Jungle Rush Coaster

[ShakeShack]

3 hours ago, Themepark Enthusist said:

Didn’t Disney do this when they were testing Tiana’s Adventure? there is still time for them to add the additional new styled vehicles if that’s still the path they are wanting to go down. 

There's a difference with running the exact same boat with different theming, than running a fundamentally different vehicle from what you intend on operating when open?

The point is, Dreamworld's website is still saying "brand new vehicles" yet their CEO has said they're not getting new ones, besides 2 for accessibility reasons, and that they would just be rebuilding the current ones. What we're seeing in Ogre's photo is literally solidifying this point...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 30/11/2024 at 7:17 PM, ShakeShack said:

The point is, Dreamworld's website is still saying "brand new vehicles" yet their CEO has said they're not getting new ones, besides 2 for accessibility reasons, and that they would just be rebuilding the current ones.

To be fair, websites have a knack of being outdated. 
Leviathan Construction Blog | Village Roadshow Theme Parks

(it's good to see they finally took the page down more than a year after the ride officially opened).

On 30/11/2024 at 1:11 PM, ShakeShack said:

It's almost like I flagged this a month ago, and was shut down as it being false.

What you put forward was an interpretation of a shareholder document that others interpreted differently. There was no other public source of information.

What we're seeing suggests you were right about that particular interpretation but based on that document and with no other internal source of information, most folk interpreted differently to you, and the information was open for them to make that interpretation. 

[Ash]

New jungle rush billboard is up, sorry didn’t get a photo due to driving 

[Gazza]

Did the old cars have estop buttons on the back?

 

[themagician]

33 minutes ago, Gazza said:

Did the old cars have estop buttons on the back?

Nope!

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 hour ago, Gazza said:

Did the old cars have estop buttons on the back?

 

They didn't even have station brakes - just a lever connected to the accelerator for the operator to control in station to prevent accidental acceleration.

These look like the same chassis, but upgraded. Hard to tell from this angle but i'm assuming they've been converted to an electric drive train. There's a sizeable wad of electronics by the looks of that rear 'seat' box. Cable going up the back of the seat is ugly, leads to a receptacle on the left side of the car by the looks of things, presumably in-station overnight charging?

(Note: I'm aware the image i've used is of a plug socket (female) and is not what would be used as a vehicle mount, I just CBA finding a male receiver, but you still get the idea and only electrical folk are really going to identify the issues - but i know there's always one here that does)

[red dragin]

Confirmed : Tesla Supercharger compatibility! 

(/s if not obvious) 

[Michelangelo]

3 hours ago, Gazza said:

Did the old cars have estop buttons on the back?

 

Ok this is going to kill my OCD… notice the stickers are on the back of the wrong seats. They show arms pointing inwards 

Noticed on Theme Park Ogre’s YT video, the lever ride ops use to stop the car are on the opposite side now.

Looks like boarding & ops will be on the passenger side.

[jjuttup]

When did they axe the roofs on the newer layout? Daptos last photo shows that layout but with a roof and i recall my 2017 ride being topless.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

4 minutes ago, jjuttup said:

i recall my 2017 ride being topless.

[New display name]

14 hours ago, Michelangelo said:

Ok this is going to kill my OCD… notice the stickers are on the back of the wrong seats. They show arms pointing inwards 

 

When the seats have been reattached, the seats have been fixed to the wrong side of the car.   Hopefully they got some cars right for your OCD.

 

Edited December 3 by New display name

[Ogre]

On 02/12/2024 at 12:55 PM, Ash said:

New jungle rush billboard is up, sorry didn’t get a photo due to driving 

[Narra]

23 minutes ago, Ogre said:

Looks very Model T to me

[themagician]

1 minute ago, Narra said:

Looks very Model T to me

But with a roof and theming like they had originally shown in the concept artwork for the ride?

[New display name]

1 hour ago, Ogre said:

Any chance of a billboard for WWW?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

13 hours ago, New display name said:

Any chance of a billboard for WWW?

[downunder]

What's the current betting market on a soft open?

Before Christmas maybe, though maybe I should specify what year lol.

[Gazza]

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Looks very Model T to me

Isn't that what was said on the investor call though? 

[New display name]

At a min. the cars should have been painted to match the theme.

[franky]

3 hours ago, New display name said:

At a min. the cars should have been painted to match the theme.

Looks like the same go-away-green the back of the building is being painted 🤷‍♂️

Loosely themed

[themagician]

In a photo shared by DW Golden Years you can see at the front of the car they’ve changed the bonnet as it used to be the solid green colour to match the rest of the car 

[New display name]

Jungle Rush coaster looks like it's driven through the jungle with the mud flicks.  Vintage cars look like it has just come off the showroom floor.

Hopefully they are yet to add something to the cars, that tie it to the jungle.

Edited December 4 by New display name

[Michelangelo]

12 hours ago, themagician said:

In a photo shared by DW Golden Years you can see at the front of the car they’ve changed the bonnet as it used to be the solid green colour to match the rest of the car 

Might be a silly question, but what’s the point of water dummy testing on MM?

There's no forces in the ride, it’s a vehicle controlled by the driver, even a baby can “drive” it… what are they actually testing?

is it just to mimic a full load of passengers from a weight perspective and seeing how the motor handles it?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Greg Yong confirmed in a podcast that the cars will not be electric. Although planned to be originally, he mentioned after riding an *unnamed* ride in Singapore, they didn't like the experience and preferred petrol engines to the new electric tech he observed in Singapore. He also said that the cars currently running around on track are not the finished product (though the disability accessible vehicles will be electric). All the petrol engines have been rebuilt.
 

Additionally, he confirmed that EarthStory (the infamous AI folk) were told what the concept was to be, and the coaster was purchased already. So fair to say that the theme was not borne out of the AI concepts - it was just visualising what they'd been briefed.

He was asked about Motocoaster. He confirmed they're not ready to do (or talk) about anything yet, but that it is on their minds. He did say it makes sense to integrate it into Rivertown, "in time", but ensuring the park has a sustainable future is a priority, so not yet.

[New display name]

I'm happy the electric motors went out the window but hopefully they have enough cars to cover the guest who want to ride this.   This ride could end up with crazy wait times.