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Not long exposure

Pretty smart day to open it. More time to work out the kinks before the weekend and busy period. Plus weekday means more people on hand for breakdowns etc etc

Unlikely a themed overlay would be added the first time it’s open straight out of the gate (Scooby that is). As for WWF not being planned to be open, that would be odd given they spent money to add a lighting package just so they could open it for FN and WC. That lighting package also has different overlays for both events.

I think it’s foolish in such projects to assume or decide that issues are the fault/blame of one party. That’s simply not the reality of how things happen.

They better!

Yeah look I had nothing but praise for the whole of Rivertown, first class all the way. But this weird addition of random rails is just not good.

Yes so what you see there is an LED chip (the rectangle part) and then a lens in front (the dome portion). The Joker head is a bit more simplistic than GL because they are higher powered, spaced apart chips, theoretically can be changed out, but tricky and specialized. GL is more like a traditional LED wall, made up individual cabinets, with smaller bare chips located within ‘shaders’ that keep the sun off and make them brighter in the daylight. - fun fact, the GL logo would be capable of displaying full video content (albeit only green) but at the time of it’s install it was not desired to implement that capability.

That Joker head is not made of ‘bulbs’, just the same as Green Lantern. It’s essentially a big custom shaped LED Screen (think concerts or stadiums) made of millions of tiny high powered LEDs which are prone to failure over time. You can’t just replace a few on something like this. FWIW I drove past last night and it looked totally fine at night which is it’s intention at the end of the day. Of all the low hanging fruit I’ll leave this one on the tree.

All projections were working on Monday They are pretty high end DLP laser projectors and most are in environmentally controlled housings FWIW

We all found Africa beyond underwhelming. The resolution is awful, the soundtrack lacks impact or ‘heart/feels’ and the jump scares are forced. Sorry but it was a meh for me

The restaurant is awesome. HELLO ALL PARKS have a good full service restaurant that offers proper food. The only problem with the restaurant is the sight lines to it are awful, you’d never even know it’s there.

The audio in that room is solid. My nit pick is the transitions between tracks are jarring… should flow better. But that could be playback system limitations, programming or audio composition (hey hire a good TD ) But otherwise audio is good

Don’t get me wrong, I stand by previous criticisms, they were deserved. But this addition is top notch. It’s never going to be 10/10, but it also didn’t cost 500 million dollars so a 9 is more than 👍 for me.

Ok well I was waiting to have a minute to post but I will chime in here. I finally got to visit Rivertown last week… To say I was impressed would be an understatement. Easily best thing, or certainly most complete thing any park has built in a very long time. The entire area is immersive and detailed and just so on point. The detail in the theming and hidden touches just top it all off. Retheme of Vintage cars - amazing! Jungle Rush Coaster - what a perfect choice for the family demographic, and genius use of a relatively small footprint. Fun and thrills for all ages. As for the comments above, so off the mark. Yes I definitely feel the money must have run out in the turntable chamber, and it’s what turns this possible 10 into a 9. But is 10 year old me gonna notice? No As for the interior queue, it’s almost Disney level, there is nothing that anyone visiting a regional park in Australia should be complaining about in here. …and this is from the most critical old bastard that has never been backward about criticizing Dreamworld. Oh and for bonus points, all the staff were smiling!

Its pretty common for specialist equipment (like that involved in attractions and theming) to have to be paid for 100% upfront. Suppliers don’t want to be left holding the bag when the builder you hired goes bust all of a sudden (and that is usually who is buying). For the ride itself you’re likely looking at a portion when ordered, a portion when it arrives onsite and the rest when handed over.