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The first supports for Jungle Rush have arrived at Dreamworld. (from auscoasters on Instagram)

Know what I’m seeing in my nightmares tonight

Finally, Disney’s coming to Australia! (/j)

In case there was any hope left for it to feature the new Surf Rider OTSLs, consider them gone. (From Movie World’s Instagram)

Again, not getting what I’m saying. Just play amongst yourselves atp, can’t be assed repeating the same thing a third time over.

Good job taking my statement out of context. For that matter, I don’t think you’re seeing what I’m getting at, either. I don’t mean solely making a public-facing facility on the off chance another that Pig shows up, I’m talking about establishing a breeding program. In captivity, Toba Aquarium in Japan has a female, Sea World Abu Dhabi has a juvenile male, and Sydney has Pig. With a breeding program in place, they could source a minimal number of wild specimens, and partner with some or all of these facilities to rotate individuals between them as to maintain genetic diversity, and increase the numbers available both for captivity, and to be rewilded. A facility like such could also, in the scenario that one is unable to be rereleased (like Pig, the female at Toba, or the juvenile at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi), simultaneously act as providing such cases with a home, both allowing it to live in peace & increasing the diversity of captive populations further (see also: Hudson & Nelson). And, with dugong populations vulnerable & decreasing, a captive breeding program, even not solely for rewilding, is a unideal but manageable fallback.

Exactly, more often than not the exact food that wild populations eat are easily substituted in captivity. Hence the ‘ringed seal’ comment, as Sea World successfully substitutes more easily accessible meat (chicken, veal, pork, beef, various fish species) for their Polar Bears, with no complication.

If it’s protected, that doesn’t mean it’s unable to be grown for captive populations. Also, I doubt you’ll find ringed seal blubber at your local 7/11, either. I really don’t see what you’re getting at here, the complication with the species isn’t their habitat requirements, it’s almost solely due to the current lack of any captive facilities, or cohesion between them. And, if anyone could provide dugongs with a substantial facility in the region, and successfully begin a breeding program for the species (either to further captive populations, or the more beneficial & likely option, for rewilding), it’s Sea World.

Again, no. They eat seagrass & other aquatic plants, as is the case for all sirenians, including the West Indian Manatee, which is a much more widespread species in captivity. They’re not kept because of their conservation status & location meaning there’s more laws around their protection/welfare (and, therefore, one can’t just grab one from the wild for no reason and exhibit it in an enclosure that doesn’t meet minimum standards, as was usually the case for a lot of individuals at the beginning of these breeding programs), their native range not being as easily accessible to most facilities who do captive breeding programs for sirenians (NA/EU), and the abundance of sirenians that have established breeding programs (again, West Indian Manatees) making those species the easier to source, and therefore more attractive, option for a lot of facilities.

Yes, the same case can be said for the shark/s & turtles in Shark Bay, their polar bears, and the dolphins scattered throughout the park. Most of their major species seem to be rescues, and dugongs wouldn’t be any different (the dugong in Japan & Abu Dhabi are both also rescues, though Japan did attempt to begin a breeding program at one point). And they’re being rescued/conserved by Sea World somewhat commonly, they just haven’t ended up in a public-facing enclosure here since Pig & Wuru.

If Sea World are continuing with their dolphins, despite some being from the wild, and with animal rights groups proportionately targeting cetaceans much more than any other animal group, the backlash from groups would either be relatively minimal or be easily explained against, provided again that the reason for/means of sourcing dugong was in keeping with their more recent practices, and the space allocated for them is suitable in size. Remember, it wasn’t too long ago that they were planning on adding captive-bred hippopotamus and gorillas, rescued dugongs shouldn’t be too far-fetched of an idea. It’d be hard for me to not see them as a disappointing, generic pick for me, but a generic pick is better than no pick. And yeah, undeniably, people would like them.

The only thing I have seen in regards to that is that it’s hard to grow seagrass, but the prevalence of manatee in captivity seem to mean that’s a non-issue elsewhere. I think the main reason there aren’t more dugong is just ‘cause manatee have been so easy to source for many reasons, which (when mixed with some other things) just means it hasn’t really been that worth it for places that could’ve hypothetically kept dugong to choose them over a different species (like manatee). The dugongs that used to be there are the ones that were moved to Sea Life Sydney. But one has since died, and Pig’s life expectancy is up in the air due to the lack of study into the life expectancy of captive dugong, but after Pig inevitably passes there’ll be no more dugong in captivity in Australia. Hence why Sea World exhibiting them again would be pretty worthwhile.

If they were to do a singular larger species like such, I feel they could do better than Otter (unless, somehow, they got Sea Otters, the likely species would be Asian Small-Clawed Otter. Which, though lively, are rather common, and don’t really scream ‘Sea World’). Pipe dream larger species for me would be Dugong, as they’re disappearing from captivity (Sea Life Sydney, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, and Toba Aquarium in Japan seem to be the only current holders), & Sea World’s kind of in a prime position to keep them, if given enough space.

Turning to Six Flags, they’ve got multiple Nanocoasters for their DC coasters (Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Lantern, etc.), so it doesn’t seem like that should be an issue. And yeah, I obviously don’t have the sales figures for Levi’s cutout set (which, I agree, is way too hard for families/younger audiences to enjoy), but there are other coasterdynamix things that are easier to set up than cutouts (Nanocoasters), and rides that have more marketability for general/tourist audiences than Leviathan does (DCR, Superman). So, if Levi’s cutout did underperform, it’d be short-sighted for them to blame that on the concept itself.

Polar Bears. But yeah, SW would surely benefit from another ride (or, reopening a closed ride) before it would benefit from a new animal exhibit. But, if they’re gonna do neither & just make a long pathway/lawn, I’d have liked if they’d at least had that pathway contain (or be contained by) something interesting or worthwhile. And an area w/ some shade & AC, a passable level of theming, and a couple fish tanks, would be a more satisfying way to make it more than just paving over a ride for a pathway.

Word is they want it open, but they’re ‘waiting on insurance’. If that is the case, and it continues to take longer than expected, I reckon they should make that clear & have it closed with no known reopen, instead of delaying dates like other parks do/have done.

Yeah, doesn’t seem to me like it’s gonna open in 2 weeks.

That’s a great outdoor space for their larger species. What I mean is a small-ish building (whatever fits the space), with some separate tanks. If you’ve been, think like Australia Zoo or Wildlife HQ’s Reptile House, but with a more cohesive theme, and for smaller aquatic species (smaller fish, eels, starfish, etc) instead of herptiles.

I think I said this last year, but unironically a proper indoor aquarium (not Sea Jellies) would go a long way for SW IMO. And that plot would’ve been a great place to put it. That, or the space they’re wasting with the new warehouse.

Yeah, the eggs are definitely a creative idea for park merch, I was just surprised to see the sign about its award. Also, yeah, just any more merch that’s noticeably ride-related and good looking would go a long way (I’ll keep saying it, they’ve done the cutout for Levi w: coasterdynamix, at the very least collab with ‘em for Rivals, Superman, or upcoming projects).

Not maintenance, just a general thing I noticed on my visit. Did anyone know they got this award? Cause I didn’t, didn’t even know AUS parks had any real presence at IAAPA, but they’re advertising it. (Leviathan Eggs)

They’ve started doing work at the old station area, with new wooden beams being drilled into the side of the elevated section. Assumedly, these are railings to extend the new pathway further (perhaps unfortunately).

Isn’t it more or less confirmed that WoO will have a second entrance?

not a dig at dw/vekoma for having claimed this for JR, cause it’s clearly very different than the one that’s gonna be featured on it, just something interesting that i came across

It’s almost cute, in a way, that they think people are actually hyped about Flash’s opening.