Levi

i can’t lie, seeing none of the theming has been touched in this section is a little concerning to me… i pray that those god awful “projection mapping” parts have been removed, ESPECIALLY that effect just before the elevator lift and the tv screen in the lift…

well yes that’s the exact point on why they have reduced hours?

even WNW barely cracks 300 people during most days during winter, nothing you do will make anyone want to go into a waterpark while it’s cold outside, that’s just simple logic. parents won’t even take their kids to a waterpark in the middle of summer if it’s meant to rain all day, so why would they go when it’s cold? i need you to start to use some common sense here.

the rides grey supports were delivered today, we also saw teal supports (same colour as the picture above) on the back of a track in the bus area but they weren’t out in the capark storage area when we were leaving.

(not trying to make this political) but i truly think a company that “allegedly” values inclusion at all their parks, opening a park in a country where basic human rights and modern day equality aren’t practiced, is a dumb decision. the income will be good for them as it’s all oil money, but i’ve already seen the company facing a lot of backlash since half of their fan base won’t even be able to visit this property.

the joker head on top of Rivals has been taken off, while FOTWW has also reopened after a couple week closure.

Rivals is getting the rest of its track repainted during this maintenance period, with the main road going into the park closed off with new access to the main car park open, with big cranes are also on site.

i wasn’t able to get a photo, but parts for King Claw have started to arrive. i couldn’t tell what it was, but im going to guess it’ll be for the platform surrounding the rides main motor.

i’m pretty sure that fencing has been put in because of that family that tried suing Dreamworld over their kid climbing something that said no climbing and injuring themselves, you just can’t trust parents to be as attentive to their kids these days.

i wouldn’t be suprised if they’ve already taken apart the second Rivals train to give them a head start on its upcoming maintenance period which is a bit of a shame.

i mean that’s true but i wouldn’t be surprised if they did do it… i mean it’s an adult event so it’s not like they have to keep the family vibe.

supports have arrived for Aqualoop’s replacement, they look like pretty big beefy supports. surely this replacement is announced soon.

well it says “rides and attractions” so i’m assuming Jungle Jane’s would count, maybe even the updated Tiger Island as well. I mean it’s very clear the park has changed A LOT, so no matter the count, it’s obvious in park.

i mean, they did confirm that Dreamworld was getting a Mack Multi Launch.

Waterfalls have been turned on at the gemstone. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGcwnM3z_W5/?igsh=MTBjM3VrZXN1NmVlcQ==

it really doesn’t look bad in person.

my guess is they are installing mist and the waterfall effects, i guess we’ll see on Tuesday though.

it’s a shame it’s positioned right where a possible Atlantis expansion could’ve gone but oh well, the park is officially land locked now (i think atleast) so they’ll have to get creative.

*i haven’t been to Carnivale this year* but speaking off of Fright Nights last year, i noticed as it hit 5 food & bev and operations staff were asking to see the wristbands and if they were a day guest they weren’t allowed to be served or ride, so im guessing sea world do the same thing as well. Security do normally walk around and get all day guests out.

Kansas Twister and JR have the same trains, Twister takes a lot longer. Sky Voyager, Tailspin, Dreamworld Flyer, BRB, and GD all have decent ops. the only bad ones i remember are Gold Coaster, Motorcoaster, MM and KFF. im going to guess King Claw SHOULD have good ops, depending if guests can connect their own seatbelts or not.

there is a show scene, there’s 3 big crystals in there that move up and down depending which way the turntable is moving, like a counterweight (when it moves to the right, the crystal on that side rises as the other one lowers ect.) the walls in there (besides the start of the lift hill but they’ve started painting them), are also all put up and themed now.

it was a pass holder only event, every night event they’ve had recently has sold out. even though the pass holder events weren’t sold out, Steel Taipan had a line outside of its queue most of the night with two trains, Jungle Rush (even with its fast operations) had a queue spanning outside its entrance, Janes had a queue nearly reaching Jungle Rush’s entrance by the middle of the night, even Sky Voyager was using its extended queue. it was definitely busy… they just know how to manage their park better.

what does trading hours have to do with “who won summer?” both parks are quiet now as school has gone back, reduced hours are fine when both parks are getting a very little crowd through the gate, it’s called running a business. trading hours ≠ better park. If it did, Wizard of Oz wouldn’t be the mess it currently is.

in @Ogre latest video you can see Doomsday being stored in the back storage areas near Paradise Country and it looks like the ride was taken apart VERY carefully. with the foundation still in tact, including all wiring and ride booths, and the ride being very carefully pulled apart, could they just be refurbing the ride? it would’ve been pulled apart for its 10 year inspection next year anyways, maybe Intamin’s refurbing the existing ride and figuring out what’s wrong with it.

i agree, it makes me a bit concerned for the Scooby refurb.