Drewboy

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm going to Dreamworld again tomorrow. If anyone has any aspects of Dreamworld that they want up-to-date information on, or if anyone wants me to take pictures of anyting in particular, just let me know and I will try my best. Cheers guys!

I forgot to mention was the park seems to have gotten a bit seat belt excited. Just about every ride now has a seat belt even if it has OTSR's (The Claw, Cyclone, Giant Drop...). I seriously doubt that if the OTSR came undone, the seat belt would help that much. Another thing that really bugged me were those stupid 'smoking zones'. I think it's great that they're trying to make Dreamworld experiences more comfortable for non-smoking patrons, but those zones really seem pointless. People weren't taking much notice of the signs because I saw at least 4 queues that had at least one w*nker smoking in it, and I dont really think that the smoke produced in those zones know they're not allowed to travel past 4 metres of the sign. :confused: ps. I don't smoke

Yeah QUT is a mad university, has a really good reputation for a 'real world experience'. QUT was my second preference if I didn't get into UQ, but I did. :cool:

Well I don't think it would be hard to get an SA for senior english.

I agree with you dr_teeth when you say people should stop whinging about the negatives, but I am simply saying that due to the lack of staff they had rostered on, queues were taking a good deal longer than what they could have taken with an extra staff member. If the major rides like Cyclone, Tower of Terror and Giant Drop had an extra member of staff working on them, the queues could have easily been at least 10 minutes shorter. If each queue was say 10 minutes shorter, over 6 rides you would get the equivalent of an extra hour to spend at the park which I can guarantee that most people would appreciate.

When I was at Dreamworld on Sunday, the old shooting arcade is still empty with a barrier around it, as was the rest of Rivertown. Has it been confirmed that the general Rivertown area is going to be the future site of Wiggles World?

As far as I can tell, that implies swearing lisalila?

joz: I was simply asking for a definate answer on whether you get the $60 off or not. Anyway I agree with HussRainbow, lets get back on topic.

So Richard, is dreamworld_rulz right or not? Do you get your entry price of $60 off the max action price of $165?

dreamworld_rulz: They don't make you pay for general admission. You go to the ticket booth saying you want a max action pass, they print off a receipt which you take inside to the place where you get your photo taken. So you pay $165, not $225 ($165 + $60).

If they take off the admission price, doesn't that make it cheaper? You can buy a max action pass at Dreamworld without having to pay general admission too. So in my opinion $105 is cheaper than $165. Does anyone know definately if they take off the general admission price? :confused:

If you actually took a minute to think before you posted that comment dr_teeth, most people don't have the time to visit Dreamworld during the week because they have commitments, hence why its so crowded on weekends. Athough I don't need to explain myself to you, we had to go on a Sunday because we both have full time uni and work part time jobs, which means it's hard to find a weekday where both of us are free. Themeparks are designed to deal with high crowds, that's more than 20 people dr_teeth, so they should be able to get the queues through as quickly as is possible. Obviously if the park is busy, people don't mind waiting a bit longer because they see the operators doing their best to get as many people through by organising groups and getting people ready to board the ride so that as soon as the previous ride finishes, they can board the next lot of people. Dreamworld was quite crowded on Sunday, but I've seen it A LOT busier where the queues haven't taken much longer than what we had to wait.

Thanks guys. Yeah well we bought 14 day return passes so next time we should be able to go pretty much straight in and we will go on a weekday so the queues are shorter. We are also thinking about buying year passes, but not 100% sure yet. Does anyone know if it's cheapr to buy a year pass whilst in the park?

Went to Dreamworld on Sunday 24th of April. The queue out the front was ridiculous. It took us an hour to get our tickets and into the park. Next time we will definitely pre-purchase our tickets! This is the order we went on rides: Claw: This ride is fantastic. Best thrill ride at Dreamworld. The queue was very quick (about 15 minutes), the ride looks fantastic as it’s still in good condition and gives you an amazing sensation as you ride it. 10/10 (ultra cool ride) Mine Train: The queue was just at the entrance and it took us about 55 minutes to get a ride. There was 1 older lady operating the ride and she didn’t seem to be in a hurry at all. She also was letting too many pairs sit one in the front and one in the back. The queue line looks pretty dodgy even though its supposed to be derelict. The ride itself is okay and the only decent part is at the end where it jolts you around in pitch black. 6/10 (queue moves too slowly) Tower of Terror: The queue was at the bottom of the steps just inside the skull. The ride was delayed as the pod had hit an Ibis and they had to clean blood and parts of the Ibis from the track and pod. We ended up waiting 1 hour 15 minutes for a ride. The theming in the queue is absolutely disgusting. There are cracks everywhere and for some reason people cannot help shoving their crap into them. This ride needs a complete overhaul. There were 2 people operating it and the guy counting the people through was so slow. After the ride returned to the station, it was about 5-6 minutes before the pod was launched again. The ride itself doesn’t seem as smooth as it used to. It was kind of jerky as it launched from the station. 6/10 (deteriorated theming) Gum Tree Gully: They really need to make an attempt on starting whatever they are doing to the area because it looks really bad having some lame roped off stuff with all the shops and attractions empty. Perhaps if they're not planning on re-doing this area straight away, it would look a lot better if they put up barriers so none of it can be seen and park guest would ASSUME that something is happening. Runaway Reptar: Sh*t this ride is rough and we waited 40 minutes for it! We all had sore necks after this ride. The ride was kind of boring but it would be okay for kids. The station is really boring looking – it doesn’t look like a roller coaster station at all. The operators for this ride were taking about 4-5 minutes to dispatch the next ride once the train was emptied of the previous people. 5/10 (rough and boring) Wipeout: We only had to wait 3 cycles to get on. The operators were slack as there was never a group waiting inside the wave to board immediately after the previous ride finished. I personally don’t like the new cycle, but I do like some of the old elements that they kept. Also, none of the fountains were working and I wish they still had the wave water jets running. The ride was fairly smooth with only a few sharp jolts at the end. 9/10 (great but too long between cycles) Cyclone: Queue was long and pointless. The train was doing one cycle every 10-12 minutes. TV monitors were not working. Ride is quite smooth, just a bit rough through the loops. You get a disgusting view as you exit the ride. 6/10 (1 hour & 5 minutes to board and long waits between rides) Giant Drop: Queue was quite acceptable in length. Only had to wait about 35 minutes to board and both sides were working. The ride was still good, I just don’t like the feeling when the T.O.T. pod runs up the tower. Great views and rush as you drop to the bottom. 8.5/10 (quick queue for a low-capacity ride and still gives a good rush) We ended up having about 5 more rides on The Claw and that was our day. The queues were too long so we didn’t get to do all the rides but we’re going back in the next 2 weeks and more than likely we'll go to Screamworld too. My only real problem with my trip was that they weren’t getting groups ready to ride BEFORE the previous ride finished and most of the staff seemed as though they didn’t want to be there – even the old ladies working at the Tiger Island Teahouse. The only staff enthusiastic about working were the 2 who operated The Claw all day.

I love Big Brother, what is wrong with the ads? I really like the one where Gretal is talking to 'Big Brother' himself. The ads have to be the way they are to suck more people in to watch it. Not everyone loves Big Brother as much as I do, and if they didn't advertise that THIS series would be quite DIFFERENT, not as many people would watch it.

I'm going, that could be cool.

Um, why would you have a year pass when you live in Melbourne Dreamworld_rulz. Nice homepage by the way, found a husband or wife yet? lol :confused:

I thought it was going into the old Country Jamboree where the Tomb Raider attraction was?

A Mack Water Coaster like Journey to Atlantis would be pretty cool. http://www.rcdb.com/ig1904.htm?picture=6 Actually, I have found what I really want - an Intamin Aqua Trax like Atlantis Adventure at Lotte World. http://www.rcdb.com/ig1646.htm?picture=21 http://www.rcdb.com/ig1646.htm?picture=19 http://www.rcdb.com/ig1646.htm?picture=20 http://www.rcdb.com/ig1646.htm?picture=18

Creature Cruise was the lamest thing i've ever seen. I'm pretty sure it opened with TOT did. You got into these little "cruise vessels" and went through this indoor bit with animal displays and stuff, then you travelled on until you reached the outside and the vessel just continued around passing a lot of bushes and shrubbery, and towards the end there was a live dingo display. I have no idea why they built this ride, it was a total waste of space - I guess that's why it lasted for a short period of time.

Joz, you said that it's being built cheaply because it's being made in Nerang. How much of a saving are we looking at by building it locally? Can you say that our $12M ride will be the equivalent of say a $15M ride, or don't you know specifics like that?

I thought about making the same comment, but I knew that if I didn't, someone else would.

What exactly is that screen for?

Captain Sturt Paddle Wheeler...

Can someone tell me what type of restraints are used on a stand-up coaster, like Riddler's Revenge, to keep you from falling out. I had a look on RCDB and I can't really tell. Thanks guys...