Steel Taipan Construction - Dreamworld Mack launched roller coaster

[Taj O'Neill]

i moved dreamworld's coaster animation to merge with blue fire coaster but it's not super great it just shows the ride at it's proper speed 

[Hummel Bruhmell]

On 13/05/2020 at 10:11 AM, Gazza said:

Will be 2 trains likely.

It's a blue fire clone, but not all versions actually have brakes or catwalks fitted to the "MCBR", the train just coasts through a flat section of track.

https://rcdb.com/10838.htm#p=51056

 

ahem *mcbr* 

https://rcdb.com/10838.htm#p=79051 

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Ahem, what's your point?

 

[Hummel Bruhmell]

11 minutes ago, AlexB said:

Ahem, what's your point?

 

the mcbr is not removable and it can and most likely will have 3 trains not 2 heck it might even have 4 trains

Edited May 28, 2020 by Hummel Bruhmell

[Jdude95]

32 minutes ago, Hummel Bruhmell said:

the mcbr is not removable and it can and most likely will have 3 trains not 2 heck it might even have 4 trains

If you don't have to run 3 trains, a MCBR isn't needed

[Flynn_Smith]

Eagle-eyed viewers will also notice there is only one storage bay in the render of the coaster. Obviously it's just tentative, but could also indicate there will only be 2 trains.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

2 hours ago, Hummel Bruhmell said:

the mcbr is not removable and it can and most likely will have 3 trains not 2 heck it might even have 4 trains

the 'mid course brake run' doesn't have to be removed, if it's never installed in the first place....

Heck, if you check the blue fire model group in RCDB (https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mo=12376)

You'll see that most of the models shown only have 2 trains. Only the megacoaster has more than 3.

[rappa]

I think the fact that no park in Australia has ever bought more than 2 trains and the park that isn’t broke down the road still only bought 2 for rivals indicates that it will only have 2 trains. 
 

I expect they’ll run 2 trains for the first two weeks it’s open and then about 5 days a year after that. 

[Tim Dasco]

1 hour ago, djrappa said:

I expect they’ll run 2 trains for the first two weeks it’s open and then about 5 days a year after that. 

Considering it was reported on here that MDMC ran 2 trains for most if not all of the summer holidays I doubt this. Superman went the whole of Summer with only 1 train, likewise with Jet Rescue.

[joz]

4 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

Superman went the whole of Summer with only 1 train, likewise with Jet Rescue.

That's a really strange ending to the post. It comes across as you saw the comment that it'll probably run 1 train as a DW V Village thing?

[Tim Dasco]

5 minutes ago, joz said:

That's a really strange ending to the post. It comes across as you saw the comment that it'll probably run 1 train as a DW V Village thing?

I realised I miss read the statement upon further reading.
 
But I do hope we see now with Greg being at Dreamworld it running 2 trains in at least the summer holidays being what will be the parks most popular ride (along with SV)

[joz]

Fair play for admitting you read it wrong, a lot of people double down 👍🏻

[Gazza]

So there is now orange track on site (Easy to mistake for orange safety webbing when you are whizzing by at a distance on the M1)

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

Track for the vertical loop aspect of the ride has apparently arrived, I’ll be heading down there soon to snap some pictures for you all 😊

[Jdude95]

It’s very bright orange, lots of interesting pieces 

[themagician]

And here it is. So far there are 9 pieces in the carpark, with two more viable in a shipping container.

Edited June 2, 2020 by themagician

[Jdude95]

More pieces being unloaded 

And final photo from me today 

[Coasterlife]

Do Ya think it could still have a chance at opening Christmas 

[Gazza]

16 minutes ago, Coasterlife said:

Do Ya think it could still have a chance at opening Christmas 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 hour ago, Jdude95 said:

 

This one must be for the inversion... you know, because it's upside down.

[StingRay]

I'm not so sure @Gazza. I reckon it might. The longer that park stays closed the better its chances. Mean minimal disruption to day to day operation means they can freely move around the worksite. I would assume this indeed meaning taking some time off the total build time.

[Jdude95]

5 minutes ago, AlexB said:

This one must be for the inversion... you know, because it's upside down.

Yeah, sorry about that, I forgot to turn off "Aussie mode"

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

35 minutes ago, StingRay said:

Mean minimal disruption to day to day operation means they can freely move around the worksite.

Site access isn't blocked during opening hours - all of the old goldrush, studios, blue lagoon and any other access point is freely accessible when the park is open, provided the train is either closed or incorporated into the construction crossovers. Crossing pieces over the driveway only needs a lollipop man for the time it takes the crane to cross over.

What we need to look at is the fact that the pieces continue to arrive, and be unloaded, but seemingly without any groundworks taking place. I've not seen anyone post photos of groundwork machinery, footerings or collars being moved about... and if they're not doing that... then the assumed 'storage until later' plan appears to be correct...

TLDR: whether the park is open or closed, construction wouldn't really be impacted.

 

Edited June 2, 2020 by AlexB

[StingRay]

True. We have not seen any construction equipment arrive. But if it did arrive they could have done of an evening by change. As you stated @AlexB that whole area is essential closed. So no major disruptions would occur. Maybe with all this track arriving, we might see earth moving equipment and the likes turn up by the weekend.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

And here’s my contribution from this morning too