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They might be doing an upgrade of the IMAX Theatre and possibly something with Eureka's site for the 30th birthday... "The Imax theatre will be closed from November 22nd. Improvements coming soon" It also appears that the Reef Diver is down for unscheduled maintenance as well... "Reef Diver closed until advised"

Dreamworld has still been packed despite the crowds. The ride is alot quicker to restart after the rain as they don't need to dry down the track. So pretty much as soon as it stops raining they will run the ride, it has also operated during a sprinkle though so it's not as tempremental. I went on Thursday and the park was PACKED. I have a Max Action Pass and it still took 35 minutes to get into the park. Each thrill ride had roughly 4 operators. Lines were as follows: ToT2: 2 hours approx Claw: 30 mins Wipeout: 30 mins Cyclone: 1.5 Hours Giant Drop: 30 mins Motocoaster: 1.5 hours (1 train) Overall I think Tower of Terror 2 is a very decent upgrade and i'll do a more in depth review in a few days.

The only video footage I could find of Lassiters Lost Mine was on this video uploaded by Joz. There isn't much footage but it's there.

Wow, the ride really does look great along with the AquaLoop. It's also interesting to see that they finally built that proposed Ferris Wheel.

At least there isn't a huge arsed windshield in your face now...

It was only a holiday ride, operated by Goldenway Amusements. I would say it hasn't been back at Luna Park because one of the operators was struck by the ride as he was standing in the motion path of the ride.

I know one ride that will be attending, and that is Trindall's Cyber Party. Has attended for the last 3 years now.

* Dreamworld & WhiteWater World Birthday Club - come to Dreamworld or WhiteWater World during the month of your birthday and Receive a 50% discount for up to four friends on 1 Day entry.^^ * Receive 10% off all merchandise in the Park.^^^ * Bring family & friends to Dreamworld and receive a 10% discount when they visit with you. (max. 4 people per visit). ^^Can only be redeemed once ^^^Excludes already discounted & reduced stock It would be good if you could get a F+B discount on that pass as well... but it's better than a kick in the pants I guess.

At least Dreamworld has themed the upcharge attractions a little bit. Personally I don't have an issue with Flowrider, but Redline is a bit meh for me. Bungee Tramp's are one of the worst upcharge attractions they could have possibly decided on for Movie World and Wet n Wild. I find it interesting that Dreamworld and WhiteWater World are trying to pick up the game, and we see Warner Village making the same mistakes Dreamworld made several years ago.

It's been YoGo for the last 2 - 3 years. And before it was Channel Ten I think.

Went to Dreamworld today, didn't get any pics though. But there has been some internal work done to the theming so far. The skull has been repainted and looks 110% and inside the "refrigerator" as it's been aptly called for ages, now has some plywood walls over it and painted grey. The 2 foyer's are also getting this treatment so it seems and will hopefully have some theming installed over the 4 week's of downtime. Also the city scene has been removed from underneath you, and the lights switched off. There also has been a tiny bit of work done in the 2 loading rooms and the exit of the ride. Another random thing that was interesting today was The Claw was running with ONE staff member all day, and 3 on the Wipeout... I didn't think that The Claw would normally run with less than 2 operators.

I don't know for sure, but I will ask my friend and try to find out for you

http://www.ausleisure.com.au/default.asp?P...;ReleaseID=2732 http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Rides/Thrill-...f-Terror-2.aspx The ride's name is very clever "Tower of Terror II"

I havn't rode the ride yet, but apparently there is some lighting in the tunnel (fluro tubes)

After almost 14 years of thrills and more than eight million panicked passengers, Dreamworld’s Tower of Terror ‘scream attraction’ is set for a relaunch. Tower of Terror will close on 18th August and will reopen four weeks later, in time for the September school holidays, with a terrifying twist. Unlike the original, adrenalin junkies will be harnessed into the deepest depths of the Tower’s lair, facing nothing but a dark void. An eerie silence lasts for just milliseconds before the car blasts backwards rocketing guests out of a 206 metre tunnel at rapid speed. Hitting up to 161 km/h in just seven seconds, riders soar 100 metre into the atmosphere dangling for several seconds of stomach-churning weightlessness at its peak before plummeting back to earth. However, with Tower of Terror II this plunge is face first. Dreamworld Chief Executive Noel Dempsey says, “the Tower of Terror has been a rite of passage for almost every Australian teenager and the re-launched ride will build on that terror factor. “It incorporates three major fears: high speeds, falling from great heights and dark confined spaces. “Instead of facing the sky, all you see is the ground, first disappearing fast and then rapidly approaching as you plummet towards the tunnel.” The last chance for guests to ride the original Tower of Terror will be Wednesday 18th August.

Hmmm... I don't think that's the "Family" Experience that we are after But an experience none the less...

I still think we should get "Pirates 4D" and have them market it as a new movie

If it was going to be any of them, I'd suspect it would be the MuppetVison one to be honest... Maybe Terminator. I don't see it being Pirates 4D as I assume that's the same show that used to be at Sea World?

As it has been stated, this could have been in the pipelines for quite a while and probably isn't to do with the movie "Grown Up's" A lot of theme parks have these Zip Lines and are becoming more mainstream. They probably got it from the same supplier as the new ropes course at Sea World so it would be done on the cheap.

Or possibly Sunway Lagoon that also has a Zip Line landing in the wave pool below. All they do is have a small area (3 to 4m squared) roped off for the landing zone.

Most of the rides are around the 7 - 8 Dollar mark, and RNA policy states that rides have to go for a minimum of 120 seconds (Except obviously Mega Drop and the Roller-Coasters) before they are even allowed onto the show site. The only rides that generally pass the 10 dollar mark are the "Extreme" rides like Speed, No Limit, Slingshot etc.

Mmmm... when doing workshop at school, kids did that >_<

Great pics, it really does look quite tall and will be very impressive from the motorway. I was half thinking until the Press Images came out that the loops were going to be in a cloverleaf formation but this looks a lot more appealing visually than first thought.

Exactly, you raise even more valid points there. But then again manufacturing is very different to Amusements, so the E-Stop will function differently as you have pointed out.

Anyways back onto the topic at hand, What DEAP is saying is valid and makes perfect sense. Having worked in the amusement industry it is VERY important to know when to push the Emergency Stop button or just the normal ride stop button. The ride I have worked on is a Break Dance type ride and depending on the circumstances will determine how we react. For example if we hear a noise, we don't immediately stop the ride we just slow it down in a way that it looks like it's part of the ride cycle while one of the other workers checks it while the ride is still moving at a slower speed. If we see an item become dislodged from the carriage (phone etc) we just slow the ride to a stop to retrieve the item as there is no need for an Emergency stop as that requires a decent amount to get the ride started again. However if the object appears to have come from the ride (Has never happened but an example used could be a light fixture) then the ride will be E-Stopped. It all depends on the circumstances and on the person to know when to E-stop the ride. The E-stop is always the last option and if the ride can be manually slowed down to a stop it is what we will do. I hope that all makes some sense to you