Eureka Mountain Mine Ride reopening discussion

[red dragin]

2 hours ago, Reanimated35 said:

You mean it's not just as simple as chucking a smoke alarm in there and calling it a day?

Nah, it's not a house for rent 

[JeffreyMoore]

sad thing is nothing may be done with the ride track any time soon - at all 

with it now been likely dreamworld - ardent been found at falt for the thunder river rapids accident 

there now up for a lot more $$$ been lost to law suits 

[Reanimated35]

49 minutes ago, JeffreyMoore said:

with it now been likely dreamworld - ardent been found at falt for the thunder river rapids accident 

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Credit to TPSN 

[MickeyD]

Seeing inside you get a pretty good understanding why the ride couldn't be opened without as it stood.

Anyone remember how hot it would get? It certainly felt like an exploding Mine! Just as well they DIDN'T have a Ride Op stationed at the top (like at WWF). How awful would that Shift be?

Frankly I'm amazed the err building was still standing for the most part. Track looks in surprisingly good nick but the actual supports might need a bit of re-reinforcing. It wouldn't surprise me if that Melted-Easter-Egg-Wire-Cage-Thing has been holding much of it together all these years😅

[joel]

If you people go into whitewater world, 3 of the old carts are sitting next to the wipeouts boom.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Got more pics on my camera which I will share later 

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Heres the picture of the mine carts in question 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Adventures With JWorld

[BTTF Forever]

Bit rainy at Dreamworld today, but since its been over a week since any updates, thought I would go see for myself if there has been a little more progress, and there was

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Ahhh you beated me to It! @BTTF Forever

[Johnny]

Wow! I can't believe how quickly they are busting this thing down. I wish I was able to be there to see the fully exposed ride system when the rest of the mountain is finished being removed. I'll be living vicariously through all of the pictures that will undoubtedly be taken once the mountain is fully gone. 

[themeparkaddict]

By the way, work is going on at Blue Lagoon.

Went on the giant drop in the morning. A digger was present on Blue Lagoon's old pool (now concrete)

Went on the giant drop before closing. The digger was gone.

 

[Theme Park]

3 hours ago, themeparkaddict said:

By the way, work is going on at Blue Lagoon.

Went on the giant drop in the morning. A digger was present on Blue Lagoon's old pool (now concrete)

Went on the giant drop before closing. The digger was gone.

 

Demolition work on blue lagoon is finally happening just a short 12 years after originally closing. 

[jjuttp]

Does that mean the Chairlift is the only thing left?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

More likely the digger is being used elsewhere, and was dropped on the blue lagoon slab since they use it for parking, and with the wet, dropping it in mud wasn't desirable. I'd suggest that the appearance of a digger at BL has nothing to do with any sort of BL removal.

[rappa]

Wow there's a roller coaster in amongst all that shit somewhere. 

[Ashley]

Dreamworld certainly aren't wasting time ripping down eureka mountain. 

Something I haven't personally stopped thinking about is what DW said about the mine ride and river rapids last year in April (I think it was) when they were asked why was eureka still standing and one of the answers given was the fact that rapids depended on the mine carts and the mine carts depended on it, so in other if one was to go the other would too.

Dreamworld said it themselves its only the outside of the mountain being removed not anything else in the mountain meaning if the ride stays then at least some of TRRR has to stay, unless of course they have found a way around this.

[Jdude95]

25 minutes ago, Ashley said:

Dreamworld certainly aren't wasting time ripping down eureka mountain. 

Something I haven't personally stopped thinking about is what DW said about the mine ride and river rapids last year in April (I think it was) when they were asked why was eureka still standing and one of the answers given was the fact that rapids depended on the mine carts and the mine carts depended on it, so in other if one was to go the other would too.

Dreamworld said it themselves its only the outside of the mountain being removed not anything else in the mountain meaning if the ride stays then at least some of TRRR has to stay, unless of course they have found a way around this.

You mean like installing temporary support beams in the interim until the TRRR removal is complete and then installing permanent supports in their place?

[Ashley]

9 minutes ago, Jdude95 said:

You mean like installing temporary support beams in the interim until the TRRR removal is complete and then installing permanent supports in their place?

Good point I can't say I thought of that.

[BTTF Forever]

Also took some video while I was at Dreamworld checking out EMMR. Not exactly on topic but I'm one of those people who love the 'miserable' weather

Dreamrain.mp4

EDIT: YouTube Link https://youtu.be/vIV4yZuO3Y4

Edited October 17, 2017 by BTTF Forever

[BTTF Forever]

Having a look today, not much has changed, except more of the roof taken off, bit more of the track exposed, you can definitely see the slight track gradient now that keeps the carts at speed, also spotted pieces of the track on the grass between the wire fence and TOT. Not sure what they are gonna do with em. (Excuse potato phone camera)

[Richard]

Those sections of track out on the grass are the maintenance track that ran between the ride's lift hill and the (now exposed) brick wall at the back of the cinema.clear the area around the mountain.

I wouldn't get too excited about them being out in the open like that, they've simply been moved to get it out of the way while they take down the mountain.

[BTTF Forever]

Ah fair enough, i thought at the time it would probably be the maintanance track

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Not much to be removed now 

[zacsta_1997]

Woah!!  It’s completely unrecognisable!!