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Coaster had its first full run late this afternoon. Photo is a screenshot from a video a lady shared with me this afternoon

Sorry couldn't stick around but looks like a full circuit might be on the cards today? 20210908_121947.mp4

Was just leaving the park and saw some more testing. Looks like some dudes (possibly from here) attaching a camera to the train. Pov coming soon ?! 20210908_120514.mp4

If we're going down the road of bastardising things, just go full hog and get the train from the Brisbane Myer Centre to do laps around the park.

Trains on BD were going around the track today, performing hazard checks without the launches. Bar is being used to make sure near-misses are indeed misses XD

Perhaps Dreamworld needs to consider a French style VAL rubber tyre metro with driverless operation as the correct mode to deal with the grades?

Yep......I think we are getting somewhere!!

@Slick your AA video is a perfect example of this. It was such a rough coaster and you managed to capture one of the smoothies POVs I’ve seen And I know you did quite a few at DW too, so I’d like to think they’ve have you back to capture one for ST. Unfortunately based off your posts the other day, that doesn’t seem likely

In this awesome shot, you can see the themed detail in the train which is pretty cool. @Slick looks like they’re just using a mounted GoPro to film the POV

Cheers Jagg!

Haha I didn’t even realise the post I replied to was that old. Shows how long since I opened this thread as it was the post it jumped to when I click the button to the left of the post.

The burrow and new exhibit space opened today. Photos courtesy of VRTP C&E

Don’t believe everything your sources tell you.

At this time, it might be easier to add a standard footer to your post.😂

@New display name this source is actually reliable. They said they are hoping for today if preliminary tests (which was what we saw earlier today) go well

WWW also had a token dabble at the start but I think it got to hard for them.

Spot on for me as well. Perfect Storm is probably at the moment the best themed and wel presented slide in Australia for mine. The added elements of the the 2 smaller funnels really builds the anticipation of the main event- having the first funnel open air then the second enclosed and the main funnel also enclosed and with all the audio visual effects makes for a brilliant exciting ride that is very rerideable. There is a reason that the line for The Perfect Storm is always longer than the Funnel Web....

Perfect storm, Not the standard cookie-cutter layout and includes visual/audio inside the main funnel. The fact this main funnel is enclosed also is a great addition as I feel you get “lost” within the moment. My honourable mentions are Funnel Web at Jamberoo, T5 at RWS and The Green Room at WWW.

That's basically a Vekoma Boomerang layout that you only get to do one-way - so therefore twice as bad!

I think the lap bar ones are fine, the OTSR design is crappy (Taller riders in particular struggle) But yeah I agree Eurofighters/Infinity coasters can be so hit and miss....You can ride Takabisha and it's superb, you can ride Abyss and it's OK. You can ride Karnan and hear that either its a masterpiece or a pile of junk. So IDK maybe its hard to calibrate the wheel shims on them or something, leading to a lot of variability between parks, and even cars on the same ride. I mean I'm happy with what we got. I've noticed with a lot of the custom eurofighters for tight sites, yes the layout "works" but it's often a bit uninspired. I mean have a look at the one proposed for Glenwood Caverns. Pretty basic and short design IMO. In my view, some Eurofighters are bascially glorified Pinfari looper or loopscrews, but with a vertical drop. Big Dipper I feel has a reasonably interesting design, and is probably better than what Gerstlauer would have come up with for the plot.

Hold my beer and watch this.... looks like something out of Action Park. lol

ooooo, i like that.

I think the hot racer is by far the better move, despite the fact it will probably be a shorter ride (lifthills and all). Disclaimer that I haven't ridden one, but nearly all of them have a large part of the population that find them uncomfortable to ride, where I just don't think Intamin will have that problem.

So glad to read that my idea might actually have legs.

Cheers man for the kind words! I'd definitely to come in as an enthusiast aka OurWorlds aka an industry commentator.

The fence at the entrance path now has some cladding on it.

Yeah I have it on good authority that the original plans for the 3rd Big Dipper at Luna Park was going to be a custom designed Gerstlauer Eurofighter. It would have utilised the Tumblebug slab and also ventured out behind Coney and then back again. It would have been , through necessity, a unique layout. There is a POV and animation video of this ride in existence which I have yet to view. The Intamin Hot Racer was selected late in the planning and I guess the reasons for its selection would definitely include noise suppression versus the Eurofighter,which having a chain lift , would be fairly loud. I am sure that a custom Eurofighter at Luna Park would have been a great ride experience but I am pretty chuffed that the park opted for the worlds first and very unique single rail launched coaster. Many of the rides that eventually made selection have also slightly changed , both in name and theming. The original planning for the rides definitely had greater theming aspects tied in with the 9 new rides and dare I say, in my opinion, superior names. The theming involved , whilst not overly extensive, is definitely a step up from what we are actually getting and hearkens back to the 95 incarnation and the use of bridges. I am thinking that money and expense is what has curtailed these elements back from initial planning and we must not forget that LPS has put in a significant $30 million investment for the 9 rides it is adding. What is being added is appropriate for a boardwalk style amusement park but of course, the theming and added bridges to each ride are certainly sorely missed.

@JobeThanks for finding my frog.

I do agree there is a juggling act, so I know it's not realistic to ask for a heavily themed attraction but a bit more than what Jamberoo do wouldn’t break the bank. Blue Lagoon only worked because it was themed. The slides were garbage.

Australian water parks are always nasty to look at.