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Well, what a very busy day at DW and WWW it was. I'd say one of the busiest days since reopening. Bluey and Monster Trucks are very very popular, so well done to DW for organising these extra activities for the holidays. Most rides had very decent queues. And, they have reopened the park loop to access Corroboree and what a difference it makes. Bluey is being held inside the Exhibition Centre. A large queue area is setup out the front of the building. An extended queue wraps around the wall towards Tail Spin and a trolley parking area is where Flowrider was. Sky Voyager is definitely still the most popular ride, with the queue overflowing into Main Street. WWW also had long queues, with most extending the full length of the tower. Access to Monster Trucks is through the wall where Zombie Evilution was. Show is very very popular. Was going to see the 12:30 show, walked up at 12:15 and the seating had reached capacity. From the queue of Gold Coaster, the seating stretched along the back of the Thunderbolt queue. Ice cream Parlour Reno is done BuzzSaw has reopened, but due to the lack of anything else in this area, the ride was almost a walk on Giant Drops queue area was full, with the queue almost reaching the stairs. Gold Coaster was about a 30minute queue. The other thrill rides had reasonable queues. Kids rides had very decent queues. It was great to see the path connecting from ABC Kids to Corroboree reopen once again (I believe this is only temporary for the holidays though). It made the park feel somewhat complete again. I hate the dead end that is caused when this path is closed. When you have to use the other route, you walk alongside a construction site, come to the Giant Drop, more construction, pass a SBNO ride and then a long path of not much to the back area of the park. Billabong Restaurant remains closed While some signs say Wildlife, this one still says Corroboree No Woolshed show The Cassowary are still in their enclosure A lot less Kangaroos are in the exhibit at the back. These were the only two I could see. Don't let this picture let you believe the park was empty. It was very very busy. The aviary and nocturnal house remains closed This path is also closed I thought this pond was empty, but there are still plenty of birds. But I think it needs some attentiom With the full loop open, the back of the park was busy and it was great to see. And here's a little Steel Taipan update Every food outlet was also open, including the Noodle Hut in Tiger Island. They also had extra food carts across the park, with every one having a queue

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Checked out the coaster this morning. It is nice refresh and fits really nicely within Ocean Parade. Removing the walls of the queue tower was a great idea. It is so much cooler walking up there now and gives you views of DW and WWW. While the theming is minimal, I don't think the coaster needs it. If this was a brand new coaster and this is all we got, it would be disappointing. But for a refurbishment on a 25+ year old coaster, it has a nice fresh feel. When you get to the 'inside' queue area, there are no fans or aircon, so it gets very hot in there. Thankfully the loading/unloading efficiency was very good (considering the train has social distancing), so we weren't stood in there for too long. The train itself is bright and fresh. As we expected still the same trains and restraints. Still not much leg room for taller people, but it is reasonably comfy. I was in the back row, which is known for being very comfortable on this coaster, but for me, it wasn't too bad. Speakers are still in the trains. It would be good if they had some music playing to suit the rides theme, but nothing too major.

Loved LW/AA and bummed I haven’t been on it in a couple of years. Think my last ride was at white Xmas back in 2017 - it was a great coaster IMO and the revamp did alleviate the ear bashing that was annoying, and I didn’t experience the leg pain others mentioned - it was mildly uncomfortable in the brake run at worse for me. the intensity was certainly the highest of any coaster imo...

According to TPSN there will be announcement about its replacement next year. I doubt we will here anything until 2022 at the earliest

I think AA was still as popular and I think to most, it appears more intense than DCR and SE. All those inversion, speed and being suspended made it one intense coaster. Despite it causing physical pain when riding, it was a fantastic coaster and sad to see it go. I hope we see another coaster replace it that’s just as insane

Funny thing is, Arkham was always one of the more popular rides in the park which is why they gave it a new lease on life when the refresh was done from Lethal to Arkham. It was tossed around at that point in time of actually decommissioning the coaster at that stage. They knew that upgrading the control system and the braking system to magnetic brakes would only give the ride another 10 or so years so. I think they were expecting it to last a few more years than it did, but we saw what Kumbak trains did to Sea Viper... so this was to be expected TBH. Even though they used the same Vekoma chassis, I have a sneaking feeling the new hangers etc were actually heavier causing excess wear and tear, which is exactly what happened with Sea Viper. Only difference is that Sea Viper was much older, and in a much harsher environment to Arkham. Honestly, I'm really going to miss it as it was one of my fave rides in the park and IMO the most intense coaster we had in Australia. Was also a great ride to work on back in the Lethal days, sadly I didn't get to work on it once it was retimed to Arkham.

I don’t think we will see it begin until April/May Ground works will happen until Feb/March, then the concrete footings we will be installed, then track after that

@Ranger that’s VRTP general strategy. Deny deny deny publicly, but send a sneaky message to them and they’ll tell all

Agree 100% here. What is extremely gratifying is that, despite the pandemic, the level of local investment in the industry in Australia is so healthy right now. When you look at the big investments on the Gold Coast with SeaWorld and Dreamworld plus the Aussie World expansion, the $30 million dollar LPS investment that came right out of left field, the earlier Jamberoo additions and now this announcement, its great to see our amusement industry bouncing back from what has been a frightful year. All we need now is a major announcement for Luna Park Melbourne, for the Melbourne trio of parks of Funfields, Gumbayuh World and Adventure Park plus another announcement for Adventure World in Perth to really shake the foundations! And the way things are progressing in the current landscape, it would not be unfeasible to think that one of these parks will also add to the growing list of parks in Australia with major expansion plans. Good for amusement parks Australia, good for confidence within the industry and good continued overses recognition , of which, thanks to the Dreamworld/SeaWorld/LPS announcements, has never been higher. Who knows what the next 12 months will bring for the amusement park industry of Australia?

Probably more likely border closures not giving expected attendance bump?

Has buzzsaw reopened yet? The website says it reopened a couple days ago, but still lists the dates (which usually means it hasn’t reopened)