DaptoFunlandGuy

What the fuck do I have to do with him?

as opposed to some post saying how 'oh its Dreamworld, clearly this is an awful idea and they are going to make it look terrible. Just to be clear, i've only made comments about the sign as I hadn't seen the nighttime photos. I liked it (the sign), I said it would look great during the night events, but noted they aren't as often as we ALL would like (as we'd all love extended trade all year, when lighting packages really do show off their best side). We have seen examples at MW of a lack of maintenance once a product isn't new. That's not village bashing, its par for the gold coast theme parks course. I've called out the same issues with maintenance at Dreamworld when I've seen them too. (Theres still at least one LED on the Dreamworld Flyer that is misfiring - looks like a dead red channel) I'm just expressing concern that if it breaks it won't be returned to the same standard and there is a precedent of that to point to in support of that argument. I summarised by saying that I *hope* it is maintained well. I finished by commenting that the chase sequence wasn't to my personal taste, and i'd have liked if they'd done it differently which is entirely opinion. This is a parents facility. not a sensory refuge. Baby changing areas, breastfeeding cubicles, nappy bins and microwaves. Putting Marvin right next to it (when it's operating) doesn't make it a refuge either - theres no escape from the sound. The two things don't have to be mutually exclusive. they're providing recognition while marketing their new investment. Should a park only focus on making the best guest experience, but fail because they didn't market the park to anyone?

We are planning a trip this year and the one thing we have learned is that you need to plan and research a LOT. I'm hearing you about it not being a park trip, so while it'll be hard for most folk here to not fall back to 'do this park too!' i'll try and balance things out a bit... First, a couple of things to echo - if you do Disney, DisneySea should be the priority. You should still spend 2 days there minimum, but if you only have one, spend it at Sea. We have 3 weeks, and we've already put down 2 days in each park. But don't not go just because people have said you need more time there. A little time is enough to show you if those people were right, and whether you want to go back again later for a better experience. Be prepared to be flexible. A lot of things sell out early (including express passes) and in Disney's case - vacation package guests, and then hotel guests, get first dibs on pretty much everything. A lot can be sold out so have alternative options if something isn't available. Know the dates things are made available - As an example, Universal passes are dropped around 2 months out. Disney usually drops hotels & vacation packages 3 months out, but in our case they dropped the packages early due to the opening of fantasy springs. This sort of thing drops at a set time of day, and some of the websites drop from too much traffic \ place you in a queue. (We waited in the queue for 11 hours to secure a Fantasy Springs package, but that's not the average experience). Even experiences like Shibuya Sky, some of the Team Lab experiences drop tickets a certain time out, and there is a rush to get all the best spots early. You might still find tickets closer to the day, but they may not be at an ideal time and you'll find yourself compromising things if you haven't planned. ESPECIALLY because you're planning to go in Sakura season - you should get a good idea of your itinerary NOW and so that you're ready to book accommodations as soon as they're available for your dates (usually 12 months out). You'll also want to be researching all of the attractions you want to do, though with two years before you go there are going to be plenty of changes in that time, so again, be flexible) Transport. iPhones these days can add an IC card like Suica for general public transport. If you're doing a lot of back and forth between cities, consider whether the JR pass will work, but note that it had a huge price increase last year and you really have to do a lot of long distance shinkansen to make it worthwhile. We're hitting Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone and then back to Tokyo, so for us it works - but if you're just hitting the golden triangle, (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto) it generally isn't worth it. Many of our stops don't include parks, so may be closer to the itinerary you're looking for. Youtube is your best friend. The amount of things we've found, learned and researched by watching youtube is mind blowing. There is so much to learn, and we're still making tweaks to our itinerary based on updated info from the latest videos. We've watched a lot of different channels, but the ones that ended up in our subs were: For the bigger parks, TDR Explorer is really informative. For getting around (especially as a family), Kensho Quest has been really good For just seeing what a place \ attraction looks like without much waffle, channels like ITSUKA JAPAN provide walkthroughs Americans documenting their travels (which is great as you learn lessons from them as a result) check out Ordinary Adventures or Tales from our Pocket Hints and tips about everything japan from a local guy starting his own tour guide \ travel company - HARBLIFE Hints and tips about everything japan from a local - TOKYO KENCHAN Hints and tips about everything japan from an american guy who does travel videos everywhere - YELLOW PRODUCTIONS Good japanese advice from a westerner (UK) living and working in japan (but mixed in with silly video collaborations made with friends - Abroad in Japan (he's also written several books under the same name)

That's going to be great at the 3-4 night events the ride will be open for per year. I do wonder how visible its going to be during daytime operations. I do also wonder what will happen with some of the LEDs inevitably break and whether they'll just switch it off and call it a day, or install static white LEDs as replacements, though I do want them to maintain it in its 'premiere' state of course. Am I the only one annoyed that the chase sequence follows the outline of the shape, rather than tracing out each letter in turn?

That's a lot of land space for first aid, i doubt they need all of it. Though I guess its still up in the air what they do with showstage so who knows?

In all honesty, I don't know why parks target openings to occur bang on peak periods. There are inevitably teething issues and the ride's reputation is made or broken in that first peak rush. Open it in the off season, give your operators time to bed down the processes without a 3 hour queue of angry families behind them, and iron out the kinks. Advertise the hell out of it and get soundbytes and reviews from real actual guests, rather than stupid rhetoric from the C Suite for your marketing - anyone planning a last minute trip for the next holidays might see that and decide to go as a result.

^and they didn't actually answer the original question.

It's queensland. Wait a while.

Not to mention the re-skinned Disney Afternoon (US) which was branded Disney Adventures on Channel 7, weekday afternoons

That's the problem with a selective quote. sometimes things get taken out of context, right? It's clear in the longer quote that the title relates to a rollercoaster specifically. Well, it's better than stupid green leaves.

Yeah to me it's a bit of a lame name. They stick the word 'adventure' on so many things these days it's just lost any meaning.

Honestly it's probably better that you don't - nobody understood you the first two times either. It sounds more like a 'you' problem. At any rate, the group consensus is that a ride is needed, not an animal exhibit, so the discussion is moot. (And I still want Otters)

Why do Japan, Abu Dhabi and Sydney need Gold Coast to get involved? Why can't they just play amongst themselves without involving a third (fourth) party? Toba Aquarium already tried a breeding program with Serena over 16 years without success. Dugong reproduction is extremely slow. Dugong don't achieve reproductive maturity until they're around 14 or so, and females only calf in the wild every 3-5 years or so, provided all conditions are optimal. Malqout in Abu Dhabi was a month old when rescued in 2019, so likely won't reach reproductive maturity for at least another 5 years. You're asking a facility, that doesn't have any of the species, to ask 3 other facilities that do, to stress the animal by transporting it (in some cases across continents) for what - to stick a male and a female in a purpose built facility, and sit around and pour money into it, possibly for years, while the 2-3 facilities that have loaned theirs sit around with a vacant exhibit for... how long? Toba tried for 16 years. There are numerous papers on Dugong, including husbandry, some of these even funded by Sea World. Why not ship Pig to Toba - arguably they have facilities? Why not bring Serena to Sydney? They had capacity for 2 Dugong as they used to have Wuru there with Pig too... Unless you're some sort of marine biologist with decades of observations in the Dugong, i'm not quite sure why you think that the experts in these world class marine life facilities are getting it so wrong?

That much is pretty clear, though i'm not sure its anyone else's fault. Put simply you've already hit it on the head - dugongs are only going to come into captivity if they are rescued. Sea World's priority is rehabilitation and release. And then, and only then, will they remain in captivity if they cannot be released. It is highly unlikely the park is going to invest in a prime habitat, on prime real estate, with particular set up, filtration and care systems, on the off chance one is hurt, able to be rescued, able to survive, but not able to be released back into the wild. Speaking of Wild, I think the situation with Gorillas and Hippos is a little different, as the animals already existed in captivity, and needed to be transferred by their current homing facility. Sure, Sea World could acquire a Dugong from another existing facility, but this would only occur if the other facility required to rehome, which is also unlikely if they have already established habitat and facilities. I'm struggling to find a good metaphor here. If they had a Dugong in permanent care in 'back of house' facilities, and you were advocating for them to build a 'showcase habitat' for them to house the animal permanently in a guest accessible area, i'd be all for it, but since they don't have one, it kinda feels like a bit of a pointless argument... Because....

I think any animal rights groups are going to kick up a stink regardless of the animal introduced to the park, but I think the rarity and the difficulties associated with Dugong take it out of the list of possibilities immediately. I'm ok with an ASC Otter. The animals are insanely popular in every place i've ever seen them, they're endearing, and they enjoy human interactions. They're practically domestic animals in some countries, so likely one of the least controversial options too. I like the idea of over near the outdoor penguins... certainly a good 'fit'.

Some parks i've been in overseas have had small aviaries or enclosures with animals in those small 'transit' spaces. If we are adding an animal attraction though, bring on the Otter!

It's easy to say 'everyone else is doing it so why can't we' but the fact is we don't know the details of the licensing arrangement. Six Flags is also a much bigger company, and they also do far more merch (and sell far more) than our parks do too. Our parks have limited merch space, and if they tested it, and it didn't sell, they're not likely to test it again just because they can slap a logo on it (not to mention Levi was sold 'at launch' whereas the other rides you're advocating for aren't new rides so there's a bit less of an interest (and budget) to promote the specific rides (though I do wish they'd do more ride specific merch)

Yep, I bought the bastard that is the Leviathan model, and it was probably the second hardest construction of all the ride models i've put together (this was the hardest if you're wondering). I've got a couple other Dynamix models and nanocoasters and all were really good to put together and I really like them... But i'm wondering how popular they are in the wider community... Without knowing the sales of the Leviathan model, it's hard to comment, but if they haven't decided to get others done, its possible the leviathan one didn't sell as well as they'd hoped? (And the other issue at movie world is whether WB \ DC will licence them to do it, which is a pretty big roadblock)

Sea World used to have that, and it was a literal ghost town. Only ever a handful of people in there any of the times I saw it. Also, I don't see any hole...

I do hope they keep the old cars for something other than props. Like, convert some into character vehicles for Kenny and his friends (probably have to take the governor off to make the hill up to main street, but hey, where there's a will...)

Looks like they plan to open up the path to traffic, which should further alleviate the bottlenecks and navigation issues around that area.

Not maintenance, but let's post it in a maintenance thread. Yes, I knew they'd gotten it, mainly because I have enough friends in the industry that I had seen what came out of the brass ring awards this year. The creative team behind the eggs did a great job, and my son owns two of the darn things (calling one "rare" was fucking marketing genius). (Side note - the folk who did Village key absolutely botched and cannibalised this product with the 'digital eggs' that had characters bearing no resemblance to those created for this physical product, and i'm so glad it appears the Key died a quiet death.) Not sure i'd advertise it the way they are, but good on them for getting it and kudos to the team who worked on the product. Now if we could just get a decent quality polo shirt and some zip up hoodies in the lineup instead of all the t-shirts, that'd be great.

Look i'm not a fire safety expert, but I dont think it's wise to permanently block that alley off from Oz, regardless of their intentions.

Just demolish it and place a new one over the top.

is this just the next stage from the DA they lodged pre-covid?