Brad2912

Not as much as they love VRTPs advertising dollars....

Unless it was another Rapids style ride I don’t think the media would say boo. The media is also a lot more pro-VRTP than DW as well from what I have seen and I think that’s in a large part due to Clark Kirby’s direction and willingness to involve them in all aspects.

Would imagine clones are cheaper as they have the specs, required inventory lists, technical planning and testing patterns already in place.

I personally wouldn’t say MW is themed to the film studios. The only ride that is loosely themed to an actual film is SDSC. The actual ties to my the industry such as the studio tour, special effects show etc are long gone, the stunt show is gone etc. I guess it is all in the wording

I believe the first sentence is wrong. MW is not a film studio theme park. It is a theme park next to a film studio. You even refer to the adjacent film studios in the same sentence so it makes no grammatical sense

Yeah that “my friend” did it/sent it thing doesn’t fly and shows your age.. Post what you want but own it if it gets shot down.

I SERIOUSLY doubt we are going to see a mountain with waterfalls and giant sculptures of Atlantean warriors. That was pie in the sky theming and I doubt it would have been delivered like that even prior to the parks closing and operating at a loss for months.

Think the issue may be safety wise having multiple people on the same downhill course at the same time which increases risk or collisions and injury... parks just don’t take the chance on that anymore.

Those must have taken all day to whip up... Kudos to you.

A lazy river and a mammoth falls style ride would round out the park fantastically

Seems strange they would halt the deliveries from Germany.. they may as well just receive it all and have it on site ready for when they can start. With a roughly 30 day sea voyager, plus port time etc, to me it’s weird that you’d leave half your build on the other side of the planet if you’ve paid for it.

Funnily they rejected a $4 per share offer back in Jan from the same firm, but are now proceeding further with an offer almost half of that....

Knew your tongue was firmly in cheek when you spoke of buying another Rivals. Some of kids (who should be at school!) would have got excited and then someone started mentioning a small-scale hyper (oxymoron?) and a raptor so I was just clearing it up for them...

An epic $65 million tourist attraction and resort to rival theme parks on the Gold Coast has been greenlit in one of the areas hardest hit by job losses in Queensland. THE pandemic has secured the future of the Sunshine Coast’s first major themed tourist attraction in more than three decades – a new $65 million water park and eco-resort expected to be finalised in coming weeks. While jobs and investment are in turmoil due to the virus, the outbreak has provided a timely boost to the business case for the long-awaited project earmarked for a 14ha site at Glenview, 90km north of Brisbane. Proponents told The Courier-Mail that an economic analysis predicting a trend of “cocooning” – or short stay domestic holidays – had given them the perfect platform to launch the attraction, first considered in 2014. Actventure, featuring a host of free fall, raft and tube slides up to 14m high and 25 thrilling rides - some not seen before in Australia - will be the third-largest water park in the state after Wet’n’Wild and WhiteWater World. Construction of the park and its integrated “multi-generational’’ tourism resort, called Invigorate, on Steve Irwin Way, is hoped to start later this year and it could be open by the end of 2022. It is anticipated to attract more than 220,000 visitors and 50,000 room nights annually, as well as generate 300 construction jobs, 200 full-time equivalent positions once operational and $41 million per annum for the local economy. It will be the Sunshine Coast’s first new major themed attraction in 31 years, with the history of Aussie World and Sea Life Mooloolaba dating back to 1989, the Big Kart Track to 1983 and the region’s biggest and most awarded gem, Australia Zoo, to 1970, when it was known as the Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park. Privately-owned development and investment company, Sanad Capital, which has strong ties to Dubai, is behind the project. Sanad’s managing director, Bradley Sutherland, said he would work through the remaining conditions with council in the coming weeks and this would finalise the groundbreaking venture and allow it to get under way. Mr Sutherland said the pandemic had made the attraction even more relevant and the time was right to advance it. “The market demands this. The ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on domestic and international travel means we’re seeing a resurgence of support for local tourism, and the rising need to complement existing holiday offerings with exhilarating and refreshing experiences to fulfil the needs of Australian travellers and allow them to escape the ordinary.” Mr Sutherland said Actventure’s family-oriented water park and Invigorate integrated tourism resort complex would offer 161 self-contained family-friendly one to three-bedroom villas (269 beds), local farm to table experiences, open-air cinema, sports club, water-based activities including stand-up paddle boarding and kayaking, plus the massive water park. Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Simon Latchford said Actventure and its integrated Invigorate resort would be an excellent fit for the region. “Now, more than ever because of the coronavirus, we need appropriate, high-profile attractions like these that complement our brand, which encompasses water, beaches, rivers and the amazing Glass House Mountains,’’ he said. “We get development, and the need for growth, but must maintain our extraordinary landscape. Attractions can be created but have to fit with the brand like this does.” Sunshine Coast Council’s planning spokesman James Ruprai said the Actventure water park proposal had a lengthy and complex development approval history dating back to 2015. Mr Ruprai said that in December 2019, the applicant lodged a development application for a new Stage 1 comprising a resort complex (160 villas) and a revision to the tourist attraction (water park). That application was now under assessment by council officers. The Courier-Mail understands the lengthy process is close to being finalised. https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/65m-actventure-water-park-and-eco-resort-to-boost-sunshine-coast-tourism/news-story/513c71f7120170946f13a762c4bd3e7d

Coronavirus Gold Coast: When theme parks will reopen as demands grow for answers Demands are growing to reopen the Gold Coast’s theme parks as fury grows over the gates remaining closed to the city’s economic engine rooms. VILLAGE Roadshow’s boss is calling on State Government to explain why the Gold Coast’s famed shopping centres can host thousands of customers but the city’s renowned theme parks cannot. Village CEO Clark Kirby, while praising the state’s $50 million theme park stimulation, is baffled at why theme parks like Movie World and Sea World – which he called “shopping centres without a roof” – were not in the same category. Under a State Government road map, theme parks can have a total of 20 guests at a time from June 12 and 100 people from July 10. But Mr Kirby said yesterday: “Essentially if Westfield and Harbourtown can have thousands of people through, we are essentially – if you look at our thoroughfares – a shopping centre without a roof. “We’re actually far better prepared to monitor social distancing than a shopping centre,” he said. “It does not make sense for us to open our doors unless we can have about 5000 people through the gates.’ Mr Kirby said despite meetings with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Tourism Minister Kate Jones on reopening the sticking point was how many patrons would be allowed. Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista backed his call, saying the best assistance would be a reopening date for the parks and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary: “These venues rely on large group[s but at the moment there is no road map for them to viably reopen. “It is important we get them open.” When the Bulletin asked Tourism Minister Kate Jones’ office what the difference was between malls and theme parks, the query was fobbed off by a spokesman who said it was a Queensland Health matter. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/coronavirus-gold-coast-when-theme-parks-will-reopen-as-demands-grow-for-answers/news-story/36f9eb09cb6500835ad15ae078c6e066

My understanding is The money is for Promotion to assist theme parks, Amusement parks and animal parks. it’s not cash... no one is buying a ride with it

$50m for theme park advertising campaigns

If they have honey chicken, sweet and sour pork and a special fried rice in them, then it’s my dinner from last night that UberEats “lost”....

Triple shared actually....

Busy day for BGH, they are amongst the 4 shortlisted firms just announced in line to purchase Virgin Australia

Koo-Maira

That would be a poor and shortsighted decision if they went that way. They haven’t shown to be adverse to running a water based ride post-TRR, they did run RHLR after the accident. Given WWW is back to be being a separate gate, they need a water ride of some sort in the main park. Summer on the Gold Coast doesn’t equate to not having any water attractions

But Leviathan isn’t/wasn’t the final phase of the Atlantis development... maybe Trident has been scrapped due to the economic downturn and diminished revenues...

And further from GCB... BGH Capital lobs new offer for Gold Coast theme park operator Village Roadshow Gold Coast theme park operator Village Roadshow has revealed it has entered into exclusive due diligence talks with a private equity firm about a possible buyout. PRIVATE equity firm BGH Capital has entered into exclusive due diligence with Gold Coast theme park operator Village Roadshow to buy the company. BGH previously launched a takeover offer for the listed Village Roadshow in January this year, offering $4 cash per share and valuing the Movie World owner at $780 million. A lot has changed since that offer with the shutdown of the company’s theme parks and cinemas leading to a slump in revenue and the share price, which hit a low of 77c before bouncing back to above $2. Village said this morning it has entered into a transaction process deed where BGH will be given four weeks to undertake due diligence with a view to reaching a deal to acquire all the Village shares in a scheme of arrangement worth $2.40 per share. That is $1.60 less per share than the previous offer and reflects the change in the share price owing to the COVID-19 shutdown. The proposal is subject to a range of conditions including “no further material deterioration in the operating environment or outlook for VRL”.

Interesting, some factual inaccuracies and mainly rehashing information readily available. I find the title “the troubled history of DW” strange and somewhat silly however, given that apart from the final 2mins touching on the ownership changes, incidents and Longhursts’ dream/plan not occurring, the remainder of the video has no relevance to “troubled history”.