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

[lolman123]

yes there is a t_rex in the vid that wipeout fan posted. im not shure what happened though

[T-bone]

It was part of a Dinosaur promotion the park once had, similar in style to Dinosaur Island at Sea World, and the Dinosaur exhibit that Wonderland had all those years ago. Dare I say they were on loan rather than being purchased by the park.

[Richard]

From the date of the video, I'd say cashing in on Jurassic Park mania... dinosaurs were all the rage back then.

[j_m-kelly]

Went to Dreamworld again today and finally got to try out the Wipeout. I must say I was very impressed, the only con I have about the ride is that the pool takes forever to fill during the day and is barely filled. The ride itself was amazing and if you looking for the wet factor, sit on the front as you are bound to get wet at some point on the ride as the water cannons do give you a good soaking. Ended up riding it 5 times during the day and got the first ride of the day.

If I had to rate my experience I'd give it a 9.5/10 just due the pool barely being full.

[J_De Dreamworld]

j_m-kelly i agree aswell, I think the pool should be more full to maximise the fun and feeling of being on a wave, but still a awesome ride

[bladex]

^^ last time i went on it they didn't give me the option of where to sit just kept saying keep moving down.

[Brad2912]

Well once you are either in the forward or backward facing row, you obviously have to keep moving down so the seats can be filled..

[themagician]

WWW maintenance schedule has been added and the RIP will be closed from the 04/08 - 08/08 (inclusive). So maybe some parts of the slide will be installed during this time. Also, the Temple of Huey Tower is closed from the 11/08 - 05/09 (inclusive). Would this be due to the Triple Vortex?

If anyone is going there today could they please get some photos.

[Reanimated35]

And we have an official opening

Dreamworld Australia

3 mins ·

WIPEOUT RE-OPENS

After 20 years of service and 7 million riders, Dreamworld’s iconic Wipeout will re-open today after undergoing a major facelift. The WIPEOUT’s relaunch is the first installment to Dreamworld’s makeover of OCEAN PARADE, also home to THE CLAW, SHOCK WAVE, FLOWRIDER, CYCLONE and ZOMBIE EVILUTION.

TAIL SPIN – Dreamworld’s BIG 9 THRILL RIDE

. As the newest addition of Dreamworld’s world-famous THRILL RIDE slate, the TAIL SPIN now officially transforms the Big 8 to Big 9 Thrill Rides alongside the TOWER OF TERROR II, GIANT DROP, BUZZ SAW, CLAW, WIPEOUT, MOTOCOASTER, PANDAMONIUM AND THE CYCLONE ROLLER COASTER.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

I'm at the park right now however I'm with my friends so no photos at WWW. Any photo requests ?

Tail Spin

However I won't be post much pictures today due to that the Parkz Update

I wish I could do a Parkz Update since I'm one of people who goes to the parks each week..

[themagician]

^Could you see if there is anything happening with the new pizza and coffee shop opening soon.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

^Could you see if there is anything happening with the new pizza and coffee shop opening soon.

Where about is it?

[downunder196]

Not sure, is there anything going on between the candy store and Cinema?

[themagician]

^That's where I thought they were going

[lolman123]

could you get a pic of the water jets on wipeout and one of the river.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Just Uploaded a Video! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-wX9d2QKI

[WipeoutDreamworldFan]

I think the reason why they havent filled the water in the pool all the way up is because of the new extended pathway, as you can see in parkz picture. If they had it all the way up it would flood onto the pathway. That is my thought though, they could probably fill it up a tad more but we'll have to see if they do. Thanks for the video Ninja

[downunder196]

Not sure if it's been brought up before but what would you guys prefer?

a. New ride (roller coaster preferably)

b. Park wide freshen up (including Claw, RHLR, TRR, Cyclone, etc)

Edited August 3, 2014 by downunder196

[Tim Dasco]

B. I would think that because they should fix the whole park up before they add more things they have to worry about.

Unless the roller coster was themed great.

[Brad2912]

A great rollercoater would really drive attendance and annual pass sales, which would in turn deliver capital to spend on re-freshing 1-2 attractions each year. That should be priority one.

I re-painted Claw is no going to get more bums through the gates

[Cooper Olsen]

most unlucky dreamworld day ever for me on Pandamonium with my friend and at the end my car wouldn't stop swinging so we sat their for 15 to 20 minutes to get it to stop spinning then my harness wouldn't come off after that to TOT2 and the ride had technical difficulties so we left the line than came back 2 hours or so and 2 from the front the ride breaks down AND after all that we went to the buzzsaw and my harness wouldn't lock so they unlocked all the harnesses and mine finally locked but all i was thinking was i'm going to fall out hahahaha.

Tail spins progress today was the small building was layered with old looking wood so yeah.

That is all.

[liz.wis]

I went down there today, though sadly didn't get to try out Wipeout, but did get to watch it for a while, it seemed to be well enjoyed. Had my 5 year old, and we thought she'd be close to 120cm, but just missed out by maybe half a centimetre to get on. The operator on Shockwave did his best to see if she could stretch up enough, but we have high hopes for next visit. Overall they seem to be cleaning a few things up - I'm sure there was a bit less crap under shockwave, the lake looked the best it has in an age.

[BigKev]

I went down there today, though sadly didn't get to try out Wipeout, but did get to watch it for a while, it seemed to be well enjoyed. Had my 5 year old, and we thought she'd be close to 120cm, but just missed out by maybe half a centimetre to get on. The operator on Shockwave did his best to see if she could stretch up enough, but we have high hopes for next visit. Overall they seem to be cleaning a few things up - I'm sure there was a bit less crap under shockwave, the lake looked the best it has in an age.

We've had that trouble, shoes make a big difference, my youngest is ok in sneakers but not thongs.

[lolman123]

^ idont think you can ride wipeout with thongs on.

oh and i would say option b. if every ride got a refresh dreamworld would defently rival movieworld. (look what they did with wipeout)

[iwerks]

As much as I want them to get another top notch coaster, I think a long term strategy involving both would be best. It does seem like they've been listening and taking note. Hopefully, they've got their next couple of years planned and ready to go.