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I'm so glad to see Greg and Michelle being so hands on with the park, and all the projects. It really does make a difference when you have people who are passionate about what they do. It's also great to see how far they have come since working with them many years ago back when Michelle was just a supervisor down at Movie World. Just goes to show that true passion and hard work really pays off. It's almost like they are not just running the park as a business, but it's like a passion project for them. Have the right people, in the right place doing the right thing and it's truly amazing to see the end results. I can't wait to check it out in April when I'm next up the coast

I mean... given Greg Yong worked for VRTP... maybe he's bringing some of the best ideas from there over to Dreamworld. Along with all the good management that left with him and went to Dreamworld haha.

Coming in 2025 "WB Showcase: Floats of the Past" - Perfect use for the show stage lol.

At least until it's closed for unscheduled maintenance until further notice, and then taken away by officer clark and the aliens. We can hope, and... watch the skies.

I'm still waiting for African Safari World Maybe once that opens we will get a Disneyland... with it's main attraction being a themed indoor wild mouse with fire sensing eyes...

Zipper rides in Australia: Bad Ass Zipper (Shorts) - Retired but apparently sold and is being refurbished? - Ferrari Model Mean Mother Zipper (Castle / Ex Watkins) - Retired - Ferrari Model Zipper (Davis Amusements / Ex Wittingslow) - Retired - Ferrari Model Zipper (Zacchini Amusements) - Retired - Ferrari Model Zipper (West Coast Event Hire - Ex UK model) - Apparently still operating - Chance Model So looks like we only have the one currently travelling but possibly a second model coming back out of retirement.

Your information is entirely incorrect. March's Amusements is still very much operating to this day and they still own the Hurricane. They also recently purchased the Taipan rollercoaster and have refurbished it. They have also refurbished a lot of their other rides recently. This incident 100% did not shut down the company so please refrain from spreading misinformation especially without a source. As far as Skywalker goes, it's been retired for now due to unrelated reasons and has been up for sale but at this stage it is still in the country. Not sure if it will be coming back out again or not, as they are currently refurbishing some of their other attractions right now.

If a seatbelt is undone at any point during the dark ride section of Superman, the ride will automatically e-stop. The seatbelts have sensors to tell if they are buckled or not, if not buckled the ride will not dispatch. Also if the unloader accidentally leaves a seatbelt buckled when coming into the load station, that seat can not be used for the next cycle as the system will basically have a panic attack and not allow it to be unlocked until it comes back to unload. (That part of the system honestly is so stupid but it is what it is).

You would be best to contact the parks directly as this is a fan site. They should be able to assist you

Tunes ride was not planned to close the way that it did. It was planned for an eventual replacement yes, but the timeframe of it was pushed forward due to unexpected issues. This then led to Bermuda being inspected thoroughly during its maintenance period before closure and it had similar issues and that's why it closed. They did explore options of doing a full refurb / rebuild of Bermuda but it was deemed to be too expensive with little to gain so it was decided to shutter it and put Storm in its place. Storm was actually purchased a few years prior to the install and was originally planned to go at the front of the park where Penguin Encounter currently is.

https://melbourneamusementhire.com.au/services/rides/ - Appears to be owned by Melbourne Amusement Hire - They also go by Hi Lite Amusements. The same company that owns the Hangover (recently renamed High Voltage), Fury and a few others.

How dare you use logic?! I'd say it's nothing to do with a delay directly related to Rivertown. Honestly it makes more sense to keep the whole area closed off until it's ready. A November opening date for Motocoaster seems about the right amount of time to do a retheme of a building. Hopefully after King Claw is done, a retheme of Motorcoaster is next. Based on the whole 20 year cycle that most of the parks are seeming to go with it would be the next major ride to get an overhaul given it opened in 2007. Once it hits 20 years it makes sense to either do a full overhaul (like Scooby / West / Giant Drop / Claw to King Claw) or look at replacing the ride. I'd honestly like to see the Motocoaster removed instead of rethemed and having more money spent on a coaster with a very lacklustre layout. The land is prime real estate and could be used as an expansion to the Rivertown area. Dreamworld would really have a great lineup once Rivertown opens, King Claw and then an expansion / new attractions on that area. I'd say we will have a soft opening the week before xmas with a traditional Boxing Day opening at this stage.

The main reason for it would be accessibility. The old building backed onto the stunt show stage so there was no direct ambulance access in the event one was needed. The current location backing onto the service road means that an ambulance can be hidden from view if needed and can get a patient out of the park in a much quicker manner.

At least Zamperla makes reliable rides for the most part (Lets not talk about Top Thrill 2...) and likely would have been a much better attraction than the hunk of scrap metal we got.

The Star Flyer that Sea World originally had was not built by Funtime either, but a Czech Republic company called Funlight, either way it was a much more reliable ride than the SBF junk they ended up with. Honestly, the only decent star flyer's around are the ones built by Funtime, Zamperla, ARM and Funlight (in that order). Really think they are wishing they spent that bit extra and went with a reliable model now...