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Woah this blew up. I have a background in applying for and using government grants for admittedly a non-profit company but similar situation. Over the last few years both state and federal grants have been extremely relaxed about usage of funds. In the climate we are in, getting approval for extensions or even wholesale changes to the purpose of the funding hasn't been hard. Does it look bad from a #koalasmatter point of view. Yeah for sure, I don't deny that. The comment about autism is not needed nor indicative of what should be acceptable communication here and I sincerely doubt it will stay up much longer.

Thank you. Had a feeling it was clickbait. 😘

Anyone have access to the Courier Mail article about Dreamworld using funds from the QLD government for Steel Taipan, when those finds were initially intended for a koala research facility?

Yea ok. Didn't mean for this to turn into a head hitting exposition. Accident on my part... But definitely would be interested to know if the safety spiel is operator initiated and the conductor was being a dick about it 😂

Very wet day at Dreamworld today but had some time to check out the train for the first time. Some park pics around 1230 for you... Surely DW is hemorrhaging money with mid-week turnout atm. Makes me sad to think of what the future may or may not hold for the park. Train time... I smashed my head incredibly hard on the overhang getting on. Conductor didn't ask if i was ok. About 10 seconds after doing it a prerecorded safety spiel saying 'watch your head' played.... Not sure if it was just bad timing but goddamn it hurt and is still hurting now. Train trip is pleasant although some areas that were previously back of house need some ...ahem.. tidying. Also noticed a few signs for winterfest still up... Anyway... Everything was a walk on. Park was neat and tidy and staff for the most part were great. A little concussion never killed anyone right?

I zoomed in on one of the recent photos and found this.. Termites A termite infestation is to blame for the ride not opening...

Meh I'm excited!

Haha I don't know for sure and always assumed... but I did some googling and found this logo on wikipedia so maybe I'm right 🤔😂.

Did you know that Gotham Town Hall at Movieworld isn't the real place? Also, I know it looks super realistic, but dolphin cove at Seaworld is actually man made? Ohhh and don't forget the giant drop at Dreamworld - you are not actually a drop of oil. Discussions about something 'fake' in a themepark make me yawn. Find something else to whinge about.

Opening 3rd September as per YouTube ad I just got

My understanding is the park is only open from 1030 on weekdays at the moment? If the closure is because of Giant Drop maintenance then that is kinda forgiveable n my eyes and they should have flat out said that. But if it's being closed for 90 minutes in the morning to save a buck.. blergh dreamworld blergh. Regardless of how tragic their guest numbers are atm, closing their newest drawcard with no real explanation? Blergh.

Kinda ew mentioning the water level safety sensor. But nice to see some steps to address issues publicly.

Please don't think I am clueless as to how social media works in regards to trolls and complainers. As above, one the only official words Ive seen from Movieworld that has been made publicly was basically 'dont like lines? Don't come' I also want to reiterate that I only wish the best for all the parks. The worst outcome to any of this situation would be the closure of Dreamworld or VRTP as their would be no drive from the parks to continue to make changes for success. Movieworld was my first employer out of school and my go-to park because of the 'escape from the everyday' that it offered. Perhaps I hold them to a higher level of professionalism and conduct as I still see it through the eyes of a wide-eyed kid on the gremlins ride, or walking into the batcave for the first time. What's on offer now? Half-assed theming, a stunt show I can see at the showgrounds on a Saturday night and rides which are shells of their former glory. There has always been a slight (possible unconcious) bias towards VRTP on these forums and in some of the reporting in news items. I will be the first to put my hand up and say MW deserves my money again - but at the moment I can get a better experience elsewhere for less. Has Movieworld lost the mantle as best theme park on the coast? IMO, yes. Therefore in my eyes, yes... Movieworld has declined.

Any official word from Movieworld to the hundreds of disappointed / pissed off commenters on their socials? Or is it still just the 'don't come in the holdiays' reply?

Bloxy not super fair for me to compare it to the dreamworld incident as in the end it wasn't VRTPs fault, but a manufacturer issue. (Someone correct me if wrong) I'm sure there will be a thread somewhere on here about it all. It got a ton of press at the time... All I'm saying is that VRTP (and those riders) got very lucky that day. Even if this incident had resulted in deaths, unfortunately who knows if it would have been enough to save the lives on the river rapids at dreamworld a year later or if we would have had two tragedy's in the space of a year. Edit: found the thread https://goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/investigations-into-movie-worlds-green-lantern-ride-accident-found-a-bolted-joint-failed/news-story/009e76cbe1a1ebf99ca37e0c9feb8610

Blah.. call me a fanboy idc 😂 Yes, Dreamworld has a lot of work to do to rebuild the public's faith but I think the word of mouth after this recent holiday debacle will be helping. In my few visits over the holidays I saw nothing but smiles and happy familys.... An electric atmosphere only made better by the smaller crowds. I think we will see a much more competitive Dreamworld come September. Thank god the general public don't realise just how close Movieworld came to a catastrophic disaster with Green Lantern or the past few years would tell a very different story.

Lots of passionate commentary on this thread and now it seems to be going in circles. One can hope VRTP have the time and resources to fix these issues come the next big capacity days. They need a people eater... Bring back a basic studio tour and link it to Paradise country. Even if it's just a shuttle between the two using the back roads with a brief overview of the studios. Increase visitation at PC and shuttle a few hundred people outta MW every hour. Shuttle station between Arkham and Superman. Looks like a great experience for guests but really just getting them to the least popular park in the group. Upcharge at PC to enter if you must. I'm interested for those that know the answer, how many HWSD shows were there daily during this busy Easter.

Have seen quicker... But still a very short (less than a minute wait) in final break run before moving forward to unload. Considering this is currently the only smoking section in the park. I do agree that opening it now is a bit more difficult than just unlocking the padlock.

What a great day! The positives: DW passed the vibe check. Good solid crowds but not insane. When it's difficult to find seating at lunch with all the additional seating atm for the food festival that's gotts be a good sign. Park very clean and DW should be proud as punch. So much easier not to have to check in anymore and perhaps why the park was busier today then I've seen it the last few times I've been (about weekly for a while now) Crocodile feed was awesome. Didn't realise DW did like a proper educational talk and stuff prior and during so that was cool. Noticed the speakers have been turned off at the memorial... Broken or actually taking on board suggestion I made a couple weeks ago. Either way, much better. Saw some roaming entertainment into the street stall section... But it was a bit random... Like an escaped old school prisoner like you use to see on the Paddle steamer .. it was a choice but good to see some roaming street performers out and about. Needs improvement: Slow ops on most rides... Really just no urgency at all in pushing people through. Old passage between WWW and DW should reopen for guests to pass between the both freely. (Yes I smoke) and the few times I was there today I saw quite a few people walk towards the old entrance thinking it would be open and turning around upon seeing the locked gate. Having to leave the park and reenter at front gate for WWW is a bit silly. The rides Giant Drop needs some music in the queue line. Kinda awkward not having some background stuff going on in that indoor queue. Sky Voyager still my number one ride on the GC. next time you're on take a quick glimpse at the faces around you. Kids beaming... Parents loving it... It truly is the best family attraction if not the best attraction full stop anywhere on the GC. Steel Taipan. Rode spinning seat for the first time with a friend and nope nope nope. Ride it solo... You get a much better spin. Saw most trains going with people using spinning seat so price point must be pretty enticing. Two trains operations all day. Panda ... While waiting in the longgggest queue of the day.. saw quite a few full figured guests be turned away from riding. I'm not sure if that ride has a test seat but if it dosnt it desperately needs one. Verdict Go. Yes a lot has changed and been removed. Some rides are sorely missed but with a visit from 10am-4 today we still felt like we hadn't done everything we wanted to do. A mixture of wait times contributed to that but honestly... enjoying the atmosphere and the really solid vibes going on there ATM is well worth it.. so if you havnt been in a while - give it a shot.

Couldn't see anywhere relevant to post this in the past few pages but let's talk about Pandamonium for a second... Does this ride have the worst downtime between cycles? Sat here watching it for the last hour timing downtime. From unload of previous passengers to start of next cycle ... The ride is averaging 8 minutes between cycles. Six cycles an hour with 24 on each cycle makes it 144 capacity an hour. Anyone know what the manufacturer stats are for this model? 144 seems quite low and alternating between slow and fast means the slow lane is maybe waiting one cycle for a ride... While those in the fast lane are waiting 4-5 cycles.

Reduce the price...$19 sounds better than $25. Make it $10 for AP except during historically busy periods. Better to have four people ride for $40 then one for $25

What I see as someone not associated with the parks at all is a park doing its best to rebuild after horrendous neglect resulting in the death of guests .... And a park in cruise control with dilapidated surroundings with no love or care for the guest experience. It's my opinion and I know I'll hear shouts of 'dw fanboy'.. but as a complete outsider with no ties to either venues all I can say - dreamworld deserves the praise it's been getting and Movieworld needs to stop taking its guests for granted. Dreamworld is screaming at me 'look we are putting in the effort'. Movieworlds just like 'hey we didn't kill anyone - come on in ya suckers' IMO

We were there from 11am - 130pm. Whole park quiet and really disappointed DW arnt getting more love atm. But in saying that, quite a few big busses parked in the carpark today and a bunch of big school type groups about. Sky Voyager walk on (both levels working - and still the best ride on the GC imo) Taipan walk on. Only real queue was for Gold Coaster and Vintage Cars. Wiggles world looking extremely sad and needs some desperate attention. Park clean and beautiful looking. Gardens well maintained. Staff experiences great as usual. External Food vendors looked a little bored when we past through at 11. Dreamworld not doing much wrong atm imo. An updated kids area for the tiny ones would be a good investment given the really poor showing gold coast wide for the little ones and could help bring back the family's.

Spent some time here in the garden reflecting today. I think it is tasteful and (for now) well maintained... Imo the speaker near the space should be turned off to allow those who want a quiet space to pay their respects needn't put up with Aussie bush music. I don't think it needs any more identifying information.

Pictures from 4th April . Edited to add more