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Saw one of the Trains on the track today getting moved into the maintenance room!

Haha yes!

The path is complete It’s looking pretty tight through here for the train Shading being installed A really nice wall separates the queue from viewing the launch And some battens have been added to the control booth for ‘theming’

My worries were we would just get the generic trains, those worries turned out to be true... It doesn't really make sense to have a racing/car-themed coaster in your 1920's Boardwalk Theme Park, especially when the queue enters through a Taj-Mahal inspired structure.

Oh no, they forgot to include 'Next Generation'!

Probably got a deal when they bought the new Roadrunner sign

Nothing appears to have changed, but they’ve rebuilt the facade next to it

RR bringing back the 80's I'm sorry but this is what I see when I look at the trian

@themagicianbringing in the goods as always. Cheers mate! 🍻 Will be interesting to see how this visually connects with the rest of the park from the highway once built.

For me it's not necessarily that it isn't themed, it's just that it is themed to a car for some reason. Even if it was just a nice red colour or something that would be better than this weird look. I would argue where Big Dipper is going to be located is the best themed area of the entire park:

Here is some of today’s FY21 Ardent presentation

Walking through the park today I noticed something was different. And I am very excited to be bringing this exclusive update to you all. After over 12 years, the old Hollywood Stunt Driver posters have finally updated.

Apparently WWF is getting new boats/lap bars for each individual

So the snake over the queue is inside out.🤣

Guess I should have done, just didn't want to toot my own horn too much, so to speak. Oh well... toot toot!

Something I noticed during the testing was they have added some sound effects/audio of road runner as the train leaves and arrives at the station and ascends up the lift hill. I believe there was porky pig and maybe another character who did announcements

A more permanent fence is being constructed

Train was in testing today. And who’s ready to see the most disappointing attraction entrance sign we’ve seen from MW?

>Gets $70m loan from government >Reports $83m loss Whoops

I’d say they’re not going to put anymore money on major capex until Steel Taipan has made some money for the park. Whilst fiscally sound and prudent in theory, it demonstrates a lack of understanding about the current climate and the nature of the industry. That is to say, theme parks require constant investment, it’s an unavoidable reality, and in a post-Covid world, everyone’s buying rides, lead times are getting longer and the longer you wait the longer you’re back behind the eight ball to recovery - again.

I'm reading they are looking at rides for the future but haven't locked anything in. Also if you read the part about the hotel, Ardent haven't locked anyone in yet for that project either.

To continue the boardwalk theme you could play on some retro designs of old boardwalk trams. Could even have some silly story around it where the trams have been repurposed to give you the fastest and tallest tour of Sydney's iconic harbour.

I found it interesting that they pick out that their major attraction count has been "right-sized for current demand" during a pandemic with international and domestic border restrictions, when we are talking about permanently closing attractions rather than mothballing them. I'd imagine some parks would enhance their major attraction count to generate demand (and, to be fair, they talk in those terms of Steel Taipan), but this just reads like Dreamworld-speak for "achieving the average by lowering the average". The document seems littered with examples of them talking out of both sides of their mouth.

The new trains for Road Runner are in testing stages already now...

Pretty sure there;s 2 trains with the other one being identical but red

@OgreMagicyou should upload your other video you took of the works currently going on.👍

The train is literally full on racing deco. Exhaust pipes, grille and everything. It's like this coaster is in an identity crisis as to what it wants to be themed. Hopefully there's another train that I don't know about because capacity is going to be steaming garbage with just 1 train

Taken on Monday. The basic structures for the Gatsby and Shazam facades are (were?) still up. A few construction workers were around but couldn't see much else!

I've been thinking about how I feel about this event today and this is where I'm at about it... I think it's a great idea on paper. If I were an exec I don't think i'd realistically do too much different, the continuing of the premium selection of unique foods is great, live bands is great, showbags, sure, gotta make money, the farmyard, well, marketing something they took away as brand new sure is a vibe, right? I think really what has the potential to let it down is the execution. These days local shopping centres throw as much energy and money (if not more) into seasonal events like these. If Westfield said they were doing live bands, farmyard animals and some pop-up stands it's pretty par for the course. Then you throw in the fact that a lot of these premium foods will be in the Troll's area, a walled in patch of astroturf that's devoid of personality or, heaven forbid, theming, and the concern then will be that it'll miss the mark. If they're opening up the Farmyard again, why not re-open the rivertown restaurant as a nice place to drink a beer and eat some of the premium foods on the way to the farmyard? I'd love to have a beer on the balcony upstairs. You get people out of that concentrated hub that's now Ocean Parade and it's a great use of existing amenities that are lot better than being walled in by spring time facades that scream nothing Dreamworld and everything phoned in. I'd do the same again for the farmyard itself, there's a brilliant space between the farmyard and the river you could pop a few tables in and then make that another place for food and beverages to thrive. Get. People. Moving. Around. The. Park. @Richard may inevitably hide this section (which I can respect, it's his site after all) but I feel it's worth sharing that when it comes to larger parks, we almost always share press releases on the site. But Parkz (or OurWorlds for that matter) didn't receive a press release today. When it comes to the forums, we share our opinions not because we hate one park over another but because, like so many, we're passionate about the industry and want to see those in it succeed.

Well without getting political, I think the progress that’s been shown is exciting none the less! Always nice to have something to look forward too during times like this

I think I can see it.

Courtesy of Dreamworld - Remembering the Golden Years.. we have a train being lifted onto the tracks

In all honesty, Sydney is a bit of a shitshow. I know some are very much eager to get updates of this coaster, but just let it be - you'll get to ride it... someday (only if a CERTAIN part of the population wrap their heads around the idea that anti-lockdown protests ≠ no more lockdown). Perhaps somehow getting in touch with a construction worker who's keen to send updates could work (by all means, don't stand outside the fence and yell for their numbers 💀)? Just don't take my word for it, Sydney had the chance to avoid this mess.

Did Movie World get a great deal with a sign printer or somethign? Why are they replacing their old 3D signs with these new flat ones...