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In my experience of the last few months riding Scooby The initial “projection walls” have been out for awhile, in addition to multiple screens in the lift. The final Tiki Island screen has been inconsistent, sometimes working, sometimes a still display without the scare and other times off. They really should just redo it with more flame resistant theming in the initial Ghost Train section imho.

If there are still over 1hr waits for mazes and you end up in a conga line of people going through negating the experience of properly being frightened it's by no means worth the ticket cost. Considering how money hungry VRTP have been in many ways recently I doubt however the ticket caps are lower than previous years. The event has been decreasing in quality and value in recent times, I have discounted tickets for the first two nights and am not confident they will be worth it.

It’s back here this morning.

You were saying? Credit to Ash on Insta.

$35 Adults and $20 Children (3-13) Glad to see it back, they shared on Instagram as “Limited Time Only”. Going to guess seasonal if these holidays are successful enough.

Im certainly one to hold the park to account, but I’m giving them a pass on this one, I feel they are waiting on equipment or advice from MACK or something. They know how much the ride is needed in general and the poor perception of the park when it isn’t operating. I doubt they are dragging their feet.

I’m guessing the same as 2019, two mazes in the same shed originally designed for one.

For clarification the VIP experience price excludes entry. It also has risen in price, was $69 for passholders last year. Difference to MW being I have no doubt it is worth it/value for money. Based on doing it last year vs FN 2019.

I do recall this, there was a short period where there was a small discount on one day tickets due to the amount of scheduled maintenance with ticket validity being restricted to that time rather than the usual 12 months. I think that's a smart move from the park when there is a lot of maintenance. I honestly don't think either MW or SW have enough to justify their one day ticket prices at $99 online or $109 at the gate.

A new upcharge/experience coming to the park late September and will be operating during Fright Night. https://www.darkfield.com.au/seance https://www.darkfield.com.au/flight

I’m just happy they didn’t say “world class” attractions. Definitely think a water ride and ABC Kids (likely Bluey) are the most need attractions.

From The Bulletin yesterday, speaking of working with world class IP’s such as IT and The Conjuring. Pretty sure the park capacity is a fair bit under 50000 however despite how busy FN can be…

I honestly don’t recall them Pre purchased meals prior to 2019 but they definitely did then The top image is the “Survival Stack Nachos” that according to my email receipt was $20

I feel there’s middle ground between a $499 Season Pass and a $99 one, the planned price for the 2021 event was $239 at the gate. Personally I wouldn’t hesitate to pay $300 but for $499 if the quality of the mazes/event is the same as 2019 it’s a rip off, and having to attend over 5 nights to break even I think will find few takers. 100% agree that the UTT was a large part of the event for so many. I doubt we will see any drastic increase in quality. They simply are betting (and IMHO it’s a fairly safe bet) that the majority of those that would pay for UTT will pay for one time FT instead. A UTT mid season in 2019 was $175, that’s only $26 more than a single entry to each maze/ride this year. Without an available paid unlimited option they can also sell more FT passes, same reason Fast Track during holidays is now once per ride. I would have liked to see a backstage, vip lounge add on even minus fast track personally or perhaps a UTT that simply has one FT entry to each maze. “The Conjuring Universe” is indeed the headline maze this year, in addition to another in house creation.

Largest increase is the Season Pass being $499 from $99 initially in 2019 (increased to $150 mid season). I don’t have an issue with the pricing this year in general, if the event is capped at a fair number and maze lines are not excessive. Season Pricing does seem a bit too high however, you will have to attend all 5 peak nights and at least one off peak for it to make financial sense.

Wasn’t the original plan for SurfRider to be a Pirate Ship replacement? I don’t think it’s a bad idea at all for it to be a filler attraction at SW, last I heard they intend to take it to MW however.

https://themeparks.com.au/terms-and-conditions Now has a empty Fright Night Category at the very bottom, I think it would make sense to launch on a Friday (purely speculation) .

Slight update to this, the location that previously stated 5 maze titles now states only the returning 3 mazes and two to be announced. Expect them to be "locked" initially as per previous years at first ticket release and announced later.

Same image in the ticketing system for General Admission...

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So if you look hard enough VRTP's online presence has revealed the following... 5 Mazes (including their names) Zombieland, IT and Doll Haus returning 5 Precincts Operating Hours 6-11PM with rides concluding at 10pm Dates being all Fridays/Saturdays in October

At least it didn't take them as long to share this as last time. Trident is also "soon". I think rising eventually would be more accurate at this point..

For what it’s worth I believe the plan for FN 2021 was 5 mazes.. ticketing info stated as such. I agree that staff shortages will still be an issue, it was an ongoing issue with H4H and Covid/Influenza isnt going anywhere. I definitely see IT returning and hope for a new Halloween Maze.

Alternatively WOOP (WIZARD OF OZ PRECINCT) 😄

https://movieworld.com.au/attractions/wizard-of-oz Website is live