Check out the Roller-Coaster.com.au Videos section for the first-ever testing footage of The Claw at Dreamworld. The video can be seen here. Photos from today will also be put up later tonight. Unfortunately no actual photos of the ride in motion, because it was a tossup between getting video footage or getting photos, and I think videos are much more interesting for this ride. The ride is amazing to watch in motion. It's the first time a ride's made me say "wow" in a long while. A very impressive ride to watch, and I can't wait to ride it two weeks from now.

Great video Richard. It has me anticipating the opening. I rode La Revolucion last week at Knotts & thoroughly enjoyed it, so if the ride experience is anything like that then I'm looking forward to it

Cool, that looks awesome, its so fast, but the spin looks a bit slow, cant wait till it opens, I gotta get to the GC some time soon.

I'd say it'll be a much better experience than La Revolucion, which is one of my favourite flat rides. As with any ride a video just doesn't do it much justice. Pulling into Dreamworld today and seeing it in action was the first time I've been excited about this thing. You should find the spin to be fast enough. Any faster and you'll start to detract from the ride. Construction gallery can be seen here.

That's great footage Richard,geese it get's bloody close to being inverted.I especially like the Roller-Coaster.com sign towards the end.

Looking good, the spin is a bit slow, but god dammit its gonna be one nice attraction to Dreamworld thats for sure.

Doesn't your camera record the sound?There was none when I played it.

Totally agree Rich I bet this Claw Will be way better then my experiences on La Revolution

I decided to remove the sound from the final edit because the ride is very quiet. All you can hear is people talking and in one section the incredibly loud sound of Wild Thornberry's, so it's not worth the fuss.

Thanks for the video, and photos Rich, truly amazing ride. At least ill be able to ride a smaller version at the royal melbourne show in 2 weeks

There's an even smaller gyro swing?

Yeah, a 16 passenger inward facing one made by Technical park, but lets not get sidetracked.

yes there is, but its called STREET FIGHTER, and ours is called HARD ROCK

Stay tuned this Friday (10/09) for the next construction update, which will include further footage, as well as photographs of the ride in motion - from the construction site. Next Friday (17/09) there'll be a review of the ride, as well as further photographs etc. of the "finished product".

Yeah, not sure about me being in there this weekend. But stay tuned for some big info being later released this week.