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Good to see Movie World and Dreamworld battling it out where it really matters - Who was the worst park map...

I don't think we can rush to judge. Mental health is a long game. It has many steps, and the 'suing for compensation' step is wayyy down the line. Usually a court or other arbitration method won't enter into discussion of suitable compensation until the condition is treated and stabilised. The usual path includes: Injury (which in the case of mental health can take months to manifest into something recognisable that you seek help for). Medical attention - initially a GP is sought (although in some workplace cases, where they have counsellors involved, this step may be skipped Referral - The GP or Counsellor makes recommendations that the person be referred to a more qualified person - usually psychiatrist \ psychologist. The specialist assesses the person. At some stage between GP and this step, a medical opinion is made, determining whether the injury is work related, and if so, a workcover medical certificate is issued to provide the employer. The specialist recommends treatment - this can include counselling, medication, adjustments to duties etc. The workplace HR machine switches into action on receipt of the workcover certificate. Either a dedicated HR person, or a contracted 'rehab consultant' is involved to manage the case. The employer's workers compensation insurer is notified of the injury and their team gets involved too. The insurer or relevant party needs to determine whether the claim is compensable - is it genuinely work related. They may require the worker to attend different ("independent") doctors or specialists to validate the opinions of the treating practitioners. Until this happens, the worker is usually having to manage their condition using their own entitlements for sick leave etc, although some employers may allow use of 'special' leave arrangements so that the worker isn't out of pocket during diagnosis prior to the claim being accepted. If the insurer accepts the claim, they take over responsibility for costs. Some doctors won't provide treatment or assessment for a workers compensation case without upfront payment - something most insurers won't do until they've agreed to accept liability. This can make it hard for the worker to get the treatment they need whilst their income is depressed from taking time off \ exhausting leave etc. The case manager will work with the insurer, the doctors, and the worker to determine what work the worker can do, what adjustments are needed, or alternate duties while treatment continues. This is ongoing from the moment the workcover certificate is issued, and the goal of the insurer, workplace etc, is to have the worker continue to work 'as normally as they can' whilst the case progresses. If all the doctors in this case were satisfied that the worker could continue to perform some, or all of their duties at Dreamworld whilst the case progressed, he would be obligated to do so with whatever adjustments to duties they felt were appropriate. This involves the worker in these discussions, so a bit of negotiation happens here - ultimately though, if he can work, then he is required to do so. When the medical experts, including the treating doctor and the insurer's medical team are satisfied that further treatment is unlikely to improve the current situation, they determine that the injury is stabilised. At this point, the lasting effects of the original injury can be quantified - what impact has this injury had on the worker's career - what can they no longer do? what effect does this have on their ability to generate the level of income they had prior to the injury? This is the point where a level of lump sum compensation can be determined. It is almost certain (my opinion only) that the insurer made an out of court settlement offer as soon as the stabilisation determination was made. It was almost certainly low-balled, and any halfway-sane person would have sought legal representation to advise them. Their legal advisor would have advised them to decline the settlement offer, and the next step is to lodge a case through the courts. This guy hasn't sat on his laurels for four years. He's probably been through hell in this time. And while it has affected him, the affects probably weren't something that would prevent him from his duties. I personally think that anyone who thinks the delay in lodging this claim is unreasonable probably hasn't been through the compensation claim machine for themselves, and has no idea what they are talking about.

I think my favourite part is their effort for the Giant Drop

I don’t know why they’d bother changing it, I loved the style of DWs map and they ruined it by creating this. But I really do think it hasn’t been finished because of how shit it looks (I really hope that’s the case)

I am pretty sure that there is a plan of works for overall upgrades to themeing and buildings within the precinct. The place will be shut for 6 months- you can bet they will use this time to renew everything while they have the best opportunity they can. @StingRay is 100% right here. The carnivale is a great way to end this chapter of Luna Park and help usher in the new age. Well done LPS!!

It's like they are screaming "look at all this empty space we have"

This is a classy thing to do. Send the park out on a high. When it reopened in 2004 they tried to make it a happy and vibrant atmosphere. It will indeed be the last time to see the park in this guise. It makes me wonder apart from the rides if any other upgrades will occur.

While I love this kind of effort in marketing, it’s a little sad that the bus stop has more theming than the ride appears to have...

So now Dreamworld have had an attempt at creating a 3D map for their website. Let’s just say, they’ve got a long way to go with it: https://www.dreamworld.com.au/park-information/park-map/?fbclid=IwAR1_lPwelzn2_I_mbq9ePvKd2f4tlI481qiVohw8F8cUx_vdRrSXee8RMJQ#/

BuzzSaws reopening date pushed back to the same day as Sidewinder.

Does anyone else think that it's clearly not a finished product? or am I too optimistic?

I’d say some of the slides have been effected by all this bad weather.

The one developed by Israeli scientists who immigrated to Germany, where they developed the vaccine? Or the one developed in the UK?

D'ya reckon they'd fit in a 7x4 box trailer? Looking at the lift hill, these boards aren't present. The timber is LVL (laminated veneer lumber) manufactured for formwork for pouring concrete, and is meant to be stored undercover when not in use. They're branded and painted for identification on site rather than for looks, and - just my opinion - this seems like a temporary usage as barriers for fall protection. It appears they've put a length across the top of the first drop to prevent falls there too. It would be cool if they had some sort of accent around the track as it would highlight the twists and turns throughout the course - but i don't think this is it.

Maybe after the marketing rounds are done they'll take the Poseidon bus shelter toppers and just scatter them around Atlantis

On a related note, nice to see some creative marketing from the parks for Vortex. There are at least two of these in Brisbane CBD.

Honestly my visual fuck up has spawned some of my favourite parkz jokes so far 💕

I have booked a mega trip to rainbows end in new zealwnd in 6 months

The only overseas country I have and will ever visit is Japan so once the vaccine is rolled out and covid case numbers go down in that country I'll be visiting Japan and its theme parks again.

Forgot to mention that all the track has been removed now, only the base supports structure remains

Potato-quality video of Green Lantern testing at White Christmas tonight. green lantern.mp4

Actually i've been discussing this with other folks interested in this sort of thing, and it turns out there may be another reason for the differences in bracing - Beast had a large concrete anchor on the inside of the two large curves, and had numerous support cables anchored to it that extended up to various points around the curves. I'm lead to believe this method is not employed by gravity group \ leviathan, so this may be the main explanation for the differences rather than the number of track crossovers.

kid falls over at dreamworld The News: 9 yr old kid has been injured following a fatal incident at dreamworld, This comes as 4 years ago 4 people died on the thunder rapids ride, More to come at 6. seriously something like that would happen and they would talk about it

Theme park follows regulation and reports an injury and near miss. WHSQ are happy with this because protocol was followed and there were no serious or major injuries. GCB: Murder park, strikes again!

I mentioned the bracing on this one being quite beefy. Leviathan is said to be 32 metres high, according to RCDB. For comparison, Bush Beast was 27.5 metres high. Just a comparison - i understand why Leviathan has so much more bracing, just giving a visual to those who don't see many woodies.

If that’s not a euphemism I dunno what is. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Wouldn't that be on DW to sort out then? Family sues DW, DW sues manufacturer, Wet n Wild celebrates because you can't get hurt on a new slide if you don't have any.

1) This discussion is kinda creepy given we are talking about an 8 year older girl. 2) People get hurt at parks, and they get paid out. It’s a take as old as time and it’s totally fair. These sorts of injuries used to happen A LOT at Wet N Wild and the old water parks and it’s why most of the speed slide type things got removed. The park can’t make these things beyond safe so nothing can occur. But also it’s not reasonable to expect you might get hurt, especially severely. It’s like it a rule was to hold on at all times on a coaster. But if you put your hands up you actually hit the ride structure and broke your arms. You didn’t follow the instructions, but it’s not a reasonable expectation that would result in injury. If this kid was standing up trying to ride and got a head injury then I’d be like tough shit. But in this case Dreamworld isn’t negligent, but neither is the child. And as Dreamworld is the business and the kid is the customer, they need to pay. This is why they have insurance, they will settle out of court, happens waaay more often than you’d think.

Trumps vaccine is really good