Mick Doohan Motocoaster construction discussion

[Gazza]

Ta Sabes, Now that I have seen a bit more I can definitely say I'm not a fan of what they have done. It looks too gaudy in the nice bush setting they had. Richo was right, there really is nothing special about Atomiq's work.

Edited August 28, 2007 by Gazza

[Gold Coaster]

That tends to always be the way with Dreamworld though. Mess up any since of the bush setting with gaudy crap!

[T-bone]

Just looking at the Odyssey NYE event page on the Dreamworld website, and it appears we now have a confirmed updated Thrill Ride group name. The name is Just a plain old name of "Big 6 Thrill Rides". Not very creative.

[Churros]

^Haha... yeah... it was always going to be Big 6 Thrill Rides. Dreamworld have been saying this will be the case for ages now. After all, how creative can they get?

[GoGoBoy]

I remember someone else on here (can't remember who sorry) suggested 'Big 6 Thrill Fix' - I thought that was brilliant!

[saberon]

I remember someone else on here (can't remember who sorry) suggested 'Big 6 Thrill Fix' - I thought that was brilliant!

quite like that

[Churros]

Hahahahaha! The tagline could be, "Yes, we have 6 rides that still work!"

[T-bone]

I think that was me that suggested that Thrill Fix thing, but hey, I may be wrong. Now I do think about it though, the Big 6 Thrill Fix tagline would have worked like a charm for advertising, but you can't really go around saying "Big 6 Thrill Fix" on it's own. It needs more than just that tag line.

[saberon]

Hey guys one train i can confirm has arrived, wasn't able to see a second, from what I saw today there is still quite a lot to do within the next say 2 weeks before they really need to get the ride tested and operational for opening by the september holidays. Saberon's Construction Update

[WalleyWorld]

Thanks for the pics Saberon! It seems like the shell of the station is nearly finished, but the site is really messy. What is with that tank in the middle of the track, aren't they going to put it somewhere so they can catch water!! It's been there for weeks. Anyway, I hope this ride opens in around two weeks, cause I'm going on the September holidays (week before the normal Queensland holidays). The only ride that will be closed during my trip is the TOT but I think it's got something to do with the Moto-coaster as it opens again on the 20th of Sep. This is the Thursday on my trip which isn't so bad but time will tell if this coaster is going to be running by then. Quick question: When you where at Dreamworld, did you see if the cannon bowls had advanced in their construction or did you just go to Dreamworld? CoAsTeRbOy8

[saberon]

had a quick look, the ride has been installed up to it's tower pipes etc but alot of work is still left to be done, ground work probably some waterpipe installation pumps etc

[Churros]

Ok, I had a stop in this afternoon and I will tell you now that most of those pictures don't do the ride justice. It is actually quite attractive. I'm not sure how it will fit in with the theme of the rest of the area, but it is Dreamworld so you can kind of expect that. Umm, Saberon, how did you know that one of the trains has arrived? Can you see it anywhere or anything? EDIT: spelling related.

Edited September 3, 2007 by Churros

[Dylaan]

Yeah you can see parts of it in the first few pictures! Gotta look carefully you know... Anyone know what the name's gonna be for the cannon bowls yet?

[Churros]

Oh... I see them now. They look awsome! Umm, aren't they going to be called, "Duelling Cannons"?

[lisalila]

Small pic of the cars, one of the slides and one of the slide exit pool..

[Gazza]

Cool, so they are up to the pull through stage, though normally don't Intamin use a big piece of plywood in an oval shape?

[WalleyWorld]

Woah! , this is very unexpected. I thought that the slides would take another couple weeks to finish construction. However, it looks like they'll be up and running in the next week or so. And I'm also amazed at the construction of the motor-coaster. The track seemed to have gone up really quickly and now the themeing/buildings construction and test-runs are already in full-force. I was hopping for this ride to be open when I go this year but it looks like It will just be test running. Oh well! At least I'll be able to ride the two new cannon-bowls. YAY! Hey quick question, When did you take the photos? It looked like a really awfull day when you went Lisalilla! I'd hate to be stuck at the themeparks then. LOL! CoAsTeRbOy8

Edited September 6, 2007 by Coaster Boy 8

[lisalila]

I didn't take them, DW_Rulz did and he went today...you know James, no rain, hail or snow will keep him away from theme parks hehe

Edited September 6, 2007 by lisalila

[New display name]

Cool, so they are up to the pull through stage, though normally don't Intamin use a big piece of plywood in an oval shape?

Gazza can you please tell me what a big piece of plywood in an oval shape would be used for.

[Gazza]

Basically, they attach it front on to the train whilst doing the pull through and it represents the saftey margin around the track, and if that bit of wood gets caught on anything they have a big problem I remember when Superman was testing there was a wooden rectangle type thing they hung off the back of the train that represented where the superman dummy sits. There was a good pic of this process on Ozcoaster back when superman was being built but the picture is no longer online.

[Churros]

Here is one for Maverick at Cedar Point. Just look down the page a little bit. http://maverick.cedarpoint.com/latest/podcasts/

[saberon]

How do you do a pull through? I'd love to know about this process.

[Churros]

^Check out those videos from the Maverick site. The one about the pullthrough explains it pretty well. They basically take the train through the entire track very slowly to make sure that all of the track pieces are placed together properly and that the clearance, etc is safe enough. It is to ensure that if they send a launch train through the track it isn't going to face any problems.

[WalleyWorld]

This is a bit of topic and has nothing to do with how they test if the train can safely make it through. However, it's good news. I rang up Dreamworld today and they said that the Moto-coaster's opening date has been delayed becuase of the rain! They said that it is due to open up on the 30th of September, which is the last day of the month I think. So that's one new ride that I'll have to wait till next year to ride . CoAsTeRbOy8

[dreamworld_rulz]

This is a bit of topic and has nothing to do with how they test if the train can safely make it through. However, it's good news. I rang up Dreamworld today and they said that the Moto-coaster's opening date has been delayed becuase of the rain! They said that it is due to open up on the 30th of September, which is the last day of the month I think. So that's one new ride that I'll have to wait till next year to ride . CoAsTeRbOy8

It's been raining in SE QLD for a week. Today is the 1st day of sunshine. although yesterday it did stop raining until last nite.