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Yes, they did end up using the regular stage tonight. The time of the forecast storms has been pushed back.

KC was running pretty much all day today. (I wasn’t at the park open to close, but the 4-5 hours I was there it was running)

Good to have as a backup but the weather has held/they are using the usual location currently

Superman started testing this morning and was flying around the track, i think both Flash and Superman will be back by the start of the main holidays. Scooby, Flash and Superman will bring the capacity boost that is needed.

Smart decision I’m surprised they haven’t pivoted to earlier

Looks like tonight’s live BB show is being held in the Dreamworld Theatre in Kenny and Belinda’s Dreamland. Likely due to the forecast storms.

I could be wrong but I don't believe this has come to fruition, the turntable at load is there but I have never seen an accessible vehicle on the tracks (or next to it).

Since when? Don't regularly visit but I believe it's only recently been mentioned on their website and terms and conditions. AOS and PC now also cashless with the following caveat in the website FAQ

He actually seemed to care about what was going on. He used to frequently be seen walking through the parks at different times of the day, chatting to different people. Seemed like if he wanted to know something, he would just walk out his office and look for himself. In the event of any incidents, he was out there following what was going on, seeing if there was anything he could do but staying out of the way of people trained to respond and letting them get on with it, then debriefing in his office afterwards, making sure everyone who attended was ok.

Reminds me of the good old village days in the early 2010's. The amount of times that I saw, or personally had Greg and his team (Michelle, who was a park supervisor at the time) jump in to help when needed. One particularly fond memory I have is a crazy xmas period when on Wild West Falls, the ride normally didn't have a sorter and I actually suggested it as an improvement during peak to make sure boats were always full. For anyone who was a loader on West, during the peak period it was often one of the hardest positions in the park. So, the day after I suggested this they actually came down themselves and were sorting groups for me for a few hours while running the numbers to see if it worked. Every single boat was having full rows, and it made a huge difference (I'm talking about an extra 80 - 100 people every 30 minutes). They also did the same with Batwing, as normally the second operator has to group riders after each cycle which adds about a minute per dispatch. They even took ideas on board (single rider line at Batwing...) that was suggested by myself and many other staff. These people really care about the place, and trying to make things better for the staff and guests. They still have work to do on the actual park, but the place is in the best hands it's been in for a very long time. I have many fond memories of all of those managers (Greg, Michelle, Deb, Chantel and a few others) and they really made Movie World what it was back in the day and now Dreamworld. Can't wait to give King Claw (and Jungle Rush) a ride when I next get up there in April.

Zero IP mazes this year tell me they are moving in-house to save coin

He was looking on with pride at King Claw yesterday and taking some photos on his phone. he seems like a fantastic leader. Happy to jump in and help as Ash said serving in Jane’s (saw this many times), or helping ride ops in busy periods.

I’m interested in seeing if Village will try to license out any Netflix IP for new attractions or mazes in the parks if WB and Netflix do end up under the same roof.

Seeing Greg serve drinks and food when Rivertown opened last year was refreshing too see, he and the team have definitely turned this park around and now with the theming on “just a flat ride” is second to none once again.

What a great upgrade from the original Claw ride. The restraints are 100 times better with the air time feel being great to experience. The speed is on another level. Theming once again Dreamworld knocked it out of the park. As I’ve said previously, I’m excited for when they do a dark ride/water ride with the theming they can pull off.

And the price increase to HBOMax. Why charge for one streaming service when you can charge for two? "Netflix's Co-CEO Greg Peters told investors the company could package the streaming services together in a bundle -- or find ways to introduce HBO Max to Netflix subscribers. The streaming service has a long history of building audiences for television series, as it did for "Breaking Bad" or the legal drama "Suits." - Reuters. Looks like the plan is to increase the prices of both, then 'bundle' them back down to the current prices.

Given how he was basically overlooked at village, and with bikash now gone, I really wonder if Greg goes home at the end of his day with a nice smile on his face, knowing the general public is now seeing the positive effects and influence he (and half his team that ended up following him) has had since taking over the company. Must be really satisfying to help turn around a company that was close to insolvency, have a plan for improvements (not just recovery) and start to see the positive feedback from guests following investments in things like this. It looks fantastic, when the other reality could have just been another relocation of old cars running around on a track. It's refreshing to see some care and attention given to the setting and themed elements of a ride again, especially when it isn't a big budget thrill ride. Yeah, limited budgets, limited space are always constraints in Australia, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't at least try to deliver something that improves the overall experience. To me, it really shows intention to build zones or lands back into theme parks, something that at least makes an attempt at something cohesive instead of just plonking something down on a bit of land and calling it done. Makes me wonder just how constrained he was working under the village shroud, when this is like the polar opposite of how things are going over there.

Only thing to change will be the price increase to Netflix.

Every single high risk industry is playing the risk aversive game. That's what I mean by this day and age. Change is just an opinion. While they continue making profits everybody is happy with, there is basically no metric that shows they actually need to change and its business as usual. There's lots of things they do need to change about the business and the delivery of the parks that would improve guest experience that has nothing to do with their operations policies though. But operations wise, everyone can keep discussing it till they are blue in the face, it's just not something the current management will ever deviate from. Because they purchased the company massively undervalued, they talked of improvements all round as a lot of the properties were seen as run down, dirty, etc. Private equity will spend money if it means they make money. All the properties will look and feel their best they have ever done.... right before you see them for sale. Only question is are BGH playing the long or shot game, because it's already been 5 years and we haven't heard any murmurs yet. All they really needed to do was ride out the covid disaster and return visitor numbers to the figures of 3-4 year period before and they probably could have offloaded the theme park division pretty easily for good profits.

Fire departments don't do that. They don't make policy or give people direction on things like building materials. That's what building codes are for. Anything you use just has to conform to whatever the current standard is. For things that are flammable, it usually has a performance minimum, ie, how long it takes to burn, ignition points, etc. Lots of this can often be overcome with all these different types of fire retardant though, BUT, it generally has a shelf life too. That's what village found out across a number of their properties, not just in scooby doo. It's what lead to the gutting of the ride the first time around. Think poorly performing aluminium building cladding levels of fire. There is pretty much always a safer alternative though. Especially now with the use of 3d printing and reconstituted stone materials. It often just comes down a cost or convenience thing. Are they happy to go the downgraded cheaper option or are they really looking to keep the aesthetics with the additional cost associated? Even with 2d backdrops, there are vastly different outcomes that can be achieved if you actually use artists vs just slap a vinyl print up there. We saw the outcome of the latter in recent years, often at the cost of painted murals or signage that were night and day different. Village had one of the best muralists and sign writers working for them for over 20 years, it really showed across all their parks, the quality and level of detail was evident. It also showed when they got rid of him...... You can thank most of the "movie magic" or themed elements to buildings, set pieces and rides across the parks to a company called sculpt studios. They have been designing and building these elements for village roadshow for quite a long time, not just in their theme parks either! They are a pretty diverse company and can make pretty much anything look like something else. It all just comes down to cost.

Warner bros don't own even a small portion of movieworld, let alone any other village property. They haven't done for quite a long time. It's just a licencing deal to continue to use the name at this point.

So most likely everyone already heard the announcement of Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. So the discussion, and question for this is how would Netflix be included in Warner Bros Movie World?

The park is opening at 9am this weekend for passholders to experience King Claw before park opens

I think it still has space and is appropriate for Dreamworld for the next 5-10 years at the most. I think they would expand WhiteWater world once more on the Thunderbolt land first, and then when it comes time for another expansion to WhiteWater World that's when it will be replaced. For the most part, it works as a coaster and would be a good stepping stone coaster between something like Jungle Rush and Steel Taipan. My ideal timeline would be: 1-3 years: WhiteWater World Expansion on Thunderbolt / Trolls area 3-5 years: New major thrill coaster - Rocky Hollow space 5 - 7 years: Water Ride / Family Dark Ride - Rivertown stage 2 where Motocoaster is? 7 - 10 years: Replacement for Hot Wheels Sidewinder / new expansion for WhiteWater World It's a fairly simple ride as far as mechanics go, and I actually suspect we might see Motocoaster go before this. So until they actually have a plan for the space, I'd like to see them keep it.

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