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Just got off, not anything to write home about. Short description of the ride now (or at least, as far as I got into the ride, which’ll become clear in a moment): Only exterior difference is an A-frame advertising the change. Entering the interior queue line, it was the exact same aside from a projector being broken. There was no pre-‘flight’ (or, in this case, ‘pod’) show, the ride op did the safety briefing themselves. Movie is okay, some weird dithering around the edges and a few clear CGI mishaps (namely, some Delorean-looking car vanishing from existence in plain sight). You drop into the water off a helicopter w/ a little mist spray & jiggle, manta rays swim above you, you jiggle around a bit more & see dolphins corralling a shoal of fish, see the shapeshifting Delorean, get sucked into a rock, and… the ride crashed. Completely broke down. Speakers conked it, screen went blank, lights on. Stuck there for maybe 10-20 minutes til engineers came and manually reset it, which in of itself took a few tries. From the short bit I saw of the ride before it crashed, though, it’s not as good as the Australia one. But, as of now, the new film lasted just under 3 hours, which is at least longer than Leviathan.

It is. You said a thing. You are wrong. Discussion is over.

Interesting thread. For what its worth here are my 2 cents worth: Movieworld-A new dark ride for mine is an absolute priority however I would also change the specs for the Wizard of Oz precinct from a Vekoma SFC to the Vekoma STC. Think this makes more sense and whilst the new STC's are thrilling and a step up from the SFC model, they are not as extreme as the previous Arkam Asylum. Would make a better progression for younger thrill seekers to aspire to ride. Dreamworld- Beyond what is coming with Jungle Rush coaster and the Wave Swinger, once these are installed the obvious choice is either a dark ride or a water ride. I would combine these to have an indoor water attraction in the same veins as the much lamented Bermuda Triangle. It will have some outdoor sections of course but having that indoor element would be the clincher for mine and also give it some point of difference to the mainly outdoor offering down the road. Seaworld- They desperately need a new flume ride that can encircle the old Vikings footprint. Give it some dark ride features. I would also look at the possibility of using the castle site in some way for a Flying theatre attraction. I would also replace the Sky rider gondola ride with a new example but run it the full length of the park if possible and reinstate the Monorail- an iconic feature of Seaworld that needs to remain. AussieWorld - They have plans for future flat rides but they also need a signature coaster. Dingo Racers is a good support coaster but some smaller offering from the Vekoma line up would be ideal- such as a Vekoma Blitz like Lech Coaster or the Launched Space Warp. This would be an absolute gamechanger for Aussie World. The Big Banana Fun Park- This smaller regional park has just recieved a new tower for its water park and will also recieve a Alpine coaster. The investment needs to continue with more offerings for the water park with another tower complex with at least 3 new slides. This will lift this smaller park into a must do pass through destination. Luna Park Sydney- There is not much room left in this park so I will be a little left of field here and probably pie in the sky. I would move all kids rides to the top of the car park roof which is currently a grassy space. This may need to be strengthed to take the load and will need a ramp and access to connect to the midway below. This will create an excellent kid safe space for the younger park goers and will free up space for other attractions. I would move Hair rasier into the footprint currently occupied by Loopy LightHouse. Where Samba Balloons currently is I would install a Zamperla Nebulaz and where Little Nippers and The Bug resided I would place a Intamin Half Pipe coaster. Where Hair Raiser currently operates I would install a Fabbri Aladdin's Fly carpet ride. As a follow up to these changes at a later date, I would also investigate the possibility of removing the Dodgems to a purpose built site where Silly Sub resides now and then look at installing a Dark ride in the former Dodgems footprint- perhaps a Ghost train return? Wouldnt that be something! Jamberoo Action Park- I think this park would benefit from 2 new attractions- one water and one dry. The installation of a Alpine Coaster here is a no brainer and would easily utilise the current footprint of the dual Toboggan and infrastructure of the Chairlift. For the water attraction, they certainly had plans to install an action river near the Funnel Web/Perfect Storm section. This would be a lazy river on steriods and woud be an Australian first- think the Action River at Volcano Bay for inspiration. ( which is hands down bloody unreal!) Luna Park Melbourne- This park needs so much to happen to it its not funny. Basically it needs virtually gutting with the exception of the heritage rides and starting again. I echo the need for another coaster and a Premier Rides Skyrocket II or a Zamperla Double Heart Coaster would fit the bill nicely here and also within the footprint allowed. Funfields-This one is a little difficult to judge. I think that they certainly need to expand their dry attractions offering since they have just expanded their water offerings. Something like a Gerstlauer Sky Roller would be a good addition with perhaps a Alpine Coaster added to their lineup on their Toboggan footprint. Adventure Park Geelong- I think one or two quality family thrill flats would be an excellent choice here to round out their offering- Think Gerstlauer Polyp or Chance Freestyle. Wet'N Wild Gold Coast- The addition of a Slide Wheel here would turn the Gold Coast and Australia on its head. Make it happen already!! Whitewater World- A well themed action or Lazy river is the order of the day here. Gumbuya World- This park needs to continue to round out its attractions. I would say that it needs 2 quality flat rides to round out its dry offerings and then another tower complex to add to the water offerings. Would love to see a Zamperla Gryphon and Endeavour call this place home. A Space Bowl slide here would be a great addition Raging Waters Sydney- A Polin Space Race tower would be a great family attraction to add to this park. I would also add theming and effects to the rather sparse lazy River offering , making it much more immersive and enticing. Adventure World Perth- The only park on this list that I have not visited yet. After looking at their attraction offerings I think they are fairly well served in the water attractions department for now. I would go for something a little different. Certainly they need another one or 2 quality family thrill flats. Either a Zamperla Disko Coaster , or a Zamperla Twist and Bounce or a Zamperla Super Air Race would fit the bill quite nicely. Adventure World used to have a train in the past and I would look at bring this back in some shape or form. It would need to have a footprint around most of the park and woudl be a great family inclusion. I would also look at installing a modern chairlift to replace the one they have recently decomissioned.

I mean you know full well what I mean, so I don't have to respond to this do I?

People I talk to aren't going to DW not because of the accident but because MW & SW has more to offer them. Sure, you will get a few loonies who think a flume ride is a rapids ride but catering for the few is dumb.

DW aren't doing it so guest are happy it's open. DW are doing it because DW is being cheap.

Maybe this…

Dreamworks Vs Dreamland signage.

Updates/Pics from Today: New sign’s up: The updated placeholder map is also at the park: Some of the dodgems are already operating under the new paint: Some random pics of the Madagascar area: (pick a colour, any colour) Pics of the Giant Drop (pardon that they’re washed out, I accidentally shot them raw & had to use a sketch online converter for them to upload): Didn’t expect this’d still be there: Also didn’t expect this’d be here either. I don’t remember seeing it before, and judging by the lack of rust on the screws, it seems like a new sign. It was right beside the old Sheep Shearing Show shed. Maybe some Dreamworld loremasters might know what this is referring to, if anything: A minor tack-on nugget of info as I’m leaving, blacktop’s being added to the entrance to Dreamland:

Thank you @Slick

Speaking of which, Vortex opened around Midday, and Levithian has been open all day, leaving Trident the only ride unexpectedly down. Posts about random spurts of downtime are trash.

Last week GL probably would have had my vote. Went to Gumbuya this past weekend to see Project Zero looking fresh, running better than Buzzsaw did, and doing its job as the headline thrill attraction. What was a fairly unloved attraction at Dreamworld has become an absolute crowd pleaser and an excellent addition to the park.

given everything else in Main Street still fits the theme, it honestly wouldn't take that much to retrofit the facade if they decided to do it. They're retheming all of Dreamworks including changing a bunch of facades, so it can be done - they just have to WANT to do it. it'd be a complete waste of money - and i'd stand and applaud them for reinstalling something like this.

Really happy they are doing this. Great to have some diversity in sky voyager. It really is incredible. In a perfect world sky voyager would look something like this on the outside though. 🙏 🙏 🙏 c’mon DW please?