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Wait, wait, wait... There's another Facebook page called Theme Park Therapy?

I do, and they enjoy the laugh, too.

Last time the park added a noteworthy attraction on the world stage was the claw. That was nearly ten years ago now. I still scratch my head about shockwave, you're essentially putting a ride next to another ride which have same same different ride experiences. Riiiight.

Did I win the internet?

Nobody finds it weird that the mine ride is still maintained and intact after all these years?

Heard through the grapevine that all of the italian rally posters have been taken down. How very interesting...

You're right. Why stay at Walt Disney World or at a Tokyo Disneyland Resort when I can stay somewhere 20 minutes away? /sarcasm Last time I checked the government were looking at offering another gambling license out. Could you imagine a Universal style citywalk with Crown-style hotels and casinos? It'd put the place well and truly on the map. We're both making the same point here in essence, which is they need to actually spend money to make more money. It certainly doesn't need to be resort-level money, ultimately it comes down to this: Dreamworld. You're an okay park. Seriously, you're actually alright. But everyone remembers you as something better then what is right now. You're going to keep making money as is, which is fine, but if you want to make a crapload, you're going to have to do what everyone else does and spend more money on quality things that matter.

There's a million things that you could do that, with a bit of money, would turn that piece of land into a landmark in itself like when it first opened. Serious beatufication, after-hours shows and events, resort style accommodation, casino even. But there is the issue, Ardent, for their own reasons, don't want to spend the money. So the park just is what it is right now.

I think without trying to contextually pick apart what I was saying the point I was making was that both venues are trying to offer additional non 10-5 events to add value to tickets and drive sales. One's doing a great job at it, one's doing an okay job that could be expanded on.

What about Screamworld and WhiteWater World at night? They're opening the park till late every Friday and Sunday this holiday period. I'd say they're trying just as hard to compete head on but doesn't get the same reception because it's not as good.

Preeeeettyy sure djrappa would know. Just read between the lines a little.

Speaking of Bermuda, I wonder how much of that ride was salvaged? I'd imagine there'd be some cool houses around the Gold Coast with weird looking alien animatronics in them by now.

Quoted for truth. Any business that holds contempt for their customers will either perform at a bare minimum level or fail, but never a great success. I think that's why everyone's so bummed to see the park the way it is. It was, once upon a time, a completely different park with emphasis on quality over profit. Disney learnt this after Eisner left, Cedar Fair learnt this a decade earlier, Six Flags learnt this five years ago, and VRTP have been at the forefront of really understanding that attention to detail and quality drives customer experience which in turns drives sales. They'll discover this and play catch up soon enough. Generally it's when a management shift occurs. And you're right. They don't owe use anything. So buy a pass elsewhere and be thankful that we get world class rides elsewhere. My biggest irk at the moment is that they're like that annoying kid in the schoolyard that's putting their fingers in their ears going "nah nah nah nah not listening to you" when it's obvious to literally everyone but them they're about to be hit square in the nuts by an incoming ball. They're not listening, they don't want to listen, and they don't care. They don't want to talk to us, and it sucks, because i've yet to see any sized business in any industry succeed long term in their approach. Six Flags came within inches of death by doing what they're doing right now, and now they're a better chain for it. Ultimately it comes down to just two really basic business ideaologies - on one hand, you can buy a cheap plane ticket where the airline will try and cut every corner imaginable and upsell you and inconvenience you at every possible hurdle to make a buck, or you can pay a little more and have a great time. Jetstar vs. Singapore Airlines.

Not even remotely, but thanks to your post I did some Googling and found this. http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/MusicConsumers/OnlineMobile/UserGeneratedContentSites.aspx Turns out my frustrations were in total vain. Appreciate the heads up. I'll give them a buzz at some point and see if it's in the ballpark of what I consider reasonable.

Cheers, I had a lapel mic with me, but was time poor at that point. Next time I imagine i'll throw a lapel mic down somewhere towards my feet and strap it down, that way I can get a clean feed without too much direct wind noise. As for cheesy production music, it's surprisingly tough to get tolerable free tracks that you can use with Youtube's monetization setup. If I had the choice, I'd use something like Kanye West's Black Skinhead - it's very dark yet upbeat and very easy to stylize a Top Gear-esque cut to it (Top Gear have used a few Kanye song's from memory, I think last time was the Mclaren review they did?) Infact to further my thoughts - I find it really frustrating how stuck the music, film & tv industries are with the digital age. This is based off no research whatso ever, but I think it would be brilliant if there was a similar radio/music broadcast scheme in place that bars & hotels have but for digital content makers like myself. I'd happily pay 300 bucks a year to be able to make commercial pieces with tracks from Universal/Sony/BMI.

If I were a money man, the 2014 "investment" plan for them probably looks like reversing the Cyclone train, calling it "Cyclone 2" with some sort of different themeing, and calling it a day.

Well if I had my wish, there'd be a B&M Custom-Flyer and an S&S Topple Tower on the island in the middle of the park. Think eery jungle theme.

Just cut this together, it's mainly footage inside the station, it'll give you a good idea of what to expect from the splashdown.

I think you might be wrong.

Oh, B&M could easily make something to fit, these two in particular spring to mind as small footprint B&M's that could fit inside a park like Dreamworld. The problem is Ardent are absolute cheapskates so it nullifies the possibility of them investing wisely, instead investing frugally on "wow" factor that underwhelms like Buzzsaw. As per what Gazza has gone into much detail in some other thread before this one, Gerstlauer could do amazing things to the Mine Ride spot. My money is on that as the next investment. If I had to pick my favourite, I'd say throw a mega-lite in Blue Lagoon. However, given the fact that Movie World have Superman, and they'd need something to differentiate from that type of coaster, i'd do a compact Maverick-style coaster or even an Intamin Plug'n'Play Woodie like Everland's. If you could make that Intamin woodie do a barrel roll like all the other woodies are doing overseas, you'd be onto a winner.

For those who wanted a POV that wasn't just track, some cool kid posted this: And a raw version:

Here's another, this time from Gizmodo - it's not necessarily negative per say, but does highlight what seems to be a typical day experience. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/wet-n-wild-sydney-neither-wet-nor-wild/

More love from fair fax - http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/music/stressing-hard-wetnwild-nye-festival-organisers-feeling-the-strain-in-leadup-to-new-years-eve-20140103-308sw.html

Haha ten bucks an hour. Good one.