themagician

That makes sense. For some reason I was thinking that the coaster entrance was going to face the Play School Wheel/Humpty, but it does actually make more sense to have the entrance face the carousel leaving the coaster open and can be viewed from the main walkway through the land

That block wall seems to be pretty high and creates quite the barrier and disrupts the sight lines. Interesting to see what it’s for

It's definitley looks to be lacking, but for the most part it has been looking like this for a few years. But obviously with ABC removed from the map, of course it's going to be look even more lacking. But as I've mentioned before, there are things missing off the map that are in the park that aren't on the map. Theres some things in the wildlife area that are missing. And depsite it not being open (unless it's being demolished), I would be including the Billabong Restaurant on the map to not only fill out that part of the map, but also to have a point of reference for wayfinding. The area to the right of the Tailspin looks empty (which in reality it is), but they show there are toilets there, so why not have the actual building on the map. My guess would be either developing the land where the log ride was, or the empty space in Ocean Parade (and beyond). If they have been adding/expanding to Ocean Parade already this year, maybe thats the next area of focus because it's a very noticable when in the park.

I did notice they had changed the post referring to the dodgems as being in Ocean Parade

And while I agree that showing more water would be better, I feel like it would just leave you thinking (not you specifically, just in general) why isn’t there even more. And to have this, I’m sure from a certification perspective you’d need a fence and I feel that would just look more out of place and potentially worse. Yes there’s already a perimeter fence, but that’s following the radius that’s already being created. For all we know, when the ride is in load/unload mode, they may still have some fountains bubbling and depending on how powerful they are, they may hide this floor pretty well and give the illusion there’s a lot more water

It does look like there is something over the floor because there’s a green tone too it. Considering it’s still an active construction site, it will look better than we’ve seen once it’s open.

If they didn't cover the entire 'pool' they would need to have a fence to stop people from falling in. Which isn't possible because of the style of ride. And if they want to have water, they need to have some sort of access platform to get to the ride. And if they want fountains, they need a platform like the one they've used. It will be interesting to see if they have the fountains on a low bubble mode when the ride is in load/unload mode (I'm doubtfull of this due to a few reasons). I do hope the fountains are impressive and essentially hide this entire platform when the ride is operating, because they will certainly look impressive, especially during the night markets. I've been looking at photos of Wellenflug in Phantasialand trying to work out how they've done it. Has anyone been to that park and seen how it operates?

No they don't but coasters should be comfortable. In the past 16 years they have designed plenty more family launch coasters, all which much better trains. So unless there is track profiling reasons for not change the ride vehciles, they absoltuley change them. And while they are at it, give the track a fresh new colour scheme and theme.

Demolition has begun. While it's sad to see the original tavern be demolished, I am not sad to see the ruined version of it go. We sort of already knew this because of the site plan, but it won't be long before the entire area from MDMC to the Restaurant will be flattened out. Because of its positioning in the park and the dence vegetation surrounding it, a part from peaking over the fence, there aren't many locations in the pakr to watch construction. Which could suck for getting photo updates, but will help with the surprise and big reveal of the land (something we don't get often).

I managed to roughly measure the pre-motocoaster vintage cars track length and it's approximatley 380m

When the Ocean Parade announcements were originally made, I had thought that the splash pad was replacing the former trolls village area. And while relocating the Serpent Slayer would've probably been the ideal option, the cost probably wouldn't have been worth it from the parks perspective. But considering we've lost a couple kids rides, maybe it would have been to make the whole kids area feel even more complete. I think long term the park likely has plans for the unused corner of Ocean Parade (hopefully some big new attractions) because if you include the former laser skirmish building, trolls, flowrider and the thunderbolt land, that's a massive area for a theme park (or waterpark) to expand.

DWs socials refer to the dodgems being in Dreamland and not Ocean Parade

@New display name my guess is the entry will be on the Murrissippi river side, with the exit towards the former TOT building. And I suspect the queue will be similar to the indoor of Leviathan in the way that it will be immersivley themed and like a tunnel leading through to the station.

@New display name I was meaning the train would be travelling backwards around the blue section of track

Awesome gif @WalleyWorld that explains exactly what I was thinking very clearly. And as you say, there’s an opportunity to vary the coaster experience (something they might do more of in off peak) and you could potentially re-enter the station the opposite way. Maybe they will complete the red circuit multiple times so that you travel in the opposite direction and if they design show scenes a certain way, they could tell a different story depending on the way you travel.

What about the track length of the vintage cars? I know the current track is around 360m. And if anyone knows for another comparison, what was the length of the original track was before motocoaster came along?

Not necessarily. As the inclined turntable is the first part of the coaster, you could either not rotate and drop backwards, or it could rotate to the right (or left, but that would take the train outside and straight back to the station). So technically there are many ways they could operate this ride. You are going forwards and backwards. The train could leave the station forwards or backwards depending on how it arrived. If they wanted, they could send you through the same section of track again, but facing the opposite direction. And if they really wanted, you could stay on this coaster all day without re-enterting the station because they are using this turtable at least twice. The track is definitley shorter than I was expecting, but with over half of it being inside, I have hope this could be an incrediblty themed coaster. And just because it's short in track length, doesn't mean the ride necessairly will be. If there are things happening around you while you're on the inclined lift hill, the ride time could be decent. We've got to remember this coaster is targeted for families (kids the grandparents), so it was never going to be this extreme ride, but as already mentioned by others, there are some awesome family coasters around the world and we might just be getting one. As for the overall map of the land, it's great to see the vintage cars will have a decent track length (hopefully some aweosme themign and scenes. I'm very excited by the scale of the building that Jungle Rush will have. I was expecting there to be more pathways through the land and not just one main thoroughfair. But seeing the layout of the rides, I understand why there isn't. I also really did think they were going to utilise the former TOT building for this land, so I hope they're planning on demolishing it because its an eyesore.

Yes, but this could actually be an impressive sight. When the ride is in its load/unload mode, you don't see water, but as soon as the ride starts, there is this moment where all of this water suddenly appears and you're flying over it. Imagine how could this could look at night, no water, no lights illuminating it and then as soon as the ride begins you get this 'WOW' moment where the ride comes to life. And Vortex at SW is a prime example of that

The plans did indicate there will be wagner mesh decking over the fountain area, which will hide the steel to an extent. And the fountains will be shooting up through the flooring when the ride is operating.

Better? Get ready for the most incredible land to ever be delivered by Dreamworld! From immersive storytelling to experiences that will have you amazed, Rivertown is set to offer families a brand new Australian theme park experience. Part of a $55 million investment in the park, Rivertown will feature a reimagined Vintage Cars, soon to be known as Murrissippi Motors, as well as the park’s largest ever investment in a single attraction. You’ll be blown away by the family coaster, Jungle Rush, you won’t want to miss a single update about this brand-new land. Keep checking back as we begin to reveal the story of Rivertown! I think there will definitley be indoor sections of the ride, but a lot of it will be outside. Maybe to a similar level of indoor sections as Big Thunder Mountain

So are they maybe buying back shares, rebranding and then selling?

I think you mean 2019! Good review though. It seems like everyone has the same opinion on this years fright nights.

@New display name what does that mean?

I haven’t heard anything about the escape rooms this year. Has anyone done one? And where are they located?

That car was just used for prams, wheelchairs can be stored in the normal carriages, as can prams because the seats fold down. The train carriages are fitted with cameras so the driver can see the rear of the train from the front