DaptoFunlandGuy

That's going to be great at the 3-4 night events the ride will be open for per year. I do wonder how visible its going to be during daytime operations. I do also wonder what will happen with some of the LEDs inevitably break and whether they'll just switch it off and call it a day, or install static white LEDs as replacements, though I do want them to maintain it in its 'premiere' state of course. Am I the only one annoyed that the chase sequence follows the outline of the shape, rather than tracing out each letter in turn?

That's a lot of land space for first aid, i doubt they need all of it. Though I guess its still up in the air what they do with showstage so who knows?

In all honesty, I don't know why parks target openings to occur bang on peak periods. There are inevitably teething issues and the ride's reputation is made or broken in that first peak rush. Open it in the off season, give your operators time to bed down the processes without a 3 hour queue of angry families behind them, and iron out the kinks. Advertise the hell out of it and get soundbytes and reviews from real actual guests, rather than stupid rhetoric from the C Suite for your marketing - anyone planning a last minute trip for the next holidays might see that and decide to go as a result.

^and they didn't actually answer the original question.

It's queensland. Wait a while.

Not to mention the re-skinned Disney Afternoon (US) which was branded Disney Adventures on Channel 7, weekday afternoons

That's the problem with a selective quote. sometimes things get taken out of context, right? It's clear in the longer quote that the title relates to a rollercoaster specifically. Well, it's better than stupid green leaves.

Yeah to me it's a bit of a lame name. They stick the word 'adventure' on so many things these days it's just lost any meaning.

Honestly it's probably better that you don't - nobody understood you the first two times either. It sounds more like a 'you' problem. At any rate, the group consensus is that a ride is needed, not an animal exhibit, so the discussion is moot. (And I still want Otters)

Why do Japan, Abu Dhabi and Sydney need Gold Coast to get involved? Why can't they just play amongst themselves without involving a third (fourth) party? Toba Aquarium already tried a breeding program with Serena over 16 years without success. Dugong reproduction is extremely slow. Dugong don't achieve reproductive maturity until they're around 14 or so, and females only calf in the wild every 3-5 years or so, provided all conditions are optimal. Malqout in Abu Dhabi was a month old when rescued in 2019, so likely won't reach reproductive maturity for at least another 5 years. You're asking a facility, that doesn't have any of the species, to ask 3 other facilities that do, to stress the animal by transporting it (in some cases across continents) for what - to stick a male and a female in a purpose built facility, and sit around and pour money into it, possibly for years, while the 2-3 facilities that have loaned theirs sit around with a vacant exhibit for... how long? Toba tried for 16 years. There are numerous papers on Dugong, including husbandry, some of these even funded by Sea World. Why not ship Pig to Toba - arguably they have facilities? Why not bring Serena to Sydney? They had capacity for 2 Dugong as they used to have Wuru there with Pig too... Unless you're some sort of marine biologist with decades of observations in the Dugong, i'm not quite sure why you think that the experts in these world class marine life facilities are getting it so wrong?

That much is pretty clear, though i'm not sure its anyone else's fault. Put simply you've already hit it on the head - dugongs are only going to come into captivity if they are rescued. Sea World's priority is rehabilitation and release. And then, and only then, will they remain in captivity if they cannot be released. It is highly unlikely the park is going to invest in a prime habitat, on prime real estate, with particular set up, filtration and care systems, on the off chance one is hurt, able to be rescued, able to survive, but not able to be released back into the wild. Speaking of Wild, I think the situation with Gorillas and Hippos is a little different, as the animals already existed in captivity, and needed to be transferred by their current homing facility. Sure, Sea World could acquire a Dugong from another existing facility, but this would only occur if the other facility required to rehome, which is also unlikely if they have already established habitat and facilities. I'm struggling to find a good metaphor here. If they had a Dugong in permanent care in 'back of house' facilities, and you were advocating for them to build a 'showcase habitat' for them to house the animal permanently in a guest accessible area, i'd be all for it, but since they don't have one, it kinda feels like a bit of a pointless argument... Because....

I think any animal rights groups are going to kick up a stink regardless of the animal introduced to the park, but I think the rarity and the difficulties associated with Dugong take it out of the list of possibilities immediately. I'm ok with an ASC Otter. The animals are insanely popular in every place i've ever seen them, they're endearing, and they enjoy human interactions. They're practically domestic animals in some countries, so likely one of the least controversial options too. I like the idea of over near the outdoor penguins... certainly a good 'fit'.

Some parks i've been in overseas have had small aviaries or enclosures with animals in those small 'transit' spaces. If we are adding an animal attraction though, bring on the Otter!

It's easy to say 'everyone else is doing it so why can't we' but the fact is we don't know the details of the licensing arrangement. Six Flags is also a much bigger company, and they also do far more merch (and sell far more) than our parks do too. Our parks have limited merch space, and if they tested it, and it didn't sell, they're not likely to test it again just because they can slap a logo on it (not to mention Levi was sold 'at launch' whereas the other rides you're advocating for aren't new rides so there's a bit less of an interest (and budget) to promote the specific rides (though I do wish they'd do more ride specific merch)

Yep, I bought the bastard that is the Leviathan model, and it was probably the second hardest construction of all the ride models i've put together (this was the hardest if you're wondering). I've got a couple other Dynamix models and nanocoasters and all were really good to put together and I really like them... But i'm wondering how popular they are in the wider community... Without knowing the sales of the Leviathan model, it's hard to comment, but if they haven't decided to get others done, its possible the leviathan one didn't sell as well as they'd hoped? (And the other issue at movie world is whether WB \ DC will licence them to do it, which is a pretty big roadblock)