Is Blue Lagoon that ride looking thing near the Big Bother House?

 

Was there a water park down that end long ago - I can't really remember....

 

Sorry poor choice of words on my part, I meant like ground level photos or better yet a youtube vid walkthrough of the place.

@mission Blue Lagoon was the water park within DW, which is what you see in that image, next to the BB studio. It was that volcano/mountain which had multiple slides.

@Cactus_Matt haha I thought you did mean that, but thought I'd post a close up anyways, as that is as good as are going to get. When BB was still around and the house opened to the public after the show  finished, you walked past this area, and could see the majority of it is still there they've just filled in the Pools. You could even use the toilets that were there, and there were still the shop/locker area there, just fenced up.

On 05/04/2017 at 8:06 AM, themagician said:

That ampitheatre has been used quite a bit since Big Brother and quite recently. but to my knowledge, not since the accident.

Yeah, they were also using it for their employment group interviews prior to the accident. The location changed to the Madagascar auditorium after that. 

On 05/04/2017 at 8:06 AM, themagician said:

But Blue Lagoon definitely needs to go, so much land there that could be used so much better.

Aww, but I'm sure staff currently love the convenience of their Blue Lagoon carpark! Saves them having to walk all the way from the main one on other side of the park lol 😛

Yeah, I totally agree. What bugs me as well is that the train still laps around that area, giving guests a perfect view of... an impressively long white wooden fence 😮 

So much wasted opportunity there, not just with a nice big space for development, but also providing the train passengers with a better sceneric experience for the second half of their trip, along with a means of direct transport to/from it since all they need do is add a new stop. 

From DWs Facebook page. Looks like the BB amphitheatre.

Looks more like the cinema. The speakers on the wall and shape of the room plus the style of seating give it away.

BB amphitheatre doesn't have a seating gradient anywhere as steep as that 

And the BB theatre is actually outside (no back wall), they just putting up black sheeting when the show was on to make it look like it was inside.

Wow I am really surprised and delighted to see how good that Theatre is looking! I must get in there next time and try out those comfy looking seats😃

10 hours ago, Theme Park Girl said:

...but also providing the train passengers with a better sceneric experience for the second half of their trip...

Can anyone say Diorama?

Can anyone please provide some updated nearmap images of both Dreamworld (showing the removal of Eureka Mountain, etc) and Movie World (showing the addition of hypercoaster)?

Thank you

@Jessicajealousy Nearmap was last updated September 16, so these things you ask for can’t be seen yet. The hypercoaster is obviously there (and those images have been posted), however the finished queue area, etc isn’t shown 

Does a central repository exist of all the theme park satellite images that have been compiled over the years, or are they all located within different threads? 

Going forward, along with posting them during relavent discussion, it would be great to see these aerial images posted in a central thread (e.g. this thread) or an album. 

Somewhat sure Nearmap is like Google Earth in that you can backtrack through captures.

Would anyone be able to post and update of Adventure World with Goliath from Near Map?

On 27/10/2017 at 7:05 PM, cheski said:

Does a central repository exist of all the theme park satellite images that have been compiled over the years, or are they all located within different threads? 

Going forward, along with posting them during relavent discussion, it would be great to see these aerial images posted in a central thread (e.g. this thread) or an album. 

This is one of those moments where i'm bored enough to consider doing it, but i'm not bored enough to actually do it.

Here is a wide range of updates for all those who keep asking (Just focusing on new elements of parks)

AW - Goliath (Augst 13)

Funfields (October 15)

Gumbuya World (October 10)

DW - Havent focused on anything specifically because no visible changes (September 16)

MW - DC Rivals (August 28)

Top Golf (August 28)

SW - Castaway Reef (August 28)

Here are some of the latest images (Most overall theme park images, but there are some focus points or updates from the above post).

Gumbuya World (March 28)

Sea World (May 10)

Movie World (May 10)

Topgolf (May 10)

 

An update of the reclaimed land works from July 17

Could anyone elaborate why they’re keeping that small strip of waterway? One would presume it’s going to turn murky and awful anyway, why not fill it in the whole way?

That northern waterway does connect to the main lake. They installed a large pipe connecting the two, and installed a concrete bridge over. And I’d say they kept it, so they could clearly seperate the two areas of land.

I wonder if that strip of land between the water and Nickelodeon Land was left clear they can expand the kids area too in the future.

2 minutes ago, themagician said:

That northern waterway does connect to the main lake. They installed a large pipe connecting the two, and installed a concrete bridge over. And I’d say they kept it, so they could clearly seperate the two areas of land.

I wonder if that strip of land between the water and Nickelodeon Land was left clear they can expand the kids area too in the future.

But that's it - if you're so short on space, why do you need a giant waterway that serves no purpose if all you're going to do is circumnavigate any use of it (see Jet Rescue's pathway under the bridge) and not use it as a way to create some fun or distinction (see the un-used bridge) when realistically you could just chuck up some trees and call it a day if all you want is separation?

Still doesn't make sense to me.

I agree @Roachie

9 hours ago, Roachie said:

But that's it - if you're so short on space, why do you need a giant waterway that serves no purpose if all you're going to do is circumnavigate any use of it (see Jet Rescue's pathway under the bridge) and not use it as a way to create some fun or distinction (see the un-used bridge) when realistically you could just chuck up some trees and call it a day if all you want is separation?

Still doesn't make sense to me.

I am not an engineer but my best guess is either for rainwater drainage from the land around (and north) of it, or they have an exciting new Mosquito Breeding exhibit planned for 2019.

Anyone got one of Gumbuya with the wave pool now its done etc?