Jungle Rush Coaster

[casey96]

Does anyone else get the feeling that the Rivertown store is a temporary solution? They’ve spent so much on attention to detail in every aspect, and this just feels like it’s there to fit the bill.
 

I have a feeling that motocoaster and the Rivertown store’s days are numbered and this solution is supposed to tie it over until those plans come to fruition. It wouldn’t make sense for them to invest in making it super detailed and nice if the plan is to remove motocoaster in the near future. 

[Park Addict 93]

I think everyone keen for them to remove motocoaster for something else or even get new trains at this point needs to be a bit more realistic. It's worth remembering Motocoaster got new trains not that long ago.

I would love to see a cosmetic update to make the ride fit Rivertown but I don't see a huge capital expenditure anytime soon.

[Narra]

17 minutes ago, Park Addict 93 said:

I think everyone keen for them to remove motocoaster for something else or even get new trains at this point needs to be a bit more realistic. It's worth remembering Motocoaster got new trains not that long ago.

I would love to see a cosmetic update to make the ride fit Rivertown but I don't see a huge capital expenditure anytime soon.

Exactly, Dreamworld has so much space available and we don't need more knocking down of one attraction to build another. Just give it a retheme to fit better if Rivertown ends up being a hit for them

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 22/12/2024 at 7:35 PM, New display name said:

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

I saw a lot of cargo boxes stacked around that were clearly intended to be seating as well as theming - or are they too well themed nobody realised they were allowed to sit in them?

On 23/12/2024 at 8:29 AM, casey96 said:

Two train operations and super fast 2-3 minute tops dispatches

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. 

Yep can back this up - we were timing 2:15 dispatches (without Greg operating it), and also saw a number of younger kids looking scared being led out of the gem room where all the booming sound effects were. Indoor sections definitely could have used more dressing - but not sure how much they can do when the turntable moves across most of the space. Rather than a cavern, perhaps if the turntable was enclosed, so you couldn't really perceive the switch movement? i don't know.

On 23/12/2024 at 8:43 AM, New display name said:

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

the gaps are gone, the light is from the portals to the outside track. Night rides will be pretty cool I reckon.

 

 

So for our experience:

Gates didn't open until exactly 10am. Those who headed to rivertown were held at the rivertown archway for a further 10 or so minutes. The rail track that was removed behind rivertown has been mulched over. Likely temporary, but it shows they aren't planning on restoring the train track there in any hurry.

The VIPs were allowed to proceed through rivertown, and then a minute later guests were rope-walked down to follow. A small stage had been set up at the base of Jungle RUsh with small pyro boxes on poles wrapped in vines. 

Then ensues probably 30 minutes of speeches and officialdom that started with greg's welcome, then a welcome to country by an indigenous representative. The 'acting' mayor then got a say and waffled on for far too long - especially since she started out with an acknowledgement to country immediately after the indigenous welcome to country. The state minister for tourism also got a few words in though was mercifully a little shorter than the councillor (and was also smart enough to thank the indigenous representative for their welcome to country rather than waffling on with another acknowledgement of country.

Gary weiss then said a few quick words, and finally Greg had a few people to thank too. They had their official "vine cutting" with the novelty oversized scissors, and then 'welcome to the jungle' played along with quick bursts from the pyro. A few photos and then a few minutes while the event team broke down the pyro units and sound equipment before we were permitted into the ride. 

We probably only queued for 15 minutes, but were near the front of the 'general' group, and the ride was showing 45 minutes immediately after we got off, so one ride was enough for us today. We departed backwards. the queue was really immersive, and nice that it was so cool, especially immediately after the baking we got at the hand of the execs. there were wall mounted fans hidden discreetly in the shadows of the queue, and it was great to enjoy that respite. 

There were some details I noted while walking through that jarred - The final queue divider - a section of 'bamboo' scaffolding, were wrapped with rope details at guest level, but left bare overhead - the unwrapped details revealed the bamboo was fake, whereas if all the joiners were wrapped, it would have preserved the illusion. Another bamboo structure earlier on in the queue (where the T O T skull is) had poles held together with shiny new zinc plated bolts - which further stood out and broke the illusion. 

The place is nicely themed, cleverly lit, and has loads of details I look forward to exploring when the queues quieten down later in the year. Load procedures were easy (and as noted, the depart backwards queue moved a lot quicker than the forwards one). loose items procedure could be improved if they went with a loose items box like the Wipeout - accessible from the rear - rather than the sliding doors that they weren't really using. 

Disappointed that the crew working the attraction were in generic dreamworld polos. I would have liked to have seen those guys in the same (or at least thematically similar) shirts as the execs who were wearing rivertown button down shirts. 

Ride experience was fun, not too forceful, and I look forward to the re-rideability of it. The second exit from the turntable had a quick snappy turn that caught us reverse riders by surprise - it was a little uncomfortable but i think riding forwards wouldn't have the same issue through there. I did find the turntable room a little bare - and while I hope its true that there are more pieces to come to flesh out the room, I also hope they didn't have an 'official opening' if it wasn't truly finished - so on the fence about that. Would definitely like to see more in that room, or perhaps some lighting effects to give more kinetics to the space (lighting triggers can be built separately depending on if you're facing forwards or backwards so you could again offer a different experience each time)

If they could cure the light bleed from the tunnels that would be good too. Not sure how easy it would be but it would be worth it.

Ride photo system worked perfectly, and we were able to get our photo immediately.

We had planned to visit DW well before the opening date was announced, and had a different plan for our day, so ultimately we tried to get JR in first to tick it off before getting on with our day - so we just got lucky with the ride opening in time. The downside of being in the inital crowd was we got rushed through the first stage of the queue and not enough time to really explore all of the details. I look forward to spending more time in the area when it quietens down. 

 

We didn't bother with MM given it's full queue by the time we got out so we left Rivertown at that point. We'll be back in a few weeks and we'll give it another go then.

I don't begrudge them a little opening ceremony. And I know the big wigs all want to have their time at the podium to speak of how great their contribution to the project was (especially politicians) but I really feel like this could have been handled better. Guests were baking in the sun for over 45 minutes and were audibly complaining with each new speech-giver. They should have opened the park gates say - 15 minutes early (they clearly had the staff there to handle guests in park as the VIPs were already in-park by 9:30), mustered people down to Rivertown and had their speeches before official park opening so that guests could be welcomed onto the ride at or at least close to 10am. While the sun baking wouldn't be much different (though more shadows earlier in the day may have provided some relief) you wouldn't have cost people an hour of their day to give some politician their 5 minutes of chest beating. JMO.

[Michelangelo]

5 hours ago, Narra said:

Exactly, Dreamworld has so much space available and we don't need more knocking down of one attraction to build another. Just give it a retheme to fit better if Rivertown ends up being a hit for them

I was honestly expecting MC to stick out like dogs balls especially walking back towards Main Street from Jungle Rush. The little they’ve done to the store has ensured it fits in as nice as possible with spending as minimal as possible. You hardly notice there’s a motorbike racing ride right next to all this jungle theming.

Definitely will tie it over for 24 or so months until they can fund a replacement or returns

[Ash]

I have just done forwards and backwards with my kids, awesome ride, great area. Greg young was helping at Jungle Rush and is now serving drinks at Jane’s restaurant. Good too see overall an awesome place 

[Troy81]

Not sure where else to post this, but as a boss, Greg is incredible.  What he has been able to do to turn Dreamworld around is brilliant.  The car park is full, and the park has an energy again.  I am here today, and he is making drinks at Jane's Restaurant.  I told him he was and inspiration to his staff, and his response was 'when we are busy, you help out.'  I would love to have him as a mentor.

[Ash]

Yep he was definitely hands on today, the place was packed! We only just renewed our Dreamworld passes this morning after getting Village passes a month ago and being severely disappointed in Movieworld. 
 

Dreamworld just seems so much more positive, the staff are great, the operations and speed in the ride lines are amazing compared to Movieworld. Just hope to see they continue the Rivertown area into the Motorcoaster part. 
 

1 thing, projection mapping in the temple switch track area would be a welcome addition to Jungle Rush

[Miloja84]

Greg certainly got around today then. I was at Whitewater World and he was there. He was walking around and even picked up some rubbish. Very nice to see.

[Michelangelo]

6 hours ago, Ash said:

 

1 thing, projection mapping in the temple switch track area would be a welcome addition to Jungle Rush

Would be a cool addition… I think it would need to hold the train for longer to tell a story before dropping though

[jjuttup]

2 hours ago, Michelangelo said:

I think it would need to hold the train for longer to tell a story before dropping though

Not necesarily. It just needs to distract you while the switch happens.

[Mr. A]

On 27/12/2024 at 12:38 PM, Troy81 said:

Not sure where else to post this, but as a boss, Greg is incredible.  What he has been able to do to turn Dreamworld around is brilliant.  The car park is full, and the park has an energy again.  I am here today, and he is making drinks at Jane's Restaurant.  I told him he was and inspiration to his staff, and his response was 'when we are busy, you help out.'  I would love to have him as a mentor.

Yeah, I was at the park on the 28th. I couldn’t help but notice the amount of people and tourists that came into the park. Greg really helped this park back on track. 

[New display name]

On 27/12/2024 at 1:03 PM, Ash said:

 

1 thing, projection mapping in the temple switch track area would be a welcome addition to Jungle Rush

Has Scooby taught you nothing?  

[Michelangelo]

1 hour ago, New display name said:

Has Scooby taught you nothing?  

It’s Greg-era Dreamworld we’re talking about here, not Movieworld…

[Jokes_on_you]

56 minutes ago, Michelangelo said:

It’s Greg-era Dreamworld we’re talking about here, not Movieworld…

Wasn’t Greg GM at Movie World the time Scooby got its Next Gen overhaul? 

[Michelangelo]

1 hour ago, Jokes_on_you said:

Wasn’t Greg GM at Movie World the time Scooby got its Next Gen overhaul? 

Yeah 2018, he left not long after… one wonders why 😏

Regardless, being GM or COO doesn’t mean you call the shots. He still had to answer to Bikash and/or Clark and I’m sure many others.

You can see the vast difference between being able to call the shots and being a few rungs down the ladder… just look at the past 3/4 years at DW.

[Ash]

8 hours ago, New display name said:

Has Scooby taught you nothing?  

We all know that if done correctly projection mapping can be amazing. Dreamworld has excelled over the last few years so you could trust them to do it correctly. Movieworld on the other hand…. Will wait and see what Scoobydoo looks like once reopened. 

[dbo121]

11 hours ago, Mr. A said:

Yeah, I was at the park on the 28th. I couldn’t help but notice the amount of people and tourists that came into the park. Greg really helped this park back on track. 

That’s what happens when 64 percent of circa 1.5 m package is bonus related . Incentivised to do so

[Sammus77]

Can anyone provide insight into the wait times for jungle rush and M Motors over the last few days? We’re considering taking the kids tomorrow however they’re young and if it’s overwhelmingly busy we might hold off. Are we talking 40min waits for jungle rush, or 2hr waits like the other park down the road. 
also how is the rest of the park coping? Lines becoming unbearable, or is the park managing the capacity well? 

[Ash]

1 hour ago, Sammus77 said:

Can anyone provide insight into the wait times for jungle rush and M Motors over the last few days? We’re considering taking the kids tomorrow however they’re young and if it’s overwhelmingly busy we might hold off. Are we talking 40min waits for jungle rush, or 2hr waits like the other park down the road. 
also how is the rest of the park coping? Lines becoming unbearable, or is the park managing the capacity well? 

Mississippi motors generally looking at 30-45 minute wait very popular. Jungle Rush roughly the same, if you get there for opening head straight there, we managed to get 2 rides on Jungle Rush back to back with no wait. 

[Park Addict 93]

36 minutes ago, Ash said:

Mississippi motors generally looking at 30-45 minute wait very popular. Jungle Rush roughly the same, if you get there for opening head straight there, we managed to get 2 rides on Jungle Rush back to back with no wait. 

I have seen MM get as long as an hour, but yeah Jungle Rush they are dispatching generally within 3mins so haven’t seen a wait time over 30m so far.

I recommend doing MM first, then Jungle Rush.

Yesterday the park gates opened at 9:45 and staff held people near the coffee shop until 9:55.

Rode MM immediately and could see the empty JR trains cycling, then had a 5 min wait for JR.

Edited 18 hours ago by Park Addict 93

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

15 hours ago, New display name said:

Has Scooby taught you nothing?  

Yes - Don't engage an inexperienced firm to fuck around forever and burn up your budget and leave you holding your dick and scrambling at the last minute to deliver a product after they've fucked off with all your cash.

1 hour ago, Park Addict 93 said:

Yesterday the park gates opened at 9:45 and staff held people near the coffee shop until 9:55.
 

  It's a shame they couldn't have thought of this brilliant idea a week ago.

On 24/12/2024 at 5:40 PM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

They should have opened the park gates say - 15 minutes early (they clearly had the staff there to handle guests in park as the VIPs were already in-park by 9:30),

 

[Park Addict 93]

Just now, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

It's a shame they couldn't have thought of this brilliant idea a week ago.

It's not the first time recently they have done this post Christmas, but arguably they could have done this for opening if the crowd justified it.