Employee Training Tapes

## Dreamworld Entertainment Employee Training Tapes

The Employee Training Tapes are a collection of tapes produced by Dreamworld Entertainment and Watchful Eye Toys in order to instruct staff. The contents of the tapes are one of two main ways that series events and information are presented to the audience, with the other being personal footage recorded by different characters.

To fit the "analog horror" inspiration of the series, all training tapes are assumed to be produced on VHS tapes as they all display a similar tearing effect. All use similar stock music reminiscent of the 80's, bright colors, and either illustrations of Dreamworld mascots or simple graphics to accompany the instructions given.

## Basic Safety Guidelines

The first training tape, shown in Episode 1.

The tape establishes five guidelines for employees to follow. Only a few rules -- Rule 1: no running in playtime areas, Rule 2: Employees must always watch out for small children in the hallway, and Rule 5: Please do NOT drop-kick children in self defense -- are shown.

The footage is otherwise overwritten with yellow and blue text that reads " IT WASN'T MY FAULT / I TRIED TO STOP HER / THIS IS OUR HELL / THIS IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR OUR FAILURE / I'M SORRY, DARLING." The tape also makes reference to a bloody incident having occurred on Dreamworld Entertainment's opening day.

## Customer Satisfaction Requirements

The second training tape, shown in Episode 2.

The tape runs employees through a few potential scenarios in order to prepare them for dealing with customers.

Scenario One depicts a customer asking an employee who is busy cleaning the floors if they could assist them in finding a specific attraction. The potential solutions include the employee either A., leaving their post to help the customer first, B., continuing to clean the hallway, or C., informing the guest that the attraction does not exist. Solution A is correct.

Scenario Two depicts an employee asking an animatronic to come to the workshop for maintenance, while the animatronic does not comply. The potential solutions include the employee either A., attempting to persuade the animatronic to cooperate "as if it were a sentient being," B., forcing the animatronic to follow protocol with the use of a "certified electrocution device," or C., panicking over how the animatronics are so lifelike and behave similarly to people. Solution B is correct.

   Scenario Three depicts a child lost in the woods outside her school and scared because of how she has been bullied by other students due to moving in from a less wealthy part of town. Her three bullies corner her in the woods, and she pushes one off a cliff, killing them, before killing the other two as well. The incident is framed as an accident and she is quietly haunted by what happened until adulthood, leaving her prone to a relapse. Within this framework, Scenario Three is finally presented, depicting a best friend who has pushed the girl too far. The potential solutions include the girl either A., compromising with the friend to ensure their business runs smoothly, B., retiring from the facility and leaving ownership with the remaining two founders, or C., pulling their friend apart "until there is nothing recognizable left, beyond a bloodied, broken husk." Solution C is correct.

The tape's music slows over time as the scenarios become unsettling, and it is eventually interspliced with imagery of a disembodied hand and reversed audio that, when played normally, reveals someone saying, "I know what you did. You won't get away with it, as long as I have anything to say about it."

## Urban Legends and Rumors

The third training tape, shown in Episode 3.

The tape instructs employees on how to address any rumors they are asked about.

Rumor One states that the facility was built over a haunted cave system, and that an inventor died while searching for eternal life, leaving his evil spirit to haunt the facility in search of an heir. The tape dispels the rumor by explaining that the supposed incident took place in the 1980's, The "inventor" was a small-town engineer who ran an arcade. Employees are instructed to tell questioning guests that ghosts do not exist and that there are no caves beneath the facility (though the tape acknowledges the caves actually are real, instead suggesting they only existed for the building's construction).

   Rumor Two theorizes that a monster lives outside of the facility walls, scratching at them to try and get inside. The rumor is a result of inhuman breathing heard from the ceiling and the sound of metal clawing. The tape calmly states that the entity is not a monster but The Collector, though employees are instructed not to reveal this information to guests to avoid causing hysteria. The excuse they must give instead is that either Rex or another absent animatronic are using the maintenance halls out of sight.

Rumor Three suggests the existence of a secret animatronic called Winnie the Pegasus, who is used for private events or birthdays. This rumor results from old posters that decorate the facility featuring the character. Despite his previous inclusion in the main cast of characters, Winnie is not publicly available and instead serves as Sara Covetman's assistant. Any child who asks to see Winnie should be instructed to look into a vent shaft. If they see his glowing eyes, the employee must explain that he is too shy to show himself.

Rumor Four concerns the employees themselves, who have begun to ask too many questions. It assures the viewer that their concerns and they themselves will be put to an end. As it addresses its viewer as Carly, it says that she should have learned from Eric's mistakes and burned alongside him. Eric, Lewis, and the other missing employees are said to be happier and are being taken care of, and the tape informs Carly that she will be taken care of too, ending with "Protocol: Cheer up Carly."

## Lost Children

The fourth training tape, shown in Episode 6.

The tape addresses what an employee must do if they encounter lost children in the facility and ends with a message from Dreamworld Entertainment's new sponsor, Watchful Eye Toys. Though there is supposedly a list of actions for employees to take to assist a lost child, the tape's appearance was cut short in its appearance in Episode 6.

## Dreamworld Entertainment x Watchful Eye Toys

The fifth training tape, shown in Episode 7.

The tape primarily concerns the collaboration between Dreamworld Entertainment and Watchful Eye Toys. The latter company will be producing Dreamworld Entertainment merchandise, alongside their own products known as Twimblos. The tape instructs all management-level employees to adopt their own Twimblo to ensure the campaign succeeds. New guidelines for all staff are established, instructing them to tell any customers searching for merchandise about Twimblos and watchful Eye Toys, hang at least three posters for the campaign in every gift shop, and avoid interacting with any suspicious figures handling large crates. A guideline concerning discovering a body is brought up, though the footage is heavily distorted and obscures the tape contents. The fifth and final guideline encourages employees to enjoy the collaboration and adopt their own Twimblo, with low-level staff being thanked for their loyalty before being dismissed.

   The next segment of the tape is intended for management-level staff only, and anyone not authorized who continues watching are warned that a licensed animatronic will be sent after them. The remainder of the tape concerns the use of Soul Energy during the companies' collaboration, explaining that it will be used as a new power source. Souls and the substance that makes them up, Essence, are both explained along with the importance of different types of memories to creating them, and the energy that they produced can be used to power incredible machines and assist Sara in her goal. The creation of Twimblos is intended to aid this goal as well, as Twimblos harmlessly collect Essence before delivering it to The Collector. The tape ends with the claim that the mortal world and Spirit Realm will be merged and create immortality.

## Company Loyalty

The sixth training tape, shown in Episode 8.

The tape concerns the loyalty required of its employees to Dreamworld Entertainment. Memories obtained within the facility by employees are confidential and can never be publicly shared, with the tape threatening to take violent action if this confidentiality is ever broken. Information leaks could lead to a dire corporate emergency involving a breach of the facility by intruders and a shutdown of all operations. The tape accuses humanity of being selfish, greedy, and entitled, and warns its (presumably human) viewer that their company loyalty and adherence to protocol is the only reason they will be spared.

The tape ends with an announcement that it shall play in the event of a corporate emergency, and that it will repeat until there are no employees left to watch and no secrets to hide.

## Broken Machinery

The seventh training tape, shown in Episode 9.

    The tape addresses staff concerns about encountering broken machinery in the facility. It acknowledges this as a byproduct of Sara scrapping multiple animatronics before the facility's opening. Employees who discover any leftover material from these animatronics are instructed to take it to storage so that it can be used in maintenance. A specific example of reusing scrapped animatronic parts is given in reference to the "Phantom Incident of Show-07," though all details of the event have been redacted. The accompanying graphic reveals that a mask once attached to Night Light has been reattached to Star Light following the former animatronics' decommission.

Employees are instructed not to bring spare parts to The Collector under any circumstances, as it can perform repairs on itself using deliveries from Twimblos.

## Restocking Gift Shops

The eighth training tape, shown in Episode 10.

The tape concerns instructions on restocking gift shops, though it becomes distorted before any of its contents can be revealed. As the footage becomes damaged, several lines display on-screen as follows:

* Remove any unwanted items. For all they know, these animatronics do not exist.
* [text displays shuffles letters, is illegible]
* Congratulations Sara! You have successfully avoided the consequences of your actions.

As the distortion continues, footage of a panicked Rain along with news broadcasts about unidentified bodies being discovered in a park and about leaks about Dreamworld Entertainment are shown. The damaged tape ends with a warning that an unidentified violent animal has been spotted exiting the collapsed facility, and that it is suspect to murder.

## Trivia

* All Training Tapes, whether produced by Dreamworld Entertainment or Watchful Eye Toys, are narrated by the Watchful Eye Toys project manager Norman.
* The first training tape, "Basic Safety Guidelines," contains a reference to Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade in its fifth guideline.
* Written transcripts of several training tapes are hidden as secrets on the current Dreamworld Entertainment website.
	+ In addition, the launch version of the website made specific reference to the "Urban Legends and Rumors" tape in a brief reminder to employees of their training.