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Shark Bay “Am I joke to you”

An indoor, themed aquarium with smaller tanks for individual aquatic species (octopus, fish, eel, etc.) is what we're talking about. Shark Bay is a great outdoor tank for sharks & reef environments, but a quaint little zone with species that don't fit in Shark Bay could serve as a pleasant little educational walkthrough building. Like a Sea Life (but hopefully not too much like one).

A proper aquarium at SeaWorld would be really nice to have to help increase the lineup of animals at the park. I would personally place it where Sea Jellies Illuminated is now while also having it take over the land left over by the defunct monorail station to the left of it (if foundational or clearance issues don't make it impossible) to create a more fleshed out aquarium to showcase more fish species and other smaller sea animals not currently at the park.

this seems to make sense in theory, but i've always found that the big thrill rides aren't as popular at WC because the event is mostly frequented by younger families. Scooby always gets slammed because of the target demographic but the DC corner isn't as busy as it is during FN, IMO.

All I want is another dark ride like Bermuda Triangle. We are severely lacking a story driven ride

I don't really get the point here. It's Sea World, and animals that live in the sea are held in captivity via tanks, that's the way it works. Not every section like these need to contain a keystone species, something like Sea Life Sunshine Coast faults because they've had to fill their cramped building with as many of those as possible to market the failing aquarium, meaning the smaller species are treated as nothing more than paintings in the hallway that leads to the species seen in advertisements. The purpose of areas such as these, both in a park like Sea World & in larger specialized aquarium buildings, are to flesh out the attraction & have a nice thing for families to explore in-between the larger scale exhibits/experiences, and with Sea World having a building in the middle of the park (where guests generally loiter between larger-scale things anyway) that's begging to be reused, it's hard to think of a use for it that suits the park more. Dreamworld's done the same with their Twilight Trail (which is similar in purpose, but more mammalian-focused), and Taronga on a larger scale with their Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Centre (similar purpose, but for herptiles) because it's simply a nice thing for people of all ages to explore, & introduces younger generations to perhaps lesser-appreciated species in a way that, if done well, serves an educational purpose.

I think you're overthinking it. DCA runs the red car trolley through California Adventure park, and while they have at least two, i've seen them run only one on some busy days. Capacity isn't a huge concern as it is self-controlling - if people queue up at a trolley stop and it's full or there's already too many people waiting, they continue on to the next attraction. If its empty, or its a quieter day, its a great opportunity to tour the park from a different vantage point and rest those weary legs. The park is already set up with a parade route with vehicle clearances, and they've brought vehicles in from both Western and Tunes ends for shows and the like. You'd have to check clearances but I reckon you could run this circuit pretty easily with a trolley vehicle or similar. (The WB Kids tree is my main concern, but you could easily just circle the grass at Ricks to have a "WB Kids" stop if you really wanted to) And the best part is - they've already got the vehicle! (Though I would like to see them add a few other "main street vehicles" for this purpose.)

Am I the only one that doesn’t think Sea World needs another water ride? Storm replaces Vikings Revenge’s experience well enough, and if kids are too small for it, they’ve got the Splash Battle. They need a better way to transport guests to that end of the park, and/or more reasons for them to be there rather than crowding around the core when there isn’t a Dolphin show going on (cough cough monorail). Also, I’d love to see a nicely designed, quaint indoor aquarium of some sort, but all locations suited for that are either in the air (Vikings Revenge castle) or have recently become something else (pathway & lawn out the front). As for MW, I’d sooner put it’s inclusion in this “Big 3” as a well themed, ‘classic’ IP-based dark ride (‘classic’ basically meaning ‘not DC’), then followed by a reliable, people-pleasing family/thrill flat outside of Kids WB, before a third car ride. Also. the process of planning out any transport/scenic ride that circumnavigates the park as is would be met with many challenges (routing around Wild West Falls, Main Street, & DC Rivals, all in a budget-friendly manner & whilst still maintaining each section’s respective photogenic aspects would be the chief of them, with expected ridership & capacity for a similar system coming shortly after).

That’s a hell of a bump to then get it incredibly wrong

I’m still not opposed to them revising their original expansion master plan they developed well over a decade ago. The introduction of a lazy river another slide tower (with at least two solid new attractions) and a simple kids zone would do the park nicely. The issue with a lazy river (and maybe this is why we haven’t yet seen the park build one) is that it requires a more life guards compared to a slide attraction. And if the park doesn’t get the crowds that it needs to warrant the amount of life guards required, the park may not see it as a worthwhile investment. However, I’d disagree with that argument, as I’m sure having one would help boost attendance. I’m certain a lot of people will visit WnW over WWW because of the lazy river.

Curious timing - DW posted pictures of crates that had landed at the park, and suddenly MW is posting pictures of crates that are in-transit...