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And the government is paying for it! A STATE-of-the-art animal research centre will be built at one of the Gold Coast’s biggest theme parks. The State Government will this morning announce it will spend $2.7 million in partnership with Dreamworld to expand the park’s Corroboree and wildlife area. It will include the Dreamworld Future Lab, a “world-class’ facility which will be the state’s first native animal genome research facility. Baby Koalas at the Corroboree park at Dreamworld. Pic Jono Searle. Gold Coast-based Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon said the new development was the latest step in diversifying the city’s economy. “It will allow us to deploy experts to tackle some of the biggest issues facing our native wildlife — like the threat of chlamydia on the local koala population,” she said. Meaghan Scanlon. Picture: Jerad Williams “It will be the first of its kind in our state and will enhance the research capabilities of experts at the University of Queensland by allowing researchers and science undergraduates up-close contact with animals in the field. “Our native animals are a hit with tourists around the world, particularly Chinese visitors today’s announcement will help to keep the Gold Coast front-of-mind for prospective tourists.” A Bilby at Dreamworld. Picture Mike Batterham Construction will begin mid-year. It is the latest in a series of big announcements for the Coomera theme park. The 25-year-old Wipeout was decommissioned recently while the park launched it’s Sky Voyager virtual reality ride. (*cough* BULLSHIT *cough*) Once open, it will allow school groups and visits to get a first-hand look at research being performed. Tourism Minister Kate Jones said the project would be funded through the State Government’s Advance Queensland Connecting with Asia initiative. Queensland Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development, Kate Jones. (AAP Image/Darren England) “When it’s complete, the Future Lab will be the only operational scientific laboratory in Queensland that will have the practical capability to create a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) tourism experience visitors based on the conservation of koalas and other wildlife,” she said. “The Dreamworld Future Lab will give our experts vital access to native species and will help to build on Queensland’s world-leading reputation for science and technology.” Dreamworld’s General Manager Life Sciences, Al Mucci said he believed the development would be a “world-first” by allowing the public to see the researchers working on current wildlife conservation projects.

Yeah I don’t think it will be particularly similar to SV. Guess it depends what you categorise as “similar”.

So I take it the front seats will be empty... who needs a ride express when 90% of rides are walk on and the rest are 10min waits

There will be a new attraction this year, but the big signature investment will open late 2020. vikings Won’t return and I’d expect within about 12 months there will be no traces of it left

I’d recommend that you can’t be a contributing member until you no longer have to be in bed by 8 on school nights...

There is no rumour of BB returning at all. Not a single whisper. The only mention of it was a April Fool Joke almost one year ago that too many people bought into because they don’t own a calendar

Good ideas, but you’re looking at probably a $200m+ investment (not to mention paying hundreds of staff not to work while you close the park for 6 months - if they are FT or PT you still have to pay them, and you’ve got no income). At that cost they may as well bulldoze half the place and start again.. unfortunately no one in the world would consider dropping that much money into a park struggling to pull in a couple of thousand people a day.

Mould on attractions? Which attractions are growing mould on them? They can’t even get the mechanical side right in terms of maintenance at the moment, and you want cosmetic restorations?

Because they have another business, Main Event, that has strong expansion plans so the money they do have is being Invested in the profitable arm of their business that has the biggest returns and most potential. Ardent is a publicly listed company, shareholders don’t tend to react kindly to “well if we blow tens of millions of dollars and it doesn’t work, it will be all good we have a plan b”

If I had the money to buy Dreamworld from Ardent, I would do the exact same thing anyone interested in buying Dreamworld from Ardent would do - level it, develop and sell the land for probably near on half a billion dollars (if not more)...

Bikash translates to eternal optimism

The clearing now isn’t for the 2020 ride. The clearing now isn’t for a ride Bet he said it would be super exciting haha

1. Because it is cost prohibitive and surrounded by other attractions making it hard to do whilst the park is open. 2. Because it’s permanently closed

I don’t know what “it” is, but there is a new attraction going in for late 2019. Not a ride. Only word I’ve heard used to describe it is “a dome”. Totally helpful hey..

ROFL.... 😂🤣

Seems shaded areas are in vogue... SW currrently doing early ground work for installing a shade structure over The Reef.

The second lesson is an online program run by this fellow... his name is Push, the E-Stop. topics covered include: - what does an e-stop look like? - where is the e-stop? - how do you press an e-stop?

I’ve heard that the first subject covered at the Training Academy is how to print, laminate and display “attraction closed” signs

VTP would lose it if local or state governments actively invested in a competitor that would wipe them out. I can’t see it happening, and as a local I would have massive issues if millions let alone a billion dollars of tax payer money went to opening a theme park when we still have multiple schools with kids having to sell chocolates to get air con.

It ain’t happening. We don’t have the population to sustain a Disney Park, nor the international tourism numbers, due largely to being so far away. We may get a themed hotel/resort one day, that would be about it

Melbourne is colloquial referred to as a city that experiences all seasons in a day. does that mean it does everyday? Of course not, but it IS common. Your blind defence of your city is getting old. Every city has issues and positives. Melbourne has a great music scene, sports cultural. It also has terrible roads and abhorrent weather. On that note big guy you need to calm down a tad.... Suns getting real low...

Lick of paint and she’ll be like new again...

Good to see that are being respectful to the ol’ Girl...

Why should Parkz (a Business) supply another business with a free avenue to promote itself?

Except a lot of the people wanting to collect stamps are not the demographic for DC Rivals...