Steel Taipan Construction - Dreamworld Mack launched roller coaster

[Gazza]

Driving past this morning the last piece of track is up.

To get a sense of the final height, it is as tall as the part of buzzsaw where the structure tapers inwards.

Edited June 20, 2021 by Gazza

[Coasterlife]

It's Done!! (credit) auscoasters_ via instagram story

Edited June 21, 2021 by Coasterlife

[mssveattck]

[Coasterlife]

Dreamworld’s story has a video of the last piece being installed 

[Slick]

Still amazing to me that they’ll invite out Facebook groups like the dreamworld times who have a sketchy past and have a reach of maybe a few hundred (if you’re lucky) and completely ignore Parkz, despite having tens of thousands of times more reach, all because of a grudge formed because @Richard isn’t gushingly positive. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[xRazzBerryx]

1 hour ago, Slick said:

Still amazing to me that they’ll invite out Facebook groups like the dreamworld times who have a sketchy past and have a reach of maybe a few hundred (if you’re lucky) and completely ignore Parkz, despite having tens of thousands of times more reach, all because of a grudge formed because @Richard isn’t gushingly positive. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Agree. 
 

They need to get in popular social media pages/people to their media days. You can see how well it is done by overseas parks, getting Youtubers to document the whole ride & it really gets more people talking & creates hype around the ride. Sure, Australia doesn’t have as many but the more the better I say. 
 

You shouldn’t be not inviting people because of their opinions. The whole industry thrives off different opinions & chit chat. Look at us all here right now. 

[Greg]

Still amazes me how UNPROFESSIONAL and RUDE people are on here. Maybe if they looked at how they act and speak and their own behaviour first before commenting on others. Who cares how many people are active on a site or page. It’s called being professional and people seeing that. Hence the invite. For an enthusiast page there’s awful a lot of hatred from the same old bunch, grow up people.  

[Slick]

10 minutes ago, Greg said:

Still amazes me how UNPROFESSIONAL and RUDE people are on here. Maybe if they looked at how they act and speak and their own behaviour first before commenting on others. Who cares how many people are active on a site or page. It’s called being professional and people seeing that. Hence the invite. For an enthusiast page there’s awful a lot of hatred from the same old bunch, grow up people.  

The quality and professionalism of the Parkz articles over the last decade plus speak for themselves. I think you’re confusing the community who use the site to express their opinions and fandom with Parkz itself. You’re essentially confusing “why didn’t they invite news.com.au” with “why didn’t they invite everyone from news.com.au’s comment section.”

[Jdude95]

2 hours ago, Slick said:

Still amazing to me that they’ll invite out Facebook groups like the dreamworld times who have a sketchy past and have a reach of maybe a few hundred (if you’re lucky) and completely ignore Parkz, despite having tens of thousands of times more reach, all because of a grudge formed because @Richard isn’t gushingly positive. 🤷🏼‍♂️

It's more than just that, but it does make for a good story

[Aw hype]

4 hours ago, Greg said:

Who cares how many people are active on a site or page.  

Any logical person/organisation who is trying to market/advertise their new product/experience to the broadest/largest possible audience?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

15 hours ago, Greg said:

Still amazes me how UNPROFESSIONAL and RUDE people are on here. Maybe if they looked at how they act and speak and their own behaviour first before commenting on others. Who cares how many people are active on a site or page. It’s called being professional and people seeing that. Hence the invite. For an enthusiast page there’s awful a lot of hatred from the same old bunch, grow up people.  

...and yet you're still here? If you're so offended, i'm sure there's another group out there suited just for you.

[Thrill Seeker]

sorry for the unknown but is the greg username greg yong?

[themagician]

@Thrill Seekernah 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^Can confirm it isn't. Remember kids, no doxxing!

[TimmyG]

You guys know this for certain then?

[Naazon]

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

14 minutes ago, TimmyG said:

You guys know this for certain then?

One only has to take a look at his contributions on Parkz to see his bias to media and Parkz members - and essentially anyone that has a single bad word to say about Dreamworld.

While that might seem like something a Dreamworld exec might do, you don't get to that level in an organisation bagging out media and fans of your product with a thinly veiled account that uses your own name. 

Even without his own admission, its very clear it isn't Mr Yong.

 

It's been so long since we had an anticipated coaster build i'd forgotten the construction threads devolved into mindless crap once the track is complete. With no \ minimal work to be done visibly at this point, now we wait for testing... So place your bets folks - what page number does this thread get to before testing - I'm gonna say Page 56. 

[Cactus_Matt]

1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

So place your bets folks - what page number does this thread get to before testing - I'm gonna say Page 56. 

69!

[Ranger]

Parkz... the only place you can go from rollercoasters to bagging comments about other theme park accounts.

[Im Hungry]

After coming across this article 2 days ago I thought I should share it with you guys on here.

Maybe you've read it already or maybe you already know the relevant information but anyways...

https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/dreamworld-announced-topping-off-of-steel-taipan-rollercoaster/

Key takeaways from the article:

- Late 2021 opening once electrical works, load station building, landscaping and commissioning have been completed.

- Rollercoaster train set to see Australian shores in early July, with installation on the ride's track planned for early August.

- "Fresh theme park attractions are important to the Gold Coast's visitor economy"

It's exciting to see how quickly the ride is coming along with the next two months creeping with theming, landscaping and load station building works due to be completed, as well as the welcoming of the trains and its spinner. Almost entering the second half of the year, late 2021 isn't too far away now...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

10 hours ago, Ranger said:

Parkz... the only place you can go from rollercoasters to bagging comments about other theme park accounts.

Oh bud, you've been sheltered if you think Parkz is the only place for that....

[LORD_Noodle]

Time to get back on topic I think…. This topic has gotten a bit side tracked 😁😁

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

that's nice dear.

[Gazza]

If trains are on the track by early August that would mean a solid 4 months of testing if you were opening early December.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I'm sure theming work might take up a bit, but hopefully they're aiming to soft open prior to December anyway...