Brad2912

So guests drive to the park, then catch the ferry home? Do buses only work one way? There is either a functioning ferry terminal, or there isn't.

So you can get on the ferry, but then you can't get off anywhere?

That would then lead to a massive lawsuit against the media agency.. 'Deemed unsafe' and 'in the process of being signed off' are two very different things..

I have no issue with the soft opening minus thrill rides, as long as everyone entering the park knows that they are getting. Most families & people will make a cautious approach to going on rides at DW for a little while, regardless of sign offs. This allows people to ease into it.

Are rides not an attraction? if you tell me the attractions at the Dreamworks Experience will be open, that means the rides. Given the Madagascar show only plays once a day, or twice in peak, you could only consider that an attraction for 40mins a day. The water spraying characters are hardly an attraction.

I have to say my initial thought was how a show re-creating the arrival of captain cook to Australia was somehow going to compliment an aboriginal cultural focus...

From all the info given by DW, I would have assumed the entirety of dreamworks would be operating, including rides. I hope they do get that through sign-off etc this week as the inclusion of those rides at least makes options available for a slightly older age bracket. Disappointing if they have reneged on the $25 per pass holder donation. Whilst I know that was going to hit them heavy in the pocket, like it was mentioned earlier, 90% of the attendance on the weekend will be passholders, especially given the ride lineup available.. hopefully the removal of passholders from the spiel was an oversight..

Mario kart themed bumper cars and I'm in... or even a ride similar to the old Wacky Soap Box Racers at Knotts with Mario Kart cars would be amazing

I think it's the opposite, it's a good move. Whilst I'd happily jump on TOT2 or BS tomorrow, many people will be conservative on their ride thrills at the park for a little while, especially when it involves their children, and to me that's completely understandable.

In the same place, I only had just over 3 weeks left, and probably would struggle to convince the Missus to buy again so close to the incident, now I've got 6 months to slowly get her back in it.. As for me, I'll be there with bells on next weekend!

Given that's the only ride now overdue to reopen, yes, i'd imagine Alex is talking about DD

If we are going to cover ever possible outcome before opening a car park it will never open... what happens currently if a guest gets injured in the park and is parked at the back of the overflow car park? I'm sure the same procedure would apply

All passholders will also have their current passes extended by 6 months as a show of thanks for their patience & support

That would be cool. They can just send a fancy letter to all the locals. "Come down and join us as we rock out to 8 hours straight of death metal! To claim your free double pass to the enjoy the night, call the Booking Line and quote the discount code 'local residents love concerts'. "

To save people clicking through the link.... Possibility of staged restart Dreamworld theme park on Monday Greg Stolz, Lea Emery, The Courier-Mail in 8 minutes DREAMWORLD is set to reopen next week, with owners Ardent Leisure convening a board meeting to finalise plans to get the theme park back on line after the Thunder River Rapids ride disaster. The move to reopen the park following the October 25 tragedy that left four tourists dead comes as the Gold Coast City Council allocated $100,000 towards a summer tourism campaign to help the industry recover. Dreamworld has been closed since the tragedy, amid protracted investigations by police, State Government workplace health and safety inspectors and park-appointed international ride experts. The extended closure has cost the park about $10 million in lost revenue. Police completed their on-site investigation for the State Coroner and handed back the park to Ardent on November 7, but a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland probe has been ongoing as part of a Government audit of theme parks. Inspectors issued 10 breach notices to Dreamworld and sister park WhiteWater World, all related to worker safety. Inspectors returned to the park yesterday to check if the problems had been fixed. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said that last Friday the park was “ready to move forward towards ­reopening”, but that “no ­amusement ride at Dreamworld will open unless it’s 100 per cent safe”. It’s believed Dreamworld is looking at a staged reopening, possibly starting on Monday. Ardent is expected to detail the reopening plan in a statement to the stock exchange ­before briefing media. The council contribution, meanwhile, will be matched dollar for dollar by the State Government. The pre-summer campaign will include advertising on television and radio in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and northern New South Wales and online content in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. Gold Coast Tourism members will also offer holidays and deals. A coronial hearing into the tragedy that claimed the lives of NSW woman Cindy Low and Canberra trio Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi is expected to be held next year.

You won't be hearing any audible commotion from 800m away unless they start hosting rock concerts.

I don't think they'd purposely keep the park closed due to a ride in maintenance closure. Remembering there was figures be bandied about of $300k loss per day of closure, both in terms of park revenue, employment costs (which are not being offset by anything) and market losses. Im sure the final decision on re-opening won't be effected by a scheduled maintenance period, but based on the readiness of staff to begin operations, legislative/audit/council finalisations and the general feeling of the families effected.

My bad, and even more so I missed Back to the Future! Yeh it is, Crystal Skull DOES NOT exist...

I think many members of the public judge a ride based on its capacity. whilst I could understand a 2 hour queue in opening season for a coaster, if it was a 2 hour queue every day 6 months later then I would start to view that ride as poorly operated or designed, therefore dropping my satisfaction in the ride itself.

Was stated that buses & golf buggies were not considered feasible

Not really... Star Wars (original trilogy) Lord of the Rings Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy Alien trilogy (4th one was a bit blah) Godfather Trilogy

Agree, the Matrix trilogy comprises one great movie and 2 disappointments. It was cool at the time and for a re-watch once every 2-3 years, but you wouldn't even consider using it as an ongoing property at the theme park

Couple of photos from the launch event as shared by TPSN Hope the snow blaster at the entrance is a ongoing component of the nights, and not just for the launch.

Working on the assumption that the ride will open in the future and that the announcement will happen, also, in the future, it is physically impossible for the announcement to be getting further away unless we are currently travelling back in time.. Given I'm currently fresh out of flux capacitors, I think the announcement is getting closer and closer..

Was also some work being done in the water channel/overflow out the front of the park apologies for the alignment...