Everything posted by Slick
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Tiger Island Refurbishment - Dreamworld 2016
So this just happened. https://www.dreamworld.com.au/things-to-do/lego My guess is that they're renovating the Fairytales building or they're going to replace the old Q4U corner with something new. On a side note, i'm over this word "precinct" being used for everything new in theme park lore. If it's a new building, call it a new building.
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Tips for Asia Trips
Fuji-Q's moved up a lot in recent years, don't listen to what TPR says. You can buy bus/entry combo tickets for Fuji-Q - get these if you're staying in Tokyo, you'll save yourself a fortune. Also, buy the fast passes and get there early. Seriously, if there's one park in the world (Disney included) where I'd want to turn up early for, it's this one. Depending on how much time you're spending in Japan, you can buy a Japan rail pass and get unlimited Shinkansen use. If you're travelling between Tokyo and Osaka, do stop in at Nagoya and go to Nagashima Spa Land, and do stop in at Kyoto and check out the sites. You won't regret it. Stay near Shin-Osaka and you'll be able to catch a train direct to the door stop of Universal Studios Japan. Thinking back to Tokyo, Odaiba's worth a visit, it's the man-made island where Joypolis is. It's a great trip out and there's plenty to see and do. If you pick your days and you're prepared to have massive, 8am-11pm days, then you can cram Disneyland and Disneysea into two days if you plan like a boss. Thunder Dolphin's worth a visit, it's relatively close to the Tokyo Skytree (and also close to Asakusa where that old school amusement park is which is also right around the corner from Sensoji) - it's worth checking the website and social channels for closures and times in advance, I got screwed multiple times with annual maintenance despite my best efforts to work around it.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
It'd be money well spent. Seriously thought, i'd get in early and get the loaded fries, bacon in the middle, and chowder to top it off (all three have bacon in it, by the way.)
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Man hospitalised after falling out of Dreamworld Log Ride
Honestly, how hard is it to get core facts right? I wonder what other industries have these basic fundamentals cocked up on a regular basis.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
Good point, i've added more dancers and performers in now. And you're right, I wish I could've mentioned the bacon more, but I just didn't feel it was right to push my own opinion too hard.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
My full thoughts plus lots more photos are now live: http://ourworlds.co/carnivale-2016-review/ - I think i've already fleshed out my thoughts here, but, bacon. You should eat it. You know? Here's some more shots. Let me know your thoughts!
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Old video footage of our Aussie theme parks in 80's/90's
I meant the website.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
Canon make some incredible glass, but in my mind they're playing it far, far too safe with their bodies while companies like Sony continue to rip them apart. Their new 1DX Mark II is an incredible piece of kit, save for the fact that while it's all well and good it shoots 4K@60fps, there's no C-LOG and you can't output 4K via HDMI, so there's absolutely no way to get a clean, cinematic 4K DCI shot out of it, rendering the whole endeavour completely useless. Meanwhile, I could pick up an A7R ii for literally half the price, whack a metabones adapter onto it, use all of my favourite glass, get C-LOG 4K UHD internally & get larger, more cleaner photos with a better dynamic range. Their 5D4 better make me crap my pants.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
@AlexB actually sold me my first DSLR over a decade ago. Small world, huh?
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Man hospitalised after falling out of Dreamworld Log Ride
You pretty much nailed it in my mind. With all due respect to the Austereo network, they're an entertainment company, not a news company, and so they report what happens with as much journalistic integrity as news.com.au.
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Man hospitalised after falling out of Dreamworld Log Ride
You my friend should look into how "major media outlets" syndicate and republish content then, and understand that most writers, particularly half decent ones, get paid cents to the dollar for original content, hence how dribble like this happens in the first place.
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Man hospitalised after falling out of Dreamworld Log Ride
Sensationalism makes my blood boil. This is what happens when you employ a 15 year old work experience kid in your multi-million dollar company to write articles because his CV says "he's wicked awesome at Facebook and Wordpress." Good work SeaFM/B105/clickbaiters.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
I just saw. Always neat to have my work pop up somewhere new. I have a lot of respect for the VRTP team and they seem to like what I do.
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Old video footage of our Aussie theme parks in 80's/90's
Dreamworld at its peak right there.
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Old video footage of our Aussie theme parks in 80's/90's
That website is still up? Crazy, I swear it hasn't changed in like a decade. This thread is win.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
Hah! Yep that's me alright. Signature slicked hair and all. Next time don't be a stranger and come say g'day! I'm currently a Canon full frame guy, but thinking of jumping ship to Sony. My best advice? Find a camera that you're happy to lug around all the time. A small mirrorless camera you're happy to keep in your hand that you can point and shoot at a moment's notice is better then a big heavy camera that's so painful to yield you end up leaving in a bag until you begrudgingly use because you feel so guilty (been, there done that). Basically, the best camera is the one you have with you. I'm also currently toying with a Sony RX100 Mark IV for shits and gigs, and I will say it's the most impressive "tiny camera" you can buy on the market, hands down. How did you know, though? Bingo. It had spot on umami, with a real kick at the end. For those worried about price, i'd either go the sampler pack or the seafood boil. I'll be surprised if anyone comes away from the boil hungry or feeling like they missed out, it's worth the price. While i'm here, i've thrown up some of the photos up on OurWorlds while I continue to sift through footage. It's worth a quick 30 seconds I think: http://ourworlds.co/carnivale-2016-sneak-peek/ Btw, @joz - the first photo shows how they were serving it. It was kind of weird but worked really well.
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
Exactly this. Even last night I didn't step onto any rides - there's so much going on in the few hours that I think it's a far better use of your time to discover something new and, you know, buy some bacon. Did I mention the bacon was awesome? Oh, I did? Good. Because the bacon was awesome. Here's a few quick shots from last night. Update: I mentioned they had Bacon, right?
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Carnivale 2016, Movie World, Sea World & Wet'n'Wild
Thought it was me for a second judging by the angle of your thumbnail on the video. Thank god it wasn't because I try so hard not to be a pest, especially when blocking someone's view can ruin someone's night. Last night was great. Really packed night which was good to see too. Food was as always amazing. Do, do, do try the millionaires bacon (or whatever it's called, it's bacon, get on it.)
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Tiger Island Refurbishment - Dreamworld 2016
I'd love to see the Wanda group pick up Dreamworld / WhiteWater World. In terms of seeing new world class attractions come to the park I think it's the most likely route to making that happen.
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Old video footage of our Aussie theme parks in 80's/90's
- Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction
- Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction
- Doomsday Destroyer - 2016 Movie World construction
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Old video footage of our Aussie theme parks in 80's/90's
Hah! That's one of my old accounts. Good times.
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Eureka Mountain Mine Ride reopening discussion
edit: just realised it has hot wheels on it. It's like they took a decade old design and made one change and figured "she'll be right."