Dreamworld Update - 3rd of August

[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

 

[themagician]

Maybe they are planning to construct a new slide next to the wave pool. Most likely not, but a man can dream 

[MickeyD]

Thanks for the pics! I gotta say I was impressed when I visited the Park recently. Fresh paint everywhere and smiling, friendly and helpful staff should always be the norm in any Theme Park. DW definately has that over the competition! The only major ride down was MDMC which was no loss, it sux anyway. 

We spent a long time out in the Animal areas of the Park, which truly have become one of the Park's greatest assets. They are most certainly getting their fare share of Tourists from.Asian countries still visiting.

Honestly DW hasnt looked this good in years and the recent changes in Management are clearly a reflection of this. 

I'm happy to sit on the side of optimism about the Park's future at this point.

[Edward_marker]

@MickeyD I agree with you, with there upcoming announcement of a new roller coaster, making the park as vibrant as ever and the eventual opening of Sky Voyager I personally think Dreamworld will be booming again 😊 John Osbourne and Greg Yong seem to be doing a very good job and hope it stays this way. 

I am very glad they scrapped the expansion of the waterpark personally otherwise there wouldn't have been enough $$$ to fund a decent coaster. 

[Jdude95]

@Slick Hey, billboard guy, Billboard update!

[themagician]

I thought an expansion of WWW was a good move, but the way they were spending the money and their plans weren’t. A simple lazy river and another couple of slides would be perfect 

[pushbutton]

Wouldn't a lazy river be a lazy way to expand the park, given there's already one at Wet & Wild? 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 hour ago, pushbutton said:

Wouldn't a lazy river be a lazy way to expand the park, given there's already one at Wet & Wild? 

You're right. Their competitor has a product that is really popular. They shouldn't offer that, and just let everyone spend their money with the competition...

[Gazza]

1 hour ago, pushbutton said:

Wouldn't a lazy river be a lazy way to expand the park, given there's already one at Wet & Wild? 

Maybe, but I think most consumers expect their water park to have a lazy river. It's one of the classic must haves, like a wave pool , or a water play structure.

[New display name]

16 hours ago, MickeyD said:

I'm happy to sit on the side of optimism about the Park's future at this point.

Slow down.

[pushbutton]

Or offer an alternative, that's similar but with different features. In this case, an adventure river rather than just another lazy river. 

I thought that was the plan at Dreamworld to be honest. 

Edited August 5, 2019 by pushbutton

[New display name]

1 minute ago, pushbutton said:

Or offer an alternative, that's similar but with different features. In this case, an adventure river rather than just another lazy river. 

I thought that was the plan at Dreamworld to be honest. 

It was a stupid alternative.  A lazy river is a must have but isn't your showcase piece when you're trying to woo the crowds back to DW.

[Slick]

11 hours ago, Jdude95 said:

@Slick Hey, billboard guy, Billboard update!

You know me too well.

A Lazy River is a must for WhiteWater World's future, but not the over the top one with animals and other junk that Dreamworld were planning. Rather, the best thing for a lazy river is to keep it simple with well landscaped shaded spaces and BBQ's. Because if the aim of the game is to get season pass holders to make repeat visits (which it is) then combining really pleasant capacity sucking attractions with facilities that keep people in park for longer in an environment that guests desire visiting, then you've got a real basic recipe for success.

Dreamworld seems to really be on the up and up. I'm not sad about the amphitheatre being crushed, John Longhurst remarked that it was his biggest mistake about the park and it's better gone at this point than left to rot. What I do hope is that when we start to hear announcements about new attractions and masterplans etc. etc. in the coming months/years is that everything's done with a sense of holistic consideration to the greater picture and not just out of necessity to deliver something as soon as possible because Village is doing XYZ in the same time period. Dreamworld doesn't need Trolls, Cars, Zombies and a Convention Centre inside a beach themed area, nor does it need more modern facades like Sky Voyager's succeeding what were beautiful Disney facsimile facades in a turn of the century themed area. Same goes for MotoCoaster in  Rivertown, same went for an oil rig (Giant Drop) in Rocky Hollow, etc. etc. etc. etc.

Everyone wants Longhurst's Dreamworld. The steam trains, the exciting attractions, the attention to detail, all done with an Australian spirit and passion.

Edited August 5, 2019 by Slick

[T-bone]

Thanks for the update. Gotta love that no maintenance diesel train...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

40 minutes ago, T-bone said:

Thanks for the update. Gotta love that no maintenance diesel train...

Although i'm sure the bucket of shit tractor masquerading as a train is quietly broken, the demolition of the ampitheatre is probably more the cause of the current inactivity on the railway...

[T-bone]

Well yes the demolition wouldn’t be helping but let’s say the demolition work isn’t the only reason the tractor is not on the tracks. Once again the signage says it all.

[StingRay]

It all starts with the little things. A lick of paint, some polishing. Make the park look loved again. Then people spread the word. Then eventually we hear about the parks future visions and we watch them unfold. I cannot wait to see how the future pans out for the park. They finally have the right management team. Not a bunch of amateurs anymore. Onwards and upwards. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Greg signs up, all this activity. It all smacks of something big in the works!

[StingRay]

1 hour ago, AlexB said:

Greg signs up, all this activity. It all smacks of something big in the works!

100%. I know when I said the place can turn it around some people might have been a little meh at first. The evidence is in front of us all. Greg was one of the best things that have happened to the park in management for a while.

[New display name]

Meh

[Brad2912]

They were painting Green Room when I drove past this morning 

[New display name]

22 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

They were painting Green Room when I drove past this morning 

Lets give DW a medal.  Medals for everyone.   

 

4 hours ago, Slick said:

What I do hope is that when we start to hear announcements about new attractions and masterplans etc. etc. in the coming months/years is that everything's done with a sense of holistic consideration to the greater picture and not just out of necessity to deliver something as soon as possible because Village is doing XYZ in the same time period.

Slick is spot on.   We need a master plan that DW sticks to.

I'll wait to give out my medals pending DW’s future revels.  I want "that" master plan which DW have promised and undelivered for many years. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

It doesn't even have to be concrete. The number of master plans i've seen Jamberoo generate in the past 15 years - very little today looks like it did in the master plan 15 years ago. It is allowed to change, to evolve, just stop plonking things 'wherever there's space' and actually plan things out ahead of time.

[Jdude95]

Even if they don't stick to the master plan. It's direction. More direction than they currently have. If people see they are trying and actually have a roadmap, that's all they need to get back in the running for these medals that @Skeeta is apparently now handing out

[Archer]

How about turning the dirty Murrusippi River at DW into a lazy river. DW history of dumb management decisions means its a small chance 😅