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Exciting news!! I'm guessing HWSW and Shockwave will be among the last to reopen given recent testing. I haven't seen any work around Shockwave at all

I went to MW Carnivale several times last year and had a ball eating and dancing my way through the event. Even though I have the ability to, I won't be going to the SW one. The line up of DJs and Live performances are pretty third rate and their really isnt anything new to draw people like me along to see it. Sure for $20 I think it's great value and wouldn't be at all surprised if many Tourists decide to negate a full day at the park in favour of this. The whole thing is really half arsed and 'meh' if you ask me. Even some fireworks at the end of the night could have at least been something!!! DW and the Fire Machine with extended trading and WWW is definately the season's winner in my opinion.

When you have a Samsung7 or equivalent phone, like most people, I fail to see a need to carry a proper camera. Unless I was a Photographer, albeit clearly not the case. Still it's better than nothing.. right? Was the ride being tested in 'automatic' (ie fast mode?) I have seen the west facing Gondolas being raised and lowered at a glacial speed a lot, but that's it..

Extensive testing of the Wipeout has been taking place today. I expect it to reopen next, and very soon!

Difficult to say so in other ways.. but I'll try; .. so the new Lego Store is expected to open Australia Day.. . Better?

When I was at the Park yesterday there was noticeable testing and Maintenance crew working on GD, HWSW and Wipeout. Also regarding Wipeout, the giant surfboards are presently laying around in the boneyard behind the old Thunderbolt station. Doubt they will be coming back

At the Park today a Staff member told me it will be opening on Australia Day.

And this is what the car park looked like at 1pm.. Yup total Ghost Town

Just got off Pandemonium after a 25 minute wait and as you can see from this picture of Tiger Island seating area, @SunshineTom you can clearly see DW is in trouble!! So nice to see the Crowds back here in droves today and enjoying the Park. Atmosphere is great and as more rides reopen, it's only going to get better

At DW now. It's pretty busy already with loads of ppl coming through the front gate. Claw is currently about 15 mins wait

I have some friends visiting so 7 of us going to DW and WWW again today - with the crazy crowds at MW and WnW it was the obvious choice. I'll report back briefly on my visit late tonight after Fire Machine?

@POP I fail to understand how you get your jollys out of dissing an iconic and much loved Aussie brand purely for the sake of getting attention through contempt and utter distain from everyone other than your own alter egos! By continuing to only contribute mindless negativity you are showing everyone what a complete and utter unit you are, over and over again!! C'mon mate it's a new year so how's about turning that frown upside down and say something positive for once?

@Tim Dasco as I said, history has shown with the construction time line of many new rides at our Parks. I was not referring to waitlists and time taken ordering rides in etc. As @Brad2912 mentioned a new flats can be bought off the shelf and installed quickly (as DW has done countless times historically). Looking at the current Hypercoaster project at MW, months of it's installation have been spent on surveying, levelling and reconfiguring the existing landscape. If it wasn't for this need the whole project time frame could have been likely halved, as was the case of LW which was a stock standard Vekoma suspended coaster with the exception of the Horizontal loop - a first for the brand. In the case of Lethal, the levelling of the land was also far simpler. It was originally a gentle slope from the Studio Commissary down to the now Superman show building. You will all have no doubt seen the hill cut away between the Canteen and the first drop. So customising the ride as well as the land to accommodate it can and does have a dramatic affect on the time line. Eliminating these issues by ordering off the shelf as well as having available land ready to go (SW) and you can most definately install in a few short months. Not years.

Historically, there have been many occasions when major new attractions have been knocked up well within one year. Some examples include Lethal Weapon, Wild West falls and everything at Dreamworld which has built and opened new rides in under 6 months. It can be done as history has shown. Unfortunately in the case of VR I don't believe there is a current budget for it's replacement. I just hope that SW intend to add something on the old Corkscrew and adjacent reclaimed land in the meantime as waiting another 3 years is ridiculous

Short answer: NO.

Who.. ? Me ???

It's a shame WnW don't do Dive in movies anymore with rides etc till when the movie finished, like they used to.. Would certainly help soak up the crowds

^ wow that's CRAZY. Seriously though are you insane?!??! Even if you did get in there you'd be lucky to get in the Wave pool - I'd be heading down to WWW. You might actually get on a slide?

A few pics I took with my phone camera the other night. Note the Audience at the bottom of the 2nd and 3rd ones?

^ hahahahahahahahaha nice one smartarse?

Haha yes true however wouldn't you somewhat expect the buggies would do that from time to time? The track does look pretty wild in parts leaving a lot open to random possibility of loosing control and crashing, irrespective of duel control because Human reaction time ain't that fast no matter how good you are! I would think the purchase price of the Adventure includes plenty of extra insurance cover, especially given it all takes place on private property

Guest Services contacted me yesterday regarding my complaint. They advised that during it's recent downtime, there were a number of issues surrounding the Ghost Train section of the ride. One thing lead to another and given the ride's age of 15 years, these things couldn't wait any longer and needed to be addressed by way of removing everything and starting all over again with a clean slate. The time frame would only allow for removing everything and unfortunately not the dark ride scenes. A fairly last minute decision was to reopen the ride for the school holidays to help with crowd capacity and give people the opportunity to experience the roller-coaster. The ride will remain open in it's current form until the Crowd levels subside. My guess until the end of January. They added that they understand how immensely popular with visitors and it's for this reason that it get's the chance for a new lease on life. I really hope this is true because Scooby-Doo is still a very marketable and valuable franchise to the MW brand. I gave my feedback to GS to pass on regarding the lack of communication to Park goers and that a clear expectation needs to be set for would-be riders (including foreign visitors) so they know and understand what to expect, especially after waiting two+ hours... yikes! I asked for Ride Attendants to be more vocal about this which they said they would pass on. After reviewing the opinions of all and speaking to them directly, I'm willing to give MW the benefit of the doubt and look forward to seeing an improved rebuild of the ride using today's show technology.

The Park was quiet yesterday but far from deserted. Rides were between walk-on up to about 10 minutes. WWW seemed quite busy, noticing a lot of wet people trapsing half naked and bare foot through the Park.. On that note, are there not a sufficient number of lockers over at WWW? As the walking area of DW is larger than the other Parks and coupled with various rides not open it was too difficult to tell the number of people there. At the Fire Machine I would say around 2000 watched and lots of people were coming and going through the day. Between WWW and DW park spread over the day, maybe around 4-5000 all up Standout winner for me. I enjoyed this more than any one of MW Fright Nights mazes- it goes to show a permanent scare maze definately can work in an Aussie Park

Just got home from a great visit to DW.. Highlights for me: - Staff friendliness. DW are winning with smiles and running rings around the competition as of now. Sure, this is essential in the Parks healing, still I was really pleased at the attitude of Staff 'wanting' to be there. I really wanted to be there too and so did everyone else! - Park appearance/aesthetics. Overall the Place is looking great with gardens in fine shape, Main Street area has never looked better, DreamWorks, wildlife and naturally, Tiger Island. I love the new shop and unique dining as well as the vast seating - great to stop and get off your feet for a while! - the obvious areas needing visual attention are the old Murrissippi river and surrounding shore (once again looking more like a stagnant pond!) and the vast area of land occupied by SBNO Log Ride, TRRR, Mine, Blue Lagoon, BB house and former Amphitheatre area... This is a LOT of land and certainly enough to bring some amazing things to DW in the coming years. Whilst it's a big blemish on the Park at the moment it also gives hope to making for plenty of room for the future! - Other entertainment today. I was really pleased to see live performances, characters, singing and dancing around the Park. The kids also love getting their faces painted in the Coroboree area. And for no charge!!! - Zombie Evilution was a fantastic surprise! Having never been through it before I was really impressed. I loved the layout inside and setting as well as the energy of the Actors (about 5 working in there plus tell 2 greeting staff). - Fire Machine show was a great finale to a great day. Just a bunch of Lasers, pyros, smoke, light, fire and music.. Very entertaining. Pictures don't really do the show justice, you have to be there in person. Sorry @POP I guess that means you miss out. - Amenities throughout the Park are in great condition and maintained well, along with the rest of the grounds. - I am loving the food variety and with recent Tiger Island additions it's just getting better. I love how pass holders get a good discount off all purchases in Park. I think around 10%? Again staff all very friendly. - can't comment on www as we didn't go in however from the outside it's definately looking in need of some tlc. Such a great day overall and despite only a handful of the big rides operating we didn't get bored with all the other entertainment available. I am just so pleased to see DW doing everything they can in positively restoring their image. Moving forward I really hope they keep this up with consistency and future success is guaranteed?

Given DW are generously offering additional hours of trading for their Nightime show, perhaps people are visiting later in the day? It was always expected that Visitor numbers would be very low while the Park still keeps many thrill rides closed. Visiting DW, that's what I am doing later today. I'm looking forward to spending time with the animals, enjoying a meal and seeing the show later tonight. Can't wait!!!!