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The original Claw always parked in the same spot as well, visible with a little black line that almost looked like plumbing tape on the motor and the gondola to align it.

Reminds me of the good old village days in the early 2010's. The amount of times that I saw, or personally had Greg and his team (Michelle, who was a park supervisor at the time) jump in to help when needed. One particularly fond memory I have is a crazy xmas period when on Wild West Falls, the ride normally didn't have a sorter and I actually suggested it as an improvement during peak to make sure boats were always full. For anyone who was a loader on West, during the peak period it was often one of the hardest positions in the park. So, the day after I suggested this they actually came down themselves and were sorting groups for me for a few hours while running the numbers to see if it worked. Every single boat was having full rows, and it made a huge difference (I'm talking about an extra 80 - 100 people every 30 minutes). They also did the same with Batwing, as normally the second operator has to group riders after each cycle which adds about a minute per dispatch. They even took ideas on board (single rider line at Batwing...) that was suggested by myself and many other staff. These people really care about the place, and trying to make things better for the staff and guests. They still have work to do on the actual park, but the place is in the best hands it's been in for a very long time. I have many fond memories of all of those managers (Greg, Michelle, Deb, Chantel and a few others) and they really made Movie World what it was back in the day and now Dreamworld. Can't wait to give King Claw (and Jungle Rush) a ride when I next get up there in April.

I think it still has space and is appropriate for Dreamworld for the next 5-10 years at the most. I think they would expand WhiteWater world once more on the Thunderbolt land first, and then when it comes time for another expansion to WhiteWater World that's when it will be replaced. For the most part, it works as a coaster and would be a good stepping stone coaster between something like Jungle Rush and Steel Taipan. My ideal timeline would be: 1-3 years: WhiteWater World Expansion on Thunderbolt / Trolls area 3-5 years: New major thrill coaster - Rocky Hollow space 5 - 7 years: Water Ride / Family Dark Ride - Rivertown stage 2 where Motocoaster is? 7 - 10 years: Replacement for Hot Wheels Sidewinder / new expansion for WhiteWater World It's a fairly simple ride as far as mechanics go, and I actually suspect we might see Motocoaster go before this. So until they actually have a plan for the space, I'd like to see them keep it.

It looks really good, can't wait to go back up there in April and try. Hopefully it's more comfortable, as the old Intamin OTSR's didn't like my broad shoulders... the harness would stop before even touching my stomach but didn't have any issues with the Doomsday harnesses. Curious as to who did the music though, sounds very "IMAscore" to me. I've said it once, and I'll say it again it's great to see just what good management can do to the place with these additions. I think with two more majors ride to Dreamworld's line up (Water ride or Dark Ride and another Thrill coaster) and the park would be pretty much perfect as far as the lineup goes. I really do hope though that they do focus on sprucing up WhiteWater World next though as it really needs some love. I'm sure it will get done, but hopefully in the next off season or the one after. I'm sure something will be done well before the Olympics but hopefully much sooner.

I still have the trauma from the goo... it's everywhere haha

The first thing I was told during my High Zone training "Do NOT touch the handrails" and holy crap they were not wrong. Your hands would look blacker than a chimney sweep within moments. I'd even tell guests during evacuations to avoid holding them and let me guide you haha. It was even worse when the lights came on. Don't even get me started about the smells haha, and as for the purple goo... I blame the concoction of the blue and red frozen cokes and fairy floss for that one lol. As far as the smell goes... it wasn't just guests who might have vomited in that area haha. I know a few staff who were a bit hung over after a xmas party... or other staff party who didn't handle the heat too well haha. So many good memories of that warehouse, and some not so good lol.

As an ex loader... I've seen people trying to cram all sorts of things into those cars and it's caused delays including the "must send" light going off. I'm all for loose item boxes if it's done properly. One way I could maybe see it working is before going up that little ramp to the load station they might have an area to store loose items in the main room. If they re-route the exit path it could end up going into the second half of the main room maybe. We still have no idea on the final layout of the main queue building and it could easily have been implemented. Only time will tell, but I'm curious about it.

Yep, when it was 2 trains with the old ones the supervisor had to stay behind the panel while the train was on the lift (to stop it if needed) but the second the train left the lift, they would leave the panel to allow people to get behind the gates while the operator would check the single lap bar harness. It worked very well TBH. To run it really efficiently with 2 trains now you'd basically need 2 loaders and the supervisor but that won't ever happen.

They would be pretty much the same, except maybe some under the hood things for the LSM launch instead of the chain lift. Maybe a few *minor* tweaks as there's a few years between them but nothing major at all.

100% it would have caused some changes, however to what extent I wouldn't be sure. I'd say right after the incident things would have been very strict for a while before loosening off a little bit. However I feel that the parks are still being a bit over the top, how much of that comes down to corporate (and staff just not caring) or procedures enforced by over-cautious insurance is hard to say. I'd say it's a combination of both, but also possibly due to workplace culture. When you have management that actually cares it shows, because staff want to actually be there if they are being treated well and respected. Something that the Dreamworld management seem to be very good at (And having worked at MW during the time that they were running things, they actually really do care about their staff)

The supervisor didn't leave when I was there, they stayed behind the panel. I was the second loader on the exit side, this was back in the days of the single lap bar. Many good memories, back in the early 2010's when IMO operations and the overall park was probably at it's peak.

Given back in the day when roadrunner had the original trains, myself and one of the supervisors actually managed to beat the capacity that the ride was stated in the manual (700 a hour with 2 trains) I very much doubt it. I was pretty much running down the platform to check those lap bars and doing our best to make sure that by the time the train was coming into the brakes we would be dispatching the next train. Was certainly a work out back in the day lol. It was even funnier when the ride then faulted because we were dispatching too fast and the computer crapped out lol.

Question though, is it a HUSS model again or is it by a different manufacturer this time?

And having ridden the Moser variants, they were a hot mess compared to the Vekoma variants. They were rough, and the stop / start of the cycles just ruined any suspense. I personally find the HUSS top spin's similar in that regard, they do a few flips and then they just stop for a bit before starting again. At least Wipeout kept doing things throughout the ride to keep the flow going.

Maybe he's operating in B Mode.