Little sad to see the old Sword Swing in a pile of rubbish in the graveyard (easy to view from the GC queue) 

I know it was getting on in years but given the simplicity of the ride design it would have been nice for a small regional park to pick it up 

36 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

it would have been nice for a small regional park to pick it up 

Unfortunately it would be unlikely as the ride is 60+ years old IIRC (Dreamworld got it second hand), and most parks have a ride like that.

Don't think it's the ride system itself, just some of the casing. I had a good zoom in on it on my last visit.

1 hour ago, Ogre said:

Don't think it's the ride system itself, just some of the casing. I had a good zoom in on it on my last visit.

Looked to me like a lot of the chains wrapped in and the crushed structure 

7 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

Looked to me like a lot of the chains wrapped in and the crushed structure 

They disconnected the chairs and laid them out in a row when it was dismantled. This level of care with this element suggests that they were saving or salvaging the ride componentry. The ride surrounds and panels had been on the ride pad even after the mechanical elements had left - I would say you're only seeing the surrounds.

Here's a piccy. Looks like just the ride panels and surrounding trees / tents.

My bad. Should have gone to Specsavers

Something interesting I have noted from the announcement video of Kings Islands new family boomerang - look it seems Flying Ace Aerial Chase will be getting repainted. But look at the colours:

Coincidence?

haha wow! I wouldn't be complaining if we got a Boomerang next to Kenny's.

Kenny’s Forest Flyer has now started testing, the trains and the new colour scheme look great, however i still do wish they got new Vekoma SFC trains.

 

(Greg Yong)

Here is our first look at the new Big Red Boat Coaster.

(dw_goldenyears)

Edited August 16, 20233 yr by Rivals

41 minutes ago, Rivals said:

Here is our first look at the new Big Red Boat Coaster.

(dw_goldenyears)

Here’s the whole segment (mentions all their upcoming projects & a timeline of them, plus includes a POV of Forest Flyer): 

Edited August 16, 20233 yr by Tricoart

Interesting that they have gone for the 64 seater model, also love the idea of all the fountains around the ride. The next few years are honestly going to be some of the most important years for Dreamworld. Starting with Sky Voyager really it has been a tremendous change (for the better), even with still heaps to go. I think honestly once Rivertown opens and everything is done Dreamworld will be the best it has been really since the early 2000's.

Not much of a forest.

15 minutes ago, New display name said:

Not much of a forest.

In this day and age of urban sprawl and housing development, it's about as much of a koala habitat as you see in the real world..

What does that mean for the Jungle coaster coming @DaptoFunlandGuy?

Just now, New display name said:

What does that mean for the Jungle coaster coming @DaptoFunlandGuy?

If we're going to criticise ride name\themes as being a bit sparse, we should start with all the existing ones that don't live up to their theme descriptors.

Last time I rode Storm it was a bright and sunny day with barely a light breeze...

13 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Last time I rode Storm it was a bright and sunny day with barely a light breeze...

So, you're saying Trident was closed when you went to SW.

3 minutes ago, New display name said:

So, you're saying Trident was closed when you went to SW.

That's a fair assumption to make by default.

Candy flyer is being rethemed to Play School: Humpty-Go-Round (Parkchat Podcast )

Some updated imagery and impressions courtesy of DW Golden Years 

 

This has nothing to do with the Dreamland upgrade @Brad2912

23 minutes ago, New display name said:

This has nothing to do with the Dreamland upgrade @Brad2912

That is true. Oh well 

5 hours ago, New display name said:

This has nothing to do with the Dreamland upgrade @Brad2912

Wow...  Splitting hairs over the fact it is in a precinct that is being separated into two other areas and it was just on the wrong side of the line...  C'mon @Brad2912...  You should know better 🤣