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Except, I can’t recall the last time I rode DCR when these weren’t shut off and used as nothing more than weirdly shaped cubbyholes. Which, IMO, would be the major issue with anything that’s mechanical & not necessary for the ride to operate, no matter how simple or complicated it may be, it’s upkeep will fall to the wayside & be replaced by (or used as) a system that doesn’t need any extra attention/care to operate. In the event of a Superman overhaul, and under the mutual assumption that they weren’t to keep the separate load/unload station, I’d imagine the loose article system they’d opt for would be similar to Leviathan/Steel Taipan/Storm: A bin/wall with compartments for riders to store their loose articles, with a sliding door that covers at least half of these compartments at all times, which may or may not be slid across by a ride operator between dispatches. In the scenario that they overhaul Superman, but keep it’s load & unload stations the way they are, I’d again imagine that they’d shy away from an overly complex system like on Yukon Striker, instead opting for the significantly simpler setups like what’s on Velocicoaster/Steel Vengeance/Jet Rescue/Motocoaster: Right before boarding, loose articles are placed into a double-sided cubbyhole or (free) locker, and are retrieved from the other side via the ride exit path.

(Assuming this is once current projects are completed) Would it be better for the Gold Coast parks’ next projects, whatever they may be, to allocate a larger amount of resources on enhanced ride systems & advanced/unique layouts, or on thematic elements & surrounding area beautification? Example being (under the assumption that the ‘next project’ were to be a coaster, though this’d apply to any major ride project): Would it be better for GC parks to get an off-the-shelf/lower end ride model (Storm, WoO coasters, Gold Coaster, etc.) and pay close attention to enhancing the theme/storyline, or would it be better for them to get a customised layout (Jet Rescue, DCR, Jungle Rush, etc.), and trade some beautification/theming for a possibly higher reliability guarantee and/or a novel on-ride technology (e.g. Drop track/fast switch track, Articulating trains, Tilt drop)?

Improve guest experience > market lighting package.

Yet another blatantly obvious example of missing my point.

Though it’ll probably just be labelled as ‘Mindless Village hate’, it’s very much just a PR move. It’s not actually implementing anything to improve people with ASD’s experience at the parks, nor is it bringing to light anything they may already have/are working on implementing. It’s the theme park equivalent of changing your profile picture to a Pride flag for a month. If they genuinely want to do something for Autism Awareness, they should actually make changes for people who have ASD.

It really isn’t that serious

Ah, now it makes sense, was almost thinking they did something that was unnecessary but welcome, with the main focus being on guest experience!

Photos from today: Framework has begun going up for the building that’ll enclose roughly half of Jungle Rush’s layout. Look into the (gutted) inside of Billabong: And, the supports: I don’t know what the status of the turntable at Vekoma’s workshop is, but there are visible tags on the shipment that read ‘Platform Supports’, and that tied with the catwalks, and shape of some support columns, has me guessing these are for it.

Seats are on.

So, if I’m getting this correct from what you’ve posted in both threads, they’re moving the First Aid building into the old arcade building (thus reducing the space available in said building), so that they can then incorporate the old First Aid building into an arcade building? What kind of backwards thinking is going on here?

7News report: RPReplay_Final1713257543.mov Seems Dreamworld’s told them there’s an announcement of some kind coming soon.

By ‘latest technologies’, they must mean the latest technologies for Village rather than Intamin (delays/mishaps during construction, rare showy & vague press posts over actual communication to guests, and spending the bare minimum amount possible).

The first supports for Jungle Rush have arrived at Dreamworld. (from auscoasters on Instagram)

Know what I’m seeing in my nightmares tonight

Finally, Disney’s coming to Australia! (/j)