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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.

I can find a shadow for each object (except the bus) - some shadows though I think are hidden by some objects, the framework & the shadow caused by the main Tornado itself. I agree that it doesn't exactly 'prove' it - I just didn't think Jamberoo would go to the effort & cost of producing that image when theming installation would be so close to completion. That image was also only published yesterday I believe too. I think that's part of the point of the analogy - Wet 'n' Wild Sydney has had lots of problems/complaints while Jamberoo rarely does. Traditional theme park rides like rollercoasters & flat rides etc. were the same until the 1950's when elaborate themes started to be added to them. Personally, I like the addition of themes to waterslides. I've always wished they did that too (but without getting rid of Bobsled) particularly if it begun with a ProSlide SkyBOX at the summit.

Thanks @YLFATEEKS but I did say 'Disneyland alone' would require 30 hectares (based off the Anaheim park & excluding DCA). I know they need loads more land if they want to add a shopping district/hotel (11 hectares), another Disney park (approx. 30 hectares again), car parks (depending on demand) & to keep other tourist operators away (I have no clue how much this would be). @AlexB, I know all that (except that Disneyland sizes have varied - I just based the size off the original): I was just pointing out that you just can't buy random pieces of land & assume Disneyland would fit in it just because you bought enough hectares. All the pieces of land would need to form a square large enough to fit a 'Disneyland circle' & any additional park logistics/support in it. Whilst each Disneyland worldwide has subtle differences, the general public would treat them as the same. Whilst all Disneylands have been, according to you, built in 'the middle of nowhere', they are still near (40km or less from) significant urban areas, which allows ease of travel & transportation/accommodation options. I was being literal in saying 'middle of nowhere'. I can imagine Disney building a 'Disneyland Sydney' near Badgery's Creek or a 'Disneyland Melbourne' near Werribee or a 'Disneyland Gold Coast' near Murwillumbah.

Source?

Here you go (I've based it on the former Market Place exit theming but I've got no clue if that former theming will return when construction is complete or if the design I've added is even remotely accurate):

Even though the Gold Coast is Australia's theme park hub, I'd say Sydney currently because it has the most populated significant urban area but given Melbourne is predicted to be more populated than Sydney in the future, Melbourne might be a better long-term goal for Disney. You'd need about 30 hectares of land for Disneyland alone - Songcheng's land in Nerang is bigger than that by about 10 hectares so yes, there is space for it. Disneyland is circular in shape so the shape of the land lot would also need to be taken into account to ensure it fits a perfect circle in. Expansions to include a shopping district/hotel would require about an extra 11 hectares more and then add any extra needed land for car parks. The land I'm sure is there somewhere. Currently, Australia would be lucky to get just Disneyland so to get anything like an adjunct shopping district or hotel in the near future, Disney would probably build Disneyland near a hotel/shopping district or work with 3rd parties (like Scentre Group & Best Western) to build their own hotel/shopping district on nearby land that Disney leases to them and when Disney is ready, end the lease & buy the buildings off the 3rd parties so they could run the shopping district/hotel themselves. If not, we'll just have to wait until Disney finds enough finances or thinks it's a worthy extra investment in Australia to proceed with from scratch. Disney has had something in Australia already - their Disney Store retail chain appeared in 16 locations across Australia between 1992 & 2003. Disneyland would probably help the theme park industry in Australia. The USA survives with Six Flags & Universal etc. after all. Disneyland isn't exactly known for it's thrill rides (MW), waterslides (WNW) or marine creatures (SW) too. DW would only suffer mildly as it was designed with Disneyland in mind & does have some family-friendly rides but it still offers different experiences to Disneyland. Disneyland is a more family-friendly version of DW (minus the water park + wildlife) so it would probably fit right in amongst the Gold Coast theme parks. Outside the Gold Coast, it wouldn't affect any of the smaller theme parks as they are unique in their own way & offer different experiences. Disneyland would just be the stand out attraction. Universal Studios would probably be a very good rival for MW but I can't see them affecting DW at all - DW is too family-friendly compared to Universal Studios. Why would you travel somewhere for a complete replica of something that is in your own country? Disneyland is near identical everywhere it is built around the world. No one from the USA, Europe or Asia would travel to an Australian Disneyland just because it is in Australia. It's like Australians travelling to Asia to visit a near-identical DW. Given Hong Kong is the closest place with a Disneyland to Australia, the only countries whose people would visit an Australian Disneyland are Australia, NZ, PNG, Indonesia & any Pacific Ocean island nations like Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu etc. No, we wouldn't & Disney would never build in the middle of nowhere. They would build somewhere near a highly populated area with transportation links, ease of travel & lots of nearby accommodation. It lessens costs for them (building in the middle of nowhere might mean building & operating their own airport, rail line or upgrading long stretches of roads as well as building a very large hotel) whilst keeping costs low for the consumer so they can spend big at Disneyland. Imagine them building Disneyland in Kiwirrkurra. Would you pay for a ticket to go to Disneyland there? Along with paying for transport, accommodation as well as trying to figure out how to & how long it will take to get there?

Yes, I'm serious: This is part of a photo from Jamberoo's website: Top circle: The bus & utility pole theming on the grass waiting installation. The Model T Ford ute theming is already installed on The Perfect Storm's main Tornado. Middle circle: The outhouse theming waiting installation. Bottom circle: The cow theming waiting installation.

If you're thinking the bus is photoshopped in, it isn't. The image looks very photoshopped but I've seen more images that proves it is all real theming.

I'd think they would have just immediately stopped production on the previous merchandise & immediately begin producing new merchandise but continue selling the existing merchandise until it's sold out regardless if Thunder River Rapids is on it. Otherwise, they will be losing money from investing in merchandise that will never be purchased. It might take a while for the new merchandise to appear on the shelves too - I got DW souvenirs that feature Thunderbolt on it and I visited the park for the 1st time 9 months after it closed (and 2 months after it got removed).

@GoGoBoy, if that is The Perfect Storm fully completed, they got to make it heaps darker than that! Especially if they want the lighting effects to be seen in their full glory! True but this is what they mean: Stage 2 of 4 - Ride/Attraction 3 of 7. Also: The Perfect Storm, I believe, has been completed (check out that theming!)... ... as Jamberoo launches a new television commercial for the peak summer season: GIF/YouTube video from Jamberoo Action Park's website/YouTube channel.

Stage 2 actually just finished. Stage 1 consisted of both Funnel Web & Banjo's Billabong. So for what I think Stage 3 will consist of - basing it on what Jamberoo has said so far - it will be Koala Creek & Platypus River next year.