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Something something generic movie trailer music. It’s kinda weird content. It’s not sure if it wants to be a tvc or social content, and kinda does neither well as a result. If they were to take social media seriously, they wouldn’t be using YouTube to inconsistently drop content that doesn’t serve that audience. I’d spend less time on vanity junk like over-polished shots and more time just doing stuff that the audience really wants like POV’s. Perfect doesn’t matter anymore, consistency and authenticity wins out. Gate-keeping knowledge for the sake of mystery and hype-building is a dead tradition, so it’s really, really great to see we’re taking massive leaps and strides from the Rivals launch campaign and openly updating folks on what’s coming next.

I reckon the Thunderbolt site. It's either that or the monster trucks are Hot Wheels cars, in which case, the Exhibition Centre will be perfect.

There's no hard or fast rule - Jet Rescue's launch system would be cheaper than Rival's massive lift hill in the same way that Tower of Terror's launch system would be more expensive than Storm's lift hill. Keep in mind that every ride installation is different too, even if they're visually very similar. A Vekoma SLC in Australia might look similar to most other SLC's globally, but there'd be hundreds of country-specific building and safety codes that ride would need to adhere to before opening to guests that say one in China wouldn't need to.

Mad Max themed land. Vekoma Mad-house where the WB Exhibit is now. Entrance to the east facing current Arkham station Vekoma flyer that makes use of the space from Superman Escape's helixes right up to the current maze buildings. Mad Max themed bar and events space that doubles as an exit pathway, observation platform (think light-house type outpost themed to Mad Max) and merch space for the ride itself. Mack Twist 'n' Splash or Drunken Barrels (or hell, any half decent flat ride that would do well on a hot summer day) to tie the space in between current Arkham courtyard and the interconnect from the Mad Max area to WWF. This combo of attractions would make great use of the land, avoids overlap with existing attractions in Australia and has clearly defined marketable advantages (country's first flying coaster, total novelty factor etc.) Advantages of a Mad Max themed land: There's a new Mad Max movie. The theme is pretty iconic and timeless at this point. It's basically an abandoned, rustic theme, so it's not crazy expensive to do well It's Aussie AF and appeals to the same demo that Hollywood Stunt Driver does The transitions between other precincts themed lands is a piece of cake - it's an easy transition to WWF, and the transitions between Superman and Main Street are basically more of what used to be there with the China Town Alley-way. You're welcome Village. 🍻

I really appreciate you sharing this, and i'm thoroughly impressed that all of our parks have real guides and practices in place to be as clear and accommodating as possible. Jolly good stuff all round.

It’s as if John Longhurst had figured this out 40 years ago.

Sorry @AlexB, what @Gazza said is what i'm implying and I think he pretty much nails in one - all of those coasters are better despite not being world record holders and I reckon that's the way to go in 2020. A marketable advantage is great but shouldn't be the sole focus of the ride.

Over-simplifying hugely here - for roughly every dollar Dreamworld spent on Tower of Terror Kua made two dollars in the final sale. 2:1 ROI ain't bad. I also don't think it was necessarily cheaper per-say - two parks jumped on un-proven technology which never worked 100% of the time to buy a one-trick pony that was extremely, extremely marketable in a pre-Google & less globalised world. Back then, punters took world-record claims at face value. Folks today are more knowledgeable, more travelled and more weary to gimmicks and all of those buzz-words (world class, precinct, activation, southern hemisphere's XYZ) which don't have the same shine they once did. In my mind, in 2020, if you had 16 million in today's money (28-29 million) would you spend that on something roughly like Rivals which is from a proven manufacturer and will deliver results long term, or risk it all on something like Ring Racer at the Nurburgring?

Nope. https://www.afr.com/property/macquarie-may-buy-dreamworld-19980213-k7ys4

Is this the same dude who was walking around Buzzsaw a little while back?

I'm with you on this. I reckon whatever succeeds Arkham needs a more holistic approach to the greater space and what comes next. The land as a whole is the gateway to future expansions in the next two decades, so establishing a theme that's timeless and can work for two or three major attractions is key. Mad Max themed Vekoma flying coaster, Vekoma Mad-House where the movie props are and another flat to fill out the space around the back of scooby to link up Wild West would be pretty damn amazing.

Surfrider’s location would be a great spot to put one of those spinning wheel slides. Just saying. Very visible from the highway.

I realise it's fun and amazing to have a "cool coaster" at "the country's biggest waterpark" and for a time it was a real cool novelty to one-up WhiteWater World with... but I think those days are over. Wet 'n' Wild and WhiteWater World's story plays out in the opposite direction to Dreamworld & Movie World in that one was known for quantity and one was known for quality and now one does both while the other does neither. Inside of that equation, Surfrider does nothing to drive gate for Wet 'n' Wild but at Sea World it sure as hell would. For the money they'd pay to move it, it seems like a no brainer. If you do that, combine it the other three new rides coming AND maybe even revived the log-ride somehow - that's a bloody great day out for anyone at any age. Combined with the animal offerings and the kids area, Sea World's offering line-up for families in particular would best Dreamworld. Also could you imagine seeing that from the broadwater?

I gotta say, if most of the track is gone off-site for work, just keep going and install it next to jet rescue.

More of a woosh and less of a weee.

I'd argue too high, tbh. It's not the 90's anymore, and the marketing text-book that phrase came from should be shot and buried. It's not like Aussies don't travel or don't have access to the internet. They know what Disney parks look like. And so "The greatest family coaster in the world" would sound like BS to anyone, and is enough of a big stretch that most people would just keep scrolling or click away. "Australia's fastest and tallest ever wooden roller-coaster" is far more effective as a hook - interstate travellers would think of Bush Beast or Scenic Railway and have some sense of nostalgia and/or reference point which would get people's attention and intrigue to want to find more information, from there you just need to create new comms on likely consumer touch-points e.g. "will it be rough" "will it be boring" "can my kids ride" "how big is this coaster compared to other coaters" etc. etc. etc.

Really slick looking video and i'm really, really glad that they're making US-style construction content (which is worlds apart from the strategy they had with Rivals, which left the greater public and community turning to Parkz and OurWorlds for updates - a total missed opportunity and definitely meant a slow reception by the GP as a result.) I did notice the clip isn't really engaging though, which is a real shame, and I hope the lack of engagement doesn't deter them from doing more content down the line. I'd imagine the poor engagement (and feel free to scroll if this is not quite your bag) is due to the fact that a) Facebook prefers 1:1 or 16:9 for organic content and the art studio have uploaded the same video everywhere instead of optimising it for each channel b) the content subject isn't that strong (the clip should be separated into "new ride" and "coaster construction" - when people hear precinct update #1 it sounds like it's about the gardens or something dreary and 99% would keep swiping as a result and c) most importantly of all, there's no context, no "why", no story. Clark should be explaining why the wooden coaster matters to Joe Public and that should be supported with visual context e.g. i'd be getting him to say stuff like "this coaster is going to be the ultimate wooden family thrill machine. It's going to be wild and out of control whilst still having a height restriction low enough that even the youngsters can jump in with the rest of the family. An unlike the wooden coasters of old, this new coaster will be buttery smooth, so no sore heads afterwards, just crazy-good fun." And then i'd have some CGI shots to support what he's saying and then voilah, you've just given the clip some usefulness and thus, far more engaging and hype-worthy for the general public. There's a few other things i'd do to increase the engagement and ROI on the clip but to be frank, if they want to know they should hire me. Otherwise, the cinematography, the audio and the cut are all 10/10 and as I said, great stuff otherwise. I really hope to see more.

Why has Jet Rescue shit the bed?

Correctumundo. I'm sure down the track when attendance picks up they'll look at re-opening it. The seating nearby is a nice spot to chill-out and watch Fully6.

There's a brilliant This American Life podcast about the folks behind some of the carnival games over in the US (the link is https://www.thisamericanlife.org/443/amusement-park) - there's one guy in particular who's just crazy good at what he does and it's well worth a listen. The brutal reality is that unless you're Universal or Disney, theme parks just don't make a ton of money. There are companies in Fortitude Valley that make the same kind of profit Dreamworld did in 2015 with a team of 30 people. With that in mind, i'm all for parks maximising revenue to do bigger and better things, carnival games included. Granted, carnival games are realistically only account for a few percent of revenue, but it's a few percent none the less. As @AlexB mentioned - they had a few in Ocean Parade and they were integrated well. What parks shouldn't do is throw carnival games into their parks willy nilly in a cynical bid to grab some extra cash which is what this looks like. I don't know what's worse right now, big walls blocking off areas of the park, closed rides SBNO or turning sections of the park into the Ekka. In any case, it hurts the brand and as a result a dollar earned in the short term is many dollars lost in the long term.

Do these sideshow alley thingos run during the day too?

You're welcome. I felt it was prudent because Parkz is not known for its members having multi-page discussions on semantics, and I wanted to ensure this thread didn't end up going that way. (Also clearly a sarcastic post, fyi.)

- Creature Cruise - Kevil Hill Walkthrough (Mummy Walk through, Tomb Raider Walkthrough etc. etc.) - Jump-o-planes - Giggle & Hoot Ride - Peter Brock's Garage - Troll's Village - Pay-per-watch Cinema - The Captain Sturt after they didn't use marine-grade woods.... - Wipeout post-refresh (Clearly a sarcastic post, fyi.)

There's a few other tracks that I haven't found which play during the 5:29 Sky Voyager sequence but this is the most iconic, imo.

For our non-Queensland members who can't reach the parks at the minute and can't ride Sky Voyager, I found the backing track for the ride today. Enjoy.