DaptoFunlandGuy

they could very well have been white lights, and the colour of the track is what you saw it could be purple. I like that they're planning lighting, but I would have loved to have seen LED strip run the length of the track - REALLY make it pop at night. Either way, i'm glad to see they haven't blown their wad entirely on the coaster and have something left over to make it look nice - hopefully that extends to landscaping and perhaps even some themed elements along the ride course. it's not fuschia.

can always paint it a classic white?

off topic... holy shit! Is @HussRainbow87 the very same @HussRainbow???

Mickey Mouse may not have had a feature film for a few decades, but he's still on 40 thousand times a day between Disney channel and Disney Junior. (I have a toddler. thats all the proof of that that you need). Mickey is still as popular today without having feature films to go along with. Disney may still have attractions in their parks that are from the 50's (and build clones of them in newer parks too) but they constantly update them. For a long time, the Auctioneer in Pirates of the Caribbean was used as a tester for new animatronic technology - and was (is?) always the most advanced animatronic Disney have ever created. Small world - despite its simplistic nature, is also constantly updated with new technology. In addition to the nostalgic oldies, Disney are also constantly building blockbuster attractions. One can hardly argue it is the nostalgia alone (it plays a part) but the constant new \ changing aspects are also a huge factor. #justsayin They need something BIG. I don't particularly care what it is (so long as it isn't a cheaper version of something MW have) but it needs to be a big drawcard. Relying on nostalgia, bringing back old attractions or retheming current ones isn't enough to get them beyond the next 18 months.

Agreed. The 18 month window seems to be the consensus.

I agree, they COULD, but WOULD they? Or would they build a 2-bit version of it that would have every hallmark of the two aforementioned? I take your point, but i don't think Dreamworld could execute it to the standard you're suggesting - which they'd need to in order to avoid the comparison. Anything with water and mechanics involved would be a risk, and something I would think the park would avoid for a long time, but i can appreciate your point of view.

TBH, I think DW will avoid anything in that vein for a long time. For one, its not too dissimilar to Rocky Hollow (we know it is, but to the public, it's rocky hollow with bigger boats) and its similar enough to TRRR that, IMO, it would be classed as 'ten foot pole' material.

He clearly said he THINKS they would be aiming.

Disneyland has changed immensely since opening though. The park didn't have a single coaster when it opened. The flip side is that Disney's "family" attractions are enjoyable whether or not you have the nostalgia factor. Eureka without the nostalgia would just be a painful, cramped ride comparable to any carnival ghost train. Rocky Hollow isn't anything special either. If it were Splash Mountain quality - sure. Popularity away! But it isn't. There is no charm to Rocky hollow. I think to point to Disney as a reason why the 'experience' path will work for Dreamworld is quite foolish.

I have shared similar sentiments in another discussion - i thought the slipping accent was distracting. I'd have preferred no accent to that. I was at the Australian Celtic Festival as a herald last month, and I did not attempt an accent - we had people praising our performance and compared me to 'that other guy in the main arena' because he was trying (and failing) to do an irish accent. They'd said they preferred no attempt to a poor one... and I kinda agree in this case too. ETA: let me just say though that given the more specialised load procedures with the new Arkham trains, and the additional load process when VR is involved, this video was long overdue, and its great to see something that makes it very clear how the load is supposed to occur.

^It does, but if they're ready, nothing says they can't aim to soft open during the september school holidays for 'dress rehearsals' whilst they iron out bugs, and take some of the capacity pressure of the parks' other attractions...

Your point is valid, but at the same time, if they don't offer a competing product, they will lose market share to VRTP. Many people (both here and on social media) have referenced the fact that they switch between annual passes from year to year, and many are due for a DW pass this year, but have stated that they intend to keep their VRTP pass due to the hyper. Unless DW offers something more than 'charm' and the rebirthing of pre-existing ride experiences - they won't get the visitation needed to sustain themselves for the next 18-24 months. Nobody is going to spend big on a thrill ride if their current revenue pattern continues. They need to spend it now, while they still have it.

Speaking of fright nights - I really hope they have plans for the 'BA:TR plaza' - that area was only ever designed for one ride queue. Now there's 3 feeding from that space, and judging by what we've seen, Rivals is going to make 4. I can only imagine the chaos that is going to ensue there unless they do some serious work on traffic management.

Especially when nobody outside of the park and manufacturer knows how to divide by two.

we don't want a Eurofighter when there are so many others out there to choose from. something different. And @pushbutton - for once I agree with you - they need an answer to the Hyper, but the answer isn't to copy (or attempt to) - they need a completely different direction, and for my money - the park is both ripe for, and well suited to a full circuit woodie \ hybrid.

Road Runner height restriction has recently increased - so depending on when her birthday is, she might have to grow a bit more before she can ride again...

To the contrary. there are many reasons to go back and ride 'old favourites' again and again. I proposed to my wife on Cyclone, and immediately after our wedding, we rode Sea Viper. Naturally one of those isn't an option any longer, but clearly - some people hold special memories with certain places \ rides \ attractions in theme parks, and this can bring them back, even if you don't see the ride as being that special. Hell - all one has to do is to look at the run of the Disney Electrical Parade (and the uproar every time they announce it's closure) to know that locals will keep coming back to ride old favourites. But everything is relative. If you spend $30million on a ride, it's easy to justify say - 2% of the ride cost on marketing - and spend $600k on advertising. But then you go and spend $2million (generous) on a walk-through experience. Can you really justify spending $600k, or 30% of the attraction cost on advertising? (When 2% would be $40k)? No - everything is relative.

DEFINITELY want terror tour on this one. do terror tour people get to push? i'm in.

then why ask for 7.5m? #greedy

Hey! He started at 5! I met you halfway - a 50% improvement on his original offer. He improves by 25cm and you're gonna give him the academy award? For shame... I'll give you 6.53...?

you'd get that in a soundstage, but i doubt you'd get it in those sheds.

You mean like building Wedgie to fight Aqualoop? 'LOL'

Split the difference - you can have 6.25m.

Off topic for a minute - but this is precisely the answer to people who sit there and whinge about why we're getting another coaster instead of a dark ride, or walk through, or monorail. Coasters are what people get excited about. You asked for people's thoughts \ opinions - and i'm sorry but I have to agree with @Reanimated35 - I've seen more asian tourists in DW than in SW on a regular basis - Corroboree, wildlife experience \ tigers bring just as many tourists to Dreamworld - and proximity to the strip doesn't impact on the Asian tourbus market - because they're on a tour bus. The itinerary many of these groups have - its far more enticing to pull off the highway for an hour's experience than to travel into a dead end spit. Plus - many of these tourists have the same marine life - dolphins, seals and sharks - in marine parks in their own backyard. Kangaroos, Koalas etc are unique to Australia, and the experiences offered at Dreamworld trump that particular demographic every time (although, Paradise Country offers similar). Dreamworld's main competitor is VILLAGE ROADSHOW. It has been said many times - what Village offer across their properties is what dreamworld offers in one place. Wildlife? Paradise Country or Dreamworld. Exotic animals and animal experiences? Sea World or Dreamworld. Waterpark? Wet N Wild or Dreamworld (WWW), big thrill rides? Movie world or Dreamworld. See the pattern here? Note - i'm firmly in the VRTP camp. Other than free \ event after hours admissions to Dreamworld, I haven't been in a few years. Meanwhile i'm a passholder to village, and have almost continuously held one since 2008. I prefer VRTP's offerings. Nothing i've said above is to suggest that DW's offering is better - only that the comparisons between both corporations can be drawn easily enough - and not discounted as quickly as you have.

My first thoughts is you should avoid using centre alignment on your posts. It has negative connotations around here.. and definitely don't use animated GIFs. For my thoughts, The dip in DW's statistics is to be expected. I don't believe the recovery from this is a 'few month' thing. It will take a few years for the park to bounce back, if it does at all, and only if management take the right path. Sure, they could open the southern hemispheres best XXXX, but most big thrill blockbusters have an element of fear to it - most thrills come from an appearance of danger - be that through speed, height, etc. Most of the big tickets that would have people flood back to the park would be deemed insensitive. The park is in desperate need of capital injection to secure it's future - and more than just improved facilities, exhibits and experiences. Few people rush out to buy an annual pass because stage 2 of the Corroboree is open, or the next part of Tiger Island is finished. The kind of excitement that we have witnessed on social media in the past 24 hours for the MW hyper is the kind of excitement DW need - people tagging their friends saying "we HAVE to go back" or "we HAVE to ride this". I also saw many people saying things like 'we usually alternate between DW and VRTP passes, but we will be keeping our VRTP passes this year for this!" The only folks who know whether that will happen are in the management of the park, and of Ardent \ Main Event. As has been said many times before, Only Time Will Tell.