Brad2912

It was never about performances. The whole concept of TI was that you could see these wild animals interacting safely with their human counterparts, the relationships built between the handlers and the tigers, that you could ask questions and get information, see the conservation message firsthand etc. That was what set TI apart from a zoo exhibit you'd see at Taronga or Melbourne. If that appeal and point of difference is going, then IMO, so should the tigers.

I havent seen mention of it here, but have on FB, that Tiger Island will also be getting a refurb/remodelling as the park moves away from keeper interaction with the tigers - i.e no longer doing presentations etc. If that is the case, and its basically set to be become a zoo exhibit, then for mine they may as well get rid of it. Tiger Island since day one was about the interaction between tigers and handlers visible to the public, about understanding their natural instincts and behaviours in the wild (as much as possible in a controlled setting). If what we are getting is just a couple of tigers sitting in a smaller location than what is current, i'd be done with it and use the land for better purpose - and thats coming from someone who LOVES tigers.

Agree, at least a big top would fix the shade issue…

Completely forgot to post after my visit on Saturday… when I was on Tail Spin you could clearly notice they have cleared and levelled the land out of the back towards the boneyard, where the Monster Trucks were a couple of years ago…. And in the middle of that cleared land - one of those “globe of death” motorcycle cages half covered by a tarp. that coupled with the “circus” line being used constantly in promos points me to us getting a big top and circus over the holiday period. id hope their big announcement is far more than that however….

Because the IT Maze has been in there since 2019 FNs

I’d imagine if staff were aware of that happening that they’d be removed. If not, they should have been. Need to stop pandering to morons

Self-entitled people who think not sitting thru another 1min of a ride they chose to get on is more important than the enjoyment of 40 other people don’t deserve to remain in the park imo.

Yep, as far as I am concerned it they should have been kicked from the park. The Self-entitlement does my head in.

No screen anymore at TI Only the 2 white tigers on show

Can confirm ST is running today on another note just had our first ever stoppage on Sky Voyager - Someone did the X above their heads to stop the ride. When asked if they were ok once we were back in the loading position they stated “yeah I’m fine this ride is just boring” 🤬

Some things can’t be planned for - like unplanned maintenance…

Not particularly tbh… there will be some requirements in terms of drainage, design of ground level, basement etc, but it won’t impact the overall approval

“We are very excited about this new product which has been carefully curated to what our guests are looking for in their theme-park experience,” Mr Yong said. “Importantly, we will be bringing new attractions to market in each year, which is crucial in continuing the trajectory we are currently seeing.” After Ardent struck the deal to sell Main Event last year, Mr Yong hinted at using the proceeds to invest in new attractions, possibly bigger than its new $32m Steel Taipan. “All I can say is, the Steel Taipan is the biggest thing we’ve ever done – for now,” he said at the time. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/gold-coast-business/ardent-leisure-posts-its-best-first-quarter-since-2017-wipes-debt-and-flags-new-attractions/news-story/1e9071cc81ceba8b96c7db15171dbbe5?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

I’d give their marketing dept slightly more credit than that

I’d imagine new gondolas would have formed a key part of their announcements and signage up around the park describing the scope of works if they were in the plans..

Closing down just isn’t an option, they are not retiring that area of the park. A re-theme is a distinct possibility that there have been some indicators pointing towards. The recent results release points to some major announcements within the next couple of weeks

Mesh around ninja flyers has always been there

“We are very excited about this new product” (singular) Followed by “new attractions each year” makes me think the “product” is likely an IP, and the attractions will be varied and not all rides.

I don’t think you’d get a job with a company that specialises in painting at heights if you are scared of heights. 99.9% of all the jobs in the world don’t require that, so I’m sure they could find something else

I can see the top of the tower from home and have noticed some brighter lights both at the top and also around the mid point in recent nights so it’s definitely getting a move on with night works finally

No one is suggesting a ride is being removed…

I thought he was doing it on purpose like a Taylor Swift chorus just repeating the same nonsense lyrics… then again that may have been giving him too much credit…

The Memberships bloody look good with those one pass price increases… I keep expecting they’ll be done with them and cancel them all… but for now I’m happy!

It is very sad, especially to see the majority of Zone centres have now replaced their pin loaders with stringed pins. I know the pin loaders were a maintenance nightmare at times, and costly to repair, but the traditionalist in me hates the new set up