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How about re-reading my post a little more scrupulously.

Why? I'm not one to give VRTP much grace, however it's entirely plausible that they've rushed through the final stages of construction to get it open on time, even if that means there are "finishing touches" forthcoming. That's certainly not unheard of; for some reason, I seem to recall that there's been some recent Cedar Fair or SeaWorld projects that have "opened" unfinished with extra theming added later. @Ogre mentioned in the other thread that there's already been some enhancements to Rivertown over the past few days. And let's be honest, for all intents and purposes, today really was a soft-launch to preemptively get it running smoothly for the Boxing Day crowds. If nothing's been added by February, I'll happily be proven wrong, but I do get the sense they've rushed to the finish line and that there may be further works that couldn't be lined up on time.

Is it not possible that the theming/queues can be finished in stages?

What a dick. I hope his phone gets snatched by a pack of Flying Monkeys.

Well, I've seen quite a bit of footage as people are visiting today. So, my feelings are based on this, not a first-hand experience. While the courtyard area looks good, I think there's a ways to go. There's just something sterile and "plasticky" that I can't quite articulate. Those flat, monolithic concrete walls and 2D facades aren't really selling it for me. The granular detail in the theming just doesn't feel like it's there. Anyone else get that sense? Meanwhile, from what I've seen, the interior spaces are fantastic. Great music and atmosphere. The Gale House/Kansas Twister queue looks great, but it's the Palace of Oz and Wicked Witch areas that really are on another level. So, well done to VRTP, two outta three ain't bad!

Nobody misread anything. You simply just made a stupid comment. See, a little bit of lore goes a long way. Loving the look of the photos/vids coming out. Surely an official POV is imminent. I will say that the Jungle Rush station looks a bit underwhelming. The TV screens kind of cheapen the look to me. Bit of a shame, as the rest of the queue is fantastic.

Excited, but it seems there were no lessons learned from the Atlantis opening debacle. I see no good reason other than "getting ahead" of the competition to not just soft-launch tomorrow with a proper opening on Boxing Day. But I guess I'm not an executive, so I wouldn't know any better.

I reckon I could knock out a better job on that in MS Paint. 😆

This is what Six Flags looks like "under new management". As @Brad2912 mentioned, there was money being poured into revitalising Ka, with more planned for the future. It wasn't just the station; I believe there were new trains coming, so Intamin will probably be looking to send those parts elsewhere. Anyway, I guess this is what happens when you've got new shareholders who want to see the line on the graph moving north. Still, quite disrespectful to the legacy of the ride to just shut it down so unceremoniously with no prior announcement and thus no opportunity for the GP to get a "final rides weekend". But I guess we Aussies wouldn't know anything about that, would we? 🙄 At least DW appear to have learnt some lessons.

Well, this certainly changes things. I haven't been following this thread at all, so I was under the false impression that it would be able to do a full rotation.

I speculate both trains run forwards through the first block section. "Forwards" train 180s on the turntable, switch-tracks, and completes second block section forwards. 180 on turntable again, switch-track, third block section forwards, enters station forwards. "Backwards" train doesn't 180 on the turntable, switch-tracks, and completes second block section backwards. Doesn't 180 on turntable again, switch-track, third block section forwards, enters station forwards. Unless the "backwards" train starts/finishes backwards, and completes one rotation on the turntable (either second or third pass-through). Idfk.

Came straight here to post this and got beaten to the punch! (Link for if you're feeling lazy). So, my question is, how is this going to work?

There's literally no point in arbitrarily delaying the opening if it's ready to go within the next couple of weeks (at most). That would be leaving it quite late as NSW students are back at school the following Monday. Then again, there's not much to be gained from getting in just before Anzac Day either... ... If they'd had their shit together, early April would've served both QLD and NSW holiday visitors. Now, they're placed to open with great fanfare and nobody able to visit.

Had me going there! One can dream. 5.9/10

Just to clarify, new restraints or old?