tigers for good at the Gold Coast theme park, after a handler was attacked by one of the venue’s resident big cats. Dreamworld is installing a series of fences and gates which will allow the apex predators to move between the Tiger Island attraction and areas back-of-house without having to come into direct contact with humans. Visitor encounters including photos and walks with members of the public were scrapped several years ago while the proposal to “phase out” tiger-handler interactions was first floated two years ago, but seems to now be close to becoming official. The latest move comes after a handler was bitten by a tiger at the theme park in September and taken to hospital suffering “serious lacerations and puncture wounds” to her arm and shoulder. Such incidents have been rare, with two handlers taken to hospital after being injured in 2011. After the September incident, Dreamworld promised a full review, and management has since decided to phase out human interaction with the park’s tigers. It follows similar moves away from animal encounters at other attractions, with Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary this year scrapping the iconic koala cuddle photo opp with visitors. In a statement, a Dreamworld spokesperson said the park had been planning the transition for some time and had “invested significantly” in upgrading its tiger habitats and facilities to enable this transition. “The safety of team members, guests and animals are Dreamworld’s highest priority,” the spokesperson said. “As a result, Dreamworld has now transitioned its tiger program to a non-handled operation. “Tigers remain a critical part of the experience at Dreamworld and for Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation, which has contributed over $2.2 million in funding for tiger conservation projects in the field via Wildcats Conservation Alliance since 2012. “Guests will continue seeing tigers on exhibit, and in time, will receive a re-imagined educational presentation at Tiger Island about the importance of tiger conservation.” However, some industry sources have expressed concerns over the move, saying hand-reared tigers who had known human contact for their entire lives may struggle with the changes. “All they have ever known is to be around handlers and this sudden cessation could have an impact on their welfare,” an insider said. During lockdowns at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, studies showed Dreamworld tigers exhibited signs of stress and depression due to the lack of human interaction. It eventually saw staffers spend their breaks at the Tiger Island attraction to give the tigers a greater human presence. Tiger Island has been one of the world’s most acclaimed tiger attractions since its opening almost 30 years ago, with the centre stimulating donations to wildlife projects and helping to diversify the gene pool for tigers in captivity through successful breeding programs. However, in recent years several long-term staff members have moved on. Another industry insider described the move as “the end of an era”. https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/pets-and-wildlife/dreamworld-to-end-human-interaction-with-theme-park-tigers/news-story/36509f4d097e4415087ee3156959169e

No you can’t… if you sign a 2 year contract at x per month, it’s a contract and you keep paying it. You can’t cancel it early unless you pay it out in full to terminate the agreement. you can choose a non-contracted agreement, but that monthly price is higher

Wow, the added greenery has really made the world of difference there is no doubt in my mind from an immersive perspective this is the best we’ve seen from a GC park, attention to detail seems fantastic and the weathered look and greenery still to grow in means the area won’t age negatively like many other themes areas we have seen in the past. Jane’s Restaurant looks on par with any themed offerings I’ve seen overseas

That’s a real bizarre take. The full price is written directly under it. It’s not like it’s an asterisks and down the bottom of the page. no different to a phone company advertising a plan to $50 p/mth rather than $1800 for the 3 year contract (which you will need to look for asterisks for…) it does not in anyway invoke that a discount is applied.

Why is it scummy? It’s offering a payment plan option, which for many is a legitimate way to fund what would be considered a luxury purchase in current high cost of living times.

Very good tie in

Think you’ve missed the entire intention and context of Dapto’s comment… or you haven’t watched Jurassic Park..

That was a long… time ago. But yes I clearly had overlooked it. And yes, onus is on me to check hours - but for all the reasons we say WWW should be open, DW should be open until 5

You can tell I’m not a usual Thursday visitor to DW, as only just became aware whilst here that the park closes at 4pm. Thought it was 5pm every day. That’s even more ridiculous than not having WWW open. The park is as busy today as a typical off-peak weekend

New/expanded section has opened on the left side of the island (currently no way through to Wildlife makes for a much larger area for the one tiger housed in there, and the tiger feeds are run here through the glass

Seems awfully over-reactionary. It wasn’t a component of your annual pass, and had no bearing on your use of it. it’s like Woolies announcing they won’t sell bbq chickens anymore and you refusing to ever buy groceries in the store again…

Definitely the case, I mean there will still be shows, but it will be back to standard off peak timing so less shows, less often Some rides will also go down for maintenance as it’s off peak (check the website for timings)

I do find this an interesting selling point on their current promo ..

haha - operations at our theme parks often fly in the face of this assertion

even if that is the case, it doesn't explain why it wasn't done earlier to be ready for now

According to the page only SE, GL and SDSC is closed which other rides are closed

And so ends the most underwhelming and poorly conceived and executed marketing tools in the history of Aussie theme parks….

Luna Park has also just been sold to an aussie pub group - Oscar Hotels. They'll be focusing on clearly the hospo potential of the site with restaurants etc

I think they've erred a little here by just taking the generic "public school finishing date" as their yardstick for opening 7 day operations. Whilst that may fair well in other terms, they are losing a shit tonne of potential business this time around with private and catholic schools all finishing last week, year 12 finished 4 weeks ago, and schoolies attendees on the GC. Unless a bunch of maintenance is being done Mon-Thu, 7 day operations 100% should have commenced from today

recall something similar, there was some magnetic function involved