Viking's Revenge closure

[Hiisi25]

If this does close like River Rapids because of an overreaction over a 'Shit Happens' moment, over something trivial, over something that happens everyday in the world around us.... People need to stop getting caught up over a conveyor belt of emotion about it, both parks should make the modifications that need to be made to the rides then quickly reopen afterwards. 

[Slick]

So is it opened or closed?

In regards to the post above - if there's anything that'll force a premature closure of this ride (outside of park management, anyway) it'll be the fact that VRTP's insurance provider (highly likely Lloyds, although TBH I have zero idea) will hike the premiums up on home-made attractions in light of recent tragedies up the road. If that happens, then I see both log flume attractions at our Gold Coast parks seeing either major refurbs by a third party like Intamin or Hopkins, or they'll close.

[New display name]

This just happened.  

[Slick]

3 minutes ago, YLFATEEKS said:

This just happened.  

Is that bad?

[New display name]

I don't know.    I stole the photo and wanted to add some drama.   

[Brad2912]

Nice one @YLFATEEKS

apparently all ride signage has been removed from the queue house 

[zacsta_1997]

Interesting!  Maybe they're trying to make changes slowly, either by slowly removing signage for closure, or a retheme or refurbishment. If I remember correctly, the ride was fairly quiet with little to no theming towards Vikings. 

[Jamberoo Fan]

I'm starting to be bit more concerned now that the ride's age is beginning to show - it seems too odd to open after maintenance to only shut down again after 1 day. If ride signage is indeed being removed, it indicates to me that they've either decided to do a major refurbishment of the ride now (as it's too risky to continue operation in it's current state) or they are preparing the ride for a soon-to-be announced permanent closure.

Edited November 23, 2016 by Jamberoo Fan

[rappa]

So wait... The ride reopened and has now closed again??

makes no sense 

[New display name]

I don't think it ever re-opened.   It just came off maintenance page for one day. 

 

Skeet stop stealing photos and being a naughty boy/girl.

 

MW has posted an award for the missing sign.  It reads "Locate our deeply beloved sign and spend one night free stuck on the GL"

 

 

Edited November 23, 2016 by YLFATEEKS

[Tornado]

1 hour ago, zacsta_1997 said:

Interesting!  Maybe they're trying to make changes slowly, either by slowly removing signage for closure, or a retheme or refurbishment. If I remember correctly, the ride was fairly quiet with little to no theming towards Vikings. 

nope they are dismantling it as i said they would be. take a good look at this ride while you can it's OVER.

Edited November 23, 2016 by Tornado

[XxMrYoshixX]

I'm hoping this isn't a sign of the closure of the ride, and at the moment the chance the ride gets dismantled is very slim, given we know very little about the situation. I'm thinking SW are replacing the aged signage with replacement signs.

Didn't Sea Viper's logo sign remain on the station until they shut the ride and demolished the station?

Edited November 23, 2016 by XxMrYoshixX

[Hypermarket Hero]

Perhaps the "revenge" in the title is too aggressive for a family water ride in the current climate? Hopefully just a major re-theme? Very confusing, I hope we don't lose those 70's brown fiber glass boats It feels like sitting in a piece of theme park history!

[wipeout94]

Hi all,

Have been reading this forum for a while and thought I would join.

Sad to see the ride looking like this.

Hopefully it will be running at the start of next year.

[Jamberoo Fan]

17 hours ago, XxMrYoshixX said:

I'm thinking SW are replacing the aged signage with replacement signs.

Aren't they rather modern signs though?

[New display name]

Maybe QH&S have asked them to remove the wheels of the chair before they re-open.

If they are wheels but it looks like somebody might have crossed the yellow line.

Edited November 28, 2016 by YLFATEEKS

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

That chair doesn't have wheels?

[New display name]

Why aren't you the fun police today.

Edited November 28, 2016 by YLFATEEKS

[jake_hunt]

Ugh, this is so confusing! Things pointing both ways!

On the one hand, it seems odd that SW would remove the signs first upon an unannounced closure. If they're actually getting rid of the rides behind our backs, wouldn't there be plenty of things on the demolition to-do-list before "#134: Take down signage."?

Then again, they weren't aged, faded or outdated in any way, and the timber being removed from behind the drop isn't a good sign...

My humble opinion is that the ride will remain open, and that SW is taking the time to do a full run-through/refurbishment, patching up anything that looks worn/faded/broken etc. Probably prompted by the TRRR incident, and they thought it safest to make this maintenance period a big 'un.

Because honestly, if SW removed VRFR before opening a new ride, that takes them down to TWO FAMILY RIDES and NO THRILL RIDES for the upcoming peak period... And surely, if the ride was ageing, you'd either maintain it to keep the crowds dispersed and add it to the checklist for demolition, or replace it ASAP...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

If Dreamworld get to call MDMC a thrill ride, then Jet Rescue definitely qualifies.

[ads086]

Possible re-theme on the cards?

[Reanimated35]

The more I look at it, the more I think I wish to change my previous statement for this ride to "goodbye, you will be missed....kind of". 

[jake_hunt]

@AlexB That's false advertising on DW's part in my opinion. MDMC and JR are what I would call a "family-thrill".

[themagician]

I'd call MDMC family thrill, and JR thrill.

Even DW themselves class MDMC as a moderate ride on their park map.

Edited November 28, 2016 by themagician

[jake_hunt]

JR is definitely closer to a thrill, mainly only because it's closer to the ground though. From memory, JR is actually slower.