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Because not everybody is as informed as we are. When the average guest sees that Movie World or Sea World has reopened after a few months of closures then they're going to expect everything to opened and ready to go. VRTP has only mentioned that parks will be at 50% capacity but have mentioned zilch about what will actually be open within the parks other than 'social distancing will be required'. The problem that arises from this is that many of us have season passes and once Sea World reopens next week I can guarantee that the passes will start ticking over again. Though if you're not feeling safe or don't feel value in going; too bad so sad. You're still paying for it whether you like it or not because technically the parks are open and you can go. It's like being charged for a gym membership but not being allowed to use any equipment though you're more welcome to wander the building. Also they're not going be generous and provide discounted day passes so imagine the poor sod that buys a one day pass to Movie World when it reopens and gets to enjoy a handful of attractions for the same price as they could have pre-COVID. If Dreamworld isn't opened then they aren't charging anybody for an inferior product by having half the park closed and nobody is out of pocket because their season pass isn't being wasted.

Cheers for the heads up Jordan, appears as though I don't even have as much insight into the situation as I thought! This is legitimately good news. I do wonder how they will address the multi-day passes.

FlowRider also appears to be removed from the website.

Look, I've been a leader on this particular issue, as the mod team well knows. I assure you, it was more than 'a facebook comment I disagreed with'. However - Bikash's involvement on these forums, as well as his recent admission that he got a few things wrong in the early stages of the pandemic, in many respects, has redeemed his prior actions. I don't agree with the sometimes brutish nature of his defence of his position and reputation, but his intent is generally in the right place, and i'll say no more on the subject - simple point being, he is not the reason, nor even the main reason for some of the criticism I have for Village. I don't think its fair of you to discard any criticism of Village as being all because of Bikash. It isn't. I'm sure you and others (Like Joz) can agree Village is far from perfection. I have to tell you, my 'hating' on village isn't because of Bikash, and it never was. As for Green Lantern, while this isn't my position on the issue, what i've heard is that Village pressured S&S to develop the 4-across el loco, S&S expressed concern it couldn't be done, and Village's response was 'make it work'. From what I had heard, S&S had expressed concern about the engineering of the bogies and Village was accepting of the risk. They knew about it at the very least, if this is the case. Now, the engineering responsibility still lies with S&S, which is why I said it isn't my position on the issue, but if the above is true (and thats a huge if that few if not nobody here would be able to confirm or deny), then Village knew about the risk, could potentially have had more frequent NDT or monitoring on the parts at risk. At the end of the day, they're just lucky that nobody was killed. The 'manufacturer fault' story sounds like it would wash, but likewise, the blame would shatter the public's confidence in the brand - even if they could say it wasn't engineered correctly and they've fixed it now - how many people would trust the new engineering? And wouldn't that then cast doubt on the manufacturer for future products? Isn't that why we don't see either park dealing with S&S on future attractions? Deaths on GL could still have seen it removed - regardless of who was at fault. A derailed train is one thing - like the one that jumped the tracks at Cleveland a while back. Nobody remembers that. But a derailed train that killed people - AKA Granville - that people remember. Things I dislike about village that have nothing to do with the current COO: Sea World train gate detour Failure to maintain, upkeep or upgrade transport attractions like the train, skyway and monorail 365 days of christmas lights down movie world main street - covered in cobwebs shuttering of stars cafe leaving a huge derelict facility right by the park entrance removal of marvin rocket, and leaving the entire ride theming in place the rotting of the thatched huts (now hut) in WB Kids Skill games taking up prime dining real estate in the SW plaza The 8 year ignorance of WNW while shuttering attractions (Mach 5) The haphazard operations schedule for Surfrider The abandoned zip line the sorry state of whirlpool springs (until the shutdown, when it was resurfaced) The closure of Chinatown Alley as a major thoroughfare for people to get between the front and back of the park without navigating the chokehold of mainstreet moving Carnivale to Sea World The loss of major family friendly attractions like Bermuda and LTRR, and shows like PASS, replaced with poor substitutes that don't appeal to the same broad market. On the subject of shows, the corny, unappealing show replacements for Seal and Dolphin versus the predecessors that were the pinnacle of the park the loss of show stage in MW to be replaced with showcase, leaving no seated, covered venue for character performances The pathetically slow operations, staff who really don't care or strive to achieve maximum capacity and efficiency (and the minimal rostering that forces less staff to operate rides previously operated by a larger, far more efficient crew) Running bare minimum cars on track to minimise wear and tear, resulting in large queue lines Then upcharging skip the line passes (and anything else you can come up with) to milk more cash from your guests. I know some of these aren't unique to Village - and i'm by no means defending Dreamworld for their current state either - but these are just some of the complaints i've come up with off the top of my head based on prior experiences at the parks, little to none of which are directly a result of the COO. The overpriced food, that doesn't even include a drink, and is of poor quality The constant over-promise and under-deliver mentality

Also worth noting that some of the ride restrictions such as weight and age have been removed from the website. For example, Sky Voyager when it opened had a height limit of 100cm and must be 4 or above, now it’s 100cm, and under 4s and upwards are required to be accompanied by an adult. Claw’s 10 year old age restriction is also removed. This is a fantastic thing that makes some rides more accessible.

During Fabrication in Herbolzheim

It’s a shame when they were making statements like this But from the small amount of things we’ve seen so far, it doesn’t look like that’s what we are getting

What looks disappointing is the queue area. The shade structure doesn’t look like anything special, when I feel like they could have done some interesting for work to create to columns and the roof to be something like what they did with Doomsday.

The statue looks awesome, as they always do. I just hope they fill the area with varying plants to make it immersive and feel like your in another world

Most kids haven't seen the 1995 film Waterworld, or know of that IP. Yet the Waterworld stunt show (a stunt show based off that IP) is a very popular attraction, and still highly regarded as one of the best theme park stunt shows in the world. When Universal Beijing opens next year, 4 of those shows will be cloned around the world. The post apocalyptic world of Mad Max lends itself towards a fantastic set, costumes, and action sequences. There are many similarities between the Mad Max and Waterworld films; why not take inspiration from the most successful themepark stunt show in the world.