Brad2912

Black Hole is reopened for anyone interested.

Where is this temporary pool going that wouldn’t require substantial groundworks, approval processes, landscaping, paths? filler attraction means it adds value without much outlay... what you are describing is not filler.

You clearly have never been to Wet n Wild if you are suggesting they have the ability to have high speed boats and jet skis at the park...

Pretty sure motorbikes cost slightly less than a new slide and tower... it’s about planning. clearly the current major capex program is for SW. until that’s completed I reckon we’ll only see fillers at the other parks

@Levithian You are claiming closing time is 6pm. It’s not, closing time is 5:30. If people are on rides or in queue at 5:30, sure they can stay until they ride, but the park is closed effectively at 5:30. You keep throwing 6pm around which just isn’t true. If I go to the park at 5:35, I won’t be allowed in, therefore it’s closed.

Fully 6 and the new coaster would have been well into planning and contracts more than likely in place well before Greg showed up, especially for the coaster.

Movieworld definitely on the Monday. Most people will be back to work by then so crowds will begin to drop, but if you go sunday you get all the locals as well. none of the park discount via third party resellers Anymore so cheapest pricing you’ll get in directly from their websites (gate pricing is higher). I believe both offer Afterpay now so you can pay for your entry in instalments if that makes it easier. NRMA and motoring bodies offer a small discount on 3 park 3 day passes but given You only want MW from the VTP group it’s pretty useless. MW does have fast pass, available for purchase online or at the photo centre when you enter the park, if you do online, again you can afterpay these in terms of times, be there at rope drop and head to whatever your most favoured or anticipated ride is (i would suggest DCR as with only 1 Train operating it blows out fast). Then head to back of the park for WWF as Generally this isn’t busy first thing as everyone gravitates to the closer proximity to entry rides first. Have an early lunch Or snack on the go so you can take advantage of shorter lines while everyone else stops to eat. Skip Stunt Driver and again enjoy a small drop off in queues during the show (same applies to the parade time if you are happy to miss this). Ricks is the best value and quality in the park imo... but that requires a solid 30-40mins of time to make the most of, so it would depend on how your day is going for timing

@Levithian nothing says 6pm. Where are you getting this from?? It’s 5-5:30pm depending on the day

Was there today. Park definitely closes at 5:30. Most lines closed between 5-5:15 from what I saw. also not sure where 6pm comes from

WWF has had an unexpected stoppage this afternoon. Entered the queue at about 3:45pm and the line was through the outdoor switchbacks, within 10mins an announcement went over the ride that it would be stopping temporarily and to stay seated. Stoppage lasted about 40mins whilst people were taken off and then for testing. Has just reopened. in other news, people are f**king pigs...

I don’t think polar bears are particularly ageist... if the males are still alive I’m sure they’ll give Mishka a run in a few years when she’s ready...

Rivals and SkyVoyager are by far the highlights of the decade. Nick Land at SW in third for its fantastic family offerings, the best on the coast. The improvements in DW over the last 18 months are also a shining light, in terms of cosmetic and additions (Halloween, holiday entertainment options etc). the lowlights for me being SDSC 2.0, the lack of upkeep on some cherished attractions (TOT2 and WWF of note), log roofs, and lack of any quality shows at our parks (stunt driver has long run its course, as has any show SW seem to produce, the DW Madagascar show hasn’t changed in near a decade). VTPs evening programs have dipped in the past 3-4 year. FN’s needs reinvigorating, Carnivales move to SW was poor decision making (made up slightly by the Aquacolour program, which hopefully lifts again in 2020). i think the landscape will be far different in our parks in another 10 years with many notable rides having been retired (HWSW, AA, RHLR, the entirety of MWs kids area apart from RR and JDS, possibly GD, WWF even may be gone if they don’t give it some love soon). Atlantis will be in full swing, DW will have added 2 coasters, I think 2020-30 will be the biggest decade of change for our parks in their histories, should be a fun ride. The potential ownership change for VTP could impact plans, and who knows what Ardent has planned long term for DW...

Thanks guys

How vague... if what is true? It’s a picture - so i’d assume it’s true?? And of what relevance is that train to our parks?

Was long in the AM and most of the day, I was speaking post 3pm that it had stopped being down the ramp

Yesterday, when they were running 2, was the first time in about 4 years I’ve been on it so have no idea

I mean on the other side. I’ve often seen performers station themselves inline with the gaps while they do the fire twirling etc

So waiting for MDMC this afternoon, it’s running 2 trains which was super efficient when we rode it in the AM, but now every second 2nd cycle is going out empty. When I ask why this is occurring I was told “it’s too quiet for 2 trains we only run 2 if the line is down the ramp, it doesn’t make it any slower doing it this way when it’s quiet”. hmmm... strange as I could have sworn all harnesses need to still be cross-checked, side gates opened, another cross check before dispatch. All of this taking at least 1-2 mins which could have been spend loading the next group on the train they just cleared for dispatch. so we now have 7 ride ops working and pushing out, at the most, 16 riders every 5-6mins... Even stranger, Mr Yong appears up the exit ramp and suddenly....2 train operation Immediately begins again before he’s even had a chance to speak to anyone...

Whilst I can’t tell you the technical reason, it does allow for strategic placement of people in the photos to get them in without blocking the letters...

All worked fine this afternoon when I rode. New lights, music all great and much improved on a week ago

Dreamworld have added another “event” to their calendar. DJs playing from 10am-3pm

@Dano46610 yes referring of the haunted house section (station to elevator). All was working at just before 5pm today

Had a ride this afternoon, effects all worked in the lower part and the timing was correct 😱 the new lighting is a very welcome addition! Also had my first ride on WWF in a couple of years... the less said about that theming the better. 2/10 would be generous...

Yeah absolutely. I’d say 2/3, 4 and 6 will be ones I do regularly now

So headed down this afternoon at 4 as I figured the morning would be busy. Smart play as we didn’t wait more than 5mins for anything. We did 5 or the 6 (slides 2 and 3 are identical speed slides so no point riding twice). For those curious on queuing... the slide level is set up with numbers on the floor (think Sky Voyager). left hand side of stairs is slides 1-3 right hand is 4-6. 3 people for each slide (so total 18) are up the top at once whilst the rest of the queue line is down the stairs. Everyone is weighed as they get to the top of the stairs (Max 120kg). A light system tells you when to go (as well as the operator). All 6 slides go at once, and then generally slides 2-3 will have another cycle on their own before all 6 go again - as being speed slides the cycle is obviously fast. On to the slides (in the order I did them). 6 - first half is enclosed with some decent lighting effects and then open. Good slide 5 - fully open slide and appeared to be a little slow until more than halfway thru. I was wearing a singlet though which was slowing me down so I ended up sitting up to limit the traction. Needless to say singlet off after this one. 4 - is pitch black for the large part with a few sections of lighting 2/3 - great little speed slides 1 - good slide but found it a real punish on my back on each segment joint. Ended up sitting up as it was literally bordering on painful. All in all though it’s another positive for WWW for me and another nail in WnW. It makes WWW a far more complete park.