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Maybe Sw are having trouble catching the Jellyfish. What do you call a jellyfish that just got stepped on? Jam.

Dear Parks friends On 21st June I shall be sleeping rough on a thin piece of cardboard on concrete in the cold of a Melbourne winters night to help eradicate homelessness in Australia. This will be my fourth consecutive Sleepout and I hope to pass the $40k mark with your kind donation. Over the years of my involvement, I have been made acutely aware of the harsh reality of being homeless and the myriad of complex life events that can lead to people just like you and me, finding themselves in this terrible situation, a situation that once in, many people find it hard to climb back out of and lead normal lives. No one grows up wanting to find themselves homeless, moreover, it is usually as a result of circumstances out of their control such as abusive home lives that lead to homelessness. Your donation can assist Vinnies to provide shelter, food, blankets, and services to help people get back on their feet. Any size of donation is warmly appreciated and gets put to use immediately by the fantastic people at Vinnies. You can donate at https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/mark-shaw/perth and remember it is tax deductible! Many of you (@iwerks) have supported me before and I want to thank everyone in advance for your kind donations. My lifetime goal is to get to $200k with a hope that alongside many others, we can really make a dent in this avoidable issue. Mark

Worse case scenario they just do a deal with Aeroplane and just grab some of the fish out of shark bay to put in there and have a slight name change The Aeroplane Jelly Fish Exhibit

Works are also still happening on the dolphin lagoons, with fencing everywhere. And because of these works and the land works, COTD still mostly remains closed

So the reason Ray Reef has been closed for so long is because all of the pools walls have been entirely replaced

Visually impressive? In all honesty i'm with @Roachie on this one. Its a giant white corrugated steel monstrosity that slices the park in two. There is so much about that ride that i hate in that park, and it is getting on in years. It also no longer reaches the heights, or the speeds it was once famous for. It held the record, SFMM beat it, and it is no longer relevant. Its shitty capacity, and because of the resdesigns of the queue line it is a ridiculous set up and takes up way too much space. Wipe the deck. Convert the tower as referenced above to new style drop gondolas, and then re-connect the back end of the park to the front, and do something special with it.

Visited SW for a couple of hours today. It is always a lovely place to take a stroll and enjoy the Day with the Animals and Environment, if not anything else. Being so close to where I live, if anything else SW is a spectacular Parkland and I am glad it's still there, despite seeing better days. Some potentially exciting news; it seems progress is finally being made on the reclaimed area beside the old Corkscrew/Pirate Ship site and around the old Lighthouse where some dredging work continues. Ray Reef remains closed. My guess is Village Lawyers found a risk and won't reopen until deemed safe. Wtf Pfff.. Shark Bay is getting some TLC and Storm looks to be getting some serious work too.. tick! A few pics from my phone..

My money's on Tower of Terror or Wipeout being next to close. On one hand, whilst Tower of terror itself is roughly two thirds into its service life, the launch system didn't have the overhaul the sister ride in Six Flags Magic Mountain did and looking back through the forums and the ride's downtime throughout last year suggests it hasn't aged well. Would it be so bad though to close a ride that visually tears the park in two and continues to make horrendous noise and then open up the Giant Drop to getting a Falcon's Fury style conversion with swinging gondolas? Then, Wipeout. It's close to the end of its service life. It's a freak-show of engineering. Most of the others around the world have closed because they're so tough to maintain. It's still one of the best flat rides out there though, and i'll be sad the day it closes.

@AlexB Considering you started the topic your research has been at 0%

Although the name "Tower of Terror" doesn't offend me personally, I'm very surprised Dreamworld are content to still have that word associated with the park in any way. Whilst I actually do find the ride a bit of a thrill, I completely agree with previous comments that the noise is horrendous, and it tears the park in half physically. It's got to go!