Theme Park Maintenance Schedules 2017

[themeparkaddict]

Mid august to mid sep. started 2 months ago.

[themagician]

Wild West Falls has had its water refilled and testing was happening for quite a while.

And some general works, the car from the villains area has gone

Edited November 2, 2017 by themagician

[themagician]

Just driven past DW and there appears to be a crane in the Wipeout area. This could mean the other arm is being lifted into position.

[New display name]

I saw the missing arm on the back of a truck outside of DW today.

[Rollercoaster_Lover]

The 2nd Wipeout arm has been installed

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Potato!

Thanks for the photo confirmation - but do you reckon you could have waited another 60 seconds until you were actually standing in front of the ride?

[jjuttp]

I think he took a photo of a screen?

[Rollercoaster_Lover]

15 minutes ago, jjuttp said:

I think he took a photo of a screen?

Took a photo of a Snapchat story

[themagician]

[Outlaw Run Fanboy]

Does Hot Wheels Sidewinder ever go down for maintenence?

 

[jjuttp]

1 hour ago, Outlaw Run Fanboy said:

Does Hot Wheels Sidewinder ever go down for maintenence?

 

About 3 times a day.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

2 hours ago, Outlaw Run Fanboy said:

Does Hot Wheels Sidewinder ever go down for maintenence?

 

You see the thing about Arrow coasters is that they were so well made, they never required maintenance ever. This is what led to the company's demise - nobody was buying replacement parts, and those that bought their coasters never needed to buy another one!

[New display name]

Wise man @AlexB do modern coasters require longer or shorter maintenance periods than coasters you rode in the old days?

[jjuttp]

"Old Days"

 

When i was a wee lad all we had were Virginia Reels, Scenic Railways and Side Friction rollercoasters. I still remember Luna Park at Glenelg...

[Mc coaster]

8 hours ago, themagician said:

Good to see wipout recovering after ONE WHOLE YEAR but there is still a big chunk left. I'm not super confident that it will be ready in time for the 30th since we are still missing the surfboards and the gondola plus it still has to be tested. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^You also left out the counterweights.

Surfboards are themeing and not necessary for the safe operation of the ride. We also know that they're sitting less than 100 metres from the ride. Bringing them to the ride and installing is less than a night's work.

Likewise for the gondola. Although it's not currently visible, it's likely the gondola isn't far away, and can be brought back to the ride envelope overnight. Another day to reattach it, and then a few days testing. Its the current state of the gondola that will be important - hopefully they're done (or nearly done) with it.

 

There are 9 working days left until the 30th. All up - even if we see ZERO work on site until the 27th, they could still have it up and running on the 30th.

Edited November 16, 2017 by AlexB

[themagician]

Tail Spin arm is unattached, wwith work happening on the motor (Photo TPSN)

[Guest 239]

Oh my lord that's weird to see. Is it a requirement to remove the top section to access the engine or are they also sprucing up the planes at the same time? When I went in September those planes needed a good clean / paint job.

 

People are brutal to the poor fiberglass planes... #sadreactsonly

[Mc coaster]

40 minutes ago, CaptainLazerGuns said:

When I went in September those planes needed a good clean / paint job.

 

People are brutal to the poor fiberglass planes... #sadreactsonly

Or maybe they just aren’t maintained very well to begin with. 😂😂

Edited November 22, 2017 by Mc coaster

[Guest 239]

7 minutes ago, Mc coaster said:

Or maybe they just aren’t maintained very well to begin with. 😂😂

I get your point, the staff member didn't seem to troubled with people punching / kicking / sitting on / yelling at / causing emotional distress to the wings of the planes. In fact, the staff member I had was full on jumping on one wing to try and fix it because it was jammed.

[Flynn_Smith]

4 hours ago, CaptainLazerGuns said:

I get your point, the staff member didn't seem to troubled with people punching / kicking / sitting on / yelling at / causing emotional distress to the wings of the planes. In fact, the staff member I had was full on jumping on one wing to try and fix it because it was jammed.

Poor planes... it's time for justice!

[Mc coaster]

Where is my solicitor.

45 minutes ago, Flynn_Smith said:

Poor planes... it's time for justice!

 

 

[Minions!]

Was down at Dreamworld tonight and the Christmas wreath was installed after the park closed, atm the arm is back on tailspin and is know being put together, wipeout was being worked on in preparation for the addition of the counter weights and gondola which are on site, trolls have been pushed back, minor works taking place on the eastern drop side and some good old rehearsals for the Christmas shows!! More to come!!

[Minions!]

I have good and bad news!!

Good News:

• Tailspin is reopening 1/12/2017.
• LOG RIDE REOPENING 20/12/2017
• Escape from Madagascar reopening 8/12/2017

Bad News:

• Wipeout reopening 25/12/2017 

Edited November 24, 2017 by Minions!

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Interesting. I wonder how many people will try to ride Wipeout on Christmas day?

 

I think you'll find the dates shown on the Dreamworld website are closure 'inclusive' dates - meaning the end date shown is the last date it is planned to be closed, not the first day it reopens.