Quick February Dreamworld video update

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

 

[Ash]

Jesus this place is just getting worse and worse.  I have not been in roughly a year and going by this or won't be anytime soon. And I live 10 mins away with both passes

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

14 minutes ago, Ash said:

Jesus this place is just getting worse and worse.  I have not been in roughly a year and going by this or won't be anytime soon. And I live 10 mins away with both passes

What in this video makes you not want to go?

[Ash]

17 minutes ago, Gold Coast Amusement Force said:

What in this video makes you not want to go?

The fact that the party is looking dates, SV is delayed.  I remember going on the TOT when it first was built the whole place was thriving. Nowadays not so much

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

1 hour ago, Ash said:

The fact that the party is looking dates, SV is delayed.  I remember going on the TOT when it first was built the whole place was thriving. Nowadays not so much

I would rather get a delay than something like sdsc next gen.

[pushbutton]

2 hours ago, Ash said:

The fact that the party is looking dates, SV is delayed.  I remember going on the TOT when it first was built the whole place was thriving. Nowadays not so much

If you don't think Dreamworld is thriving, I'd suggest you can't have been lately. It's pumping. Much better atmosphere than any other theme park in Australia, that's for sure!

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

1 hour ago, pushbutton said:

If you don't think Dreamworld is thriving, I'd suggest you can't have been lately. It's pumping. Much better atmosphere than any other theme park in Australia, that's for sure!

Sorry push but you are very wrong. Apart from the climax of the peak period, Dreamworld has been dead. This weekend, all lines were walk on including tower of terror. On Australia Day the park was the quietest I’ve ever seen it and over the many times I’ve been during summer, only one day was the park ‘busy’.

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

 

[Ash]

You guys think it's thriving? I have both passes and can assure you Dreamworld is a ghost town. My 4 year old son would rather go to Movie world than there. I live 5 mins away and pass it 3-4 times a day. I personally believe it's the end for the park, SV can't bring it back, a decent coaster maybe, but I believe this ride was the wrong move.

[pushbutton]

Not everyone likes coasters as much as some do!

[Ash]

Yeah but everyone young or old likes rides that are operating. Dreamworld can't provide that st the moment, they have a better kids area than the other parks but for a family the park is obsolete. 

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

Yeah well today the park was really quiet and the car park was absoulotely near empty for a theme park.

[joz]

It is a ghost town. What's interesting to me is how much they're trying with in park entertainment and the like. My view of rides closing early has actually significantly softened after my recent visit. There just isn't anyone there. The problem DW has isn't that the rides are closing early, the problem is no one is there to go on the rides.

 

I'm also of the view that DW desperately needs a new kick ass coaster, both to draw in crowds and to allow 1 or 2 of the old rides to be retired gracefully. I also totally understand why there isn't one in the pipeline. Post accident the idea of adding a new scary ride just seemed unthinkable, and a new family ride 100% seemed the only way to go. Thing is with the long lead in times for a coaster they actually should have signed the contract the first Christmas after the accident. Unfortunately that's something that you can only really see with hindsight. SV when it opens will help the in park experience, and it might do something to help attendance a little, but I think bringing a new coaster to market now rather than a (by all accounts) quite good simulator would do more to change the story of the park.

 

When SV was announced, many people had the idea for Aviation Land on what was Gold Rush. I think Aviation Land with a relocated Tail Spin, Rethemed Buzzsaw, SV, & anchored by a new coaster would do very well. In ocean parade replace Wipeout TailSpin and Trolls with a modern Shoot The Chute ride. DW as is isnt getting people through the door, you need to do something drastic to change the narrative.

[Brad2912]

Couldn’t agree more, the problem is that it appears Ardent don’t have the people in decision making/overall strategy positions with any theme park nous whatsoever. 

I don’t think they have the knowhow or the actual desire to commit the funds to do what it will take to turn it around. 

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 16/02/2019 at 7:56 PM, pushbutton said:

Not everyone likes coasters as much as some do!

That's true... they're called the minority of the theme park going public though... so there's little merit catering to them if you're trying to improve your attendance, revenue, or popularity.

[New display name]

9 minutes ago, AlexB said:

they're called the minority

100% TRUE. 

[pin142]

Say all you want about coasters but if it wasn't for adding The Great American Scream Machine two years after a death from another coaster we wouldn't have Six Flags Great Adventure. They are a proven way to draw people back to a park after a major incident. Having someone run the park who has a clue as to what the fuck they are doing also helps things.

[Brad2912]

Surely the principles of running a hotel are identical to those of a theme park... 🙄🙄🤪🤪

[T-bone]

Honestly it’s no wonder the park is dead, they haven’t done anything since TRR to bring the guests back. Sure a lot of have returned to support the park, but that support wears thin when it’s clear Ardent don’t give a rats.

It is incredibly sad to see the park as it is right now, and Ardent only have themselves to blame. 

Here’s what they need to do in my mind to help pull themselves out of this hole they have dug for themselves (ardent you are free to use any of these ideas Royalty Free).

• Open Skyvoyager pronto, and explain why the delay has occurred, get out there and really sell the experience.
• Tell the public what your plans are for the old Goldrush sure, be upfront about what’s going on in the park right now, and be as graphic as possible. Spend a bit of money and get an artist to draw up some plans.
• Commit to building a kick arse Rollercoaster, something Dreamworld has been lacking since Superman Escape came to town.
• People love and miss the old Dreamworld, so bring back the little and cheap but important experiences like the steam train, barbershop quartet, but hey how about you go full hog here and do a little Dreamworld history museum, they would have enough stuff in their archives to show some stuff off in a small room, or heck a big room like the old brock museum.
• Last but not least, they should be doing everything they can to keep attractions open. The train closure is a stupid one, because the attraction is closed for the first 5 months of the year due to the tractor being a pos, the park should be doing everything they can to keep it running, get the Baldwin back in steam, or worst case use the simplex diesel. The train is an important attraction for the park, yet also an easy one to run and problem solve, if they can’t keep it running then there is no hope.

For the park to survive any further, they need to stop playing the “feel sorry for us” game and actually give people a reason to visit. People aren’t visiting because the Dreamworld today isn’t any better than what Dreamworld was like in 2016, infact with all the ride closures it is a much worse park right now than just before TRR. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

9 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

Surely the principles of running a hotel are identical to those of a theme park... 🙄🙄🤪🤪

I don't know - ask Bikash?

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

Wipeout's, HWSW's and Buzzsaw's stores are now all closed with signage.

And more annual pass upgrading.

 

[themagician]

At least they’ve gone to the effort of have detailed signage and prints rather than an A frame or something printed and laminated 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

The issue is, something printed and laminated is done by a supervisor the morning of, when a staff member calls out for their shift.

An A-frame is when the sign writer has a chance to mock one up (usually overnight if needed).

The custom printed graphics unique to each ride, the full-height AP wall prints, the chain suspending it from the roof - that is a lot more permanent.

 

[themagician]

The Wipeout stores I understand the removal, they’ve never seemed to be anything exciting and never looked permanent. So I’m happy to see them go.

Definite shame about the Buzz Saw store as that building fit well into the areas theme. Hopefully they don’t knock it down as that will make that area feel even less of a themed area. 

And at least they’ve put a wrap on the construction wall, rather than leaving it blank and an eye sore

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

Who said they were shutting forever?