The Parkz Update: Dreamworld & WhiteWater World, June 2014

Dreamworld is a hive of activity with new and upgraded attractions all around. Wipeout is receiving a major refurbishment, a new Big 9 Thrill Ride is due in August and WhiteWater World starts work on their next slide.

Image: Parkz. Wipeout is one of many projects underway at Dreamworld and WhiteWater World.

Update By Richard Wilson
8 June 2014

At least we think it's Dreamworld – the logo at the entrance has disappeared for the time being.

Eureka Mountain Mine Ride

Obligatory Eureka Mountain update: it's now been 7 years, 7 months and 2 days since Eureka Mountain closed and it still sits in the park.

There's gold in them thar hills! Unfortunately, said gold is nasty, decaying fiberglass.

One argument presented for keeping the structure was that even as a defunct ride it adds to the mining theme of the area. But as the mountain continues to fade and fall apart this argument holds less and less weight.

Mick Doohan's Motocoaster

Motocoaster continues to thrill.

Is it possible that no supervisor, maintenance staff or park official has walked past this faded and tattered banner prominently featured in Motocoaster's queue and thought that maybe it should be replaced?

Tower of Terror

Dreamworld's Tower of Terror shop has joined Movie World's (former) Harry Potter shop in selling weird new-age dragon crap.

Your move, Movie World.

Dreamworld River

What was once a picturesque river through Dreamworld is now an overgrown swamp.

At a glance you might not even know there's a body of water under the growth.

Big 9 Thrill Ride

It's fair to say that the new ride will feature spinning. For those playing guess-the-ride, this narrows your options down to just about every flat ride ever.

Work commences on Dreamworld's newest attraction.

The first part of the process is clearing the remains of Reef Diver and surrounding landscaping.

Flat ride construction is relatively straight-forward. Once the site is cleared the new ride will come together quite quickly.

All that remains of Reef Diver is its concrete foundations.

Wipeout refurbishment

Wipeout is getting some much needed love.

The iconic ride sits in pieces as it undergoes a complete refurbishment.

The wave has been repainted and features a few particularly foreboding sharks.

The queue area is getting a bit of work, though looks to be staying roughly the same.

The giant counterweights that balance out the gondola.

With the gondola completely removed from the site, you can expect some changes to this part of Wipeout.

The paintwork on The Claw is in need of some TLC.

The top of the tower and motor housing has been repainted, really highlighting the faded paint.

If only the rest of the ride were as bright as the top components.

WhiteWater World new slide

Between the twisted array of slides and coaster track, we see the first signs of construction over at WhiteWater World.

Trenches for foundations have appeared.

The orange-capped rebar will support the slide's cylindrical support columns.

Based on the support placement, the new slide will make the most of the small parcel of land it's located on.

Much of the landscaping looks to be staying put.

The slide is being billed as a thrill slide, and will seemingly feature three distinct elements.

A hole lot of groundwork is going on.

The new attraction will fill the last remaining corner on the tower that houses The Ripper and Blue-Ringed Octopus slides. With this addition, all the towers at WhiteWater World will be effectively full, meaning future attractions will require further expansion of the park.

The back-of-house service road has become a storage area and a temporary access route for the Little Rippers and Temple of Huey slides.

PVC piping for the new slide's plumbing.

We're as excited as you are about these piles of miscellaneous construction parts.

One last rebar shot to tide you over until our next update.

As always, we'll be back shortly with more updates from Dreamworld and WhiteWater World over coming months as their new attractions and refurbishment projects continue.