Jungle Rush Coaster

[Michelangelo]

1 hour ago, New display name said:

The only complants I've seen is people what more seating in the area.  

Who would’ve thought 6 years ago people would complain there isn’t enough seating at Dreamworld 😂

[jack.c]

Why is there no POV? 

[casey96]

Visited yesterday and got in 3 rides on Jungle Rush. It operated all day without interruption as far as I could tell. Two train operations and super fast 2-3 minute tops dispatches (probably helped having Greg in the operators booth as well. Love how hands on he is with these projects). 
 

Overall a great ride with great pops of airtime and laterals. The sound effects are fantastic and create an awesome atmosphere. Although I did see it scaring a lot of kids. Probably creating some core memories I’m sure. 
 

The indoor sections are a little underwhelming. Lots of black panel walls and the daylight comes right in lighting up things that are probably supposed to be hidden. Will definitely make for a great night ride. 
 

Overall fantastic addition to the park with it perfectly tying together with Tiger Island. Just needs some shady spaces to sit and it will be bang on. Well done Dreamworld. 

[themagician]

5 minutes ago, casey96 said:

The indoor sections are a little underwhelming. Lots of black panel walls

I’ve heard on good authority that there is certainly more to come but they’ve had delays with some shipments. We’ll see this land and attractions continue to improve over the next few months.

[New display name]

On 11/07/2024 at 6:01 PM, New display name said:

If it wasn't for the gaps of doom on the inside panels they would look better then what they have done outside so far. 

The gaps of doom are still there?  I thought they fixed them up.

[RobC]

Here today for the opening. Enjoyable family ride, such a unique experience switching directions mid ride.

Theming is next level, keen to see what they improve in the next few months.

Once all the greenery grows in, the area will be even more immersive.

Great addition to the park!

[New display name]

How are the crowds @RobC?

[RobC]

2 minutes ago, New display name said:

How are the crowds @RobC?

Quite busy, about 45 minute wait for jungle rush running two trains. Ride ops are consistent though!

Have a few radio pop up gazebos giving out merch.

Not even going to attempt the cars. Queue is full.

Sadly steel taipan is only running one train, hopefully bring the other out for the boxing day crowds. Hour + wait

Trying out the Restaurant for lunch, theming again is great!

[Michelangelo]

I’ve really tried to remain unbiased, but damn the differences in openings are polarising.

I really hope Clark or Bikash get a chance to visit Dreamworld today for some learnings they can apply to MW…

[Brad2912]

7 minutes ago, Michelangelo said:

really hope Clark or Bikash get a chance to visit Dreamworld today for some learnings they can apply to MW…

Amazed if either is even on the GC….

 

[Vidgamer]

Attended the opening of Rivertown this morning and so I can directly compare Movieworld's and Dreamworlds. 

Dreamworld opened the doors to the park about 9:55am (and had a small contingent of VIPs and Theme Park enthusiasts in at 9:30am) and then had up to Rivertown gated off. At 10:05am we were then escorted down to outside the Jungle Rush coaster and there was about 15/20 mins of speeches and then the ride was ready to go. From the beginning the rides were open, stayed up for most of the day (Jungle Rush had a few periods of short down time) and the experience was really enjoyable. There were plenty of staff rostered on, the area looks amazing and well themed (and i am sure there is more to come, but it looks pretty much finished) and the radio was there giving out prizes. It felt like a true 'opening'.

I really like that Greg acknowledges theme park enthusiasts in his speeches and is so connected to the community needs. It's a much more humble approach to theme park management. His offsider Michelle (I believe she is Ops manager) spent the morning in the control booth of JR then went and helped serve at the Rivertown Restaurant, it is not uncommon to see Greg helping in these back of house areas, it shows that even the exec team will jump on board and help out - it's a really good look. This is in direct contrast to Bikash who was quick to scoop into the VIP fast pass queue at 10:05am for the WoZ rides. 

Dreamworld was alive today and it's great to see the hard work they are putting in paying off.

[Tricoart]

 

[Narra]

Anyone know if the single rider was open?

Edited 5 hours ago by Narra
Correction

[Spotty]

2 hours ago, Vidgamer said:

Attended the opening of Rivertown this morning and so I can directly compare Movieworld's and Dreamworlds. 

Dreamworld opened the doors to the park about 9:55am (and had a small contingent of VIPs and Theme Park enthusiasts in at 9:30am) and then had up to Rivertown gated off. At 10:05am we were then escorted down to outside the Jungle Rush coaster and there was about 15/20 mins of speeches and then the ride was ready to go. From the beginning the rides were open, stayed up for most of the day (Jungle Rush had a few periods of short down time) and the experience was really enjoyable. There were plenty of staff rostered on, the area looks amazing and well themed (and i am sure there is more to come, but it looks pretty much finished) and the radio was there giving out prizes. It felt like a true 'opening'.

I really like that Greg acknowledges theme park enthusiasts in his speeches and is so connected to the community needs. It's a much more humble approach to theme park management. His offsider Michelle (I believe she is Ops manager) spent the morning in the control booth of JR then went and helped serve at the Rivertown Restaurant, it is not uncommon to see Greg helping in these back of house areas, it shows that even the exec team will jump on board and help out - it's a really good look. This is in direct contrast to Bikash who was quick to scoop into the VIP fast pass queue at 10:05am for the WoZ rides. 

Dreamworld was alive today and it's great to see the hard work they are putting in paying off.

I'm so glad to see Greg and Michelle being so hands on with the park, and all the projects. It really does make a difference when you have people who are passionate about what they do. It's also great to see how far they have come since working with them many years ago back when Michelle was just a supervisor down at Movie World. Just goes to show that true passion and hard work really pays off. 

It's almost like they are not just running the park as a business, but it's like a passion project for them. Have the right people, in the right place doing the right thing and it's truly amazing to see the end results. I can't wait to check it out in April when I'm next up the coast

[RobC]

6 minutes ago, Narra said:

Anyone know if the single rider was open?

Single rider was open, it is quite far into the queue though just before the actual loading station. Same area you chose to start forward or backward.

[Tricoart]

On 18/12/2024 at 4:30 PM, New display name said:

The vintage cars have long been driven by little kids who slide forward on the seat to reach the pedal.  I even have a picture of me driving a car the same way.  (the seat are deep for kids)

I'm just interested if this practice will continue.  And if the kids will still be allowed to slide forward to reach the pedal.  If the belts are allowed to be worm loosely, the kids could just climb out, making the seat belt a waste of time.

The seat belt also currently sits on top of the bar which means a child could slide under the belt or climb out of it.

 

 

As I said these are still being installed and the positioning might change but it is a little interesting to see how they will work.

Tidbit about this from opening day: The drivers seat itself can now be slid forwards so that kids can reach the pedal.

Edited 5 hours ago by Tricoart

[Baconjack]

3 hours ago, Vidgamer said:

I really like that Greg acknowledges theme park enthusiasts in his speeches and is so connected to the community needs. It's a much more humble approach to theme park management. His offsider Michelle (I believe she is Ops manager) spent the morning in the control booth of JR then went and helped serve at the Rivertown Restaurant, it is not uncommon to see Greg helping in these back of house areas, it shows that even the exec team will jump on board and help out - it's a really good look. This is in direct contrast to Bikash who was quick to scoop into the VIP fast pass queue at 10:05am for the WoZ rides. 

Dreamworld was alive today and it's great to see the hard work they are putting in paying off.

This is an example of what a good boss looks like. Some of us might have worked jobs where your crappy manager/owner will do nothing and sit at his desk and not interact with anyone as opposed to acting in a front facing role towards customers when you can.

Hopefully the reception of the two areas from general audiences after Boxing Day is similar to the observations on here and causes the tide to change. I mean not having aircon or fans in parts of queues for rides in Oz should do that by itself, if movie world doesn’t change that ASAP they are kidding themselves. It’s time Greg and his team’s efforts in turning dreamworld around get rewarded

Edited 4 hours ago by Baconjack

[Michelangelo]

5 minutes ago, Baconjack said:

Hopefully the reception of the two areas from general audiences after Boxing Day is similar to the observations on here and causes the tide to change. It’s time Greg and his team’s efforts in turning dreamworld around get rewarded

Greg has been working tirelessly to turn DW around for 5-6ish years… and it’s done it by leading from the forefront.

The man deserves some reward from his efforts via ticket sales, market share and share price

*he’s

[dbo121]

2 hours ago, Michelangelo said:

Greg has been working tirelessly to turn DW around for 5-6ish years… and it’s done it by leading from the forefront.

The man deserves some reward from his efforts via ticket sales, market share and share price

*he’s

That is disclosed in coast entertainments financial report . Already granted .

 

This is a step in right direction but still a long way to go to get the business in better shape . 

 

 

[Michelangelo]

15 minutes ago, dbo121 said:

That is disclosed in coast entertainments financial report . Already granted .

 

This is a step in right direction but still a long way to go to get the business in better shape . 

 

 

No I mean outside of his remuneration. I mean for DW to see record ticket sales, market share, etc