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Dreamworld was nice enough to post a video of them moving the globe purposefully to its current spot. They had the audio down too low but I think I heard someone say “we wanted to half obscure the globe behind the wall, and also half obscure the Steel Taipan launch, so then it will be a surprise for everyone when they see the whole thing again in a few months”. also the effort to get it there when it could have much more easily been moved BOH. The literally move the thing down ocean parade, out the commercial delivery driveway, through the carpark, to get it to where it is. 🫣🥴

People spoke about how it was a bad idea to open your prime attraction at a markets, but we didn’t say it couldn’t be done

Nothing at all which is why I didn’t bother posting it.

Who said they couldn’t? They’ve run rides at night heaps of times

Greg says “get stuffed, it’s just a wall” as he begins the job of single-handedly building the Flyer to save on construction costs

Also can we get the topic name changed to “Flyer” rather than flier.

Seems a lazy and moronic place to store the globe if that is indeed its storage location and not just a stop over on the way somewhere more “permanent”. it needs to either be presentable and able to be used as a photo-op, or stored somewhere BOH. Plonking it in front of your marquee attraction and blocking sight lines of the ST launch from the carpark is stupid.

At 40 plus years old it would probably cost more than it’s value in freight and installation costs to go interstate

Had NFI what/where Le Mans was until I googled it. Glad to see the props and sets didn’t all end up in the scrap heap.

The $189 offer is accessed by following the link in the original email. i took up the $189 offer today but won’t be “activating it” until later this year when things start reopening. I cancelled the membership debits after my next payment which will be the last at the original pricing meaning I have access thru to 30th June on my current pricing, and then I’ll be taking a holiday from VTP parks until I feel their is enough substance to warrant activating the 12 months - maybe even wait until white Christmas tbh

Of all the rumours this one would have the most logic behind it - but I trust nothing they post

Not even MW is stupid enough to close down another ride long term for an upgrade when SDSC is already going through that process. Especially when the upgrade isn’t out of necessity such as the need to replace the launch system.

A KPI needs to be something in the control of the person it applies to. Given our isolated nature as a country from ride manufacturers and difficulty or delays we’ve seen in getting parts shipped here - you can hardly KPI a workforce around the time it takes to fully maintain a ride or a fleet of rides. also the minute you incentivise (whether that be through financial reward, or simply keeping your job) via a KPI you are opening up to the door for cutting corners, fudging books, half-assing jobs to tick off a KPI, and for something so rooted in safety and compliance - that just can’t happen

I've cancelled our 3 memberships today. I'll purchase 2 of their reduced one-pass offerings for my son and I, but wont be bothering for my partner who only attends 1-2 of the night events each year. The 12 months doesn't start until your first visit - so safe to say i'll be waiting until later in the year to activate given the number of rides down at present.

Same. My partner has had a pass since day one of memberships - so what’s that 7 years now? She’s been to MW twice for day visits. Aside from that she’s been to FNs twice, WC twice and Carnivalle twice - 8 visits in 7 years. I’d have happily continued to pay for her on the off chance she wanted to come one day - theme parks are our son and my thing to do together - but zero chance that happens now they stuffed up royally, and it’s indicative by the fact that every community group on fb has people complaining about this - so the negativity around the park and closures is being exasperated by putting more negativity into the media cycle and public domain.

Anyone else able to point to another entertainment venue that’s increased its pricing by 100% ?? if they’d put the prices up say 25%, I don’t think many people would have worried.

Good pickup - you’d think they’d make an effort to point towards this as a “peace offering” rather than it just sitting there and easy to skip over as it looks like an ad.

I expected FN would go soon and be replaced with spooky nights i expected a price increase but 100% increase is pure greed

Why do I feel entitled? no one would have an issue with a price increase, but a 100% price increase for less than you previously got isn’t justifiable in any way.

Just got an email about changes to memberships. price is DOUBLING per month and fright nights access has been removed what the actual f**k

Smokers area can be moved out to Entertainment Rd…

Errr… a market without competition doesn’t thrive, it slowly deteriorates..

You mean good to see VTP paying 7 news for a fully planned and scripted segment on prime tv and socials. I’d call it a fluff piece to attempt to dim any negativity in the market surrounding off-peak ride closures and maintenance blow outs Suggest you tell your relatives to move on. There’s been a global pandemic, a war and a worldwide economic shitshow since then

No

I’m trying to work out if the denseness is a put on, or genuine.