1 hour ago, Ash said:

Also noticed yesterday on the way to the Spit, Trident had ropes all secured around the tower id imagine to secure it?

That would be the case. Around the rides base 4-6 anchor points were constructed with the land to secure the tower in an event like this. 

10 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

well according to GCCC, those maps show the worst case scenario...

Like he said, they're wrong.

We've seen the carpark entirely inundated, not just little patches of the creek. And this event is likely to be worse than that.

2 hours ago, Ash said:

Also noticed yesterday on the way to the Spit, Trident had ropes all secured around the tower id imagine to secure it? Couldn’t get a photo as I was driving 

Yes, Trident has tie down points surrounding it and is intended to stabilise the tower in strong winds.

That SW flooding map looks like it was based on the parks design 20 years ago when the lake continued up the eastern half of the park before it was all filled in

VTP parks closures now extended for the weekend, re-opening Monday 

3 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Yes, Trident has tie down points surrounding it and is intended to stabilise the tower in strong winds.

For everyone's reference, these are the tie down points

25 minutes ago, themagician said:

For everyone's reference, these are the tie down points

Perfect thankyou, I figured that’s what it was for. 

Dreamworld have also confirmed they’ll be closed this weekend and will make an announcement on Sunday about when they’ll reopen 

14 hours ago, Ash said:

Also noticed yesterday on the way to the Spit, Trident had ropes all secured around the tower id imagine to secure it? Couldn’t get a photo as I was driving 

The four anchor points surrounding the ride attaches to the top. 

For reference, this is the actual flood map of the area, not a specific one released for a weather event. More accurately shows what happens in flooding around the area. It can be worse than that in a "once in 1000 year flood" we seem to be getting every 5-7 years too. It wasn't very long ago the carpark looked like this. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7b_8HWpf_J/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
 

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Random thought - I think most of us scoffed a little when we found out that the additional bracing into the car park on DC Rivals was necessary for Cyclone rating, to get approval, but here we are. 

22 hours ago, Jokes_on_you said:

The four anchor points surrounding the ride attaches to the top. 

It's kinda cool to see this system deployed as intended.

Bloody scary out there, hope everyone affected is staying safe 

Village parks have delayed their reopening until Wednesday 

So we can't ride Storm with the temporary upgraded theming?

On 06/03/2025 at 6:51 PM, Jokes_on_you said:

The four anchor points surrounding the ride attaches to the top. 

Does anyone know if Dreamworld had to do anything with the Giant Drop I guess its a lot more stable then Trident but it would be bloody windy at the top of GD as well.

The only thing GD needs is what they do every night - winch the catch car to the top of the tower so the rope doesn't bash around in the wind.

The two attractions are very different structures.

All Village properties will be reopening on Wednesday, however Paradise Country will remain closed until further notice as they continue the clean up.

Dreamworld will also reopen on Wednesday 

Paradise Country and Farmstay will now be opening Wednesday 

It appears the only attractions impacted by the Cyclone are Calypso Beach, Constrictor and River Rapids at WnW. Jet Rescue at Sea World is also temporarily closed, but not sure if that’s because of the cyclone or not.

Maybe an umbrella was blown away.