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This is the same Ardent spin that hasn't changed since Ardent purchased DW. "We are going to squeeze every cent out of DW and give very little back” I feel sorry for Craig because I believe if he was given the cash he could turn DW into something great but currently Ardent expect him to perform miracles. I wish Ardent would sell DW to somebody who was interested in theme parks and stop treating it as a cash cow.

Dreamworld CEO talks current challenges, improvements and resurrecting the Mine Ride Craig Davidson talks to Parkz about Dreamworld's current situation and their ambitious plans to breathe life into several classic attractions. Click here to continue reading

Dreamworld CEO discusses simulator attraction, future roller coasters and competing with Village Roadshow In the second part of our chat with Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson, we talk a new simulator attraction for the park's cinema, his thoughts on DC Rivals HyperCoaster and how the park hopes to compete. Click here to continue reading

^Please, please, please let it be a flying theatre attraction! Basically Soarin' over Australia. Perfect fit for Dreamworld and the old cinema location.

This.

Hi there have been reading these forums for a really long time but I have only have had the courage to start posting. I think this will be a great precinct for kids but I don't think this is the right spot being in an area populated by thrill rides.

Craig’s comments in the interview where he says unless the engineering assessment shows the ride will last another 10 years or they won’t proceed, for me, is the nail in the coffin for the ride. That would put it at what, 41 years old in a decade. I wouldn’t go on it now, let alone in another 10 years

So, having read this now there's a couple of observations on my part; If the conscious decision has been to take a hit on the presentation of the park while attendance is down; what would the conscious decision have been had the events at TRR not transpired? Many restuarants when trade is down go into what I would term a 'death spiral' whereby they cut back on staff numbers and/or food quality to reduce operating costs until trade improves, but that trade never improves because poor service and food exacerbate the operating conditions. I would wonder whether Dreamworld is in the same condition - trade is down because of consumer confidence; so the strategy is to present a park that looks tired and unpolished? Yeah, I'm confused. The Mine Ride is something that has been talked about in earnest since 2015 - but somehow we don't yet know the state of the structure of the ride, nor what sort of lifespan or ROI it might offer? Sorry, that just doesn't sound reasonable. I keep hearing all of this "part of our history" talk at Dreamworld and am starting to wonder what the heck is going on. So far we have talked about the Mine Ride (1988), Log Ride (1981), Wipeout (1993) explicitly. Are we operating a museum or a theme park here? The 'Big 9' are now HWSW (1995), Buzzsaw (2011), MDMC (2007), Pandamonium (2012), Tail Spin (2014), The Claw (2004), The Giant Drop (1998), TOTII (1997), Wipeout (1993). Average year? 2003. How about we stop worrying about the history for just a moment and wonder about the future? What do we want it to look like? I doubt five years from now anybody is going to be heralding the resurrection of the Mine Ride (and little else since that time) as what's set the park up for success for the next decade. It's great that they will be looking at fixing up a mess of pathways and removing SBNO infrastructure - but what good is that when areas of the park are crying out for basics like lightbulbs and paint?

Why suddenly cameras are not good enough for the LogRide? Every other flume ride in the world can sort it out and not have a problem, why can’t DW? Even though the tunnels have been a dog’s breakfast for a long time, DW has once again gone the cheapest option. This is not the DW people want! Spend some bloody money and sort out the mess you have created. You cannot fix this with a bandaid.

Even if you can save it why the hell would you @pushbutton? The ride was crap. After the TTR incident DW shouldn't be staying away from thrill rides they should stay away from in-house rides.

DW keep going and remove this outdated pile of rubble that you want to call a coaster. DW should've bulldozed it instead of wasting their money.

Update on that “amazing” temporary attraction Good to see the fencing has changed to Dreamworld’s current marketing campaign UPDATE: Markings for this Ferris wheel have been completed Will check on RHLR soon

Not much to be removed now

Never heard “don’t knock it down” from me. Or from many on this platform for that matter. The reality is that the rough, uncomfortable and overwhelmingly blah ride of over a decade ago has simply been replaced in its idle state by nostalgia seekers by some ‘Disney-Esque’ themed dark coaster in their mind. A decade ago this coaster rode like a poor mans SDSC. A decade ago. The money spent to pull that mish-mash of a mountain (which literally looked like there was no structural or architectural rhyme or reason to its interior construction) would have been better spent being saved in favour of a wrecking ball...

Honestly, I'm just glad Dreamworld are starting to become more transparent with the public.

Seems like the new kids precinct will be themed to Trolls. As stated in the parkz article - "Their first new addition in this space is an area under construction in the far corner of Dreamworld's Ocean Parade area. "I can tell you it will be a precinct aimed at little kids. It'll be a really cool activation of one of their brands. "The attraction is yet another that relies on licensed brands, which Mr Davidson believes is a key strategy for Dreamworld. "Ultimately licensing and simulation I think is a really good place for us to be in the short term."

He seems like a decent bloke but you can only do as much as your given the funds to do. I think he's on the right path but any additional money would be accelerant in terms of growth. They don't have to do a DC Rivals, but dark rides and general continued sprucing up would go a long way. Ultimately, would be great if Ardent could get a partner that is loaded.

Hopfully a soaring attraction. That would be a great attraction for them to get.

Come on @pushbutton It's right twice a day.

The back of house pathways are on the park map so technically it's not trespassing.

So much land around the old Mine Ride. They could build a bigger indoor/outdoor coaster to replace it. Why do they want to open a 30 year old ride that was built at the same time as another ride that killed 4 people?

I don't think I've ever been on it. I certainly don't remember it. It looks very ordinary though, to say the least. They should have just put a bulldozer through it at the same time as the rest of the demolition is done. They've also had a whole year to plan a fantastic new attraction to replace it.

Spoke to Craig last Thursday? Approximately how many minutes elapsed between hitting the 'publish' button on the (spot-on) article and the phone ringing? One might think you struck a nerve.

Hahahahahahahahaha. This is DW we are talking about PUSH who currently have the niche of self-destructing.

Food for thought, If the move away from thrills rides is indeed due to the negative stigma they may bring due to the accident, let’s remember TRR was a family ride..

@themagician I think another reason why they are not going for the thrill market as they know how costly it would be for them to compete with movie world. So they are going a different route.

Not at all. I'm just proud of the parks (Movie World especially) and think they deserve to be maintained in top condition. I didn't feel strongly enough about any of these little issues to bother guest services (and I very much doubt they could do anything about them if I had), but it's surely a discussion worth having on here.

Look out MW Push is on the Warpath today! In all honesty, have you been to GS today to tell them about your gripes? A clock not working, a cable in an area that is so dark that only you noticed it and now a bit of chipped paint? Sounds more like someone got out of the wrong side of bed this morning 😁

Think it is safe to say the cable will be hidden tomorrow

Bit disappointed they aren't running a second train on weekends. But hey, that's not surprising either...

TPG has just posted on her blog that she was informed today that Scooby theming will NOT be installed/updated in this maintenance period, it is just a standard annual maintenance cycle of the ride that is occurring. Ride theming will remain as is (i.e. non-existant) for now...

@Minions! If you have an opinion on something why not say something instead of hiding in a dark ally? Haha, looks like I've upset a couple of DW sheep.

You’re missing the point @themagician. The ride has been down for a year and DW has had a great opportunity to totally revamp the ride. Instead of spending any money on the ride all DW has achieved is making the experience more shit. This is Ardent management all over. “Let’s stick the Vintage cars in the middle of nowhere with nothing to look out”. “Let’s reduce the hours of the Vintage because nobody rides it now”. “We have received all these koalas from the new Coomera Town Centre, I know let’s stick them in the Vintage Cars and call it a new experience”. As for the Mine Ride. Total waste of funds and will not achieve any growth in people coming to DW.

There's more to theme parks than thrill rides! If they do what they say they will and they do it well, it could be fantastic.

Looks like that Indiana Jones coaster from Disneyland - they just need to add a temple and some vines and they'll be set.