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  On 05/07/2024 at 6:43 AM, Park Addict 93 said:

Interesting development, now just need offpeak or passholder discounts so it doesnt run empty the majority of the time.

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I've been talking about this with some friends for a while. I'd like to see maybe off peak hit $15 for 1 and $20 or $25 for 2 - just use a different wristband for the second one, so that it has to be used together. 

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  On 07/07/2024 at 9:38 PM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I've been talking about this with some friends for a while. I'd like to see maybe off peak hit $15 for 1 and $20 or $25 for 2 - just use a different wristband for the second one, so that it has to be used together. 

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from what i’ve heard, the $25 price is due to the cost of maintenance and overnight charging needed for the tailwhip seats. makes a lot more sense then $30 for a seat flipped around.

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But surely it makes more sense to have it at a lower price point so more people use it and then see a higher return day to day. Otherwise, what’s the point in having them at all if only 5% (this is just a guess) of your daily guests use it.

It’s daylight robbery that Village charge $30 for the backwards seats. Especially when they don’t have the excuse of the costs to charge and maintain them.

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If it were the case that a $25 price tag was/is a necessity to maintain one spinning seat, adding a second makes even less sense. It's not like doubling the seats doubles the demand, and even if it were to, the demand was barely there for the first anyway. They clearly want/expect more people to be using the spinning seat, and I don't see how they expect that to happen without making the gimmick seat both easier to purchase & more enticing to ride.

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They've made it available for purchase on the website, and there are 12 'spots' per hour.  This doesn't seem to change from weekday to weekend (when you'd expect 2 train ops), which would mean only 6 dispatches per hour have spinning seats available for purchase online, with the rest presumably available for in-park purchase.

Not sure how a second train changes this. There doesn't seem to be an increase in slots available online on any given day.

But I've been to DW a few times this year and I've never seen anyone riding it. I've also never ridden it because I think $25 is too expensive.  Seems like a lower price but higher volume of sales would generate more income than sending empty seats all day.

I'd be curious to know what other people's price limit is for an up-charge like this - for a one-off or to motivate you to buy each visit.

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I think the online limit just prevents it from being oversold. The last thing you want is everyone buying up the 4:30 slot and being in the position of either cycling for 4 hours past closing (not going to happen) or having to process a lot of refunds. I have seen someone who purchased online right before closing get turned away by the ops team (but that was when they had fireworks on, and the ride had to be shut down prior to them starting)

You've still got wristband sales in the fairy shop, and ops team can take card payment at the front of the queue too. It quite frankly couldn't be easier to purchase if they had a paywave terminal mounted to the seat. /s

I think at $25pp its a great one off. I won't ride it every time but will fork out when i'm bringing someone to the park that has never done it. If it were discounted off peak. BOGO or similarly priced to sell more than one for a discounted total, i'd be all for it. I think $10 or $15 per person, or in a multi-buy (say, buy 4 for $100, get two free) would ultimately see more revenue and less empty seats.

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  On 08/07/2024 at 2:56 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

You've still got wristband sales in the fairy shop, and ops team can take card payment at the front of the queue too. It quite frankly couldn't be easier to purchase if they had a paywave terminal mounted to the seat. /s

I think at $25pp its a great one off. I won't ride it every time but will fork out when i'm bringing someone to the park that has never done it. If it were discounted off peak. BOGO or similarly priced to sell more than one for a discounted total, i'd be all for it. I think $10 or $15 per person, or in a multi-buy (say, buy 4 for $100, get two free) would ultimately see more revenue and less empty seats.

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Absolutely agree with this, they have also just placed a new a-frame promoting purchase at ride entry along with a QR Code sign on the side of the que.

When DCR backwards was $10/$15 I did it most visits, but at $20 it became a once every few months and at $30 its a special occasion/with a mate that hasn't done it before.

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I use it all the time, saves waiting in line, and doing it by yourself is an arson experience but I do think they need someone at the front of the line where you could purchase tickets instead of being in the gift shop 

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  On 08/07/2024 at 2:38 AM, wikiverse said:

They've made it available for purchase on the website, and there are 12 'spots' per hour.  This doesn't seem to change from weekday to weekend (when you'd expect 2 train ops), which would mean only 6 dispatches per hour have spinning seats available for purchase online, with the rest presumably available for in-park purchase.

Not sure how a second train changes this. There doesn't seem to be an increase in slots available online on any given day.

But I've been to DW a few times this year and I've never seen anyone riding it. I've also never ridden it because I think $25 is too expensive.  Seems like a lower price but higher volume of sales would generate more income than sending empty seats all day.

I'd be curious to know what other people's price limit is for an up-charge like this - for a one-off or to motivate you to buy each visit.

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i believe they have it set as “12 spots left” to save some spots for guests in park, as with the barcodes in front of the ride you can purchase it and ride instantly, instead of picking a time. 

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  On 08/07/2024 at 5:53 PM, Ash said:

I use it all the time, saves waiting in line, and doing it by yourself is an arson experience but I do think they need someone at the front of the line where you could purchase tickets instead of being in the gift shop 

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What part of "there's a QR code in the queue you can purchase it from, and the ops staff have an eftpos machine at the front of the queue" did you miss?

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  On 13/07/2024 at 10:57 PM, Park Addict 93 said:

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Dropped from $25 to $20 or $17.50 for 2 or more.

$15 for passholders, this will get me most visits for sure.

Appears the date booking selection has been removed although selecting a time/date is still mentioned in the terms and conditions.

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Good change, will definitely get me to ride it more often. It's either that or a pie and drink from Yatala on the way home 😛

 

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$15 is the price point at which I'm willing to give it a go, so that's on the list for my next visit.  If they have dynamic discount pricing for off-peak days (say $10 even just for pass holders), I'd likely make a regular thing.

And now that we know DW are reading these threads and implementing some of our suggestions, can we also get some better designed soft-drink sipper cups?  Something a bit more adult and easier to carry - or even something that has a seal so it can be put in bags and station lockers on rides without the risk of spilling.

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