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Swingy mcswing swing is better than Goliath

The Joker head has been joined together and put onto stilts while the final works are completed. Mack officials are also throughout the site (particularly coming in and out of the station)

It is going to be a great ride. The theme was originally supposed to be more GOT meets war craft and as with Abyss. I would have preferred something a bit dirtier/harder/solid, given the nature of the ride but that's just an opinion. Well done to Phillip and the incredibly talented team at Atomiq who of course themed the Claw ride at DW and Abyss and Kraken, Theme builders and James at Creative Works, and with the lap restraints will be a big hit this year hopefully. Fingers crossed for the team as I know they always work EXTREMELY hard on these things for each new season. Good luck and I hope it rocks! M.

*This is flagged as a subscriber article so it may not work correctly for all unless you know how to bypass the paywall - regardless, the full article is below* http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/system-overhaul-after-dreamworld-disaster-could-see-older-amusement-rides-taken-out-of-action/news-story/a3ddaff6dffdf4bb02e4202b5e1875ab

Yeah like I meant the blindfolds made it feel like a thrill ride

Can we all just except that MDMC is a good family ride. Lots of family's go on it. It's just not a thrilling coaster and shouldn't be marked as one.

Just seen a news report on the coaster and they stated that the coaster is costing $30 million

Just drove passed for the 1st time since the track has been completed. Wow that first drop is INSANE! Seeing it for the first time in person you really get to appreciate the incredible scale of how huge this thing really is. Pictures don't do it justice. So yeah, I'm super excited!!

Yes, wheel bogies are spring loaded which gives a good trade-off between maintaining kinetic energy and smoothness.

Well obviously, this year's new Fright Nights maze will allow you to drive through the maze instead of walk.

The ride is most likely not for sale anymore, as a showman was interested to the point a day had been booked to come in and pack the ride up, until last minute that management decided to keep the ride and have the work done (That Rides4U advert was listed quite a few months ago). The UFO was also in fine condition, the main trailer (hydrolic lift arm) was bought by Luna Park Melbourne and is now being used for the Enterprise. The amazing thing about HUSS rides is that they have a fantastic life span. I've seen some models in horrible condition and have been refurbished to look and run like a brand new machine! The Ranger would definitely go to a showman before going to the scrap yard. There's a lot of life left in that Ranger, trust me!

LPS bashing aside , you cannot post 2 contradictory views like this without it being called out. These rides were OLD when they came to LPS in 1994 and the trio remaining are pushing close to 30+ years old. You can not have it both ways. Why would the UFO be in fine condition and yet it was decommissioned? If it was in the "fine" condition as you say, then why state that LPS has no idea when it comes to looking after their rides? The reason that UFO WAS decommissioned was that it required a part for maintenance and it was becoming too costly to keep the ride running on a 30+ year old ride. It happens and there are many examples of of our parks refreshing older rides because of this very reason. LPS have successfully run HUSS rides since 1994-23 years. That's a pretty successful record and I refute your claim that they do NOT know how to maintain them. 23 plus years operating them says otherwise anyhow. Again this is a pretty inflammatory and generalised comment to make. I am not refuting you may have encountered this BUT every time? I have had far different experiences from yours. On the whole, I have found their ride operations to be excellent and I would say that they mirror at least the better operations of any of our bigger parks. That might be subjective and I acknowledge that. However, I certainly refute the 2nd part of your claim. The team members I have encountered have been nothing short of fantastic. I have seen excellent interactions from them with the paying public and have seen first hand excellent customer service in this area. What you have stated is simply wrong when applied to LPS team as a whole. I am sure there are other Parkz members who have also had positive experiences at LPS. This may be the case and there is truth in it , as LPS HAVE listed the ride for sale. However, the Flying Saucer WAS never listed for sale nor offered for a listing. The reason for it was obviously that it was simply not viable to maintain as a whole working unit and why parts of it are now being utilsed for LPM's Enterprise. I get that you are a HUSS fan- your monologues on the now mostly defunct AAF site are more than enough proof of that . That's fantastic-I think HUSS rides are excellent and well engineered as well. However,try not to let this love muddy the waters when it comes to being biased,however. Just a piece of advice- try and avoid generalisations when it comes to making claims like the ones you have stated. I get they are your opinions and thats fine but do expect some push back at some point.