DaptoFunlandGuy

Interesting to drop that literally the day prior. it does sort of feel a bit keeping up with the joneses but we have no idea how long they've had that date in mind. Sounds like a bonus for anyone going to the final nights of White Christmas with the new land open there'll be night rides on Oz well before the After Dark rides on Jungle Rush in January!

Don't forget K&B on the tables inside Jane's... And the character merch\plush\keyrings etc in the main street gift shop... I wouldn't be surprised if there's K&B faces all over JR...

Am I reading you right - you think something is 'hit or miss' and you haven't even seen it? By that logic I think you're a bit hit or miss yourself... AKA: Enthusiasts can't even wait until they've ridden something before judging it these days. I know they've been leaning into K&B for nostalgia and lack of licencing, but i do with they'd ease off a bit. K&B aren't Rivertown. That's the Tasman Co. K&B have their own land. they should stay there. JMO.

A lot of non-enthusiasts watch POVs online to see if they\their kids would be comfortable riding it. I understand the variation on the cycles, but I think it's a big miss for them to not release a POV - even if it's captioned with some explanation that the cycle may differ.

Until they're ready to officially open it?

We saw pictures a week or so ago of a petrol powered car, with a big electrical box on the side. It's a reasonable assumption that in addition to headlights for the cave section, the seatbelts would be electronically locked. I hear what you're saying about kids sitting forward in the seat, and I don't have an answer for that, but it seems reasonable that if they're installing seatbelts in this age, and have a huge power box on the rear, that the seatbelts would be lockable by the operator. DW's teaser showing people on ride clearly showed cameras mounted on the train, so they've definitely shot it. A bit poor they didn't have it out at soft open, but i'm sure we'll see it by official opening day.

I think we can trust staff not to stop the car mid-track, get off and go waltzing through the ride envelope.... plus they probably wouldn't be able to unlock themselves without the assistance of someone off-ride...

i'll give you a 50% chance.

if this were village, the maintenance wouldn't even be listed that far out.

Exactly, the signage says tech rehearsals, but the tensabarrier is still up and an earlier post said it was staff rides. i'm sure it's imminent though.

Is Dreamworld seriously going to beat Village to the soft open? 😮

Ok bro, I'm sure you understood the point I was trying to make about theme park pricing but since you want to argue the example, have it your way. Get up to $800 off on Mobile Phone Plans & Data - Telstra This is pricing for a handset only. Priced on a per month basis (as long as you have a monthly phone plan to go with it, which costs extra). You can pay in full upfront or pay the same price in monthly instalments. You can end your contract early but you still have to pay out the full cost of the phone handset. And the big price is still the monthly price, not the full price. Phone plans that are contracted are rare these days, but they do exist. Early termination charges (ETC) are a thing, and yes, usually they aren't the full cost of the remaining plan. The advertised "minimum cost" price is still a legal requirement, and you will find that the minimum cost is still the amount you'd pay, even if you cancelled the contract early - that's why it's a 'minimum cost'. Most providers stopped doing subsidised plans a while ago, having a handset as an 'add-on' cost meant they were technically 'not a contract' - but you're still with them for 1\2\3 years until you've paid off your phone unless you've got a lump sum to pay it out, so the end result is the same for people who don't pay for the phone upfront. The old contracts \ ETCs were primarily to ensure that the phone company got paid for the handset they gave you. As for ending your annual pass, while it's not usual, there are cases where people have requested to cancel their annual passes prior to expiry and have requested refunds. How each park handles those requests I can't say, but I know in some cases they have issued refunds - possibly only pro-rata (generally as a goodwill rather than any liability) so it is possible.

What a lovely way to effectively destroy the view. ^for that exact reason.

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