DaptoFunlandGuy

It's not a shed? you walk into a giant ocean liner? I think you're splitting hairs at this point. Small World isn't much different in terms of the outward facades appearance - it has a theme applied, and is immersive indoors. I think Overboard qualifies.

I originally had the same concerns about just how white it was, and how hard it was going to be to keep it clean. I still think keeping it clean will be a struggle, but the more it has come together the more i'm warming to the colour scheme. This is going to look incredible lit up at night. I just hope that these buildings don't completely destroy all the sight lines to get this thing in motion because it's going to be incredibly photogenic.

Vintage Cars was there in 2006, no? Before Gingy's, it was Spongebob Flypants, in roughly the position Seabed Splash is now, IIRC. Not sure which year it arrived though? A well put together list - even if not entirely accurate. I think although the attraction count might not differ that much, the quality of each may be the difference. This is the same story for Movie World however - the loss of attractions like gremlins (although scooby is a fair replacement), studio tour, special effects show, maverick \ stunt show, LTRR, PASS... while the numbers don't make things look bad - the actual experience from then to now is vastly different, and arguably not for the better (at either park).

Yeah the building is fitted with the aluminium framing to hold the wrap. While a genuine 'soundstage' look would be better than the wrap, at the end of the day the wrap makes it very quick and easy to change the look of the building to suit the latest offering. I don't like the look, but I do like that they're set up to be able to change it regularly to suit.

Shit. It's school holidays again isn't it?

The park is already too big. There is plenty of space for them to continue to develop and expand including the Thunderbolt plot, Rocky Hollow area and Troll's Village. There's over a decade of development space available to the park, by which time other attractions may start reaching end of life and start vacating their envelopes too. As a comparison - Movie World - including the entire Rivals footprint, WOZ land, FN Maze buildings, Wild West, Stunt Driver, LTRR showstage (entirely), green lantern and everything in between, comes in at around 130,000SQM - and some of those areas aren't generally guest accessible - such as FN sheds, half of the LTRR stage, AOS Kitchens etc (not to mention WOZ isn't open yet, and Scoob is down long term). Dreamworld, EXCLUDING WWW, BB Studios, Vintage cars and the part of Cyclone that goes into WWW, as well as the maintenance sheds at the back and the admin offices near the front, and it's STILL about 176,000SQM - all of which is pretty generally guest accessible. Dreamworld doesn't need as much land as Dreamworld has.

The entitlement here is a little souring. Nobody has given an update - someone finally does, and your only comment is that they didn't provide enough of an update? If someone genuinely wants to see it, they'd be across most of the theme park socials or channels that post weekly updates in the parks. Those channels are regularly mentioned here. If you don't use socials or channels then you're not really that motivated for updates then, hey? Taken from Jagg's Journeys dated 23/September. Jaggs Journeys on Facebook

If it's got a number on it, we can pretend it's themed! Like honestly - did Disney not teach everyone about studio parks in Paris?

I don't think nights will sell out (unless artificially limited to encourage panic buying) but I think we already discussed that strategy ad nauseum. We didn't think they would sell out this year but the increased price point was meant to substitute that - the park still makes similar money, but the overall park attendance numbers are lower, making it a more enjoyable event for those willing to pay for it. A lot of people are still spending "in this economy". While tales of woe are out there, and money is getting tighter, we are not in recession and the financial stresses spruiked in the media are not universal. They're real, they're out there, and they're affecting everyday people... just not everyone at all times.

Lot three lends itself well to a land sale by Ardent to the CTC developer that already owns the BB plot. Changing the boundaries makes it easier for them to sell Lot 3 as previously the sale was hindered by the Oakey Creek easement.

You're absolutely right, but there is a break point. You can't ride that reputation forever because reputations change with each visit, each bad review and negative news story. If you don't live up to your reputation, that cashflow is short lived. We're seeing Universal making gains on the Mouse in Florida at present, while Disney continues to show contempt for their guests - and there is already a notable shift as a result. While a lot smaller, the shift locally is also apparent, albeit starting slowly - purely from my own observations i've seen more people start to give real consideration to visiting dreamworld over village. This could be for many reasons, but one of the biggest has been the focus the park has had on trying to attract visitors to come back to the park post-incident. I think once the Dreamland \ Ocean Parade \ Flyer additions are complete, and you can walk back into a park that isn't shrouded by hoarding everywhere you turn, they're going to really accelerate, and this summer may be their *(long LONG overdue) comeback. I'd love to see a competitive edge on the coast again, like we saw in the mid-2000's. Village are still out in front - but if they keep going the way they are currently, that may not last.

Like the rest of the Village Roadshow offering - despite all the social media commentary (and also the Village discussion here) about the increasing prices and declining standfards (just speaking generally) people keep lining up to fork over their money, and so long as the money continues to roll in, they will not see any issue with the product offering or the price they charge for it. Everything i've seen and heard, the ultimate package has exhausted its allocation. While pretty much everything is still available to purchase separately, it will cost you more. If anyone was looking to get that package, and missed out, they can weigh up whether they want to pay the additional fee (and in the future, they learn a lesson to buy the package sooner, which creates a faster demand cycle). I would suggest they haven't reduced the allocation to the ultimate package to sell it separately, but there is zero reason for them to increase the allocation of a bundled package that is cheaper, if its possible folk will still buy it at the higher price. End of the day, the discounted bundle pack selling out means they've covered their costs, so everything else is gravy.

I'd say it sold out, as the original package was ultimate underground and this is just entry to the club, for a pretty steep upcharge. Fright nights is a licence to print money for MW. Always has been. Although originally included in annual passes, it was the first 'night event' stripped out of the annual pass offering, and continues to be. Just take a look at the membership saga earlier this year, which was the last pass to include it.

WWF is a light spray. you'd get wetter in a QLD summer rainshower. Phones these days can handle spray easily enough, older models don't enjoy submersion but if you keep it in your bag you'll be fine. No, you can't leave your bag on the dock.

Hey kids! I'm Calamari. You know, that seafood staple you get when you catch, kill, skin and gut a squid before chopping it into pieces (usually rings), dredging it in batter or eggwash and breadcrumbs and then plunging it into crazy hot oil and served with aioli. But it's ok - i'm not going to get deep fried, i'm an octopus! Like many kids things, it's best you don't invest too much time thinking through the realistic applications.

Yes we do - the audience for this octopus isn't going to assign gender to an octopus based on a name. the name isn't obviously masculine or feminine, it's an ocean related pun that is clever (and a bit dark if you consider what CAL-A-MARI is) but theres certainly no overbearing gender assigned to it.

I agree with most things you've said here except the quote above. Cal is short for 'Caleb' or 'Calvin' (also Caledon - see: Titanic) and probably a few others. Cal is also short for 'Callie' or 'Callista' and a few lesser known as well. So gender is not an issue here. Just the Agro-vation style voice.

Heritage standards are actually quite detailed, but they make allowance for the fact that nothing lasts forever. While this relates to buildings rather than rollercoasters i'm sure many of the principles remain the same: Heritage maintenance: Timber repairs - Informaiton sheet 5.2 (nsw.gov.au) And of the day they recognise that timber may need to be replaced from time to time to keep the structure safe and standing, there's just guides on doing it the right way.

it's almost as if they planned it!

Everything i've seen of this Octopus is a hit, and i'm surprised there isn't more media and discussion here about it, honestly. The interactivity is cool, but - and especially since they have an 'auto' mode - I worry that that will be the default setting once the initial novelty wears off. I also thought they'd have a high pitched, fun voice, rather than a Jamie Dunne wannabe. I wonder if they could have invested in a voice changer to try and homogenise the voice regardless of the person behind the controls...

Wait.. What IS your name?

The lightsource is behind the lower track. You can tell based on the highlights on the side edge of the footer. Potentially that is throwing the foreground track into shadow, and dynamic shading is portraying it darker than it is, and it is in fact the same light grey all the way along? If you look as the track rises to the top hat, it still looks dark facing the camera, but the inner structure becomes lighter, due to the different lighting angle?

But your name isn't Bob?

Anything is a urinal if you're brave enough.

Cheaper to run than WWW.