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I'm no plumber (believe it or not) but as the smell does seem like it is coming from the drain's on main street, is it possible that because the roof is now over the main street that there isn't a frequent flushing of the drains from rain water, thus causing this bad smell? And yes, it does smell really bad.

Just on this whole food topic (ok so this isn't aimed specifically at WVTP) but on my recent visit I arrived at Dreamworld rather early, so went for a walk around WhiteWater World, got back to the Dreamworld entry and still had plenty of time to kill, so thought I'd read those terms and conditions at the front of the park that no-one ever reads. Anyway, Dreamworld advertise on their site (http://www.dreamworld.com.au/content/drw_2008_standard.asp?name=DW_Faqs) that no food is to bought into the park ok so that's fair enough. Anyway there's a sign that's been at the entry for yonkee's years (you know, the small white and red one) that says no food and bev to be bought into the park as per the parks terms and conditions signage. Again fair enough. Now here's where it gets interesting. The terms and conditions signage at Dreamworld has been updated since my last visit in Easter, so I was expecting it to have the "no food can be bought in at all" line, but all it says regarding food is that no commercial/ commercial qantanties of food may be bought into the park. I had to actually re-read that a couple of times as I couldn't believe what I was reading. So for anyone who wants to bring their own food into the park, and in the unlikely circumstance that your pulled up about it, asked for a bag search and whatnot, make sure you checkout the T&C at the parks entry gate. I say unlikely though as Dreamworld seem to have a reasonably relaxed policy (which is awesome) regarding this, and are no-where anything like the nazi's that are WVTP. Heck I even saw a family with an esky full of sandwhiches and stuff.

Correct, Superman was running 2 trains all day. Had sone pretty bad operations during the day, but I'm happy that to see it got much better during the night.

that's what I've been thinking also, as it is aimed as an "older" audience, however the parks website does state that ALL rides will be open, which they can't really say if there are some rides which won't be opening, which is the reason I asked due to the nature of insiders on this board.

Well fron what I can recall, last year at MW wasn't all that bad. I'm looking forward to it. And Clint, I know Disney do t really do a "immersive" Halloween with only a different fireworks shows and some overlays, and I do agree that Universal seem to know what they are doing when it comes to the Halloween stuff, but all I said is that in my opinion, if I was going over to LA, I'm not terribly fussed with the Halloween decorations, mazes and extra crap, but If I could score a short trip like downunder did, I'd be making the most of being within close proximity of Disneyland. I am a big fan of Walt, Disneyland and Disney as a company, I had 8 days at the parks when I was last there, and I came away craving more. Anyway, me = complete Disney freak/ fan. You have now nearby something new. Back on topic though, do we know how many mazes MW will be operating? And does anyone know if the attractions in Kids WB (most importantly Road Runner and Looney Tubes River) and Shrek will be operating?

Whilst I have absolutly no doubt that it is very well done (the Horror walkthrough was amazing) I myself wouldn't sacrafice Disney-time for Universal time on such a short trip. That's me though, i'm a Disney freak through. If I had more time over there, I'd certainly do Universal Haunt, but for a short trip that's me. Back on topic though...

Not a Disney fan? Whats wrong with you man? Nah, I suppose thats alright, i'm not a fan of Knotts, so we're even. DCA, if you haven't done Toy Story Midway Mania at DHS Orlando, your in for a treat. It's a pretty kick-ass ride. Only problem is the Single Rider line is probably the slowest single rider line on the property, mind you thats still not bad, but it isn't the fastest. But yeah, great fun ride. DCA is as they say currently a "Mess" but it really isn't too bad. The only area that was "messy" was the whole Paradise Pier and the walkway from the small San Francisco themed street around to just past the old Orange Stinger (i'm assuming you know most of the layout of the park, hasn't really changed since opening in terms of layout). Apart from those area's, it's really not as bad as what people make it out to be. If you do end up going to DCA, make sure you give Soarin' a ride for me, such an amazing ride.

I do hear that, but i'm too much of a Disney fanboy to spend time at Universal when I can spend time at Disney. Mind you though, a trip to SFMM is ok, it's a pretty radical park.

Your one very lucky person indeed. I wish I could just jet off to LA for a week. Mind you, Knotts or Universal wouldn't be on my list of things to do. Are you going to try to see Disneyland's halloween make-over? Ghost Galaxy is getting some rave reviews.

Let's put this one to bed shall we. I've done some digging, some investigation work and this is what I've found out. JPI did for WDI Full feasibility and project design, presentation to Directors of WD Attractions and WD Imagineering in Burbank, and was initiated in the mid 1990's. According to the information I have, this project is not proceeding (atleast in the form shown, something may eventually come our way, but it's unlikely to come from JPI). So there we have it, not proceeding, this is all quite old information, but what it does show is that Disney are interested in Australia (and from what it seems have been for quite some time). Whether anything happens is another story. You have to remember it's not like Disney choose to ignore Australia, they have the film animation studios here (well atleast they used to) they are filming the next Narnia film here, then we are represented quite well with Finding Nemo, and the Finding Nemo subs ride has quite a bit of Australiana in it, complete with Aussie Voiceover's during the ride. So no, we are't forgotten by the mouse, just theme park wise we are.

It was 14 times, but it just goes to show how good the food is at Movie World

The news showed some footage of Luna Park, and the rides didn't appear to be operating, but having said that I believe Tuesday and Wednesday is the parks "closed" days, so the rides wouldn't have been operating anyway (unless we are in School Holidays, but I thought they started next week).

As awesome as this would be (and this would be awesome, if love to see WDI over in Australia) don't get your hopes up. All I see is some website claiming to be working on Disneyland Australia, with nothing more than 2 very undescriptive pieces of artwork (which could of easily come from anywhere). I'll be certainly crossing my fingers (I'll be there opening day no matter what) but don't get too let down when nothing happens.

Whilst DCA isn't a terrible park (at the moment and in the futre it ****s all over our parks) disneysea is apparently just that much better. Mind you though, in my opinion, nothing beats the original. Sure the castle might not be as big, it certainly seems "prettier" and has quite a bit of charm and nostalgia to it.

Sounds a little steep for what is essential a personal pan crap pizza. Mind you, a pizza slightly bigger at Legoland was around that price, but it was pretty darn good. For 8.96 for a pizza from domino's, it had better be a bloody good pizza. Sounds a little steep for what is essential a personal pan crap pizza. Mind you, a pizza slightly bigger at Legoland was around that price, but it was pretty darn good. For 8.95 for a pizza from domino's, it had better be a bloody good pizza.

Very good pickup there Alex. I look forward to hearing what indeed does happen when you next visit the park with said home produced food.

I am not sure if this is the correct thread to put this in, but it is semi related. For those who don't follow the Dreamworld page on Facebook, a question was recently posted on the page from a follower regarding Eureka Mine Ride. It took the PR team a couple of days to respond, and since the general attitude of the park lately seems to be "look the other way, no one will notice" I was suprised when I saw this in my inbox. "After talking to our engineering team about the reason behind its closure it closure basically came down to new ride technology, upgraded safety regulations and responding to what the public wanted. Like the old Thunderbolt Rollercoaster, the mine ride served us well for 25 years and was “retired” to make way for newer computerised attractions like The Claw, The Motorcoaster and AVPX." Here's what I don't understand though, how can they say they closed it to make way for new technologically advanced attractions when the ride is SBNO? It's a bit hard to say that if the ride really hasn't made way for anything (with maybe an exception when it comes to funding for maintenance, staffing allowances and whatnot). Secondly they say that they responded to what the public wanted. Yet to be seen unless the public asked for the ride to be closed down, and sit dormant for years (highly unlikely). Everytime I remember going to Dreamworld, this ride had a line which most of the time spilled out of the queue house. Sure it was Madmouse operations, but it always had a line. And last but not least, they say the ride had serviced the park for 25 years, but didn't the ride only open in 1988? Even if it was open today, it wouldn't be at 25 years of service. Sure it was an old ride (19 years old at the time of closure in 2007) but the ride was also a decent ride, and I certainly wouldn't be objecting if the ride had closed to make way for a bigger better ride, but that hasn't happened, and considering the parks recent history is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Anyway, I just thought I'd share my thoughts with everyone, and I apologise for it not being in the specific eureka threads, but this is the most active, and it is somewhat related.

I also have to add that I know Pizza Hut (as much as I dislike commercial Pizza Kitchens these days) make their own dough also, I know because I have done it plenty of times in my life. All the toppings however come pre-cut, pre-diced, all in bags ready to be plonked into the metal containers, ready to be placed on the pizza. Pizza wise, it's got to be Johns Incredible Pizza, it's incredible!

There have been instances on this board where Planet SOS has been stated as boring, not worth the wait. Maybe not so much in this thread, but there have been instances.

So from the sounds of it, I was the only person who actually enjoyed Planet SOS. It conveyed a good message, whilst having a bit of a WOW factor. Each to their own though.

Don't get too excited folks, you'll only get dissapointed. I seriously do hope that the pricing is not following the real world pricing, which is overpriced as it is (and if we know how this is going to work, expect to pay $10.00 for a personal pan pizza with no sides). All this is though is just a brand recognition scheme. On the subject of pizza at theme parks though, I was suprised at how decent the Cat Dog pizza joint at dreamworld was. Sure it's not a mamma ria's takeaway store, but it was decent quality, and the pricing was also decent for what it included. Certainly one of the better places to eat in the park (Rivertown fast foods used to be good, but since it was turned into a MDMC themed store, it's all pretty much gone to the ****ter). But yes, an interesting move by VRTP's, which for the sake of everyone let's hope it turns out half decent.

Oh yeah, Indy, Love ya Indy. A great ride also, but yeah, as always, hard to pick just 1. You and me mate, you and me.

All time favourite, such a hard choice, there are just so many good rides around the world. I'll break mine down into categories though. ALL time favourite Thrilling ride = Hands down, it's the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Favourite "Wow" factor ride = Soarin, I love that ride (I think I rode it in total around 10-11 times during my visit). The "Fun" ride has got to go to Toy Story Midway Mania, such an addictive game/ ride, and seriously fun. If you're ever over that way, don't discount the ride as being "Childish", it is quite awesome. Coaster Wise, it has got to be X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Mind you though, Goliath, Tatsu, Terminator Salvation, and the Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk all came pretty close. X2 just took the cake though for it's "What the Hell have I got myself into" moments.

Wasn't this O'Neil Character the contact for the sale of the trains? Looks like no-one wants PTC trains, who could blame them. I'd happily take one off their hands since they can't seem to get rid of them!

Fantasmic = The most awesome theme park show I have ever seen, dare I say the best pyrotechnic/ effects show ever! Seriously guys, if you ever do go to Disneyland, (or the world) don't leave fantasmic till your last day. If your anything like me, you'll want to see it over and over again. And if you haven't seen the show, don't judge the show on some YouTube clips, it's very hard for a camera to capture the magic of fantasmic.