Anyone thinking foxwell road is anything other than a complete clusterf*ck during peak periods of the day has never tried to travel in any direction to or from it. 

On 14/08/2025 at 7:59 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I wonder if the park could partner with a local charity or fundraising effort to donate containers for change?

I've only seen it in NSW, but the Aquarium have their own container thing, and Taronga being the government entity they are, have a dedicated return and earn in the eateries where the money goes straight to the park

On 15/08/2025 at 12:21 PM, New display name said:

Then you issue is with the side roads and the is out of DW's hands.

I never said the onus was on Dreamworld to fix the problem (though their current driveway arrangements do make it worse). 

What I said was, I hope they're discussing with relevant authorities options to rectify it. 

To be honest, I think the roundabout is out-dated, and needs converting to traffic lights, with the main issue being people from the northern end (westfield) queueing across the roundabout preventing DW carpark exit.

 

12 hours ago, jjuttup said:

I've only seen it in NSW, but the Aquarium have their own container thing, and Taronga being the government entity they are, have a dedicated return and earn in the eateries where the money goes straight to the park

All of the VRTP parks also have them.

1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I never said the onus was on Dreamworld to fix the problem (though their current driveway arrangements do make it worse). 

What I said was, I hope they're discussing with relevant authorities options to rectify it. 

To be honest, I think the roundabout is out-dated, and needs converting to traffic lights, with the main issue being people from the northern end (westfield) queueing across the roundabout preventing DW carpark exit.

 

There already is a plan in place but no government has ever funded the build. 

The traffic around DW has been up the creek without a paddle for years.  If you're unhappy with the exit, use the bottom exit and do a u-turn at the petrol station.

1 hour ago, ShakeShack said:

All of the VRTP parks also have them.

Who does Village donate their containers to?

1 hour ago, New display name said:

There already is a plan in place but no government has ever funded the build. 

The traffic around DW has been up the creek without a paddle for years.  If you're unhappy with the exit, use the bottom exit and do a u-turn at the petrol station.

The government is building the Coomera connector which is an alternative 6 lane highway route south from Coomera and will remove much of the local traffic trying to enter the M1 southbound at the roundabout - which will improve the traffic at the DW entrance.

 

31 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Who does Village donate their containers to?

Containers for Change; I believe they then donate a portion of the funding back to the Sea World Foundation.

5 minutes ago, ShakeShack said:

Containers for Change; I believe they then donate a portion of the funding back to the Sea World Foundation.

I thought C4C was just the QLD container scheme. Though funding SWF makes sense. DW would likely use DWF if they established similar, I assume.

15 minutes ago, wikiverse said:

The government is building the Coomera connector which is an alternative 6 lane highway route south from Coomera and will remove much of the local traffic trying to enter the M1 southbound at the roundabout - which will improve the traffic at the DW entrance.

 

Yes I mentioned that earlier but the for clarification the Government cheeped out on the Coomera Connector and it will open with four lanes.

There is some analysis out there that traffic isn't made better by adding more lanes - the more lanes you have the more traffic you get was the outcome if I recall. Offering an alternate route is definitely a must - one thing shuts down the highway and there's very little alternative - but i'll take 4 new lanes in a connector over no new connector at all...

A lot of people also don't seem to be able to handle more than 2 lanes in QLD.  The M1 is a great example where a huge percentage of people believe their car can only operate in the 3rd lane.  

Maybe a bit of driver education might help.

45 minutes ago, New display name said:

Maybe a bit of driver education might help.

Road design is a factor though - SEQ has a lot of hairpin onramps that can't be taken at speed. Additionally, even with long straight onramps, the speed limit sign is at the end of it, so most drivers don't accelerate to highway speeds to merge easily, and end up either stopping at the end of the ramp, blocking the onramp flow, or merge onto the highway at 60-80, stacking up the left hand lane.

That said I find a lot of drivers can't merge even when the conditions are favourable, and many people can't roundabout either.

They need to teach roundabouts and zipper merging in school.

5 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

There is some analysis out there that traffic isn't made better by adding more lanes - the more lanes you have the more traffic you get was the outcome if I recall.

Induced demand - plenty of research out there to support it. 

This was in the GC Bulletin today (there is a digital version, but it’s behind a paywall). 

People getting excited CEH almost made a profit.  Go figure.

1 hour ago, New display name said:

People getting excited CEH almost made a profit.  Go figure.

Well I mean as recently as six years ago Dreamworld was a dump, losing shitloads of money and could have easily been sold off and pulled down for housing.

Needless to say they’ve come a long way since 2016 we all knew it would take a long time for Dreamworld to win back the trust of the public, even nine years later it’s still not fully there. Take the little wins i am happy there are still 4 parks on the coast.

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18 hours ago, New display name said:

People getting excited CEH almost made a profit.  Go figure.

No, people are getting excited that the care and attention the current management have given the park is having a positive effect on the bottom line which in turn will encourage them to show more care and attention to the park. 

The 5.8 million insurance payout had a positive effect on the bottom line.  😂

Wasn't that on the book last year?

The share price a year ago was higher than it is today, I don't know where you are getting, people are getting excited from because the share price has decreased.

3 hours ago, New display name said:

The 5.8 million insurance payout had a positive effect on the bottom line.  😂

There would have been equivalent indirect expenses in FY24 and lose of revenue associated with this payout however. Its not a silver bullet... There would also be risk associated with the claim regarding impacts on the premium. Which they also appear to have done a pretty reasonable job at reducing their premiums in the corporate spend space.  

Of course part of the payment was lost revenue.  Some of the payment was also from the Vintage Cars that was never repaired and before people say but DW rebuilt the Vintage Cars.  MM was announced and costed before the storms.

1 hour ago, New display name said:

MM was announced and costed before the storms.

it was - as a fully electric and disability accessible attraction. 

The painted image on the Main Street stage is now 3D

Works to expand the outdoor seating area of Kenny’s Fried Chicken are underway

The Ocean Parade sign is getting a makeover

Works are happening on the ticket booths at the front of the park

A wall is being built in front of the sliding door within the Emporium to erase the former patisserie from guest view