Boxing Day 2023 Parks CLOSED

[CR4ZE]

Does anyone have any insight on the extent of animal casualties through the storms? I dread to think but am curious nonetheless.

[themagician]

@CR4ZE the park said there wasn’t any

And they’ve shared this video showing the extent of the damage https://www.facebook.com/share/v/zJSo4G4RuDXUKqqg/?mibextid=WC7FNe 

Edited January 11 by themagician

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

11 hours ago, CR4ZE said:

Does anyone have any insight on the extent of animal casualties through the storms? I dread to think but am curious nonetheless.

Have already mentioned this - 

  

On 09/01/2024 at 11:26 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

if we're just repeating random things we're hearing, I heard that all the animals at PC were safe. Looking at the nearmap images it's clear that the park had a lot of trees down. these have probably impacted exhibits and facilities, and i'm quite sure the priority would have been on clearing MW and WNW enough to reopen as fast as possible, given they have the most patronage on the Oxenford lot.

I haven't heard AOS say anything though, even though several people have asked...

 

[CR4ZE]

That is a relief and nothing short of a miracle with all the fell trees in the area.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I think the saving grace for PC is that they have decent paddocks for the majority of the animals and most animals won't just stand there while a tree falls on them. smaller enclosures would have a little more luck involved, but they're also further away from the forests too.

[New display name]

40 minutes ago, CR4ZE said:

That is a relief and nothing short of a miracle with all the fell trees in the area.

I don't think they would tell you if animals were killed.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Actually, I disagree. The loss of animals in a theme park is normally publicly mourned by the park. This was an act of god, so no blame to assign here, and in their recovery phase, announcing the loss of an animal would have helped some of the sentiment from the public too. 

Dreamworld mourns the loss of oldest tiger | Triple M

Sea World polar bear Liya dies on the Gold Coast - ABC News

[themagician]

Vintage Cars reopening has been delayed to the end of February 

[Baconjack]

At this rate it’s probably not going to open at all, it looks like nothing has been done on the ride so far. You’ve got 4-5 months left of it tops before it gets moved

Edited January 27 by Baconjack

[New display name]

6 hours ago, Baconjack said:

At this rate it’s probably not going to open at all, it looks like nothing has been done on the ride so far. You’ve got 4-5 months left of it tops before it gets moved

I know you know but for others it's not being moved.  It's a new ride bearing a similar name.   It doesn't have to be torn down for the new ride to be built so it should still have 10 months in it.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Yep - they only lost one car. part of the shelter at the start of the 'brake run' was damaged, but with one less car, they may not need to replace that anyway. They may need to repair or replace the traffic light safety system though.

The park has had a lot to focus on and vintage cars shouldn't be a priority. Thats also a bloody big tree, and arborists have been kept pretty busy. It seems like it would be easy enough for them at this rate to just wash their hands of it and decide VC has had it's run - not waste any time trying to bring it back online - but I also feel like the current direction of Dreamworld - trying to harken back to their roots and play on nostalgia - should restore the ride and give park fans one last chance to ride it - whether it has 4 months, 10 months or 2 years left in it - bring it back.

[themagician]

The new Topgolf nets are currently being installed and they expect to reopen late Feb