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I think the biggest difference is Australian vs American Construction Law. Australia probably has some policies that say that you clearly need to state it's construction, etc.

I can honestly see this being done as a move to try and push Dreamworld out of the picture. I've often bought a ticket to Dreamworld whilst I've had trips up to the Goldcoast because I'm like "Four Parks for $150!? Hells yeah!" But now with that going up to $270~ for both groups I can't really see it being as worth it to drop by Dreamworld for a day or two. VRTP know they've got the better deal with three parks in one so I doubt this increase will cause any uproar.

Those feels when your only entertainment is listening to an incredibly jarring accent say "4.2 POSITIVE G FORCES AND 1 NEGATIVE G FORCE." on repeat for 45 minutes.

I get your point, the staff member didn't seem to troubled with people punching / kicking / sitting on / yelling at / causing emotional distress to the wings of the planes. In fact, the staff member I had was full on jumping on one wing to try and fix it because it was jammed.

Oh my lord that's weird to see. Is it a requirement to remove the top section to access the engine or are they also sprucing up the planes at the same time? When I went in September those planes needed a good clean / paint job. People are brutal to the poor fiberglass planes... #sadreactsonly

It's very nice looking (from the screenshots) but it's UI looks near identical to the Disneyland apps. I guess being inspired isn't such a bad thing and it seems that Disney has a tried and tested formula.

Headlines later tonight: "ALMOST A YEAR AFTER DREAMWORLD TRAGEDY, AUSTRALIAN THEME PARKS STRIKE AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LOW BLOW. SHOULD OUR THEME PARKS BE SHUT DOWN FOREVER? CEO RESIGNS AT DREAMWORLD SIX WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF THIS"

I mentioned that I was going to a video on Old Sydney Town so I thought I'd drop it for ya'll here. And it's okay, I approached everyone first before using their footage. I don't need that headache again! Should I make a theme park history video thread or something? I feel like this doesn't really belong here but I'm not sure where else to put it.

B&M Wooden Inverted Hybrid Twister Hyper-Hydrocoaster confirmed.

A week at Efteling it is! Man, I'm not used to seasonal parks. Did not take that into consideration!

I was there in September and some of my favorite attractions were closed but other than that most rides were running fine. I didn't notice how empty the park was until I ventured to the Corroboree side of the park. I enjoy this little walk through area because I love animals, but there were only like two other families around. However, one of my biggest takeaways from my day there was how enthusiastic and lively the staff were. Compared to Village Roadshow, Dreamworld blew the customer service side of things out of the park. The Lego store employees were spectacular and talkative, each operator was attentive and lively and most people seemed to have a smile on their face. I lost my glasses in the park and lodged it with guest services expecting to never see them again, but I got a call the next day from Dreamworld letting me know I can come and pick them up as they had been found. Village Roadshow seemed to be mostly run by teenagers who were more interested in each other (wink wink) than the overall guest experience. I had some standouts (cheers to the dude who was interested in my musical theater background!) but for the most it was pretty flat customer service wise. This could purely be a demographic thing, but I saw a lot more people over 30 at Dreamworld who seemed to have a shared passion for theme parks.

This is my first time seeing anything about Dazzleland. Very interesting read, cheers for sending it our way!

Germany has a couple amazing parks. Whilst I haven't been too many in Europe, I know that Alton Towers and Thorpe Park are the standouts in the UK. In Germany you have Phantasialand which is spectacular and nearby is Efteling which has received numerous awards for being one of the best theme parks in the world. Also your already mentioned Europa and Movie park are very good from what I've seen. I always like to check out http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/ for a good idea of some of the most noteworthy parks in the world. He seems to share my taste in parks, so I always check him out before adventuring.

Great pictures Hipster! Phantasialand is up there on my theme park bucket list. It seems like one of the few parks that has fully embraced themeing and high intensity thrills. Looking forward to the rest!

It looks fun. Even though I'm not a big golfing fan, I'd probably give this a try when I'm up at the Gold Coast.

They have a fair amount of Harry Potter merch on Main Street so I assume they have some licensing agreement. I wouldn't be surprised if it was only for merchandise though.

That sucks. When I was there I really enjoyed a decent morning coffee and toastie from The Parkway. If I can't get a decent coffee at a theme park I'll be a big ol' grump. It's interesting that they'd leave the Lego store open in the morning but not a cafe... I guess the Lego store brings in more revenue?

I'll get around to Fox Studios eventually

change.org/p/remove-word-moist-on-parkz

The word moist offends me. Please ban moist.

I had the option to go to a site like 10 minutes away from Rainbow's End for work but had to decline it at the last minute. Work sends us near there all time so I'll try and take a sneaky day on the weekend to visit the park! Do they still have the mine ride with the guy repeating the same line every 2.6 seconds in the queue?

The whole thing kept me up last night. I realize that now I was in the wrong for not grabbing permission first, but being threatened with a formal DMCA take-down just shook me up. I should have thicker skin at this point because I've been harassed by every music label under the sun but the fact that it was coming from a community I heavily respected just hit hard. I had plans to make some other videos on Wonderland and it's history including it's licensing with Marvel, the ride's current statuses, etc but I'm scrapping those topics to talk about Old Sydney Town and Luna Park. I think I'm done with Wonderland for now.

Moviepark Germany looks really sleek and modern, great videos Hipster! Also is that a Bermuda triangle!?

Oh my lord it's been so long since I've been to Rainbows End. Probably like 10 years. How is the modern version of the park?

Thank you Alex. I'm all about transparency. It was never my intention to cause any drama, I just want to create videos about theme parks and for people to enjoy them. It was an inexperienced move on my behalf not to seek permission first, but I'm trying to make things right. Thankfully I've learnt a valuable lesson early into the series.