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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.

It still is. Friend did the upcharge tour thing a few months back and said it's still there.

Tiger Island is a shadow of its former self. Every time I walk through it, there is one tiger pacing at the back gate.

Not sure how long this has been the case, but DW have reintroduced the Tiger Island presentation in the form of a 'Keeper Talk' daily at 12:30pm. Has anyone had the chance to check this out yet? Obviously with the removal of handler and tiger interactions, there won't be anyone on the island and I assume it will just be someone with a microphone at the bottom of the seating discussing tigers and what the DWF does. Will be interesting to know if they have set anything else to help entice the tigers to show off their natural behaviours like they used to during the presentations.

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.

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

Nobody is hating on the quality of the projection mapping.

You need to find out what the ticket yield actually is. Eg a 3 park escape pass is $169, so that's already yielding only $56 Things like annual passes, if they spend $299 and visit every 2 months, the yield becomes $49 Im not sure how many one day ($109) tickets they would be selling to get the average yield up to $80.

Another example of using an effect ' because it was there ' - pretty certain the fireball effect was the same effect used when the helicopter crashed in PASS. Yeah it was the lower door being referenced here - As Shack said - in later iterations, the brick wall was replaced by what looked like a vinyl sheet with an image printed on it. Which would still be fine except the sheet wasn't attached to anything (not even velcro) at the bottom so it would blow back and forth in the breeze, ruining the finale effect (and also providing a view backstage where one could see the car staging into position before the end)

When it first launched and for quite a few years after that, it would crash through a set of fake bricks, that formed a wall that hid the hole. Show Techs would have to rebuild this after every show.

It was an example of projection mapping done properly though. The river scene projected on the sand was magic.

The jump car was never recertified, that put an end to that ever being put back in use with a new show. It was still there, mitsubishi lancer body and all up until a few years ago. The fireball was fine for a very, very long time into the new show. Neglect and the fact that it was a major project to remove and replace pneumatic components hidden inside the wall and overhaul the control system that triggered it is what put an end to it. Risk aversive fun police put the brakes on anything remotely dangerous (even in a controlled setting). I don't remember the jump car crashing through walls though? I remember the "launch" side was a fake poster looking curtain that hid the launch ram and the "landing" side was a doorway, made it look like it was the opening to an alfresco. It was a frame with half a fibreglass shell that was bolted to a carriage a lot like a coaster car. There was a curved section of track it ran along below the wall. Not sure they would have wanted anything nearby that could fall onto the track/into the wheels. I'm probably wrong, but was there something in the lower door opening at one stage? between the barn doors that swung open and the same drop style curtain currently in use where the polaris jumps through?

Plus the car jump and fire ball were expensive, which is what they are no longer part of the show. If I remember correctly, the car that was ‘jumping’ would ‘smash’ through foam bricks to add to the effect and they would have to rebuild the wall between shows, but that didn’t last long before of the time and effort it took.

One of the greatest things I've ever experienced in my life is the queue for the Flume at Seoul Land. It's about a 90+ minute wait to get on the ride, the queue is just switchbacks under an awning (similar to Murrissippi Motors), but they have slim benches (maybe 8 inches wide) lining one side of the switchback all along the line. So you can actually sit down in the shade, while queuing and just slide along when the line moves. But to get back on topic, new 'Action' could be anything. It could be a street show, stunt show, showcase or just an announcement for a Doomsday replacement.

The theme parks should stop getting their feedback from nursing homes. Shaded seating replacing attractions. Rides turning off fun mode.

100%

Except, of course, as we all know, the decision to switch doomsday to neutered B-mode was entirely and exclusively due to guest feedback. /s

It's 100% how village like it. They basically set the price for how much they are willing to spend and showtime went away to develop a show for it. They were absolutely bleeding money with the first incarnation of HSD. The vehicles alone cost eye watering amounts to modify/maintain/keep running for the show, so when someone came along and struck a deal to take all that off their hands, they saw it as a blessing. It's just another example of their priorities changing during the late early teens. Within reason, when previously continuing to run police academy even after the guest numbers dropped off, then with HSD which replaced it, the main emphasis was on the show quality with running costs being more a secondary consideration. IE, they didn't want to see the guest experience suffer because they didn't provide enough $$$$$ to put on a decent show. Now? I don't think you could say that guest experience is the leading consideration in anything village do.

Village did a Scooby referb and thought the projection mapping would carry the show. Adding more elements won't fix the show, because the foundations of the current show are weak. HWSD2 is the magnified version of what is wrong with AOS.

i've been 3 times - only when there's been a new show i've been interested in. The earlier shows were better than the later ones, IMO. When you design an arena to suit a specific show and storyline, and then you change the show, elements of the old show remain - like the homestead and the helicopter. The same thing happened with HWSD - the little italian streets are now apparently just a city street for some bogans in utes. I'd love to see them completely redesign the show from the ground up rather than finding new ways to use the same house, helicopter, quad bike jump, etc.

The current show isn't great compared to previous shows.

It’s still relatively popular, I do enjoy Heartland but think it’s time for an entirely new show. Heartland I believe has been the longest running AOS production.

Is AOS still popular? I went when it first opened god knows when and never thought to go back.

Village trying to polish a turd of a show.