2 new rides for Dreamworld in 2011

[Gazza]

Can you give a link to the post?

[New display name]

I like the artist impression colours over the red track.

[www worker]

Can you give a link to the post?

Nope I think dreamworld deleted it but I did find the so called planned parks page http://www.facebook.com/southburnettgreatadventure

[erikals]

Nope I think dreamworld deleted it but I did find the so called planned parks page http://www.facebook.com/southburnettgreatadventure

under 'Interests' then 'Other' it has listed 'We all know a drug-f****d stoner called Jake' so this page appears to be a fake. Will try and Google the name of the fun park though, see what I come up with.

[www worker]

under 'Interests' then 'Other' it has listed 'We all know a drug-f****d stoner called Jake' so this page appears to be a fake. Will try and Google the name of the fun park though, see what I come up with.

Yer I never seriously thought this was true jsut some idiot kid.

[Gazza]

Ok, so basically I'm getting the impression its some water park foamer from Kingaroy, posting images from the Whitewater West website, oh, and they also plan on putting in an Intamin Accelerator in "Stage 1".

[jakeman398]

what about a kid called Jake?

[WalleyWorld]

I'm heading up to Dreamworld on the week following the September 17th opening. Should be able to get some photos/video of the new ride

[GoGoBoy]

I love what Dreamworld are doing with the theming concept surrounding this ride. Whether or not it is appropriate for this ride I don't know, but I'm glad they are finally giving us what we have been asking for in terms of backstory etc. The scary/ghost concept kind of reminds me of what Alton Towers did with the Thirteen rollercoaster. It had a great haunted woods backstory. Very menacing and atmospheric. I just wish there was more to this ride itself or perhaps they could have saved the haunted theme for a revamp/complete rebuild of a dark attraction like the Eureka Mountain Mine Train. Anyway, overall they get points from me for the marketing so far. Oh, and the fact that they are sticking somewhat to the mining theme and making it appropriate for the area the ride is located in

[keadz]

I'm no history expert, but I don't really think it fits the area. Buzz Saws, in the Gold Rush? Would be more appropriate towards the Log Ride and Giant Drop. I agree with the rest of the post though.

Edited August 25, 2011 by keadz

[aussienetman]

Could this be a move to retheme the whole of gold rush to a ghost town type theming? Maybe they do have a future plan for the mine ride footprint which would benefit from an early area retheme ?

[Brad2912]

Couldn't take a pic as it was too dark, but just drove past and the track is now complete!!!

[Gazza]

I'm no history expert, but I don't really think it fits the area. Buzz Saws, in the Gold Rush? Would be more appropriate towards the Log Ride and Giant Drop.

No History expert? You are aware sawmills existed in the Gold Rush era aren't you? It's "Near Enough" though...Rocky Hollow and Gold Rush basically run into each other. It's like, when you walk from one area to the next, its not like there are cues to say "Oh, I've gone from being in the Gold Rush era to a Logging Camp"...Not like say when you are at Islands of Adventure, and you Suddenly walk from being in Dr Seuss Landing to Lost Continent, and the music, theming etc is drastically different. The point is, at least its not going to look out of place by being Car Racing themed or something stupid like that.

[keadz]

Like I said, no history expert. But buzz saw/saw mill are kind of different...and then I guess old circular saws are different to buzz saws?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Like I said, no history expert. But buzz saw/saw mill are kind of different...and then I guess old circular saws are different to buzz saws?

Well - you're close... a buzz saw and a saw mill are different - in the same way that a skyscraper and an elevator are different - you're not going to have one without the other.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzsaw_(disambiguation)

Buzzsaw is a common alternative name for a circular saw.

So your guess is incorrect... a buzz saw and a circular saw are the same thing.

[GoGoBoy]

No History expert? You are aware sawmills existed in the Gold Rush era aren't you? It's "Near Enough" though...Rocky Hollow and Gold Rush basically run into each other. It's like, when you walk from one area to the next, its not like there are cues to say "Oh, I've gone from being in the Gold Rush era to a Logging Camp"...Not like say when you are at Islands of Adventure, and you Suddenly walk from being in Dr Seuss Landing to Lost Continent, and the music, theming etc is drastically different. The point is, at least its not going to look out of place by being Car Racing themed or something stupid like that.

Haha exactly Gazza, well said!

[Troy81]

[Flea]

Thanks Troy! Smaller resolution of Troy's shot of Buzzsaw's layout for anyone having issues with the size:

[GoGoBoy]

Thanks troy and flea. I'm very pleased to see that it looks like the ride will travel through the haunted sawmill at the base. It just really helps add that much needed extra element. Here's hoping for some great theming!!

[mattcrombie]

Great Pics. Thanks Troy81

[Troy81]

Thankyou Flea. Whats the secret to smaller pictures??? I am very excited for this new addition. It may no be a Major Coaster but I think it will have the appeal to the right demographic and is enough to draw the crowds back from Village Roadshow (for now). I understand that we as theme park enthusiasts expect/want a lot more from the parks in terms of attractions but to Joe Blog the appeal of this new coaster and the marketing of this ride has been very impressive, and I have not seen to much from the competition to compete (apart from what has been said on this website). I certainly have second guessed the passes I have bought.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Troy81

[Gazza]

Whats the secret to smaller pictures???

Resizing them before uploading. If you grab an 8MP image or whatever straight off the camera it's going to be massive.

[WalleyWorld]

I'm very pleased to see that it looks like the ride will travel through the haunted sawmill at the base.

Same here. IMO, for their budget, it looks like DW have hit the sweet spot with the balance of thrill ride and themeing. It's a thrilling ride with themeing (not just huge major coaster with no themeing). Personally I prefer with a theme. Also, the drop back into and through the station looks like it'll produce a cool headchopper effect. Edited August 26, 2011 by Luke

[CruiseSF]

They should be starting testing with in the next few days.

[Flea]

Whats the secret to smaller pictures???

I use Photoshop as I always have it open on my computer, but there's a really cool "PowerToy" that Microsoft provides. To resize an image all you have to do is right click the image and select one of the preset sizes. http://windows.micro...oads/windows-xp -- Click the "PowerToys" tab and download "Image Resizer". Edited August 27, 2011 by Flea