Brad2912

An American Style diner would work well I reckon, with Philly cheese steak, loaded hotdogs and fries, New York style pizza. Things that are unique we have seen work well at Carnivale like Millionaires Bacon. So many options and ideas, so little creativity by their F&B team

Not just HJs but also Maccas, KFC, Asian, Kebabs & Subway. Only time I eat a meal at MW is if I decide to go “all out” and do Ricks, with the same applying for DW and Billabong. Other than that I’ll buy an ice cream or drink whilst in there but that’s it - having a pass means I generally only do half day visits so plan lunch before or after

AMF/Zone made it pretty clear 5 years ago that league bowling was no longer going to be treated like their bread & butter despite it being the only really guaranteed regular income on their books. But that’s what happens when your two Target demographics are at polar opposites to each other. Leaguers want house lights and patterned lanes, the rest of the public want blacklights and music pumping. It’s a shitfight of cosmic proportions when you have to deal with it Day in & out. Most of the larger league focused centres have gone the way of the dinosaurs anyway...

Push...I used to manage a large retail operation with 5 mins of MW. The same target market from MW used to flog about $1-2000 worth of goods WEEKLY. They’d scam a lunch without batting an eyelid, and it would then take away a service person or manager to deal with all the “complaints” or to manage their authenticity The target market for your hotel example isn’t teenagers, who wouldn’t fork out the price for the hotel anyway...

I would of had another option in question 2 of the poll: nothing: I only stopped there as it was a unique yet convenient place to stop on the way thru Coffs. I wouldn’t go out of my way for any of its offerings

Whilst I understand the name change to closer affiliate it with its new owners, TimeZONE, I think it’s a terrible branding choice. And whilst it is true that the Aussie operations had to pay a licensing fee to use the AMF name here, it had 30 odd years of good brand recognition behind it. Poor choice imo...

Push I like most of your ideas but the “enjoy or refund” would not work and couldn’t even be considered. When your target market is teenagers and very young adults, I think you under estimated the “few” people who would abuse the system for free food - it would be literally hundreds, everyday.

Could be wrong but I don’t think an additional staff member is required for 2 train operation, unless they add an additional sorter

MW’s lines suffer from the fact there is only one traditional food outlet being Gotham. It’s struggled for capacity since they decided to not open Wild West Food Outlet which I haven’t seen operate for over 2 years. Outside of Gotham there is Dirty Harrys which is specialised and not for everyone (especially kids) and Ricks which again isn’t what many are after. Then there is the fact it’s closed by 3pm leaving the park bereft of actual food other than ice cream & churros after that...

Been discussed previously - a call is made in the morning as to whether 1 or 2 trains will be used. There is significant downtime to add a train to the tracks once operation has started for the day, which would only exasperate the queuing. Given it’s a public holiday you’d think they may have prepped for 2 trains and a busy day but obviously forecasting pointed to a slower day or possible maintenance on the 2nd train

SE does operate in light rain, or at least it has. It isn’t particularly comfortable in the rain however, but if you really want to feel what needles in your face feel like, DC Rivals in a downpour is your go to...

Depends if it’s jelly or rock... if you can “move” it around you’ll have more luck kids/family rides that may be difficult based on harnesses would be Dronkey Flyers, Gingys, Claw and if we are talking toddlers then Big red boat & id imagine the Ferris wheel would certainly have a total weight limit.

90% of “activists” are merely uneducated sheep following the crowd for social media likes and a false sense of worth...

I think it was a condition in the government paying for sound stage 9... that the studios would be handed over entirely for the games. Bit of a contra deal

It’s only been slow because as soon as Aquaman bumped out GOLDOC took control of the entire studios for the Comm games. Believe it is handed back over to VTP from today being 1st of May

She didn’t get a ride, but she still got the fluids....

I go to SW maybe 3-4 times a year, because it just doesn’t do anything for me in terms of excitement. The visits I do make are for Carnivale, and when I give in to my son to take him on the kids rides or see the Paw Patrol show. I haven’t watched the dolphin or jetski show on any visit in the past 3 years. When mates come up from interstate, the park isn’t even mentioned as a “maybe let’s go there this trip”. It’s lost it’s identity imo...

There is loving rides, and then there’s this....

Sorry where is this for?

I think a world class coaster could revitalise SW and replace SeaCorkViperScrew. That’s not to say they are not lacking in quality family rides either. I don’t think either are high on their list though

SW to me just seems like it’s been put into the “important but not urgent” basket by VTP. Their inbound tourism revenue keeps them comfortable in terms of revenue & profitability regardless of investment in rides, and they are on par with DW in terms of their kid-friendly attraction - so significant Capex always seems to be on backburner for the park. its clear VTP isn’t looking for large output this year after DCR last year, but I’d hazard a guess that dropping $10-20m on a coaster at SW would be potentially lower on their priority list than say improving the kids/family offering at MW - and I’m not particular in disagreement with that. Whilst SW is a standalone park, most local/interstate visitors to SW do so as part of their annual pass or a 3 Park/weekly tourist offering. It’s bascially now just an add on to MW just as WnW is (maybe even less so).

Having the vegetarian would be a missed-steak

You used to be able to buy a decent bag of mixed lollies at the corner store for $1 too, but I don’t see you berating the manager at Coles for charging you $3.50 for a half filled bag of Allen’s snakes. Prices go up... $139 for 4 parks = under $35 per park for a year of access. Visit each park 4 times a year (or as an average - could be 8 times each to MW & SW) and that’s under $9 a visit. Parks are open 7 hours a day - so you are paying $1.20 an hour for entertainment. If that’s “highway robbery” then I’m Elmur Fudd...

And that’s for 2.5 hours of entertainment vs a year...

$139 is a bargain. $199 would even be value for a local. Yes it’s a heap up front for a family - and maybe they’ll introduce monthly payments again on day - but it’s still terrific value