Brad2912

You talking about the Road Runner coaster? displays the rider photos... When working.

That would require the majority of Gold Rush to be fenced off... You couldn't demolish Eureka without closing the whole area down as there it is surrounded by other attractions

Yep... Would sound so much more authentic if superman was rescuing people from Nerang train station from a tribe of bogans

So it's depressing that the poles are gone? Lets keep em up!

By the old 'fun pool' do you mean the water play area & slide next to castaway bay?

Sounds amazing and well thought out. Would not doubt be the biggest tourist hit in the country if marketed correctly. I think a good subsection for Qld would a Gold Coast area tbh... Beachside market style eateries, and a Surfers Paradise-esque themed games area with traditional fair games/video games/dodgems/laser skirmish

Yep, but you membership will still revert to monthly after the period you pay upfront unless you cancel it

I believe they only have one licenced/trained driver for the steam engine, he may not want to work every weekend... There may be maintenance issues related to excessive use as well

It's just a bit of theming, Dreamworld doing same. Just catering to the many Asian tourists who visit daily.

All memberships are now monthly as far as I am aware. That way there is no fixed expiry date that continue until you cancel

Gold rush isn't THAT big.

A few points: 1. No one has said "it's a hyper". It's just ideas and opinions and conjecture 2. There is 327 days until Boxing Day which would be likely launch day. With favourable Qld weather, the timeframe available doesn't discount any potential ride 3. In saying that, we haven't even had firm confirmation that the ride opens this year. I believe it will, but again that's speculation or following past trends/timelines

Imo the lakeside precinct and entertainment precinct are one and the same. Both lodged the same day, probably incorrectly filed or entered into the database as 2 seperate things. The rollercoaster is seperate again. i believe the timing of the works will see the rollercoaster debuting before the entertainment precinct opens. But that's just my opinion...

It was noted that the parts at the dock were for a shade structure or the like, not rollercoaster track

What was wrong with gremlins?

Well we may now have some certainty about what the building demolition works were for...

Happily stand corrected then! Thanks for doing the leg work Richard!

I'm no surveyor nor could I be bothered doing a gps measurement, but I definitely this the track would be longer than a 1.5km circuit.. They may be embellishing slightly and including the maintenance track and switch into the total figure, but 1.5km seems too short for mine..

It was there two weeks ago? I don't remember seeing it last week. its for the Gold Coast sand sculpture competition. There will be Dreamworks sand sculptures at different places all over the Gold Coast, starts Feb 8th

I've always found wooden rollercoasters to have that feeling of impending doom... Whether it's the vibrations through the wood, the 'out of control' runway carriage feeling, or the unique noise a wooden rollercoaster makes. It it is very different to a steel coaster

Movieworld (and the other theme Parks) generally don't need their DA's to go before council to be approved. They basically have blanket approval to develop within their site, within conditions. A private assessor has delegated authority to approve on the councils behalf, as such the documents are not submitted to council for deliberation, so are not uploaded. thats my understanding anyway..

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I'd imagine it would be cheaper to manufacture today than it was, nor would it need as much reinforcement as needed in Japan to "earthquake proof' it. Regardless of those points, i reckon you can lock in a big NO for that idea. No to the family ride. we're looking for the best thrill ride Possible

What about a double launch coaster with inversions? That would be world class! I'd be happy with that haha

They'll probably start on Dreamworld now. Noticed the prayer room there for the first time on Wednesday. Maybe it's always been there & I've just not noticed. Not fussed either way, people should just be tolerant of others beliefs and not paint all with the same brush