Steel Taipan opening day bet

[red dragin]

Add me to the 3rd, as we leave the Gold Coast that day so will miss out 🙄

[Gazza]

^Dont you live in Brisbane?

I like the suggestion by @pin142  of DWs 40th Birthday. It's the "Nicest" option, and would be a great bit of marketing if there was a giant birthday cake in the ride entry plaza, with fireworks going off and the first train launching.

 

[fletch]

December 11th.

[Proshall Mutta]

Let's say December 27th.

[Baconjack]

Good old reliable Boxing Day openings are a staple of Australian theme parks so I'll put the 26th down as my guess

[red dragin]

3 hours ago, Gazza said:

^Dont you live in Brisbane?

 @pin142

Northern extremity of Brisbane. On holidays down the coast starting in just over a week, have passes ready to go. Head home on the 3rd and back to hoboing. 

Can't delete the tag for pin142 (sorry) 

[Daedra]

Put me down for 11/12

I'm working that day so knowing my luck it'll open.

Edited November 18, 2021 by Daedra

[Jobe]

Hope there is a prize for the winner!!!! 🤣😆

[Daedra]

22 minutes ago, Jobe said:

Hope there is a prize for the winner!!!! 🤣😆

yeah what do we get for winning?

 

[Spotty]

I'm going with the 15th as well, to tie in with the 40th Birthday

[Jobe]

Time for Richard to open the purse strings and look into his bag of goodies for a Parkz prize!! 

[pin142]

2 hours ago, Daedra said:

yeah what do we get for winning?

 

[Im Hungry]

2 hours ago, Daedra said:

yeah what do we get for winning?

 

a vaccine dose.

[Nicjasmine]

Original guess was the 16th. 

Going off the spread sheet ill take the 4th. 

[Im Hungry]

Quote

We're opening early at 9:30am^ from 18 December - 26 January.

^Select rides, retail outlets & attractions available at 9:30am

From Dreamworld's 40th birthday page, 18 December has quite the significance...

A week in from the school holidays

Opening of borders to fully vaxxed

Opening of Steel Taipan (which plausibly explains the reason behind an early opening) perhaps?

[ejpdtd]

Throw me down for the 14th (y)

[Coasterjoe]

Late 2021 so just to be different, lets go with as late as possible and say December 31st New Years Eve lol 

[Rivals]

anyone have any guesses on when they will announce the opening date?

if they’re wanting to open up on one of the earlier dates out of our guesses im assuming by the end of this or next week we’ll have an announcement? 

[gavinfulikes]

I think Dreamworld will announce the opening dates once they 100% know it’s going to open on that specific date. They don’t want another repeat of what happened with Sky Voyager.

[Park Addict 93]

I’m guessing soft openings a few days prior and offical on the 15th of December

[Im Hungry]

What's the bet we'll see an opening date announced this Friday, given Dreamworld love to announce things on Fridays?

[Rivals]

in Dreamworlds new instagram post (time lapse construction) it says “REALLY ssssoon” this conspiracy may be a stretch but could the amount of S’s indicate how many days till an announcement of the opening date? if so 4 more days which would lead to the 5th, meaning around the 12th could be the most likely opening date… just a conspiracy though most likely wrong

[Daedra]

14 hours ago, Im Hungry said:

What's the bet we'll see an opening date announced this Friday, given Dreamworld love to announce things on Fridays?

really hoping for a Halo type announcement that soft opens start when they announce it. 

a man can dream.

[Gazza]

Current progress:

 

In light of staff testing seen today, now I'm thinking they might open it on Sunday after the fun run, as a sort of "reward" for people that finish it?

Edited December 2, 2021 by Gazza

[Brad2912]

@pin142 is the winner! 
 

Dec 15th is the day, marking the 40th Anniversary of the park. 

Well played!

https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/gold-coast-business/gold-coasts-dreamworld-to-launch-its-32m-steel-taipan-coaster-on-for-40th-birthday-on-december-15/news-story/f08ce5246f1e9727b81eeb356ce17e85