2014 In Dreamworld - Tail Spin construction, Wipeout refurbishment, Triple Vortex construction

[bladex]

if you look closely in the video i took today below, you'll see someone lose their phone to the water below. Apparently they could;t go to get it out until the end of the day.

lmao you should post that on youtube

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

^^ It is on youtube

I really do not understand why people can not obey by the simple message and signs "No loose items". Of course it is going to come out on a Ride like Wipeout!! Oh well their fault.

[bladex]

no no what i meant was highlight the phone dropping on youtube. hope it was a iphone too

Edited July 29, 2014 by bladex

[themagician]

I didn't even see a phone drop. At what time in the video does it happen?

Edited July 29, 2014 by themagician

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

After the second inversion before it flips, roughly 55 seconds, its hard to see with the quality but you can see the splash in the pool if you look closely. Came from the left end on the back.

[themagician]

^Thanks. That's what they get for not listening to instructions.

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

Exactly. Once a guy jumped the fence well it was back when they had wooden poles and rope and he went into the pool to grab his phone he dropped in last cycle and the ride op had to do an e-stop, that e-stop basically killed wipeout for the rest of the day, motors overheated. Some people just do not listen and that is what they get. But if they knew Wipeout twists turns and goes upside down it would be common sense to not take loose items on with you.

Edited July 29, 2014 by WipeoutDreamworldFan

[Gary86]

Linked the video to the point the phone dropped. What an idiot!

[Louis.sayer3]

Exactly. Once a guy jumped the fence well it was back when they had wooden poles and rope and he went into the pool to grab his phone he dropped in last cycle and the ride op had to do an e-stop, that e-stop basically killed wipeout for the rest of the day, motors overheated. Some people just do not listen and that is what they get. But if they knew Wipeout twists turns and goes upside down it would be common sense to not take loose items on with you.

People like that just need to no go into public entertainment areas and are the ones who ruin it for everyone.

[MickeyD]

Looks great but I was hoping to see water running down the wave? From previous updates it looked like the outlet pipes are still up there? The water level in the pool looks too low and the row of jets at the back? That's different! They used to be at the front, maybe about 3 of them? I remember the riders on either end would get absolutely drenched from those. These new ones seem to be the same kind as is featured on the main splash down at WWF and provide more of a spray than a soak

Overall I'm thrilled to see the effort DW is putting in and really chuffed how they are turning their attention to revitalising the favourite parts of the park!

I noticed in the Sunday Mail article it was mentioned that the new ride and slide were a part of the Park's current 2.5 million dollar investment program.. Wtf? Is this a typo? So a new ride, new slide and 2 basically rebuilt classics? - all for 2.5 mil?

[T-bone]

I think its fantastic the park has given the ride a decent life renewal, especially at a time where a few of us were preparing to say goodbye to the ride. You could almost say it is back to its former glory. But I think the big question on everybodys mind is, will they maintain it, and, where is the swimming shark?

Now, if only the Tower of Terror's refurb was as good as this...

[themagician]

If there is anyone going to DW this weekend could they please get a couple of photos of the entrance queue for Wipeout and Tailspin and Triple Vortex construction?

[BTTF Forever]

http://imgur.com/nZqIhcj

http://imgur.com/wKNs5G3

ust went on the Wipeout for the first time after its restoration... for some reason it seems a lot shorter than I remember it? Idk... still awesome with the water added and the water spray bursts! Sooo good!

[Reanimated35]

Hmm, that street light needs to go I feel

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

Yeah the current program is shorter but still does 2 inversions at the start, bit of flipping then a double backflip on an angle then the usual double backflip but from the front instead from the back.

They will be playing around with the cycles as the weeks and months goes on though, they always do.

They used program 1 in 1994, they used it on busier days but still provided great thrill.

Edited July 31, 2014 by WipeoutDreamworldFan

[BTTF Forever]

I see... program 1 is still pretty awesome though! I'd never been on the wipeout when its done the diagonal lock inversion... only the horizontal one so that was pretty cool

http://i.imgur.com/fvk45qy.jpg

Just wondering in terms of where im positioned in this photo... is this where the main achor point (the main shaft) will be going in the ground? And the sky flyers will start in between the two rows or wooden poles? Would just like some clarification if possible

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

If your still at dreamworld can you take a picture of the que line? Cheers

[lolman123]

its getting about time we get a parkz update at dreamworld i recon.

[Santa07]

wipeout looks am-a-zing

i can't believe it's at dreamworld.

this may only be the start as well... lets hope so!

just one problem though.... i can't seem to find fluffy in any of the video's i've seen... please tell me it's just that i can't see him in the video's... pleeease...

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

Sadly no, maybe in the future during the next maintanence in a year time they will add her back in but time will tell. But hey atleast the water is back, would be better if they filled it all the way up though.

[j_m-kelly]

The pool looked very shallow when I went right up to the fence of the extended viewing platform.

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

I found a new video on Youtube:

Also for the people that have been on the new Wipeout, is the inside of the wave any different?

[Jakev8]

Yeah the current program is shorter but still does 2 inversions at the start, bit of flipping then a double backflip on an angle then the usual double backflip but from the front instead from the back.

They will be playing around with the cycles as the weeks and months goes on though, they always do.

They used program 1 in 1994, they used it on busier days but still provided great thrill.

Does any1 know when that T-rek was removed from the fountain??? Edited August 1, 2014 by Jakev8

[Brad2912]

T-Rex?? There was a t-Rex in the fountain?

[casey96]

I found a new video on Youtube:

Also for the people that have been on the new Wipeout, is the inside of the wave any different?

Inside the wave they've basically just patched up all the window things that used to be in there and taken out the surfboards etc. so now it's just plain blue tunnel all the way through