Brad2912

Maintenance teams can only be within the ride envelope if the ride is locked down, so therefore anything track related be that inspections, maintenance, upkeep etc cannot occur with the ride operational in any way. track maintenance isn’t going to happen under the cover of dark from a logistics, costing and operational standpoint, and the maintenance and ride tech crew have enough to do in the morning hours with pre-opening checks to do any arduous maintenance. It’s off peak season, now is the time to close the ride and get what needs to be done, done

Iconic.

Think you are overlooking that SNW cost more than the entire value of village theme parks to construct….

To be fair it was an out-of-hours stunt, wasn't privy to young eyes and created enough positive PR its still being spoken about here 20 years later. Whilst we don't really have those nighttime entertainment shows these days, and PR is created largely by influencers, not tv shows nowdays, i don't think the park would be vehemently against such a "stunt" for the correct audience. Greg's pretty savvy and knows how to leverage different areas of the market. It was only early last year under Greg's watch the entire park was rented out to a bunch of social media party boys for a birthday that saw scantily clad women parading around and pole dancing shows and the like

Good work! And very good timings

It’s winter holidays, it’s generally always closed at this time is it not?

No Chance in the world. Also no chance

It’s $99 annual passes… https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLD3zZ8SzJk/?igsh=MWc5aTJxd3BpNm1ncQ== but something bigger is coming…. With the same glitchy BB-esque overlay

Seems a really weird time to announce a new coaster… they are mid-construction of KC so really don’t need to drive the hype train right now with anything that would supplant interest in KC and completely overshadow it. Apart from a coaster emoji, nothing points logically to it being a coaster my guess is they used that emoji as it also means “ride” in general. Either a new ride gondola for GD, or they are pumping the height up to get the record back but that seems like a high capex cost for little return.

There is no chance in hell it’s a tower climb..

Good pickup ! BB is NOT coming to DW!

Not sure why people keep bringing this up. Nearly all mics these days have noise cancellation which would remove such background noise from broadcast audio. this is the big bro house in LA. It’s surrounding by working sound stages, production facilities, major roads and industry There is also more than sufficient room to create a small external yard outside one of the soundstages at VTP - if they wanted to. Blocking off a small section of an internal road for a production it’s unheard of, or an issue in terms of access All in all however, I think it’s a moot point…as BB will be at Dreamworld I’m fairly certain the woman on the tower is Mel Tracina who is the new host, based on voice and stature I could of course be entirely wrong - and believe me I’d be far more impressed if it’s a new coaster or a refit of GD to incorporate forward tilting seating of the like

Big brother US is filmed on sound stages at CBS studios in the US which is just as busy/busier than VR studios here, they simply created a small outdoor backyard/pool area that was accessible via a single sliding door in recent years - no windows looks out etc. it would certainly be possible to do it at Village if they wanted to make it work with only minor additions to a sound stage, with the benefit of fitting the house, camera runs and production facility within the same building. not saying it is happening but it certainly could if they wanted to, especially if it was a multi year commitment that warranted the changes to the external of one of the stages. as for noise from the coasters and other productions when outside, it’s largely a non-issue. On the original Aussie BB the housemates commented they could hear ToT and screams on GD. The most recent series of BB which was filmed at Sydney Olympic park literally had the backyard area backing onto a road and a major concert venue across the road

I didn’t conveniently do anything, I just quoted what I was replying to

Tourism giant Dreamworld wants the State Government to fast track a massive expansion of the theme park precinct. The theme park’s owners Coast Entertainment are asking Deputy Premier and Planning Minister Jarrod Bleijie to “call in” the project – taking the planning decision away from council. A call in would also mean the project’s approval could not be legally challengeinclude hotels, high density residential development, function centres and restaurants. The appeal comes after the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) and council imposed conditions on the project – first submitted for assessment in September 2023 – which Dreamworld considers to be “unworkable”. In a June 6 vote on whether Mayor Tom Tate should write to Mr Bleijie asking him to use the call-in powers, councillors were split 7-7. After using his casting vote to back the motion, Mr Tate sent the call-in request to Mr Bleijie on Monday. In the council debate former Deputy Mayor Donna Gates said the City should be allowed to finish their assessment of the proposed project. She said the call-in request was a “slap in the face” to planning officers working on the application who had flagged serious infrastructure challenges. “In my understanding we have never issued an approval where water and sewerage supply has not been guaranteed – never in the history of council,” she said. “Someone said to me that one of the first lessons on the day of planning school – water and sewerage are number one.” Ms Gates said she could not understand why a decision was being made on a call-in when council was due to complete its preliminary assessment by late next month. “We haven’t even assessed or seen the bulk of the application. We haven’t had that opportunity,” she said. This masthead understands Ms Gates met with Dreamworld on Monday in a bid to sort out the planning issues and “fast track what was necessary to get approval”. In the plans lodged in September 2023, Coast Entertainment described the application as for a “town centre transition project” which would see the Dreamworld precinct expanded from 55.3ha to 85ha. The plans included 13 buildings with a maximum height of about 16 storeys. The vote at council recommending Mr Bleijie, as Planning Minister, be requested to exercise his call-in powers was called by Mr Tate in a mayoral minute. Mr Tate was supported by Deputy Mayor Mark Hammel, Shelley Curtis, Josh Wilkinson, Glenn Tozer, Nick Marshall and Gail O’Neill. The councillors voting against were Ms Gates, Peter Young, Naomi Fowler, Brooke Patterson, Josh Martin, Bob La Castra and Dan Doran. The split required Mr Tate to use his casting vote. Mr Hammel, the City’s planning chair, spoke strongly in support of Mr Tate’s mayoral minute. He cautioned councillors that council was not locked into a call-in and could make planning submissions to the State. “This isn’t coming out of thin air. It’s being driven by the government of the day,” he said. “If the Government goes through the normal appeal process, it will be years. And it will be a million dollars plus on ratepayers (in legal fees).” Mr Tate said Coast Entertainment had invested more than $180 million in Dreamworld across the past five years, creating more than 1000 jobs. He said the development aligned with the state government’s Destination 2045 plan, which positions Queensland to be a leader in eco-tourism. Mr Tate said Mr Hammel had advised him that the development application had received state approval. But Dreamworld considered conditions imposed by SARA and the City to be “unworkable”. The theme park’s bosses are also believed to be concerned it could lose existing planning advantages. Under its current planning status Dreamworld can gain approval for new theme park rides without going through an extended development application to council. “It is the applicant’s position that, in many cases, these conditions impose more onerous regulation and restrictions than currently exist,” Mr Tate said. “The applicant has indicated that, if these conditions proceed unchanged, no further investment in the tourist park or surrounding areas would be possible. This would limit new tourism experiences in the theme park, environmental tourism opportunities and integrated accommodation options.” In a statement to this masthead Coast Entertainment said it was seeking a call-in to “provide certainty for continued investment in Dreamworld and the northern Gold Coast”. “Our proposal delivers significant benefits for the Gold Coast – creating tourism jobs, potentially providing critical accommodation infrastructure ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and supporting the Queensland Government’s Destination 2045 tourism strategy,” the statement said. “The development has received widespread support from key industry stakeholders. “We have invested more than $150m into Dreamworld over recent years, demonstrating our long-term commitment to the Gold Coast. “The investment benefits all participants in the local economy from aviation, to accommodation, ground transportation, local food and beverage suppliers and many more. “However the proposed State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) conditions will make future investment unviable. “We remain committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver this important project for the region.” https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/dreamworld-theme-parks-call-for-support-to-build-hotels-residential-towers-restaurants-and-tourism-attractions/news-story/050c066a7f95b16ef31673d477feaba5?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK9fTxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg6prZJ45DkixdPh4Fy72vVR-hl1Ufy33WWy1w9uIyWG6CFp5UnAXG_O4KJ9_aem_MZxNwSk0C3ZKf9KqBMg4mA