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Who gives a shit? You're not a party to either side of the NDA, so it's not up to you to enforce it. Kindly stfu and quit gate-keeping. If they want to talk and/or believe they can then that's on them and we are the beneficiaries.

"Due to Covid this", "Due to Covid that". I don't think the public is going to keep tolerating Covid being the excuse for providing a shit customer experience for too much longer. I especially think that Dreamworld telling guests about pushing back maintenance is not the smartest PR they could be doing.

Yeah, nah, sorry - if there's one thing these parks have taught us it's that you can't just give them benefit of the doubt that they will make an effort where that's all it takes. You also can't with a straight face justify such terrible customer experience as "claw back some profits after Covid" as if that's something people should just accept without scrutiny.

TBF, Shockwave's daily capacity is probably only around 80 riders anyway...

You're very right. Surely though they'd have some recourse against the manufacturer for a ride to live such a short life span?

Yeah, not a great ride. Precinct well done though.

You're quite right in most respects here. The UX does indeed suck. The pricing on it is indeed inflexible. The sad fact is Village is hardly what any of us would call a 'digital-first' (or second, or third) organisation, and this is ably reflected in things like their web presence over the last two decades. These guys will always be chasing the train, but talking like they are driving it. Their mates up the road are no better either, and that's a large part of why it doesn't get any better.

That's a lot of build-up for seven inversions.

It works fine in Chrome. I guess the sub-4% of people still stuck with Firefox are going to have to miss out.

If Dreamworld weren't negligent they wouldn't be paying anything...

Expensive given the current economy, but a perfect spoil if you're worried about the guys down the road opening a new coaster and soaking up business for a while.

LED is a bit of a godsend for theme parks.

It wouldn't say very good things for the people doing the contracting at Village in that case...

Have a read: https://www.mouseplanet.com/10382/Who_Disappeared_Roger_Rabbit_From_the_Disney_Parks

Oh yes, he's done that in spades... /s

It's design by committee and career-men rather than passionate individuals. Most businesses do great early on when the guy with the money, wisdom and passion is running the show with a supporting cast - it's when the suits move in afterward that nothing much good happens.

Jesus, isn't that a depressing watch...

That's what I'm getting at. Hell, even a Disney resort would be worth thinking about.

It does beg the question though, although Disneyland is just not viable on Australian shores - is there actually a fit for a Disney outpost in Australia that does fit the market?

Yeah, the two of you ought to keep some distancing from each other... And c'mon, all three of you are gunzels. The clipboard is implied.

TBH I doubt I'm alone in thinking that setup is probably better than the re-imagining of SDSC.

It's that we don't need to see barely-spelled rage at them every time we see your name.

Much as this seems to be your own personal crusade now (we get it), the reality is you can mount that same argument no matter what income the park gets. It's a closed system, and the fine, frankly, is irrelevant in the whole sad tale.

Geez, thank Christ you were able to get it to us so quickly. Imagine not knowing...

This. If he can't cope any time DW/Ardent comes up in conversation he needs to excuse himself. He gets so worked up that his sentences barely string together any more. We get it, you don't like 'em, and you've been affiliated with VRTP to boot. Change the record.