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Mostly complete, and track installation has begun for the boomerang (orange side has 1/2 pieces installed). Said it about the SFC, but this time I’d be very surprised if there was an angle for this to be seen aside from on DCR. Will try later, however.

the slab in question: based on the footers, location, and all that, this is roughly the location that has currently been concreted (red outline). not a big portion, but it’s at least become a decent anchor for the scale & location of the area. there’s a lot of footers around, though, most currently left unpoured apart from ones which I believe are for the inclined turntable & above zig-zags (those seen within the black braced off area in the 2nd pic). I think (or, hope) these are separately poured only due to queue path seemingly going underneath this section, and not because it’s indicative of that area being outdoors.

Huge loss, seems like nothing will ever come close to its’ acceleration. Second place uses the same launch system & only pulls half the force it did. Really wish I could’ve ridden it.

Do you think being on Parkz means you’re an active shareholder in VRTP? ‘Cause, no, I believe that (at least, in most cases) users are just people who are very interested in the current goings on at nearby parks, so things like future/past financial plans or how human the CEOs act don’t really matter when all the CEOs/management are doing now is sitting pretty while their parks deteriorate.

planned to happen tomorrow*

It’s great for what it is, and its roughness is greatly exaggerated (which I don’t quite understand, as other coasters here commonly get their roughness drastically underestimated, in my experience). My only issue personal issue is how hard it is to get the restraints down, but that’s entirely due to my own tall torso. I don’t think any coaster at Dreamworld, in its current state, is ‘bad’. Closest would be Moto just ‘cause it’s bland & useless.

Also >6ft, the coaster I’d be least likely to ride at DW has to be KFF. I find Motocoaster dull at best (with not unbearable discomfort), but KFF’s OTSR’s have to squish my shoulders down quite a bit to be able to reach minimum (which, not quite a fault of it, I’m just too big to be riding it). And yeah, GC isn’t the most perfect use of the land it stands on, but WhiteWater World’s built around it to the point that it still fits pretty well. And even if it didn’t fit the land decently, it’s one of the last Queensland coasters that has a story/‘soul’ behind it. It definitely shouldn’t go ‘til it absolutely needs to, and that shouldn’t be any time soon. @wikiverse When was the last time you rode it with the original trains? And could it maybe be the case that you’re remembering it much better than it was because it was a decent bit ago, and you handled rougher rides better then than now?

Yeah, GC’s trains are practically butter smooth now, and the restraints eliminate the horrible headbanging that used to occur. It just highlights Arrow’s janky transitions, which IMO is what makes it unique for the area & worthwhile to keep operational for as long as it can be. KFF, though, having that updated would’ve been nice. But with the very recent retheme, central location to the newly reopened land, and a new Vekoma Family coaster coming later this year anyway (not to mention the new Family Invert opening at MW), them looking at a KFF replacement seems to be a good while away. And, if/when the time comes, I’d hesitate to think it’d be a similar model/layout to KFF, if a coaster at all.

Yeah, prices being increased in of itself is fine (though unfortunate, that’s just how capitalism works). Just, so long as you live up to the experience that you advertise, be transparent (within reason) about if/when/why that experience will be impacted, and ideally work continuously towards enhancing said experience, an uptick in cost every now and then is completely justified. Which, to this point, is what their issue is. Them marginally increasing prices, solely in concept, would be totally expected. But instead, they’ve coincided their price hikes with cutting down costs in every single way, scaling back/underdelivering on previously advertised experiences, and masking it by lying to customers about new/altered ones (‘guest feedback’, inconsistent opening dates across the board, etc.). And, above all that, publicly bragging about how much more money they’ve been raking in since pre-COVID years due to these measures.

I don’t think most people care about reading the life stories of those who’ve (in recent times) ran MW into the ground, which is what 90% of the article focuses on. Especially when most of the park’s current issues are due to cost cutting & exorbitant prices, both of which are positively referenced in the article due to its focus being on the sole beneficiaries of said tactics.

That’s assuming it actually opens

It does mention external vendors on the site, but they may be being hard to source due to the aforementioned issues, & therefore aren’t being listed as permanent options for the entirety of the event (at least, not yet).

Goes to show what can be done when your managing is actually competent & there’s a schedule to stick to.

Cause that’d require having a schedule, not bringing profits in during the off-season, and actually having their rides operational for more than 2 months at a time. Really, though, most of the parks that have seasonal operations overseas are forced into it by weather (snow/low temps in winter months, mainly). And, for the overseas parks without that issue, most seem to be/are transitioning into being open year-round. ‘Cause we don't really experience seasons here (it’s either hot & sometimes rainy or very hot & rainy), we’ve had no reason to have seasonal ops.

I thought that too, but I walked that a week ago & couldn’t really see any good angles from there. That may be ‘cause I was stuck with a phone camera that has no zoom, however.

Where in/near the park could you see that progress from?

Where are these photos from? Edit: nvm, found ‘em

[DIPPIN DOTS WARNING] Asked the person operating the train about if there’ll be a third station near Jungle Rush once it returns to it’s full circuit (not mentioning Billabong station), they said there’s one there already &, as far as they know, the plan is to reuse that.

You liked Superman? Good news, it’s closed!

In its last maintenance period, Dreamworld’s added stickers of their new logo to the backs of some seats. Apparently they’re in certain locations as to aid ride operators in balancing out the ride when loading.

To that point, 9News was there earlier interviewing people leaving about wanting Taylor to attend Movie World again before she leaves Australia. Why? I don’t have a clue. Seems Movie World’s trying to campaign for her to come back for some reason, though, even though she’s not even in the state.

With Superman and Batwing closed, the best way to view the construction site is now to turn around on DCR’s lift (or, if you’re not able to, ride it backwards). Doing so, I can (obviously without photos) confirm the SFC has it’s dark grey supports for the turnaround closest to Arkham’s facade installed, and 1 section of track is onsite.

not liking the obviously ai-generated coaster in the ad, but an interesting thing for them to advertise nonetheless.

Even Sydney Zoo, the place she’s actually attended while in Aus this time around, hasn’t shoehorned her into a post yet (not saying they won’t, it’d be unlikely for them not to at some point in the future, just that they’re not jumping on it immediately like MW has). They’re desperate to get the positive PR that Dreamworld’s got with their giveaways/discounts, and used her as a reason to do so/to promote it.