Brad2912

Superman not looking good for a return anytime soon

I mean it’s a fun exercise if you were looking for something to do - but 99% of your figures are straight guess work. any estimation of revenue from gate sales requires at least some knowledge of what the sales mix of attendees are (ie day pass, annual pass, some other holiday pass). On an off peak Tuesday you may find 80% of your visitors are annual pass holders, so there is no direct gate income in that day from a large portion of your crowd. then the avg duration of stay for annual pass holders - something not able to be tracked, as that then impacts revenue per head on F&B (annual pass holders more like to leave before lunch, or arrive after) and merch (annual pass holders less likely to buy on any given day). There is a myriad financial lines to consider; of which you have only handled a few. but as I said, if it was just an activity in fun, then it’s accuracy is of little consequence

That program was disbanded about 12 months ago now

You’re welcome to look at the plans if you have that much interest in it.

If it was opening September school holidays they would already be promoting it to get the intestate bookings flooding in.

The Brisbane RNA show grounds is being entirely refit and developed for the 2032 Olympics and creating a legacy home for the EKKA was a big part of the promotion around the location choice, there was even models and a stand at the EKKA this year showing what the new facilities will look like, so the EKKA isn’t going anywhere anytime in the next 50 years.

Time will tell if the money saved on IP goes into production/staffing/atmosphere improvements or simply improves their P&L

Really seems they have gone the cheap option with 5 non-IP mazes (yes DCeased is an IP but it’s one they already own, so not costing them anything). I was underwhelmed with all 3 of the returning mazes when I saw them 2 years ago, it’s crazy they are now rehashed a 3rd time.

Was horrific footage to see, but you cannot compare the shoddy workmanship (can you still say workmanship?) that is apparent there, and what we will have with King Claw. One’s a Chinese manufactured carnival style ride in a country with what I’d imagine to be fairly lax govt or industry body oversight, and one is a permanent Intamin manufacture, installed and to be tested under the rigours of Australian safety and operational practices. the apparent ride op running out the gate and away from the accident rather than attending to the injured also fills me with confidence about the quality of operations at the park…

Drove past the Beattie Rd boundary (graveyard, monster truck location) and they had installed a new fence along that perimeter and could see heavy machinery operating over the top of the fence so likely clearing and levelling the land

Big Brother is officially returning to its spiritual home, with a brand-new house set to rise from the ashes at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast. In an exclusive reveal producers confirmed the 2025 reboot of the iconic reality juggernaut will be filmed at the very site that made the franchise a cultural phenomenon more than two decades ago. After months of speculation and calls from diehard fans for a nostalgic full-circle moment, production company Endemol Shine has locked in Dreamworld as the official location for the show’s revival — complete with a purpose-built house. “The demand for a reboot of the original format has been deafening, and we have listened,” SVP of Content at Paramount Australia Daniel Monaghan said, promising the reboot will honour the raw, unscripted spirit of the original series. “With a brand-new house built on familiar ground, this season will be centred on real people with real stories, talking in real-time.” Fronting the revival is The Cheap Seats star and Nova radio host Mel Tracina, who described the hosting gig as a “pinch-me moment”. “I’d love to be able to recall the exact moment I got the call but my brain stopped braining from excitement,” she said. “I was simultaneously trying not to squeal into the phone and pass out at the same time.” Tracina, who watched the show’s very first season as a teenager, said: “The Big Brother house is synonymous with Dreamworld, so bringing the OG format to its OG location feels right. We’re excited to be home (and in a new house that hopefully comes with an air fryer).” “I was excited when Queensland was confirmed as the location because I knew fans of the show would be wrapped. Personally, I’m also happy because I’m a Melburnian who has Jon Snow’d through winter so I cannot wait to swap my MacPac for Havaianas.” Dreamworld CEO Greg Yong said: “We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Big Brother back home to Dreamworld. This iconic show holds a special place in our story and in the hearts of millions of Australians.” Supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy, the production will employ 95 local crew members and offer four paid attachment positions. Casting is now open at bigbrothercasting.com.au. The new season will air later this year on 10. https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/big-brother-returns-to-dreamworld-on-the-gold-coast/news-story/385a067b4ef357c443176eae58a1980c

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