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Very strange indeed. But I believe I have seen this before. I thought maybe it helped them do adjustment to the ramp but the part where it turns around the corner stumps me.

They have taken a couple of weeks to build that but I have not worked out what it is for yet.

1 of the signs said don't buy tickets. Then they brought tickets. Maybe they just want the park to themselves. Maybe they where hoping the Dolphins where going to thank them or do a stealth rescue mission.

Thank you for the photos @Theme Park Girl. You are doing a great job. The only minor concern I have at the moment is the downpipe coming out of the tree. In saying that, I think MW did a pretty decent job include the stairs into scenery? Keep the photos coming because this is the most exciting part of a new ride/attraction.

Thanks for the pics. I hope they plan to cover the down pipes.

Stuff that. As soon as you don't say what you think, China has won. Push has left so need to worry about peoples feelings anymore.

I don’t really care about the so called incident at MW. It’s not really my place to comment on a half story. I do find it strange that members think they need to say “First off let me start by saying I fully support women breastfeeding” so they don’t look bad or they don’t want to look bad. I don’t care either way but I do have to tell myself if somebody is breastfeeding in public not to have a gander. Interesting that the Comcast who own Universal are now buying DreamWorks. I wonder if we will now see Dreamworks in Universal. Even better Universal in Dreamworld. From what I have read it says DreamWorks will be directly run by NBCUniversal. Upon completion of the deal, Katzenberg, a former Disney executive, will become chairman of DreamWorks New Media, which will include some NBCU television operations. It will be interesting how Motiongate plays out now. With Sony, DreamWorks & Liongate joining up forces for one park, I do wander how Universal will fit into this in the future.

This has to be a world record on how long it has taken to build 1 footing.

Of course a ride was removed if a new ride was built. They very hardly don't spend a cent. The boat being removed without being replaced. "Watch this Space" It’s a bit more than just remnants for the Skylink I say. Try 95% of the operating ride remains. It's more like they just took the train of the roller coaster track but left the ride behind. Look through the fence near the rapids at the loading station. Everything remains. Skeet would even goes as far to say it would be easier to recommission the Skylink then Eureka. If you read everything that skeet said and mash it together a bit you will always get a better understating then pulling one sentence apart.

3 Things wrong with people are thinking here. The footings a new ride would never be loaded onto the fill that was added to the site but down to the depth of the natural stiff soil. You are comparing an airport runaway & a new road to how a building/ride is founded which are 2 different methods. Think of it this way. An oilrig as the building. Waves on the ocean as the soil. The sea floor as the natural stiff soil. An Engineered will always treat the any fill as the ocean and found the building/ride into the ocean floor.

I totally disagree with you here. Ardent has been doing a better job at up keeping the park of late but it was Ardent who let it get so bad in the first place. The current CEO has been doing a good job in restoring the park but the last CEO did nothing. CEO turn over has been every 3 to 4 years, so we will see what the next one does. Every ride that Ardent build have just been fillers. Everything the do is to reduce cost and make more money. Trains replaced, reduced ride hours & vintage cars only running on the weekends is all about increasing the bottom line. Don’t get skeet wrong, I want the parks to be doing well but on ardent track record I see them never building another ride to the scale of TOT. A new owner might be DW only chance of us getting a decent new ride. Ardent do not even spend a cent on pulling down rides that do not operate.

http://www.minisites.ninemsn.com.au/9stories/9112407/australias-wonderland-the-nostalgic-tour-of-the-parks-hidden-boneyard Interesting read for some. Wonderland graveyard.

I don’t think it’s the first thing any parks think of when they first discover a problem in the morning checks is to run and post it on the internet. From my experience, a ride that is found wanting in the morning will run at some point during the day. At Christmas the WWF was having problems waking up in the morning (She had a big day before). The staff at the gate told us to ask at any ride attendant if she was out of bed yet and they would find out. I thought that was pretty good customer service. What do you mean by what happened to Sea World? Sea World has always been a family park and never been a teenager park.

Start saving up your money now. Not a cheap place to go to. If I remember correctly 1pt of beer was $14.00. Sadly I was only there for work.

Just a tad too much Disney for my liking. I love Disney and it’s always a must but I like to mix my trips up a bit more. Have you been to Dubai before?

It's not made of wood is it?

The problem with the word disability is the word is overused. I hate the word really but as most people know I don’t believe in political correctness. I prefer people to say what they think. Funny thing is the video that was only posted up a little while ago about DW being to tuff of disabilities.

Why does it matter if the person had a disability? If he stood up he still did the wrong thing. For 35 years people with disabilities have ridden the Log Ride without falling out.

DW should have posted a press release at the start. It's not like DW did not know it was pasted all over the web.

I'm looking forward to do my trip.

I call bullshit. DW own page says it will reopen on the 20th. I have not seen any media release by DW and the artical names no names on who said this.

I'm with you @coasterdude44If only my kids knew what I got up to as a kid. Did way worst things then stand up on a Log Ride. My mother who would be from the gen before me did worst things then I did. If skeet had his way he would time travel and un-invent the internet.

I have a 4 day work conference in Dubai in November and I have convinced my boss to let me stay an extra week so I can play. So really sending her away is for me. I’m really hoping that there are no delays with Motiongate and it opens in time for my trip. Last time I was there I missed Ferrari World by a few weeks.

@reanimated35 If I went it would not be relaxing for my misses. I'm looking at sending her off without me.

@mickey_079 I'm more interested to find out what the Carnival Spirit was like. I was thinking of surprising my misses and sending her on a cruise.