How does a Mission to Mars fit with Rivertown though?

that an even bigger juxtaposition to motorcycles..

Not saying it isn’t right, but it’s weird

I’m not sure if Themeparks-au is onto something, but I wouldn’t read too much into the name being the final name. It’s pretty common for a project to have a working title that’s different from the actual ride name.

“Mars” could easily be referencing the vehicle, while “Discovery” might just be pointing to the overall theme.

Edited May 1May 1 by New display name

MC Refurbishment Name

LOST MINE MAYHEM

Lost Mine Mayhem still lines up with my theory that Greg was dropping a hint that the new trains will be spinning. The ‘Mars Discovery’ clue which I thought was pointing towards a spinning coaster is what makes me think this could be the direction they’re heading. Time will tell.

And

It’s only fair, @Ogre , @themagician , and all the other social media scavenger birds who quietly circle these forums (some of whom never even drop a post) that if you’re going to swoop in and collect information from Parkz, at least give the source a little shout out.

There you go @New display name , edited the post to give you the credit you deserve.

LOL, I’m not chasing the fame. I asked for Parkz to be credited. The Parkz community has always been pretty good at acknowledging sources when information comes from social media (like people on Parkz give your page credit if you are the source) . If Parkz is where the information originated, then it’s only fair that people using it as a source give credit back the same way. Keeps things fair for everyone.

You’re actually one of the few who normally do give credit, so it is a bit unfair for me to lump you with the others.

Edited July 16Jul 16 by New display name

3 hours ago, New display name said:

And

It’s only fair, @Ogre , @themagician , and all the other social media scavenger birds who quietly circle these forums (some of whom never even drop a post) that if you’re going to swoop in and collect information from Parkz, at least give the source a little shout out.

Sorry! Skipped my mind, as I thought it was more of a "public knowledge" type of post rather than a "we found this" post. I have often credited Parkz in the past, too:

If it happens again............

It's not Ogre till it's Ogre!

Update: Also, if you don't see my post anymore, or me talking about it in my content, there is a reason...🤐

51 minutes ago, Ogre said:

Update: Also, if you don't see my post anymore, or me talking about it in my content, there is a reason...🤐

My man Ogre got silenced😭✌️

The name isn't the important part. We've seen ride names change before. What the public website has really given us is the theme of the ride, and judging by Dw's habit of tapping into its own history, I'd be surprised if Gold Rush doesn't leave its mark on the final attraction in some way.

LOL.

10 hours ago, New display name said:

Dw's habit of tapping into its own history, I'd be surprised if Gold Rush doesn't leave its mark on the final attraction in some way.

Nek Minnit -

Lost mine mayhem is just a theatre showing clips of former CEO Craig Davidson waxing lyrical about rebirthing the Eureka Mountain.

I won’t be surprised if we get an official announcement fairly soon. I did notice that there was a lot more activity around the Motocoaster site when I visited the park a couple of days ago. New markings have also appeared around the area.

17 hours ago, Noll_57 said:

I won’t be surprised if we get an official announcement fairly soon. I did notice that there was a lot more activity around the Motocoaster site when I visited the park a couple of days ago. New markings have also appeared around the area.

ThemeParks

Was in park this arvo, this whole section has now been fenced with temp fencing as well. Whatever works this is for, look like they will be starting pretty soon.

Excavation works now happening on the other side of the train line closest to Main Street, curious what was under there relating to Motocoaster that had to be dig up?

(Credit to Theme Park Ogre)

Maybe the Substation that was installed when the coaster was built, and how they had to thread it around the already existing TOT utilities. (Credit to Parkz)

"A new substation has been put in place to power the coaster. Its power capacity is 0.5 megawatts, or just under a quarter of the power requirements of Tower of Terror's launch."

Does the work on the substation mean DW is preparing for a new LSM launch to go with the new trains, or are they taking the opportunity to carry out some housekeeping while the ride is already closed for its major refurbishment?

Edited July 20Jul 20 by New display name

Some more photos (Credit to gcthemeparkgirl)

Looks like those might be the electrical boxes from below motocoasters launch, when all the hydraulic cabling was removed. Not sure, I thought they could also be the panels to raise and lower the back clamp of the ride however I thought they were vertical and stainless steel.

This could be pointing towards a electric drive conversion of the launch, which should reduce operating costs

Edited July 21Jul 21 by TV15

Another substation or a replacement for the old one (Credit to gcthemeparkgirl)

Previous one was only 500kVA, this one is 1500kVA, so they've tripled the capacity of the transformer - this does point to a much higher power demand in the area, which would tend to confirm the launch upgrades.

I do hope they theme this box so it blends into the area like they did the last one.

So the current money is on an electric tyre launch on the same boring layout?