Today has been the busiest I have seen the park since the events of last year and I’m happy to see the park is back on the road of success

Queues for the rides have been pretty long  with TOT2 going all the way down to the skull 

Hope the big crowds continue after the holidays  finish

Edited December 29, 20177 yr by Adventures With JWorld

Made a little pit stop to the park before work this morning 

Edited January 4, 20187 yr by Adventures With JWorld

The construction fences around Wipeout have been removed, and the way and name that sit on the top of the gondola are waiting to be reinstalled. Hopefully this means we will see testing begin very soon (Photo: TPSN)

5 hours ago, themagician said:

The construction fences around Wipeout have been removed, and the way and name that sit on the top of the gondola are waiting to be reinstalled. Hopefully this means we will see testing begin very soon (Photo: TPSN)

A sight for sore eyes!
(Still miss the beach though.)

Still Miss the Surfboards!!!!!! Hope they're putting them back on with a new paintjob finally!!!

They are sitting behind the Thunderbolt site awaiting installation  

I have a feeling the surfboards might not come back. Since the audit and long period of downtime, they seem to have installed a new ladder and caging on the left arm structure, circled in red. I think it would just be in the way of the surfboard being there as the surfboard leans all the way up to the side against the motors. I do hope they come back though. Time will tell! 

Just taken 

Ride’s name and the waves on the carriage have been reinstalled, Great to see the ride looking refreshed once again 

16 hours ago, WipeoutDreamworldFan said:

I have a feeling the surfboards might not come back. Since the audit and long period of downtime, they seem to have installed a new ladder and caging on the left arm structure, circled in red. I think it would just be in the way of the surfboard being there as the surfboard leans all the way up to the side against the motors. I do hope they come back though. Time will tell! 

You could be right there. Hopefully they both do return though 

Testing has commenced 

Quick updates for now 

Just missed Wipeout doing a test run, seems to be running with no problems which is great to see 

Kevil is open till 21st and it’s hours are 10:30-5pm 

Checking on RHLR and PSFW now 

Main Route to Giant Drop/Corrobee/RHLR appears to be down but you can still access it? 

There we go pathway blocked down the stairs next to RHLR 

Work appears to be carried out on the flume channel near the lift hill on RHLR (didn’t get any good pics of this happening) 

PSFW 

Edited January 15, 20187 yr by Adventures With JWorld

Managed to get footage of the ride testing

Does appear that the ride has new ride cycle in place (must say though, pretty disappointed in seeing that the ride doesn’t go upside down that much, hell looking at the footage again, I don’t even think it goes upside down) 

Apologies for them pesky fingers getting in the way! 

 

 

Edited January 15, 20187 yr by Adventures With JWorld

18 minutes ago, Adventures With JWorld said:

Managed to get footage of the ride testing

Does appear that the ride has new ride cycle in place (must say though, pretty disappointed in seeing that the ride doesn’t go upside down that much, hell looking at the footage again, I don’t even think it goes upside down) 

Apologies for them pesky fingers getting in the way! 

Cheers @Adventures With JWorld - you da real MVP.

I'm going to be blindly optimistic and hope it's not a real cycle they're going to have when it's open to guests, because if so, the lack of iconic Wipeout moments (the opposite twisting arms into an inversion & and the locked inversion into a free-spin) and just in general not going upside down at all will disappoint guests as much as Scooby's lack of theming does. This is an iconic super-flip model, not doing inversions just plain defeats the purpose of having it round (for those unaware of its history, I highly recommend this Park Vault article for more information.)

If this is the best it can do with its retrofit, it should've been bulldozed.

31 minutes ago, Adventures With JWorld said:

Managed to get footage of the ride testing

Does appear that the ride has new ride cycle in place (must say though, pretty disappointed in seeing that the ride doesn’t go upside down that much, hell looking at the footage again, I don’t even think it goes upside down) 

Apologies for them pesky fingers getting in the way! 

 

 

Don’t worry, this is just one of many cycles built into the Wipeout. When it had it’s last refurb back in 2014, I was there during the first initial testing phase. This is the first and exact same cycle they tested on for days to wear the motors in and to manually test the arms and docking the gondola. Once they are satisfied with the motors capabilities and the way the gondola stops etc they will begin to change the cycle to more intense ones, I believe there are 5-7 cycles built into the ride. If you notice in this video, when it stops ready to do the double backflip, the left arm did not position itself correctly and was too high, therefore the double backflip didnt happen and the gearboxes didnt like it and failed to complete the double backflip with some groaning noises. Then at the very end the left arm did not stop where it was suppose too and went too far out and had to be manually positioned to the home position. With a new ride operating system, motors, gearboxes and many other parts it will take time for the system and parts to wear  themselves in again and lots of testing. Keep an eye on the ride, cycles will change to more intense ones when they feel it is ready to handle the pressure, same as last time  Feel free to speak to one of the engineers or mechanics floating around, they are always happy to discuss and tell you what’s going on.

 

14 minutes ago, WipeoutDreamworldFan said:

Don’t worry, this is just one of many cycles built into the Wipeout. When it had it’s last refurb back in 2014, I was there during the first initial testing phase. This is the first and exact same cycle they tested on for days to wear the motors in and to manually test the arms and docking the gondola. Once they are satisfied with the motors capabilities and the way the gondola stops etc they will begin to change the cycle to more intense ones, I believe there are 5-7 cycles built into the ride. If you notice in this video, when it stops ready to do the double backflip, the left arm did not position itself correctly and was too high, therefore the double backflip didnt happen and the gearboxes didnt like it and failed to complete the double backflip with some groaning noises. Then at the very end the left arm did not stop where it was suppose too and went too far out and had to be manually positioned to the home position. With a new ride operating system, motors, gearboxes and many other parts it will take time for the system and parts to wear  themselves in again and lots of testing. Keep an eye on the ride, cycles will change to more intense ones when they feel it is ready to handle the pressure, same as last time  Feel free to speak to one of the engineers or mechanics floating around, they are always happy to discuss and tell you what’s going on.

 

That's re-assuring. Here's hoping you're on the money (especially with a name like @WipeoutDreamworldFan no less, hah.)

Just now, Roachie said:

That's re-assuring. Here's hoping you're on the money (especially with a name like @WipeoutDreamworldFan no less, hah.)

Hahaha I hope so too! I know. A stupid username I made a long time ago.. haha.

Is it just me or does the wipeout actually look better without the waves and name on top of the gondola? I think it looks much more modern.

16 minutes ago, themeparkaddict said:

Is it just me or does the wipeout actually look better without the waves and name on top of the gondola? I think it looks much more modern.

I personally prefer it with the waves on top.

 

7 hours ago, Adventures With JWorld said:

 

Why is this taking so long😤😤

 

I was just thinking why doesn’t dreamworld just retheme MDMC to ABC kids and extend that area out, then add another rollercoaster to keep the “big 9” and list MDMC as a family ride.

8 hours ago, Adventures With JWorld said:

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Cough Cough.....Corroboree Stage 2..........finally!!!

As for RHLR I got no clue what's happening there!

Edited January 15, 20187 yr by Minions!

Here's a query in regards to all the "DANGER CONSTRUCTION SITE" signs - I might be wrong but when it comes to say Disney building things in their theme parks, there isn't these signs littered on the fences. What's the difference here?

Is it anything to do with the Australian construction/safety standards?

2 hours ago, Mc coaster said:

 

I was just thinking why doesn’t dreamworld just retheme MDMC to ABC kids and extend that area out, then add another rollercoaster to keep the “big 9” and list MDMC as a family ride.

Because ABC Kids world isn’t about family rides, it’s about toddler/kids rides (ie 2-10). MDMC doesn’t suit this demographic at all. 

The “BIG 9” doesn’t have to exclude family rides. Whilst MDMC wouldn’t be considered a thrill ride to me, it would be a an older child/young teenager 

Even DW don’t think MDMC is a thrill ride compared to the other rides

All 8 of the other thrill rides has the black diamond

Saying ABC Kids World should have a coaster in it is a bit of a stretch. The area is pretty much strictly for little kids, no older than 6. Most, if not all of the people in ABC Kids World's target demographic aren't even tall enough to ride the coaster, not even in the sidecar. The park can't really integrate the coaster into the motorsports area or the Dreamworks area either, because of its distance from both of those places. So, for the time being, MDMC will probably sit in its current position, untouched and in isolation, without neighbouring (larger) rides nearby.

12 hours ago, Roachie said:

Here's a query in regards to all the "DANGER CONSTRUCTION SITE" signs - I might be wrong but when it comes to say Disney building things in their theme parks, there isn't these signs littered on the fences. What's the difference here?

I've only been to Disney once so have no clue but just an idea, could Disney do a double fence? A fence with the construction warning signs around the construction areas and then another nicer looking fence around that whole area with theme to keep it 'nice'?

 

Redundant and waste of money, but thats Disney isn't it?