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Tbh that’s EXACTLY the kind of persuasive motivation I would have used on my son when he was younger

no such thing as a code for cheaper prices, aside from i think you get $5-$10 off by purchasing online. VTP did away with scoopon deals about 18 months ago.

Nope. Big red boat will be the kids coaster

I don’t believe it was voted the worst rollercoaster as that wasn’t the question being polled. It just received the least amount of votes in the “best rollercoaster” poll. whether you want to interpret that as it therefore being the worst is up to you.

Tbh I think a modern toddler has more interest in BiP and Wiggles than Shrek, properties which remain relevant rather than being stooped in their parents nostalgia. Dronkeys is being rethemed to Big Red Plane, and I’m sure the Carosel will get some ABC characters

The end date given is the final day of closure

Yeah that’s been at a different height each night this week as they work. Looks quite interesting from far away

Think you’ll find the ladder is only there for the refurb…

I’m actually quite surprised it’s only rated as “mild thrill level” on the ride listing. that puts it on the same level as the Banana Boogie and the Carousel, and a level below Ninja Flyers in thrills which is rated “moderate thrill” I mean it it’s less thrilling than a slow spinning ride with bike pedals, I wouldn’t be expecting much.

With the large scope of works and construction timeframes we’ve seen for recent rides, you’d imagine ABC kids world will need to close for ride relocation/clearing within 6 months to hit a Dec 2024 opening. possibly Easter holidays

Disagree with that. The wildlife area is a drawcard for families with children, and international tourists. It also provides a decent crowd draw away from rides, as well as offering a bigger area to disperse people over.

It’s called Steel Taipan

One 20min live show and 4 x 10min meet & greets a day won’t be that difficult to replace. there will not doubt be a Belinda & Kenny live show of sorts, as well as meet & greets

I think the younglings call that “fluid”

They’ll stand in the “reserved” seating area no doubt, and likely just be a paid staff member (not a handler) giving a 5min spiel on tiger facts and conservation “tigers are the largest big cats, they are endangered, there’s a box over there for cash donations”. Give it 12 months and it will be “an audio presentation occurs every hour at tiger island” and what was a unique and memorable experience will be replaced by a $500 Bose speaker with a loop track

If the train will navigate the entirety of the track forward or backward on a rotational basis, then it makes the show scenes you’d think far more tricky and costly as every second ride everyone is facing the opposite way.

Just found this in the GCB article: One of the biggest changes coming for the park will be on its renowned Tiger Island, where direct contact between tigers and handlers is set to be phased out within 18 months as public amid shifting public sentiment around performing animals. Despite the change, Dreamworld said Tiger Island would remain a fixture at the park, with guests still able to view them, and that it would continue to support tiger conservation projects in the field via Wildcats Conservation Alliance. Doesn't fly for me. You're either all in or all out. The tigers got enrichment interacting with the handlers on the island, they've been raised with it and accustomed to it. Without handlers on the island, i also believe it limits the amount of tigers that can be on the island at once as there is no-one to "manage" the behaviours or immediately react if the tigers decide to go at it. So the tiger island we used to see with 4-5-6 tigers out with 2-3 handlers will now become what i saw on Saturday which was 2 tigers out, no handlers, and therefore no people taking any notice.

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.