DaptoFunlandGuy

Thats generally what happens when you have a VIP pass and nothing else to do. My information suggests land-based fodder and a whole lotta steel may be required.

What-the? Sure, theres red, and yellow... but theres also green - meaning the slide appears to be based on a traffic light...

I know you were kidding - but since the topic has been raised - my sea world source has confirmed for me what Wild is - not in 100% detail, but the overall outline of things that have been suggested on here is fairly close to the mark...

Oh god where do I start? Someone comes on to post a rumor about a new ride (which has been done before (by WWW Worker) and RWC suddenly has the inside goss that it HAS TO BE a coaster... Ok - so you later correct yourself and continue the speculation - but anyway moving on - the point about building a big woodie out where the studios are makes a hell of a lot of sense. As for why they didn't do it the first time - who is to say that the networks weren't in talks with the production company from day one? Dreamworld may have known it was coming, and hence why they didn't do anything with the studio site? In the end - stick a big woodie out there - and the skyline would be amazingly changed....coasters pretty well from end to end. Sure its a few years off (BB has to have it's run again) but I sincerely doubt if 9 axes it for poor ratings (which they eventually will), nobody will be game enough to revive it again... clearing that site for DW to construct a beautiful woodie in it's place. In my opinion - the cost of building a woodie wouldn't be that different to building one in the US - usually when we compare costs to construct, the Australian coasters have far higher costs for three reasons - shipping, labour costs, and OH&S requirements. The shipping cost here would be virtually non-existent (just the coaster cars would need to be shipped - and if they moved quickly - the old Bush Beast cars are for sale!)

That POV looks like the tube enters the funnel at the bottom end, instead of halfway down the side like the bigger one - you could still have the rider enter halfway down the funnel instead of at the bottom...

On topic - RWC - the work outside is pretty obviously just some resurfacing and maintenance - but see if you can get a photo or two - hopefully they aren't going to just leave it bare cement and will actually try to fit blend it in with the rest of the entrance...

I know cost wise it would be very hard to deal with - but it'd be nice if the parks could set up their slides so that they all took a single rider tube. I'm not saying do away with slides that only take cloverleaf - i'm saying have those slides, but make them suitable for a single rider. Single rider tornado wouldn't need to be as big - so there are savings to be made there - you could build two to deal with the resultant capacity issues etc... Then - each person pays for their own tube. I'm not talking big bucks here - but say $2? Then you can go to any slide you like, carry your own tube, and ride it. This eliminates the need for conveyors (because people are capable of carrying a single rider tube) which also saves money. Although it would result in a slightly reduced capacity, things would be quicker because you don't have to wait for someone to quit goofing around, get out of the splashdown pool and hand over the tube, and you also don't have to wait while 2x 8 year olds try and carry a cloverleaf up the stairs in front of you. There will still be some slides that just cannot have a single rider tube - like kamikaze for instance - but most others can easily handle a single tube... and while it would cost the park far more to set up (in having to have enough tubes for each guest, rather than just for each ride), to minimal charge per person of $2 a day would see thousands of dollars in extra revenue to set up the system, and staff it. Hell you could hand them out in the morning un-inflated, and have 'inflation stations' around the park for people to inflate their own.... Theres probably a thousand and one reasons why this isn't plausible - i can think of a few myself - but the idea came to me, and I thought I'd share it - see what discussion comes out of it.

Filament - thankyou for the analysis - it's good to get a local's point of view on the issue. Nevermind the language - it was still a lot easier to read than some modern teens we get on here (calm down everyone - I said SOME) Again - much appreciated.

I suppose it depends on whether you wanted one of the others, and whether you had already renewed, or planned to renew your existing passes (assuming you had them to begin with). In all honesty - i'd probably have gone with the two passes - retail value would be around $200ish, whereas the reef swim still requires a pass for entry, SWR is only about $110 on special, movie tickets around the same, and you don't say how much the gift cards were... so overall you got the best value out of it, yes.

T-Bone! This discussion has no place in the off topic topic... if you want to talk this kind of stuff , you should take it to the theme parks forum, so we can keep the chit-chat section on topic... lol.

Its funny you should rabbit on about the cost of replacing the outdoor screen so much - i'm not aware of the screen materials in melbourne, but i've seen drive-ins in Sydney and Brisbane and the screens aren't much more than perforated (and corrugated) metal painted white. I wouldn't imagine they'd need 'bulldozers' or 'wrecking crews' to attach a new surface to an existing structure. A crane maybe... that'd be about it. Now just a friendly warning because you so very obviously aren't aware - but someone who may or may not have already spoken to you about this is quite an expert when it comes to projection technology - having managed a facility with one of the widest projection screens on the gold coast. (Not me) So remember what i told you about opinion, and disclaiming your views, and think very carefully before you say another word which might get shot down in flames, and many people extremely pissed off with your crap.

Awww come on!!! I mean I get the point, and the intent... but seriously - that had the means to attain 'Joz's quote of the week' status...

Parkz has long honoured the requests of our Parks by removing any information or photographs pertaining to the park that they do not want to be posted. I'm not speaking officially - but its been done in the past when MW asked Richard to remove photos taken in inappropriate areas of Superman Escape.

I think Rappa needs to re-write this one...

Just because they haven't removed directly replaced it, it doesn't mean they don't miss it. Technically any ride that was installed after it was closed was a 'replacement'. Just because a water feature is missing, it doesn't mean there is less than there was before. they said 'more water features than before... they never said they were the same ones... As for the chairlift.... i got nothing.

Well thats nice and recent - good to see the overall layout coming together nicely. Everything appears to be well spread out with plenty of buffer between each 'zone'...

Does he wear a dippin dots uniform? The reclaimed land story does sound feasible and would explain the change to the opening date. If that is the case though i'm astounded the park didn't expect that kind of delay right from the beginning. All you have to do is take a look at Dubai to see what advancements the world has made in land reclaimation though...

Kind of makes sense though when you think about it - it reduces the risk of there being construction delays when you're asking for 20 attractions to come out of the same factory at the same time... split the difference, devote half to each of them, the workload is less, and you can stagger their arrival to fit in with construction better too.

I'm sure if we had a coaster manufacturer on our shores, there would be employees from the company on these forums too, and we'd no doubt get little sneak peaks along the way (so long as it wasn't bound for our parks because it would have insanely strict confidentiality agreements)...

Well - apart from the fact that many 'snobbish' remarks have been made by people on this site, criticising photos taken by others on the facebook fanboy pages because they were taken on camera phones. In the absence of something better quality, isn't it amazing how easily we'd settle for a grainy camera phone shot? Rean- normally i'm with you on most issues, but I have to say - with the number of people who would do updates on this, I doubt we'll be waiting for photos for long, and at least MBA came on to let us know that there is something new to look at - it might make Gazza do a run down there on his day off for some photos that he wouldn't have done otherwise... Thanks MBA.

^Precisely. A perfect example of the spin one can put on a story. Well written by the way Rappa - considering a career change?

But that isn't 'poor photoshop skills' thats just 'different concept' - they obviously wanted to go with the concept they did - it isn't poorly done. In all honesty if thats the concept, then i think they've done well. Sure they could have had a better concept - but the one they've got wasn't executed poorly. An example of poor photoshop skills would be the pictures you see in department store catalogues where they use model shots where the person in the middle has an arm on someone else's shoulder, as well as another arm beside themselves (total of 3). This promo is not an example of poor photoshop. I'm hoping Dreamworld keep the laser concept. It is a more immersive experience than a spin-and-spew, and while it's popularity may not suit everyone, it is a unique offering that absorbs large groups at a time. Sure a different battle theme experience would be great - but who knows what they're doing inside. In true Dreamworld spirit, the layout would unlikely change - the ramps, barriers and walls wouldn't really need to change at all. The hardware also can remain the same - they just need different models characters signage. As for why they're taking so long, who knows - but perhaps they hadn't planned on replacing it and when the license for AVP came up for renewal the owners decided not to renew, putting the park in a position of having to strip the license quickly without a ready replacement to install instead... this would very much explain the delays. They've hinted at a walking dead type theme but there are so many 'zombie' licenses out there that it wouldn't be hard to list that as a concept before having signed any of htem up... perhaps they've been negotiating contracts for the best part of the last few months, and only now have a firm concept. They've then designed and ordered the models characters other theming elements, but didn't choose the 'express' option at checkout and have to wait 8-10 weeks for delivery? I mean it's not like it's costing them money to have it closed - they save on 1-2 staff to run it every day, plus the power usage - it may be a deliberate delay in order to save money in off peak? This is Dreamworld remember? Yet again though, another disappointment where DW announces and opens one new attraction for the season, that is mediocre at best, while their competitors are announcing, building and opening some massive new additions replacements. Slick - as to your 'new attraction vs replacementrelaunch - VRTP are referring to their new additions (Storm and Mini Movie World Car Ride) as new attractions, not replacements.... of course they will - it sounds a lot better to announce a 'new' ride than it does to announce a 're-worked concept in the same space as an old attraction we closed a while back'...

how so?

rides*... *excludes wild west falls

There's no SBNO coaster near buzzsaw! There are only skill games and a themed mountain to hide the rear facade of the dreamworld cinema. And pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!