56 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Rain? Bit of drizzle early in the morning then overcast all day - perfect day for the theme parks!

For us of course - the weather was pretty good actually, just looked pretty miserable. Made the mistake of driving back to Brisbane right in the middle of the storm though.

For all the lovers out there. MDMC is now open. 

Out of all the fantastic rides at DW like ToT, Giant Drop and Claw, they decided to open the one that isn't so fantastic : (

Well, better than only Pandamonium open I guess (or maybe it's not for some of you!)

Honestly I'm quite surprised this is open so early - if they're opening them up after safety checks I would think that they'd do all the flat rides first since the safety checks are probably less complicated - and even out of all the coasters, MDMC's restraint system probably more involved than ToT's or HWSW's.

wow they are really taking baby steps huh

3 minutes ago, bladex said:

wow they are really taking baby steps huh

Yep, the bigger rides will be perceived to be more dangerous, so the general public will expect them to take longer to check. 

If you open the "dangerous" rides first, it makes the image management more difficult. 

I can kinda see what they're doing now that I've thought about it - they're opening the tame rides first (Pandamonium has soft style, Motocoaster is probably the tamest thrill ride apart from Tail Spin) - not only for what @red dragin said about opening the "non-dangerous" rides first, but also because those are the rides that cater to families who already have a few rides that cater to them open - having one or two super-high thrill rides open probably won't attract too many people. I might be completely wrong, but I'm guessing that Tail Spin and Shockwave will be the next two rides to open (although Tail Spin was looking very dead today - at least the little turbine things on Shockwave's queue were spinning).

I am surprised they opened Pandamonium first. I would have thought MDMC and Shockwave would have been first then Tail Spin. Since Shockwave is a family coaster and lets face it MDMC is not far of.

I imagine that TailSpin would be the next to open, followed by the remaining Ocean Parade rides, and then GD/TOT would be next and BuzzSaw last.

44 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

I am surprised they opened Pandamonium first. I would have thought MDMC and Shockwave would have been first then Tail Spin. Since Shockwave is a family coaster and lets face it MDMC is not far of.

Shockwave isn't a coaster. Its a type of Flat ride.

Why don't you guys like MDMC, i think its a enjoyable ride.

well for one it's bloody uncomfortable to sit on. dunno if it's changed but last time i went on it there was no padding where your legs went it's not comfortable to sit on hard plastic!

Edited December 18, 20168 yr by bladex

As a motor bike rider myself, it looses too much pace. Jet rescue in having the second launch solves the problem. MDMC with some power input later into the ride would be much better. 

Edited December 18, 20168 yr by red dragin

The loss of speed and height of the ride destroy MDMC (2 things that Jet Rescue does well). 

It was a good concept executed poorly. If it hugged the ground and was designed to maintain a semblance of speed for more than half the ride it would be a fun family thrill ride. 

2 hours ago, Prequel said:

Shockwave isn't a coaster. Its a type of Flat ride.

Why don't you guys like MDMC, i think its a enjoyable ride.

Sorry I meant to say that MDMC was a Family coaster not Shockwave. However some theme parks "Cedar Point" count rides like these as roller coasters. But save that debate for another time.

Disk'O Coaster

Just bought season passes for my partner and I for Xmas.. CAN'T WAIT to spend more time back at DW over the next year and show my support and gratitude for the years of happy memories?

Edited December 19, 20168 yr by MickeyD

On 17/12/2016 at 6:22 PM, Jordan M. said:

Can confirm Kevil Hill will operate as a scare attraction from Dec 26

According to DW's webpage for the attraction, it will close (or have it's opening hours changed) on Sunday the 15th of January 2017 too.

Edited December 19, 20168 yr by Jamberoo Fan

The scaffolding has begun its construction for the night show at DW (Photo: TPSN)

Now I'm very confident this will be at least as good as Beatbox.

 

Possibly it may be even better, as I saw something about a story being involved in the show as well as the music, fireworks and special effects.

Yep. I'll be there!

We are going back in circles.

9 hours ago, Tim Dasco said:

We are going back in circles.

rip (no pun intended)

The Rip is now listed as opened.

I see the park is making baby steps towards opening the thrill rides, for the reasons that the bigger rides might be more dangerous. Despite this, DW is making great progress in this final phase of reopening the park, and hopefully they will have all the thrill rides ready for the high visitor intake after New Years.

On 12/18/2016 at 9:23 PM, themagician said:

I imagine that TailSpin would be the next to open, followed by the remaining Ocean Parade rides, and then GD/TOT would be next and BuzzSaw last.

I'm thinking TOT or GD will open last, if Ardent are considering reopening the rides based on size. Buzzsaw opening last is logical however, considering its close proximity to TRRR.

I personaly think TOT, GD and BuzzSaw will open last. Considering Buzzsaw is very close to TRRR. However from GD and TOT you would be able to see TRRR and I think DW might want to keep TRRR out of view.

Buzzsaw will be last I think, especially since they had those modifications to make as well. Hopefully all the major rides will be open by the new year though, I'm thinking we'll see Ocean Parade fully open by boxing day, and the rest progressively open the week after.

I think you will find that Buzzsaw will open next. It is being tested everyday at the moment. Claw and Wipeout won't be too far behind.