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This is an interesting idea. The Fright Nights mazes are currently an underutilised facility as well. Many of the US parks have large facilities (See the Knott's Wilderness Dance Hall as an example) where it hosts mazes for halloween, but is used for boysenberry festival as a food and drink service area - it hosts many different events throughout the year. If the FN maze buildings were on a guest-accessible route, they could utilise these facilities throughout the year to host many different activities, offerings and such. So pure laziness activity. The departments don't "need" this space at all. You still haven't demonstrated that the chinatown alley is essential for the departments to use as BOH. As a matter of fact the more we discover about how this area is used, the less it seems like it is essential or necessary. I want you to imagine this - the park is building a huge, brand new land. Anchored by three rollercoasters, more than they've ever built in a single install, themed to a brand new, never seen in park (in a major way) intellectual property. Just like Lethal Weapon or Wild West before it, it has an immersive pathway directly from Main Street, with a huge bridge over the front announcing to the (movie) world when can be found down that path. No, it's ok. Make everyone walk through the Superman Plaza, or they can pray to find a hidden passageway behind a dining area.... I know the tree is gone, but this sure looks like the entrance to a brand new multimillion dollar land!!! Yes - this is how i'd want to present my brand new IP - by directing people to walk past the superhero or the cartoon dog.

They’re taking over a year to relocate a ride that takes weeks to construct. The area that’d benefit from the change is on the plot of land of a ride that stood SNBO for years without any explanation. It took them years to demolish a rotting hut in their kids section. Their only thrilling flat ride has been barely operational for ages, and is currently as ‘thrilling’ as the Claw on 50% speed. They’re not exactly known for being forward-thinking, fast, or doing any more than the bare minimum. Thus, though it’s a nice thought and not necessarily ‘unrealistic’, I’d definitely go with ‘unlikely’.

again there are plenty of spaces in the park for food carts and whatever retail has in storage that doesn’t necessitate using the chinatown alley. why aren’t they here? or here. a stop gap solution. not ideal for the long term but nothing will happen to this for at least another 5 years so maybe all the crap that’s stored in the chinatown alley would fit without much inconvenience for workers? thinking outside the box why not the superman show building? this shit doesn’t cost money and could literally be done within a day. plenty of other little corners that could be used too but i can’t be asked to write them all up. making guests walk past superman and flash to get to a completely different standalone area makes no sense at all (especially as you’re supposed to see emerald city as you enter the land) neither does an obscured corner which has its access partially blocked off by a dining area.

Time to think vertically. Parking can be put into a parking lot. Cooking can be done on level 2 of a building. Same with staff facilities. Main St is supposed to be multiple stories high, why not actually make it that and go up. I mean I know, cost ect but if my local car dealership can build a parking garage to store cars to be delivered or serviced that day, I'm sure Village could spend a little here and get back some space.

It’s working now as there isn’t an entire world of entertainment at the other end of it. When there is in 18 months time, the way it was previously was far better than scooby alley, and far more prominent and easy to find.

Where were those things being stored prior to being dumped in the lane way for the near 2 decades it was a public accessible area? It’s not like the park has had an exponential increase in the number of food carts, mops and buckets, and bread dollies. It’s likely one day someone dumped something there out of a minuscule amount of convenience, and it started a chain reaction. what has been done can be undone

Jesus christ - are you in Village Marketing? Say it with me

The park operated for at least 16 years with that alleyway open. Please explain to me what this space is needed for, besides a couple of dumpsters and a place to store food carts when not in use? When Disneyland needed more space, they moved their administration team offsite so the onsite services could expand into the administration areas. When management takes space from the park, the tail is wagging the dog.

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I've heard this a lot with Mack PowerSplash being put forward too, but I really don't agree. I've been on a PowerSplash and while I wouldn't describe it as intense, it's definitely a thrill ride. They're big, fast, and intimidating to look at for younger riders. What Dreamworld lost with TRRR and RHLR is two great family water rides. Those were the two really brilliant rides that every family went on together, from the adults down to the kids. I don't think they have a ride like that currently, and I'd even say Jungle Rush might be a bit too much on the family-thrill end for families with smaller kids to do together. The closest I'd say they have currently to a "whole family ride" is Sky Voyager, but even that doesn't quite fit the bill. For me, yes, they need a new water ride, but it needs to refill that family ride gap. There are so many better thrill coasters they could build than a PowerSplash or Intamin Shuttle Water Coaster, they don't need the water ride excuse for that if they want a new big coaster. They need a flume or a shoot-the-chute, preferably well-themed, to be the new ride that every family flocks to together on a hot summer's day.

Is it too early to let the speculations begin? Just kidding it’s never to early!!! dreamworld is going to HAVE to add a water ride soon. I totally get why they haven’t yet but eventually it’s going to have to happen. Wether or not they should put one is the same location as the old log ride, not sure. Almost better off opening that area up as an entrance/plaza for a future park expansion . Not sure why but that plot of land has always felt like the perfect spot for a RMC single rail or ground up ibox.