DaptoFunlandGuy

I'm sure we'll know more than what we know now once the announcement is made. We don't even know WHAT is coming, let alone where. For example if its just a flat, we'll probably see it appear in ocean parade (again). If they start talking about full circuit coasters - there are less spots it could be and blue lagoon or big brother start to look more likely. Nobody can answer your question at this stage as we literally know only what you've already read above.

It depends on what you want to do - if you're up for the ambience, and doing what you can, then play by ear. If you MUST get the mazes done, a fast track can spare you the agony of queues. Decide first if you want to do rides, as they close earlier than everything else. Most people say no point, but riding at night can be a different experience so if you don't have the opportunity to do that or haven't done it before, getting in some rides can be great. Of course the mazes and precincts are what the night is all about so do make sure you experience them too, and get in as early as you can (although it has also been said the queues really die off in the last hour too). If its a once in a.... experience - ie: you don't plan on doing it often or regularly\annually, then make sure you maximise your time by getting fast track, arriving early, planning to stay late. Also - if you drive to the park, remember that immediately after close the parking lot is hell - so plan to stay back and enjoy the atmosphere as long as possible if you're there for the whole night.

Thanks Captain obvious. These three posts alone (whilst not necessarily the first, or only people to mention the water off on the final drop) all mentioned this on the last page alone. Please do try to keep up with the threads before posting information we already know, and have discussed at length.

I think it's ok so long as credit is given, although in terms of your theme park example - i know for a fact that VRTP will ask permission before doing so, i believe on every occasion - sometimes to the frustration of people who say 'its always ok to use my photos' - they still ask.

what.

Holy shit. Perth is going OFF!

^well.. it is good to be bad! Well, the one thought I had was a Justice League communicator type thing:

TBH, now that they have the tech, if the bands sell well, I can see them being used for all sorts of things around the park. Water blasters on WWF anyone? SFX on the facade of spooky coaster? Marilyn Monroe style grating (i know she has one, but done properly, set into the street)

yeah - big coasters such as what we're expecting are difficult to theme to the same level as a flat or dark ride. So long as it's well presented - I don't mind 'Green-Lantern-esque' theming. I thought GL was done rather well TBH.

Well I mean technically they could go with the fastest tube slide south of Sydney but north of Canberra... how specific do you want to get? I dislike parks that trumpet 'record' that is so precise and specific it doesn't really matter...

I particularly love the tribute to BR @Mark Shaw - I love when parks remember and promote their heritage as it were. There was talk for a long time of Dreamworld placing the double loops \ train from Thunderbolt in the fountain at the entry, but it never eventuated. There are many things we have lost from our parks that many of us truly loved, and would have loved to have seen the park keep, display, and maintain. I am hopeful (although I doubt i have any worries here in a park such as yours) that the ship as it lays is adequately maintained and doesn't stagnate with dirty standing water and piles of leaves and debris...

^I had some network issues at work on thursday, and my workstation has been left on over the weekend waiting for the IT guys to restore it. Seems this went through once the network was restored - but i can't seem to edit it now. Oh well. The problem with it being free is that people who would like to take a turn will most likely be unable to do so as others will continue to just 'hog' the terminal. I'm sure you won't see only rich tourists there. Since an annual pass now costs less than most people's monthly phone \ internet plans, i'm sure many people will see the worth in purchasing a wristband - especially if the park allows them to work on repeated visits. You should be happy - the precinct is sort of a walkthrough area. No monorail though. I guess this means you'll still have something to snark about on their social media posts.

^Quoting from mobile. Gets em every time. Thanks for the confirmation Mark. You can almost hear the little dreams of perth-based theme park enthusiasts slowly crumpling into a kleenex box. Being honest though, I daresay its going to be a long while before any other parks in Aus get one either. *pulls out kleenex*

I assume they are more like magic bands - RFID chip inside a relatively durable strap of some sort that can be reused - just as the Harry Potter wands can be reused on return trips. I think @Brad2912's comment was because @Theme Park Ninja said 'fellow worker'. The use of the word 'fellow' indicates that the other person is of similar standing to the person speaking - ie: "my fellow americans" implies the speaker, and the listeners are all american. If you were to say 'a fellow cyclist and I' implies you are both cyclists. So saying 'a fellow worker' implies you are both workers. If the 'worker', being the other person, was a dude, you could say 'a worker fellow', but thats a little old school these days.

I would have thought that Verruckt would hold fastest tube slide. Unlikely a tornado is going to take that away from something that is just raw drop \ speed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrückt_(water_slide)

yes my bet as far as all the effects still not working well is that the park decided to open with what they had so as to ensure adequate capacity during school holidays. I'm fairly certain we'll see it go down again for a little while once the holidays are over to complete the refurb with all effects up to scratch, and potentially some additional ones they haven't put in yet due to time crunch.

Definitely something Push will hate.

even if it had 100% uptake - you can't have the entire train running VR because the front row doesn't get it - something about start up calibration i think - theres a QR code or something that the headset needs to see in order to know positioning etc, isn't there?

I meant that in the sense of "they won't be seeing me until they spend some big dollars on something to pull me back" rather than 'the park is going to fold because they didn't build what I wanted them to"... That said people have been predicting Dreamworld's demise for years. I probably have once or twice, but that was definitely not my intention here. I just feel like they're treading water. They have a huge international exposure grade event happening on their doorstep and so far they've shown no intention to capitalise on it by building... either there is no money left in the piggy bank, which in an of itself is concerning. The Australian Financial Review recently referred to Dreamworld within the Ardent portfolio as (quote) "A decrepit basket case". The fact that Ardent lost about 30% of it's share value on appointing Deborah Thomas was pointed at as the sole cause of this loss... where she was criticised because she 'doesn't even know how to operate a roller coaster' - her response was that she doesn't need to know how to operate it, just how to get people to pay money to want to ride it. I love the improvements the park has made, but a shiny new store won't bring people through the door. BIG RIDES do that. Without it - they will continue to lose market share, and the fact that the Main Event centres are prospering whilst the theme parks languish is what points me to believe that Ardent is trying to offload it. Who they sell it to will be the big deciding factor in what happens to the parks future, and if indeed it survives and flourishes, or fades quietly into obscurity, like Wonderland before it.

I'm sure they can handle that request. I can't say you'll like the response, but the request would definitely be handled...

Rumblings are inaccurate, but end result is same.

We tend to abbreviate a lot on these boards. for a newcomer, the abbreviations tend to be the number one reason for them to post (ie: what's SBNO mean? What's an LSM?). Many of these can now be successfully googled, but many of our park specific ones (HWSW vs. HWSD) do get confusing. What's my point? I like abbreviating (mainly because i'm lazy) - and for me GP is a far easier abbreviation than NE. GP is a commonly accepted acronym for the term 'general public' whereas i'm more likely directing people North East than referring to non enthusiast. Again, I note that while we all (when entering through the front gate) are considered GP by the parks, I use the term to denote the public 'in general', rather than enthusiasts less generally. I don't consider use of GP to be looking down on general park goers, and I acknowledge that we, as enthusiasts also fit into that group - but for discussion purposes are separated by using 'enthusiast'. If someone can come up with an acronym to refer to "us" enthusiasts (maybe TPG or TPN would work - being theme park geek or theme park nerd - but I note in my unofficial Parkz acronym dictionary that these are already in use for TP Girl and TP Ninja... Plus someone might find them derogatory... Oh well... back to the drawing board.

...if only what was that easy?

Who are you speaking to? You must be talented to hold a conversation with someone whilst you type on your phone! thanks for the info.

Agree with @djrappa, except sometimes one does need to differentiate between us as enthusiasts \ fanatics \ more knowledgeable park goers - ie: people who would refer to coasters by their manufacturer or model, as opposed to people who go - hey look - a roller coaster! For me, I prefer GP, or general public, vs. Enthusiast. Whilst I realise that enthusiasts are still 'general public' as far as the park is concerned, its what I use to differentiate.