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Flying in on the 10th and arriving around 12:30, going to Sea World that day thankfully. Hoping it's not delayed and Superman opens on the 11th as that's when I'm planning to go to MW

This totally doesn't screw over those that got their tickets in the early bird sale Like my brother and I have made it a thing to go to Fright Nights on his birthday, unfortunately he's strapped for cash and can't afford the pass. This would've been a great thing to get if it were available during the early sales that way we can fit in rides during the day and do the mazes at night

@Baconjack I didn’t think Intamin were supplying the trains, so I wouldn’t take their specs as gospel.

If that’s the case, that’ll be a downgrade from Motocoaster as I believe it was 110cm for the side cars.

Alright, but you started it. Road Runner Rollercoaster is listed on the park's website as a 'kids ride' and is located in the children's section of the park, is marketed as 'perfect for young kids' with 'thrill level - mild' and has a minimum 110cm height requirement. Kansas Twister is listed on the park's website as a 'thrill ride', is located in WOZ land, is marketed as 'thrilling' with 'thrill level - moderate' with a minimum 95cm rider height. Flight of the Wicked Witch is listed on the park's website as a 'family ride', is located in WOZ land, is marketed as 'wickedly fast' with 'thrill level - moderate' and has a minimum 105cm height requirement. Height requirement has nothing to do with marketability. The lowest height requirement on the three rides above is actually categorised and listed as the most thrilling, and the ride with the highest requirement is marketed as the 'lowest thrill' tier for kids.

Going to nitpick like crazy here but you can't market Lost Mine Mayhem as a ride between KFF and jungle rush when every ride with the intamin quad bike trains has a 120cm minimum height restriction (and 130 without an adult) which will mean there's kids that can go on jungle rush but not Lost Mine Mayhem That said, yes, it does increase access to the ride. However i do think it will still sit in that gap between jungle rush and the bigger coasters (again, something clean slate would have been better). As i said before I am remaining open-minded on what theming they add to the layout, as others have said, adding indoor sections, near misses and rockwork would improve the sense of speed greatly

So, if i'm to understand you correctly - a park should reduce hours or not open during periods where visitation is low? #whataconcept

Is that because BRB Coaster has theming elements that the train interacts with? :sigh:

Just because the invoice says Sea World, doesn't mean the money didn't go into someone's backyard entertainment space.

Good to see the park spending the government funding on exactly what it was allocated for.

The Big Red Boat Coaster is genuinely more exciting to ride. MC’s layout is pretty much everything a coaster shouldn’t be, 605 metres of track where nothing happens.

People don’t even visit the park during the summer if it’s raining or slightly cooler! They’ve got no chance of getting guests during the winter. Gumbuya World is open all year round and just closes its water park between April and October. The dry park is generally pretty quiet during winter too (unless the suns out)

You should complain a little louder about how they aren't open for the whole year.

The ride isnt awful just the bikes were awful and its not a high thrill ride Invest half of what a new ride would cost make it fit a theme and target it as a kid friendly family ride a step down from jungle rush and its a solid addition to the lineup. Just because its not jet rescue doesnt make it bad I know young kids who had it as their favourite ride

Wonder where in the park during Fright Nights would they have put Sinners in?

Two years later and construction has finally started. It’s located to the right of the Whale Watching building at the front of the park and is replacing what I believe was an old admin building https://seaworldfoundation.com.au/wildlife-hospital

Regardless of the layout, it closely resembles Rita at Alton Towers; although Rite is widely called a more “intense coaster,” people still complain Rita’s layout. Because MC and Rita share such similar layouts, I am unsure whether a theming upgrade will achieve much. SDSC would have delivered a strong return on investment given its popularity and cult following, so unless Dreamworld quickly turns MC into a cult classic like by add a dark ride section, enclosing the ride, adding onboard audio or by making actual track changes to create a more contemporary layout I doubt it will match the return that of SDSC or KC achieved, especially as $20m I would assume is nearly the same price they paid for all of RT ($30m)

Tell me you are losing pass holders without telling me… Another new pass, basically the original One Pass Lite with blockout dates/locals restriction. In other news in multi-day tickets they have introduced a 10 day pass for $199 and removed the 5 day. 3/7/10 being the current offerings Funnily enough a Saver Annual Pass is $10 cheaper than the new 10 day offering.

Heads up Dreamworld, Tailspin desperately needs a new sign

The ride is closed for a couple of weeks. Wonder if this is general maintenance and they are waiting on a part, or if it’s temple related.

Funfields have added something new pretty much every year for the past 12 or so years. I don’t think there’s any other park in the country that has seen so much consistent investment and expansion on that scale recently.

To be fair, we really have no Idea what the actual finished product will be. Perhaps Dreamworld will improve the launch so the ride doesn’t loose momentum so quickly, perhaps it will be story-driven with lots of big props and additional theming elements built around the track (like rock work and major set pieces) to add excitement and make it feel faster? I highly doubt the park’s current management would ever settle for a mediocre ride experience and I have faith they can make this work. It’s also worth remembering that Motocoaster was always very popular with the GP. So while enthusiasts may not like it, there’s definitely still an audience for it and completely scrapping it wouldn’t help the “Dreamworld have closed all their classic rides” narrative that the park is trying to get away from.

Rebranding it as a kids ride might help, but is it really worth spending $20 million on a secondhand kids ride? The real question is whether DW is creating a genuinely compelling attraction or spending a fortune dressing up a layout that wasn't very good to begin with. DW have gone full 360 on us with this one. What they’re doing here is the complete opposite of what they did with King Claw.

While I agree that the ride is a terrible layout. I think it's original marketing as a 'thrill' ride was also a mistake. With the re-theme, this is better thought of as an elevated kiddie coaster/family ride. Something that sits between Kenny's Forest Flyer and Jungle Rush, not as something that sits between Jungle Rush and Steel Taipan. When you think of it that way, a mild ride with low forces but good theming is a good step up from KFF. I think DW just needs to make sure that they market it as such - with an emphasis on the story, rather than the thrills. Having a lot of near-misses and things to look at will also help give a sense of speed. One of the problems is that the layout was clearly intended to be low to the ground and DW's old management put it on a hill, so it became flying motorbikes. Having some kinetic elements - water splashes or moving set pieces like you'd get on a dark ride- will also help to improve the ride experience.