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I think this is the case - 7 News has been the only news outlet I've seen report it & the media have been keeping an eye on these forums lately. Unless someone can show that other media outlets received the same statement at the same time 7 News got it, that's what I think is the case. No, it doesn't:

I'm going to say DW might still have plans for a new Eureka Mountain Mine Ride but the original ride & mountain theming as it is will be demolished when Thunder River Rapids is removed.

In the 90cm section, it says: There is more text at the 80cm section but it is too small to read. Given it is a rather 'permanent' sign, I now gather Rocky Hollow Log Ride is going to be closed for a lengthy period of time (at least until after the summer holidays) - but I'm still not going to rule it out as permanently closed just yet.

There was a waterfall near the Billabong Buffet Restaurant railway station. I don't know if it still operates but wouldn't that have the same purpose as the Rocky Hollow fountain? If it doesn't operate, maybe time to turn it back on?

There are no height restrictions for Rocky Hollow Log Ride.

Remember: DW & Whitewater World are now combined so posting separate attendances makes no difference. It only shows which park people preferred entering first, which prior to 11:30am was DW. 10 days notice of re-opening isn't exactly enough time to allow interstate & international visitors to prepare a DW visit - it is enough time for locals though who probably are regular visitors to the park & make up a bulk of their visitation. DW CEO stated he didn't know what to expect. So they weren't making any expectations or having any anticipations. To answer your question though, I think DW will most likely recover and 2000 people today I think is pretty good considering how much wasn't opened. The true test will be post-Boxing Day & when everything (minus Thunder River Rapids) has opened.

2019 may seem a while but remember, there already is 'an exciting new attraction' coming to Sea World Resort's former Water Park area. The vacant & re-claimed land near the former location of Sea Viper & Pirate Ship is still to be utilised too. It could be a 3 stage plan - one new attraction in each location per year culminating in Viking Revenge's replacement. I disagree. Why would they have scheduled a 5 month maintenance period for it next year otherwise? The decision was probably made suddenly in the past few weeks. Given how complex the ride's removal looks to be, it's plenty of time to allow the removal to be done carefully but like I said above, we could see a couple of new attractions being installed in other locations prior to 2019. Just wait & see - after recent years of development including Nickelodeon Land - a multi-million dollar redevelopment involving new rides - & COTD last year as well as Storm Coaster & Seal Harbour in 2013, maybe SW just wasn't ready to commit financially to new projects yet & now that time to commit has arrived?

Given it's the same fencing as around Thunder River Rapids, maybe (like others have suggested) DW just put it up to ensure no one gets confused between the 2 rides?

I'm not saying the hypercoaster will have 1 train if that's what you're thinking. I'm just saying 1 train consists of maximum 28 or 34 seats. Unless you're thinking 28/34 seats per train is too much or too little?

I know no guests use Whitewater World's conveyor belts but the park does have them.

Looking at the area on Google Earth, it is too sharp a new corner for a train to make unless it went under the GD queue, which according to the park map, doesn't. But I agree with what @Theme Park Girl said. Correction @SunshineTom: ABC said a DW spokesperson said nearly 2000 people entered both DW & Whitewater World by 11:30am. The average daily attendance of both parks + SkyPoint is approximately 6000 people so today's attendance (as of 11:30am) of DW & Whitewater World is a third of an average day of all 3 businesses. Looking at @westical's photo, I believe this is the amount of the car park taken up, which equates to approximately 370 cars on a rough estimate.

If that was the reason, a lot of slides at Whitewater World would be closed too.

This is a great read from the Gold Coast Bulletin: 'Gold Coast staff work to return Dreamworld to happy place after ride tragedy' I'm assuming this is a typo or misinformation though?:

From the Gold Coast Bulletin: I gather this means Stage 2 is completed for today's re-opening?

According to the Gold Coast Bulletin, it's a 2.4 metre high wall: Also, DW CEO on Thunder River Rapids' future: Lastly, surely they could have just replaced the map?:

From the Sydney Morning Herald: ...so Boxing Day opening? Or does he mean next year?

Mack Rides updated their website so the answer to the 1st question of the poll, no one got correct as Mack Rides added a new 'Hyper Coaster' product webpage to their website. This is separate to their 'Mega Coaster' product. Mack Rides also released a new Product Portfolio. Some interesting things to note: In their previous Product Portfolio, 'Launch' & 'Mega' coasters were combined thus raising the possibility of a launched 'Mega' coaster. They've now separated 'Mega' & 'Launch' and put 'Mega' with the newly-added 'Hyper Coaster' product. The 'Hyper' & 'Mega' coaster product descriptions do not mention launches at all - only lift hills - so a lift hill now seems guaranteed on the new MW hypercoaster. 1 train = no more than 28 or 34 seats (the 'Hyper Coaster' webpage & the Product Portfolio give different figures) Their trains can be themed.

Don't forget about 'freedom of the press'. Just because DW will try to make things look good doesn't mean the media will report it that way.

Why stop at Mammoth Falls? On that logic, we might as well speculate about FlowRider & SkyCoaster too as they are also in indefinite maintenance.

Just in case anyone thinks the inclusion of Vintage Cars, Giant Drop etc. to Town Of Gold Rush is new, it isn't. The Town Of Gold Rush for quite some time has included Vintage Cars, Rocky Hollow Log Ride & Giant Drop despite the distance and clear disconnection of the rides from the original area. Here's the old park map if anyone wants to see all the differences. There's quite a lot of changes that you wouldn't notice - one notable change that no one I think has mentioned is that the Ride Express virtual queueing system has disappeared from the park map despite the rides the system utilises still being listed on the park map (Ride Express is 'not currently available for sale' though). Also, I noticed the 'Big 9 Thrill Rides' branding disappeared from the park map too despite the rides still being listed on the park map. Is this a possible future permanent change in branding? In good news, at least Eureka Mountain is still on the park map (but the external tracks have been enclosed)! Regarding Rocky Hollow Log Ride, whilst it has disappeared from the park map, I wouldn't rule it out as been permanently closed yet. Unlike Viking's Revenge, Rocky Hollow Log Ride has no rides nearby making it difficult to replace. Maybe DW has then decided to give it a full replacement from a proper ride manufacturer & such a new look for the ride that warranted a temporary removal from the park map? If that ends up being the case, at least it makes DW look even more busy & popular when the media are there.

Sad to hear about Viking's Revenge but I think we are going to see the ride SBNO for a long time: So until Storm Coaster & Spongebob 3D are put on the maintenance webpage (or for the latter's case, announced as permanenty closed too), Viking's Revenge will be SBNO. I'm not sure which VR you're referring to but I think MW's VR isn't an in-house design but DW's is.

That would make MW no different to DW. MW rides need to have a clear link to a movie franchise. In regards to not being themed to a movie, if you didn't see it earlier, check out my post about possible theming of the hypercoaster to a video game - it's possible.

Whilst it seems the case most of the time & is logical, it isn't always the case: Lethal Weapon (Lethal Weapon 4 - movie released 2.5 years after coaster opens - already well-known franchise too - Lethal Weapon 3 released 3.5 years before coaster opens) Superman Escape (Superman Returns - movie released 6 months after coaster opens) Arkham Asylum: Shock Thearpy (Batman: Arkham Asylum - coaster opened 2.5 years after video game released) Lethal Weapon 4 features a Chinatown so I assumed the movie might have been linked to the coaster somehow (like POTC). Superman Returns was released the year after (2006) SE opened (2005) so movies in 2018 should be considered if the hypercoaster opens in 2017. Remember, video games should also be considered too now particularly after AA. Looking at Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment's upcoming video games, they mainly consist the following franchises: Lego, Injustice, Batman & Game Of Thrones. I've left the Injustice 2 trailer below because it's worth considering: Reading the plot from various sources (including the original video game), it would suit VR too & create a new precinct next to the existing Justice League area. It'd be awkward if the rollercoaster was based on that video game the entire time & it went over all our heads (Injustice 2 was announced in early-June this year).

Yeah if merchandise losses are insignificant then they might as well start selling completely new merchandise. I just thought merchandise would be a bit expensive particularly if sales are slow (but it's definitely not the most expensive thing in the park to manage).

I do hope they fix the bug. I was looking forward to trying the AA VR next time I visited MW.