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Lets be honest with ourselves, why would we want it? As i said, they are the things of the 90s and are incredibly outdated. There are so much better coaster types that we could add that would be much more thrilling attractions that would not only grab the attention of the public but also people from oversees. Also, this is modern-day Dreamworld, theming isn't the most important thing anymore. If we were to get a boomerang it would be a handy down and just placed somewhere with zero care. Vekoma wants to move away from the image, they do not even make that arrow-stolen track anymore for their newer coasters. I never thought i would have to defend my position on not wanting a Vekoma boomerang. It would honestly be a joke, and make our up and coming industry look like one too.

Oh boy

Already posted on the COVID thread

That is possibly the longest, non-punctuated sentence I've seen that was not (I presume) doing it intentionally.

@Brad2912 the original concept video showed fountains

I feel sorry for Craig Davidson and Bob Tan right now, they were a good duo!

They are the best duo. Unfortunately they aren't the best duo for running a successful theme park business

It would probably gain a record for tallest, face first, free fall tower too

Clark and Bikash have said those numbers are not viable VRTP and QLD Government would need to work on attendance that can please both parties Me reckons as a prediction 1,000-2,000 people? It all comes down to the waiting game now to see what both parties settled on

Here's a little something! Source: @annastaciamp on Instagram

But would an upgrade to a falcons fury style of ride for GD be enough of an upgrade and worth the cost? I mean people like you and me would love it, but will it give enough bang for buck? Giant drop to some is terrifying as it is already.

Basically because MW has Batwing, and LPS has Hair Raiser and Adventure World has Inferno, so that's basically all the major parks covered with a drop ride unless LPM gets one. I think Aussie World has one in their masterplan too, but they wouldn't have the budget for an Intamin one.

It isn't the only drop ride in Australia. Luna Park Sydney has Hair Raiser.

This guy gets it.

$35,000,010

To be fair @Taj O'Neill the only reason you would post that picture would be to create conversation or discussion. Forums (also known “discussion forums”) are not the place to just post things and not expect commentary or reactions.. so therefore, if you don’t want commentary or reactions - be it positive or negative - then don’t post things. Just like in real life, some people will agree with you, some people won’t.

A quick search on PD Online for the Gold Coast brings up this map and enabling the environmental significance overlays highlights the pink areas. If the island is protected think it is more than safe to say the waters around it wouldn't be allowed to be modified easily either. Of all the community leaders here I think you have chosen the worst to doubt about information relating to Dreamworld and what the park is able to do with the land.

Look man, Ive been here since 2009. I have worked in the theme park industry for years here and over seas. A rep count and post count means someone spends a lot of time on the internet. I just want a source. Having worked for Ardent for many years its the first I ever heard the river was "protected" area. I just want to see a source. I am not doubting someones knowledge but I want to see some proof and the point of a forum is to chat about stuff. Your rep count means nothing to me sorry and for someone who seem to be such a regular on a forum you seem to have no idea how they work. If you dont have an answer to my question dont waste my time trying to put me down and act like some online forum legend no ones ever heard of.

I had a few moments spare, so I drew it up. The back end of WWF and Arkham is a bit of a mess as some studio buildings and park buildings are mixed in, but this is pretty much the park perimeter including all BOH areas. And for those who don't speak in Hectares...

I don’t believe there was any mention or design showing water spraying on riders...

I know we obviously weren't expecting the level of theming as seen in the original artworks for the area, but I can't be the only one who thinks this all looks pretty cheap and tacky so far? I understand it's only the Vortex area, but I mean, that could not be any further from the concept art.

could this mean SeaWorld may be the first Gold Coast Theme Park to Reopen?

Aussie World should consider a Larson-style drop tower like the model LPS has installed. I've always though it was the best ride at Luna Park in my opinion - that drop tower is tiny but it is a genuinely terrifying ride experience, even compared to GD which is over two times the height and other tall drop towers I've ridden overseas. Perfect fit for the park in my opinion, as it isnt an oversized frog hopper like the Zamperla offerings, and it probably is within their budget compared to the Intamin and S&S offerings. As for the face down gondola Falcon's Fury tech, a lot of people on these forums (myself included) have suggested Dreamworld look into whether or not the existing Dreamworld Tower can be converted to use the Falcon's Fury-style ride cars. In my opinion, I think this is how we will get such an experience in Australia.

Grona Lund is Intamin https://www.intaminworldwide.com/ikaros-groenalund/

Yeah, given the question was 'what is the size of the park area' i tried to stick to park boundary. While it's all village (leased) property, you need to draw a line between what is and isn't part of each gate \ attraction. I included parts of the BOH area behind WWF\Showcase mainly because it does get included in the footprint for fright nights, but for most everything else i've stuck with the fenceline. If I have time i'll do another that excludes BOH and just includes guest accessible areas (and ride envelopes), but since half of showstage is blocked to guests and technically back of house..... and half of the superman showbuilding is back of house... and the arkham \ lethal cinema and shop... and the gremlins theatres... and stars cafe.... and LTRR warehouse.... and the thatched shack in WB Kids.... and Intencity... geez.... there's a lot of derelict areas within the park isn't there!!!???

MDMC - Should never be included in any count for any reason (and yes, it should NOT be a credit...) Madagascar is a junior coaster, and while cool, again, shouldn't count for 'full circuit'. Cyclone does count, but mainly it counts its days remaining after 4 themes and two locations, the old girl is getting on in years. Nobody counts Buzzsaw. It has to be open to count... And a coaster under construction will count - but a coaster in pieces not being constructed wouldn't... so for now.... ?

I am also loving after years of "stop throwing everything in Ocean Parade" people are eager to throw shit in Ocean Parade. Sure a water ride would suit there well but there is no law saying all water rides must be within 50m of a water park and one would be better placed elsewhere in the park to spread out groups of people.

Yeah, DW already has a “backwards and forwards” coaster: Buzzsaw. Boomerangs are just a less thrilling version of that, and a Boomerang would be a step down from the new launch coaster anyway. I wouldn’t mind if they got a family boomerang as a family ride in future years though. PS, I love how in these threads people just post stuff Australia already has or had. DW should get a water coaster. DW should get a Hopkins Superflume. DW should get a Boomerang etc etc. Please.

But Dreamworld does have 3 full circuit coasters. MDMC, Madagascar, Cyclone. 4 if you count Buzzsaw, and 5 if you count the new triple launch coaster..

Now schools are back he really should go and learn how to punctuate sentences and paragraphs. My 6 year old is learning simple sentences at the moment. Shout out if you need some tutoring outside of school.

I thought you were going to stop now? Jesus christ. And they let you out in public? I'll even save you the effort of going to google... https://www.macworld.com/article/3429201/how-to-take-and-edit-a-screenshot-on-any-iphone.html

We can't do that since it killed Skeeta

In all honesty i did not ask for your response i uploaded the image here for a little laugh not for it to become something to say dumb things about just to feel like you are better than me because we are all people of different opinions so you should really take some time off if you have to be so serious about it and not see it in a funny way i joined parkz because i have a passion and a love for theme parks and all i want is a nice parkz community that don't backfire at every single comment at me or other parkz members because since i have signed up back in Jan 2020 it was probably this month when i started going on forums and all i have mostly been receiving is negative feedback from certain people and there are some truly wonderful people on here and i don't really appreciate those people who put out their opinion on different forums only to receive such hate from people on here almost all day like have you thought about going outside for a change like go on a bike ride just do something with your life instead of trying to make yourself feel like people care about your reputation they really don't this is meant to be something to feel happy on not to feel neglected. I rest my case

Ok. Let me spell it out for ya. You've got a rep count of 48, and have 206 posts. Slick has a rep count of 2199 and 2881 posts. Slick is also a community leader here on the forums. It's kinda his job here to ensure a certain... standard. *Ahem* While i'm not suggesting you take everything a community leader says as gospel (they're not always right, and they aren't infallible), they usually make their best efforts to not spout unfounded rumor without having seen some sort of evidence of it (and each active community leader has their own background or expertise related to the industry in some way - (want to know? ask them privately and see if they answer). There are just some things you gotta take on faith. And that's where rep and post count comes in. Now i'm not suggesting for a moment that a high rep or post count means they're an expert, or always right (it can just mean they talk alot, which is why I'm at the top of both counts here on Parkz - toot!), but for someone to have amassed a 4 digit positive rep count, and a 4 digit post count (sorry Jdude!) generally suggests they've survived long enough on these boards to have the basics right. Seriously - if someone comes on spouting bullshit, they generally don't survive long. But sometimes, those who know, can't say, and those who can say, don't know. So many times when information sources can't be revealed for one reason or another, sometimes its hinted at, or suggested, and sometimes you just have to pay attention to what gets said - a couple throwaway lines here and there can add up to a fact you can bank on, without ever having had to say it out loud. TL:DR - if none of the longer term or experienced members of the forum are questioning something.... you just gotta ask yourself why that might be... and sometimes you just gotta trust it.

Ah, you must be new here

That's true, but we're talking about actual rollercoasters here...

Ok the forums seem a bit busier again so i should really finish off these Japan trip reports. I went to Nagashima Spaland on a Sunday in December, the park was lively but not heaving. https://www.parkz.com.au/parks/JP/Kuwana/Nagashima_Spa_Land/ It seems to be every trip report of this place is dead in terms of crowds, so people tend to enjoy a fairly easy day. The issue I discovered with Japanese parks is that when they become even slightly busy, the slow operations they all have (Outside Disney and Universal and Legoland) just becomes a bit painful so even short queues just eat up time. Over the course of my day, I managed to ride the main coasters once*, and that was relying on using express passes, so tragically, I only got to ride Hakugei once (And they shut the queues before closing time, so my recommendation would be making sure you get a few express tickets for earlier in the day if you want to re ride....and avoid weekends (Which were unavoidable in my case) Also, Ultra Twister was closed, as was the Intamin first Gen Freefall ride. Genuinely miffed about both. To get to the park you can get a train from Nagoyas main station to Kuwana, then a bus. Or you can get a direct bus from the central bus station. The latter option is about 10 min longer, but much easier. If you do get a bus, sit on the drivers side so you can get pics of the coasters as you approach the park. The park has two entrances, a front one under Steel Dragon, or a back one near the resort/ SW corner of the water park. The bus will drop you at the latter. Pre purchasing tickets is a pain for foreign visitors, so make a beeline for the ticket booths. I opted to wander around the outside of the park briefly for some pics before opening. The park itself is neat, tidy, and well maintained, and surprisingly compact for the number of rides it has, so is easy to navigate. There's also a wide variety of flats, none of which i got to ride So I'll do a run through of everything Hakugei 2 hour queue as soon as it got here at opening so I noped out and got a fast pass. A couple of minutes of coaster heaven, being thrown in all directions, unexpected twists, heaps of airtime. I went to go back for another ride later in the day but the queue had been closed fuuuuuuuuuu, so I really have to judge it on that one ride. I probably liked it better than Steel Vengeance, this one seemed more spread out and varied, had a zero g stall, and didnt rely on a shitload of painful airtime bumps to pad out the last half of the ride. Superb. Steel Dragon 2000 This one is Morgan hypercoaster with B&M trains, so runs very nicely. It's not the most imaginative hypercoaster out there, but it does shine in the latter half with the long line of airtime hills at the end. again, Only a single ride on this one sadly. Bobkart Bobkarts are like those toboggan runs, but on flat ground, with a motorised kart. They are moderately thrilling, with tiny pops of air over the bunny hops along the course. Naturally though you just push the lever foward and go as fast as you can, but the max speed is only fairly moderate. You dont get the fear factor of the gravity driven toboggan runs where you can go fast, but have that fine line of almost tipping it. Acrobat This flying coaster is a clone of Manta at SeaWorld Orlando. It's a good solid layout. The park run it like idiots though, with one train and one station open, and the train is parked before they let you in to the gate area put your stuff in the lockers, so forking out for a fastpass is a must to avoid their fuckwitted operations that cause slow lines. The pretzel loop is crazy of course, but these become a bit harder to tolerate the older you get. This was the only coaster i got a 2nd ride on because I basically hot footed it there around 4pm when it was apparent the queues for the other coasters were closing and managed to snare a pass just before they turned off and emptied the machine for the day. Corkscrew I think this was the first coaster i had to actually queue for at this point, and it still took 30 mins for a few trains. Well taken care of, this ride is like the SW Corkscrew if it didn't have a loop. Wild Mouse This was obviously bought from the German fair circuit, because the pay box had Euro plugs in it. As you probably guessed, only one side of the coaster was open, so another 30 min wait. Not sure what else I'd need to write about a mouse coaster. I did get this cool pic though. Giant Wheel Aurora Japan = Land of the massive Ferris wheels. I got on this one around midday when the sky was clear and there were minimal shadows. You can see just how logically the park is laid out and how neatly attractions are slotted together. Farm De Bang Bang Farm De Bang Bang was a toy story mania type ride with ugly 4 person cars: I did find the pull cords were a bit worn out on this one so it was hard to get points. All of the games had a farmyard theme, with the last one involving setting off fireworks at sunset. Jet Coaster When you go to Japan, you have to ride a jet coaster, a ride type with long drawn out shallow drops and wide turns. Imagine DWs thunderbolt after the loops essentially. Another short queue/long wait situation, but the ride was relaxing, with a nice leafy setting compared to the rest of the park. Looping Star A couple of bites of the cherry with this one. First time around it broke down while i was waiting, thankfully it was up and running again towards the end of the day. These things are great, with a powerful loop and fast turns, and even a couple of speedy pops of airtime towards the end. A true classic. Shuttle Loop Not too much of a wait for this one, i dont mind shuttle loops actually (Arrrow ones are my fave) but i guess it feels a bit underwhelming in the same park as Looping Star. Children Coaster This thing was deserted, no queue, things are looking up! Arashi I've Ridden Batman at SFFT, Joker at SFGAdv and now Arashi, and Arashi is the craziest. On the first level alone you get 4 flips, and tumble non stop through the rest of the course. Lucky it is so short because i dont think you could put up with it if it was any longer) Jumbo Viking This one was a must do for me. Look at the size of the regular pirate ship on the right, and then the massive double one on the left. I cannot think of any situation where this thing would utilise its capacity, and to be honest the park would probably be utterly heaving with crowds if both sides were running and it had a queue. They only run the ride once every 15 mins , and even then its not even full. It felt a bit gentler compared to a normal pirate ship due to how long the swings are. Peter Rabbit Skyliner Once the coasters were shut and I'd done my 2nd ride on Acrobat there wasnt much else to do, so i did a lap on this one to get some photos, which was a similar ride to the monorail cablecar thing at Tobu Zoo. Photos somewhat unsuccessful due to the poor light at that stage of the day. Haunted House This walk through was one the last things I did for the day. No actors, just static props through nicely done scenes of a traditional Japanese village with stuff the local market seemingly find scary, like wolf headed men and sobbing women. Overall, yes the park is decent with some must do attraction, but just be prepared for queues if the park is anything other than dead. If i was visiting for the first time, 1.5 days might actually allow a more comfortable pace, and if you are done early, well then there is plenty of other places to see nearby with your new found extra time. At the end of the day be prepared for traffic congestion. I had to get a bus back to make an evening train, and it was lucky i had left a buffer and taken an earlier bus, because i didn't have a whole lot to spare in the end.

All Hail Clark Kirby the Australian theme park God

Dreamworld - Remembering the Golden Years posted this, this morning I never knew this was an attraction and there doesnt seem to be much about it anywhere online. I found it ran from 1997 to 2000 and was a part of the Village Oval (which I believe today is Dreamworks). Does anyone remember the attraction? I assume it was similar to Disney’s Jungle Cruise? Was it any good? Did it run on the Murrissipi River?

Florida have just announced phase 1 of the full reopening of the theme parks. Every park must submit their reopening plan to be approved before they are allowed to reopen

I love that Aussie World posted this, it gives the park a good reputation that they are making the most of the time while they are closed SW and DW have been doing updates on the animals which has been great to see, but if they are completing maintenance on the rides while the parks are shut, they should also be posting about it, so people are aware of it. I’ve seen so many comments asking whether maintenance is being done but there’s no response

Power splash would be the perfect attraction for DW and is a great replacement for RHLR. The footprint of RHLR covers around 140 metres, but the Power Splash does cover a lot more area, so it would head towards the Blue Lagoon area. Hopefully if DW are happy with Mack and their new coaster, hopefully that will lead towards more rides from them.

Stage 3 only allows for 100 people within one location, so unless a compromise for theme parks is made, they won’t reopen until stage 4 or 5 (which haven’t been discussed yet). We may seem some delays, but they said earlier this year that parts would begin arriving in May, and they have, so it seems to be on track. It may not be open by Summer, but I’d expect by Easter 2021

This style of show would be awesome if they wanted to expand the Wild West area. Shame they don’t have more than one major show

The screenshot isn’t from then, it just the park are in the process of updating the website so some parts are really outdated, some pages don’t work/exist

@AlexB every other part of the website says 10-5, so I’m doubtful it’s true

Here’s a picture of some fencing

Screenshots from the video

@djrappa they were sent to me a few years ago by someone who was part of the construction team