Brad2912

That's the best possible news. Keep it shuttered until its worthy of being open and not an embarrassment to the park.

It would take all of an hour to switch on the projectors and/or replace the lamps - or even replace the projector itself. The fact its gone at least a month with more than half the screens inoperable is a joke.

Sounds exactly as it was on my visit 3 weeks ago, glad to see they’ve made no attempt to fix anything in that time..

4mins isn’t that bad for one train operation. 7mins is absurd though. No doubt MW didn’t take into account that many local council areas had a PH today.

Think we know by now that MW just say whatever they like regardless of factual inaccuracies. one prominent member of management claimed on his socials that Leviathan is the biggest, fastest and best wooden rollercoaster in the world

The launch of Sea World’s $50m theme park upgrade has been postponed for a fourth time, with supply problems pushing completion of the precinct past its scheduled September 3 launch date. Despite the setback, there has been progress at The New Atlantis precinct, with 32m timber rollercoaster Leviathan taking its first train for a spin last week. Video of the testing shows the empty carriages making their way around the twisting 80km/h track, which has been rising over the Main Beach theme park since 2019. Once complete, the $20m Leviathan will be one of the largest wooden roller coasters in the world – and the first to include backward facing seats. In February the park postponed the opening for the third time due to shipping delays. The New Atlantis was set to feature two new attractions, including the Leviathan and the Trident. The new attractions were originally due to launch in ‘mid-2021’, however was pushed back due to unavoidable transport problems caused by the pandemic. A new launch date of September 18, 2021 was then published on the Sea World website, but that too came and went, with the rides’ website claiming it was “coming this summer”. The launch did not happen in summer either and in February, Sea World said September 3 would be the day everyone had been waiting for. The website has since removed the date, opting for the safer description of “rising soon” for both the Leviathan and the sky-high spinning tower Trident. Village Roadshow spokesman Mitch Olivey said government approvals formed part of the commissioning process for the rides. “We have excitingly commenced the commissioning process of the Leviathan and with the ride’s manufacturer, ran the first train around the track last week,” he said. “Our team are also conjointly working on construction and commissioning of the Trident attraction which forms park of the New Atlantis precinct, and we are working tirelessly to get the rides opened as soon as safely possible. “We can’t wait for our guests to experience the Leviathan and Trident when they open later in the year.”

We do not have the population or the tourist numbers to sustain a viable Disneyland theme park in Australia. Disney also don’t take over existing theme parks - they are greenfield developments where they have full control and design over site from the first sod turn. The best we can ever hope so in Australia is that way day we may be a port for Disney Cruise Lines and in turn may see a Disney hotel, but even that seems highly remote given by our location on the globe and the vast expanse needed to get here

Creating the world’s seventh Disneyland resort in Adelaide was floated by key state economic advisers as an extraordinary opportunity to create a unique tourism attraction. The Disneyland concept was generated as a “thought bubble” during talks by the now-defunct Economic Development Board (EDB), under former Labor premier Jay Weatherill’s government. But the plot did not thicken and the idea remained a Mickey Mouse scheme, with no site considered and no approach made to the Walt Disney Company in a bid to secure a licence. “The idea was that there would only ever be one Disneyland in Australia – so why not Adelaide?” one former EDB member told The Advertiser. The former economic adviser said the scheme remained “nothing beyond a thought bubble”. Disney’s six resorts are in the US (Anaheim and Orlando), France (Paris), China (Shanghai), Hong Kong and Japan (Tokyo). The Anaheim original Disneyland Resort, opened in 1955, is the Californian city’s biggest employer, generating 19,000 jobs. It attracted 18.7m visitors in 2019. The 200ha site includes two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, entertainment and dining district. The Disneyland Adelaide “thought bubble” concept was among numerous tourism ideas discussed by the EDB, which was an independent advisory board charged with generating plans for jobs and investment, after it was reshuffled by Mr Weatherill in 2014. It is believed the southern Adelaide region was considered for potential sites but none was pinpointed. The Economic Development Board was created in 2002 by then-premier Mike Rann and the body continued under Mr Weatherill, before being disbanded after Steven Marshall’s Liberal government won office in 2018. Renowned Australian business leader Robert Champion de Crespigny was the inaugural chairman, while IT entrepreneur Raymond Spencer was the group’s final chairman. Other prominent members included former Liberal premier Rob Kerin, former Santos chief David Knox and Thomas Foods International chief Darren Thomas. More than 16 years earlier, a secret deal to bringDisneyland to Queensland’s Gold Coast was being negotiated behind closed doors for more than two years but fell apart over an $845m dispute over costs. In a letter to the-then Queensland premier Peter Beattie, Disney said: “For a Disney project to be feasible, it would require direct government support including land, infrastructure, tax incentives and capital dollars for construction costs of the theme park of at least $US300m ($427m) to $US500m ($713m), most likely toward the upper end of this range.” But Mr Beattie replied by saying his government was not prepared to commit that money. —————————————————— so in short it was a historical idea that didn’t get off the ground as it was ridiculous.

I wasn’t complaining, didn’t realise night testing was a common practice.

First test run at night, seems a strange choice but good to see it moving!

Not the best photo as was driving by but Trident looks like it may have topped out (maybe)

Is Kenny really small, or the chess board really big?

None of us know that, including you. DW may have offered it back and been told to utilise it on something that would assist them in bouncing back and in turn assist tourism and the economy

In other news, DW really should put a parental warning on this tree before the media accuse them of wilful exposure.

So you feel the same way about half the businesses in Australia that are still afloat due to government handouts and incentives during covid? Yeah?

If he just spent it without running it past me then yeah that wouldn’t go down well, but if I am giving it to him, it’s because I had it to spare, so I wouldn’t expect it back

I think the only bad optics that matter to any of the GP when it comes to DW is that people died. I guarantee you less than 5% of the people going apeshit about koalas do not give care in the world, but it’s DW and they killed people… maybe that’s justified, maybe that is how it should be, but then to use that clearly residual “mud” from TRR to add credence and unjust negativity to subsequent issues 5 years later I think is stupid.

Now has. Didn’t then. So no. if I have a mate doing it tough so shout him a night out, and then 2 years later he has a great job and surplus funds, I don’t expect him to pay me back.

No one is determining if they’ll visit a a theme park or not based on if the Qld govt (or DW if they have the story wrong) chose to spend $2.7m on a rollercoaster rather than Koalas.

Agree entirely

This is 100% where it’s at. Dreamworld, boo, hiss. The media will do anything they can to find a negative slant to throw at them. I’m not even pro-DW, I’m pro-theme parks, but DW cop it deluxe with a negative vibe on anything. Even if a positive is found they ensure “and it is x years since TRRR” finishes the article. the media is morally corrupt - we all know that - yet people still will pick and choose when they believe what is written is credible based on if it reflects their own thoughts/feelings.

Asking the question was smart business practice. If the project the funds were given for was off the table, then the only options available is to: a) just spend the money on something else b) consult the govt who provided the money on what they wanted to have done with it DW chose the responsible option, and the Qld govt gave them the ok to divert the funds elsewhere. From that moment on, DW was absolved of any issue as they provided full transparency. we’re talking $2.7m. It’s a sneeze to the govt who just blew $250m on a quarantine camp that they don’t even own as an asset any longer and was visited less than DW on a wet day…

If covid had not have occurred causing the park to close for months, there is no evidence to suggest the Koala centre project would not have gone ahead. With them bleeding money due to closure, and then no interstate tourists, in my opinion it was prudent and smart management for DW to ask the QLD government if the funds could be repurposed. The QLD Govt had the option to say yes, no, or "just give us the money back". You can have beef with the QLD Govt for saying yes, but the park has done nothing wrong here. There is no harm in asking a question. If DW had just spent the money on ST without asking, then thats an issue, but that didnt occur. I feel it was a completely responsible request and avenue to take to help the park rebound out of covid.

Govt have DW $2.7m to go towards the koala research centre they were planning. Covid happened and the plan got scuttled. DW asked Qld Govt if they could instead use the funds for ST. Govt said no problem. Media found out today. Cue “think of the koalas”

Very fair point, I agree