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I was just thinking if this was DW I would assume they where replacing the tyres on the MDMC.

Another car hit today at MW

They can be extended if you apply before they run out. Council would be very keen to get a start date if an extension was granted. If an BA has lapsed as in this case more the 3 years then council would ask for a new application. Reports written for the application would be not be current and would have to be reproduced to current requirements. I have also heard the rumours for accommodation for the parks and I have heard a lot of rumours of late of accommodation being built on Saganto drive for the parks.

AlexB a DA approval only last two years. If nothing has started within that time frame than a new application needs to be lodged. WWW application would have also lapsed by now for stage 3. The application for stage 3 at WWW would of cost around 40000 dollers, being my best guess.

Yep all 4 mags stolen.

A family came out of MW today to find there car like this.

The company that Dreamworld has to do there approvals seem to take along time to notify council. If you look up the bz or big brother house you will see by the dates on pdonline would not line up. I last looked around one week ago and nothing was up for the big brother house but I know that construction has already started on it. Might even be that Dreamworld has told the company they use not to send the information on to council to stop us finding out lol. . Justice league is there you just have to know where to look. Sometimes when looking for this stuff you have to think like the person who updated the system. For example some approvals for Dreamworld you can find if you look up Dreamworld. If you look up Ardent Leisure you will find other approvals for Dreamworld that does not mention Dreamworld at all. I think it comes down to what the person at the time writes on the application. If you look up Dreamworld it has the new town centre under it but we all know Dreamworld does not own that land and it should be under Westfield. Some of mw approvals are under village road show and I have even seen some under wnw.

Council approval website does not work like that AlexB. You will not see it up on the site well into the build. A BA approval is not handled by GCCC only a DA.

Speak for you self AlexB. I don't know who died and made you leader. If the boy wants to ask for a photo then he can ask for a photo. Skeetafly update: Not much has happened due to maintenance waiting on approval, from the top dog,s to buy a bigger ladder.

Before any enterprise style ride in the same place was an UMBRELLA PARATROOPER. A few years ago when I saw my mother I was looking at some photos albums and came across a photo of me riding an Umbrella Paratrooper and this was at xmas time in Dreamworld, the first year it opened. I do not remember if it was a temp ride or not but I do remember all the flowers around it. For people who don't know, what I remember most about Dreamworld as a kid, is the amount of colourful flowers and the perfectly manicured lawns.

6.4 Million does not get you much. Could not even afford a new MDC. Maybe a new flat spiny ride. That would be great.

Looks like Dreamworld have not set any major money aside for anything important this year. Good to see all of Dreamworld money is going into marketing. January attendance up over 20% with revenue of $13.0m up 7.1% on prior year.― Theme Park Capital Campaign set to continue with a retail focus in conjunction with Jetstar airlines.― Lower Australian dollar exchange rate will assist in attracting domestic visitation, after extended period of currency strength.― On-going focus on internal team culture to refine customer experience.― Continued development of website, digital and e-commerce capability to drive on-line sales, increase marketing effectiveness and improve net yields.

Lol this is so funny. After a hard days work it's always good to come here and have laugh.

Not true. BuzzSaw just had a standard building approval. I believe Dreamworld still has it own local area plan which was created when Dreamworld was part of the Albert shire. AS.5.9 Buildings or structures associated with the Theme Park which exceed 20 metres in height are setback from all property boundaries 6 metres plus 1 metre for every 2 metres of building or structure height in excess of 20 metres. The building or structure is in Precinct 8 within 20 metres of Beattie Road and the maximum building or structure height does not exceed 8.5 metres.

Yes but you where replying to aaronm and he was talking about the cost of it. A pump would not add millions to a job. The fact still remains that building on sand does not increase the cost of footings. You do not come across rock that often you can load on too without having to pier down too it. With sand as you would know the use of piers would only be used to stiffen the sand but not to load. Example. Hope Island has a water table of 1m. If I was to build a house at Hope Island my foundations basically would be a ring beam of 350X450 with a few beams though the middle. If I was building the same place say in Garden City I might have the same foundations but I would have to pier down till I reach the required kpa. If both these dwellings where already built and a client wanted to add a floor to them I would engage an engineer to do a report on the existing footings. I can tell you now from not even looking at the reports from my 20 years in doings this that the Hope Island job report would come back saying nothing is required because sand reaches its maximum kpa straight away. Where with rock and soils the kpa keeps increasing with depth so I would have to increase the foundation to take the extra load. Say sand gives you a factor of 250 straight away where to get this you same amount you have pier down till you reach rock with the same kpa. The worst problem you can have with a coaster would be because of the large area is to have different soil type moving differently. Most of my work is performed on the Gold Coast and no matter how many times I explain it to people after picking up sand in there hands they can not understand how it can be such a great founding material. Water does not change the kpa of sand. If you took it to a lab and did a squash test on it the sand would not fail any earlier. One last thing is in areas that have a large amount of rock you will normally find a underground river sitting on the rock that you have to deal with.

Why Is running a small pump a problem? If you look at the photos the foundations that went in where not large footers by any scale. GL has more issues I think.

I don't agree with this. You don’t know what is there unless you have carried out a soil test. Also it’s an assumption of yours that sand is unstable to build on. Where sand is a very stable material to build on because it is constant and has high load capacity. Soil is more of a problem if it is active like clay can be. I have had many engineers not wanting my work because the soil is too active. Water tables are not a problem.

Pretty shit times for Dreamworld. Dreamworld only putting a small increase, compared to this. Pretty sad watching the slow death of Dreamworld. I could not see any new allocation in spending for any major new attraction in the next financial year...

In the news today. THEME park operator Ardent Leisure has appointed a former Tourism Australia executive to head up its theme park division. Craig Davidson previously was general manager of Destination Development at Tourism Australia. He was responsible for the operation of the Voyages Hotels and Resorts portfolio and Hamilton Island. Mr Davidson replaces Todd Coates as chief executive of Ardent's theme parks division. Ardent said Mr Coates had resigned to pursue other opportunities in Sydney. Mr Davidson will start his new role in late August. The new appointment follows a difficult period for Ardent's theme park division, which includes Dreamworld, the Skypoint Climb and White Water World. While its Goodlife Health Clubs and entertainment centres in the US are booming, revenue and attendance figures have been down at its theme parks. Ardent earlier this year blamed wet weather, increased licensing fees and higher electricity costs for the flatter performance at its parks. Ardent chief executive Greg Shaw said the company was planning to unveil new attractions at its Gold Coast parks. However he said Ardent had concentrated on diversifying its market and had "significantly reduced" its reliance on the theme parks' business. BYE BYE Todd Coates.

You guys crack me up. Where does it say ride?

When I last went to Disneyland LA. My granddad had problems with his legs and after a couple of days walking around he had kankles. We went to guest services to hire a wheelchair. Disneyland gave us a special family front of queue pass so he didnt have to wait in line anymore. I also think the special unload and load area for Space Mountain for the disabled is cool.

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On Dreamworld's maintenance page. "Vintage Cars and The Train are closed for maintenance on Weekdays" LOL Quick question, what passes are people getting this year? Personal I’m getting a VIP pass this year. I have not had a Dreamworld pass for 3 years and nothing make me want to go back. Before I stoped going to Dreamworld I had a yearly pass for around 15 years straight.

I think the approval would have lapsed by now. A DA approval I believe only last for 2 years.

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