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Not sure if it has been previously discussed, but the excuse for Coasterlife's visit to Luna Park goes as follows (response posted from TikTok):

Massive crowds outside DW

Hmm....local councilor and advocate for North Sydney- ironically he lists on his website as wanting to "save" Luna Park as part of the community engagement. What a load of BS. I am betting he has been contacted by some of the rich , entitled , self indulgent and selfish nearby residents who are tyring to stir up trouble. They do not have a leg to stand on and the park has complied with every government requirement under the amended Luna Park act. They are well within the letter of the law and the residents nor this bloke can do much other than grandstanding. I reckon he can f*!k right off.

100%. It seems people are not aware of the amended LPS act. Once again people stirring the pot. Sydney will need LPS when we get out of lockdown. Look at parks around the world, entertainment is needed and desired by so many.

They could definitely expand Dreamworks (or whatever it becomes) and add a couple flats there because they are on the same ground level. Maybe they could fill in the train tunnel and level that whole area out so it isn’t so up and down. And then instead of the tunnel you just have a railway crossing. This would also mean they would need to tidy up the back of ABC kids world, because the back of those old buildings are a mess. Probably expensive work to do all that, but if they want to make good use and value of the land they’ve got, some reworking needs to be done

As much of an eyesore as that building is, I wouldn't be mad if they gutted it, and kept it for now with the ambition of putting a dark ride in there down the track. Edit: just had a look on maps, that building is way smaller than I realised. Could just about put a flat ride in there

Repair work happening on the building that has been kept. And more soil and plants have arrived.

So it's just a halfpipe?

Here’s a potato quality screenshot from the teaser

I can attest to the safety systems - when opened, the Wonderland rapids ride (an intamin model) had guard towers installed all around the course, fitted with loudspeakers and staffed by ride operators who could tell riders to sit down, and to contact the control room if an incident occurred. Later, and with improvements in technology, the ride was retrofitted with surveillance cameras that covered every inch of the ride, and could be monitored by one operator, while other staff assisted with loading and unloading. On quiet days, the operator manning the control panel could also control load and unload. the automation built into the ride by then was huge. The control logic that operated the conveyor belt and loading gates was failsafe. Sensors were mounted along the conveyor to track the location of the rafts, and more sensors in the unload and load area ensured raft separation. The conveyor stopped and started based on the ride control logic, rather than running full speed all day. So - the absence of lifeguards around the course does not mean it was unsafe, although I don't know enough about this specific installation to guarantee the camera and logic systems were adequate, i'm just offering the fact that there may have been a very reasonable explanation for the absence of physical lifeguards. It's ok - it was made private because they sold it to news outlets so you can now view it on any of a number of news outlets websites and social pages. It was a little disturbing with audio, without it, there isn't much graphic about it except for an upturned raft - so if you want to see for yourself how it looked post-flip, but don't want to be disturbed, turn off the sound. After reading all i've read on this incident and now seeing the footage, it's down to one of two causes (IN MY OPINION) - either the bladder was underinflated, and caused it to snag and somehow flip, OR someone was playing silly buggers in the raft, potentially stood up and overbalanced the raft at a key tipping point on the ride. I'm not casting blame on the park or the riders, i'm just saying in my opinion these are the two possibilities. Given the ride had been closed for months, and it had only just had an inspection the day prior, and just reopened, if it was down to inflation, my guess is the rafts were all pressured up, the inspection checked, and a slow leak lead to the deflation post-inspection. It's unlikely a slow leak would have been detected that quickly. I do recall in the dreamworld inquest that leaking tubes were discussed, and it was a case of reinflating each day to correct pressures to keep them 'normal' - but that takes daily inspections to know which ones need to be watched - and since this was the first day reopening, maintenance probably hadn't yet identified rafts were leaking... I feel its a lot about reopening parks that haven't operated for some time, without rigorously and thoroughly ensuring that everything is in A1 condition because (at least in some areas) nobody has ever shut down the parks for this long before

Yeah - the youtube comments section doesn't help his case either. I was prepared to give the benefit of the doubt for the photos like the other guy who lives local, but the video crossing the bridge, the gerstlauer hat, the braggadocio... This is a pretty blatant case of 'fuck it, i'll do what I want'. I know the rules haven't changed, only extended, so if you couldn't go 4 days ago, and you couldn't go 1 day ago, what changed to make today any different? Not to mention that the harbour bridge post was taken from the passenger seat of a car, meaning there's a second person potentially breaching the rules too (and at least one responsible adult who should know better). And worst of all, given the social channels with a presence on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube under the same name as your Parkz username, in my opinion this comes across as shameless promotion of your own brand than purely enthusiast-motivated construction updates... but thats opinion, and i'm no Mod so i'll leave it up to the relevant authorities...

It wasn't too bad. It's a good level of detail for the general guest, to build interest in the ride. And it's more than was ever done for DC Rivals, and I'm interested to see what comes in the next video.

Aww, but I liked hitting a brick wall at speed...

Dreamworld have posted a great video, part 1 of a 5 part series on Steel Taipan. https://fb.watch/v/1jUNzbgBs/ Production quality is mint, much better than anything they have produced in years. It’s great to see them embracing the ride rather than ignoring it.

So no more tooth chipper?

A really excellent decision to extend, it’s been such a wonderful event, I hope some of the things stay (expanded Looney Tunes characters for example)

I went on Doomsday 4 times yesterday (first time my son was tall enough and it was open) and as mechanical and structured as the ride is, its a 1 trick pony. Not much more it can do really except maybe an additional spin each way. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the length of Doomsday. Load and unload of Doomsday only takes forever due to the seating layout. An additional 2 ops would halve the time.