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It gets to a point where if you can't see the bright pink 200ft tall structure or these signs leading to it, adding a third becomes pointless...

Not to be a stickler, but it's "multi-record breaking launch coaster.". Very similar, different meanings. And yeah, as pointed out above, Zumanjaro's permanent closure alongside Kingda Ka & other surrounding attractions makes it seem much more like it's being knocked down and replaced with something "completely new" (words they've since used in clarifications after the main press release) moreso than being a TT2 situation. I just really hope that it doesn't end up being this:

I'm sorry you don't like my off-hand joke towards a private equity firm & their well-discussed decisions. Anyway, Most of the plants put in so far seem to be ground layer, so significant growth pre-install wouldn't really be too necessary (iirc, they did the same for the small amount of greenery nearby Steel Taipan, and Sea World's recently done the same for their pathway). If/when larger plants come in, I have hope that they'll be planted with enough growth to not be literal saplings upon Rivertown's open.

Nah, they’re still illegal in QLD (and likely all reserved for VRTP execs anyway).

Whoops

'The real world' and it's just late-stage capitalism

Its not bad, but them saying the project was to ‘enhance your in-park experience’ ‘to the next level’ in comparison to an annual pass, rather than the obvious jump onto the NFT bandwagon for a quick cash grab, when Dreamworld already offers that exact benefit (but better, ‘cause unlimited & including merchandise) with their annual pass, is telling. Maybe they’ll add the benefit to their One Pass when they up the price, so Village Key becomes useless and the annual offerings are comparable again, but I think we all know that’s not what’s on their mind.

Maybe they’re increasing the price of renewals on the 11th of Nov, and the price of new passes on the 10th of Dec (just before the holidays)? Either way, making the process significantly more confusing than it needs to be, to the surprise of nobody.

Would be interesting to see whether this is the full expected cycle (running the smaller, mostly indoor section backwards & the latter outdoor portion the right way around), as, if so, that should give them ample time to get the turntable sorted out (touchwood), which I imagine is the main concern with the ride due to it being an as-of-yet unproven system.

Again, manipulation. Makes it harder for guests to see exactly how much each arcade game costs them, and makes the number of ‘game tokens’ significantly higher.

The different pricing options seem purposefully made to confuse buyers, which is great for making money at an Arcade, but not for a whole lot else. Like: Why does a $70 'Bugs Bundle' get you 240 tokens, but a $50 'Tweety Treat' get you 336? Why is the only 'Bugs Bundle' that doesn't give more than a 1:4 ratio for dollars:tokens the $200 dollar one? In the 'Tassie Tornado' option, what are 'Yellow & Green Card Reader Games', and what aren't? What is the 'Road Runner Rush' option for, especially when the $12 only has a 1:3 ratio, meaning you'd get 3 arcade games at $4 a piece? I don't know how much of this is commonplace for Arcades and how much is specifically VRTP pricing, but having all these manipulative ways of misleading those who aren't paying enough attention (like, maybe the kids who will be the main audience at a pokies arcade) out of as much money as possible, is the exact reason I steer clear of them in general.

they’ve just gotta use a more suitable burger, i reckon

If it's any consolation, assuming that the ride was initially going to be 52m & it's not just an error in the initial reporting, it probably would have ended up being a Zamperla.

Trident isn't, it's an SBF (https://sbfrides.com/products/swing-tower-42-m/). The shorter 'Sky Flyer' that Sea World had before Trident was a Funlight.

Good thing is that it means literally nothing whether it’s true or it’s not, so there’s no point in discussing further either way. They likely only made the first post to mislead those less in-the-know into thinking it would be an event related to Rivertown, not a one night club that’s already significantly less newsworthy than the Diwali event the next day.

Apparently it’s whatever the hell this is… I’d link the video itself, but it has nothing to do with Dreamworld and is just some random dj/club scenes. I feel like they’re making something up, but if it is indeed something, it’s a third-party adults event.

Maybe the wall was just itchy

So long as Greg Yong has a pilot’s license

There’s no way that is the Rivertown opening date, that’s under a month away & they’ve only just moved JR’s train into the station, with the building & surrounding area still very much incomplete. My guess is that it’s some one-off event like their wrestling matches or the Casey Barnes thing they just had. Which is to say, nothing all that special.

This. Like, the Claw reached end-of-life, and they've actively chosen to invest in a new, extremely similar attraction to take its place & only improve the experience of OG Claw, which will only be fully realized mid-late 2025. If they weren't in it for the sake of rebuilding the park/their reputation in the eyes of guests rather than solely potential buyers, one would imagine them simply keeping the ride SBNO (like a certain other Intamin-manufactured flat ride), or replacing it with a temporary and/or lackluster addition (like a certain other retired Dreamworld flat ride). It's true that an offer could come which they can't refuse, but it doesn't seem to me like their end goal is to sell/go private (a la VRTP) anymore, and them selling the land Dreamworld sits on to a different company 'cause its value is high would indeed be the death of their recently rebranded/restructured company, and make most recent smaller-scale investments moot.

Why’s it still an assumption that Dreamworld’ll be sold to a different operator? Ardent restructured their entire company to focus solely on Dreamworld/WWW (& Skypoint), selling Dreamworld would now mean the death of the company.

Yeah, a retrack won’t solve its issue now w/ the new trains eliminating most related problems. Its apparent roughness is a result of the track’s profiling, which can’t be fixed nearly as easily as a running issue, and would be better off getting something new over reprofiling what they’ve got.

So they do seem to have used the same platform location, and rotated it to face Main Street rather than swing adjacent to it. Should create an even better effect from there, especially with the queue entrance being framed directly underneath the swing, also facing Main St. Big fan of its presentation so far.

Look, if it gets delayed it gets delayed. But, in all of the Rivertown press releases they've made so far, they have continued to explicitly state that they're on schedule for an opening later this year ('weather permitting', etc.). Harping on about how you believe it won't happen 'cause the undercover area for Murrisippi Motors's station isn't yet complete doesn't change that. I'll believe either scenario when it occurs or is otherwise confirmed, but anything remains possible until that point.. Dreamworld's been pretty good at opening new attractions on time recently, and though this is their largest project in a bit, them remaining confident that they can do the same for Rivertown throughout its construction is as good of a sign as any. Remember, the year isn't 2020, they aren't Sea World, and this isn't New Atlantis.