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The plane is being installed today!

All very true! But I can’t imagine Jungle Rush will need that amount of testing as it won’t be reaching speeds or forces anywhere near that level. Big Red Boat Coaster opened a couple of weeks after testing began. Obviously a different scale of coasters, but you get my point.

Not at all the case. Jungle Rush is already testing and the temple still isn’t even closed up yet. It might not be doing full circuit testing, but it’s doing station and maintenance transfer testing, which is all a critical part of the process. Kansas Twister has started testing at Movie World and that’s certainly not done.

Steel Taipan did about 40,000 cycles in its first year. So by your logic of a few thousand cycles, Jungle Rush won’t be opening until Easter. The actually number I believe varies between manufacturers and ride type, but I’d only expect Jungle Rush to do a hundred or so test cycles.

It seems they struggle to get the right balance because for a few years a lot of us on here have been seeing there aren’t enough actors in the mazes, but a good amount in the precincts. And then a few years before that it was the other way round (which seems to be the case again this year). Around 2016 and prior years they almost always had a great balance of actors in mazes and around the park.

No need to worry anymore, they’ve started installing the roof structure for the station 📸 @Ogre

Hopefully they have the same realisation for Carnivale and Spooky Nights. White Christmas is probably their only consistent sell out event now and the major refresh a couple years ago would’ve definitely helped with that.

I just watched a POV of the ride and based off the slanted walls with the skeleton, these doors are indeed after the swinging axes

If I remember correctly, they stopped giving free tickets with those passes around 2015 and the event would still sell out pretty easily up until 2019. And since the event returned in 2022 and saw the drastic price increase, the event hasn’t sold out ‘easily’. It’s great the event isn’t overcrowded anymore and I guess if the increased price but lower crowds means Village still make the same profit from the event, then they’ll have no issue with it.

Taronga Zoo Files Plans to Bring Cable Car Back Sydneysiders may be able to again get an eagle-eye view of Taronga Zoo as a revitalised attraction goes back to the future The Taronga Conservation Society of Australia has filed plans to bring back its cable car, dubbed Sky Safari, that would travel 1.5km across its 28ha site at Bradleys Head Road, Mosman. The zoo was established in 1916 on Crown Land and was drawing 1.7 million guests annually before the pandemic. About 20 million guests rode on the cable car ride that operated from 1987 until January of last year. It was estimated it would cost $77 million to replace. Several cable car plans were investigated and a route from ferry terminal to the main entrance was deemed the most feasible. The Sky Safari will follow a similar route to its predecessor—from the ferry terminal to the main gate. The accessible (the previous cable car could not accommodate wheelchairs or prams) Sky Safari plans include two new stations, amenities, mechanical points and landscaping designed by Studio SC architects. Urbis has prepared a planning report for the Taronga Zoo attraction that also details future projects for the site. In 2023, the society gained approval from the state’s Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for the construction of a new wildlife hospital. Work on it is expected to begin this quarter ahead of completiong in the new year. A nutrition centre was also approved in 2022, however, design changes are being made to those plans. Several animal precincts were also approved during the pandemic and they have opened to visitors. Taronga’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 is reaching its end after a challenging period, including lockdowns during Covid. “[The Sky Safari would] support the overall economic growth of the zoo to assist in facilitating the expansion of the zoo’s current conservation work and remit which extends beyond the care of animals within its zoos,” the Urbis report said. “The proposal positively contributes to the zoo’s vision to help secure a shared future for wildlife and people with activities that span the fields of animal care, recovery, education, community engagement, guest experience and science.”

Considering last year didn’t ‘sell out’ until the day of each night, I’d expect to see a similar trend again this year. I’d honestly be surprised if any night actually sell out this year considering it’s the same offering as last.

@DaptoFunlandGuy @Narraif the station is going to turn out like the concept art at the top of this image, there's definitely a lot more detail (and effort) going into it than the current vintage cars. @New display nameWhile it obviously won't take a day, I can't imagine it'll take too long considering the foundations are already there. The station/queue for DW Flyer didn't take that long to build either considering its detailing. 93 days... plenty of time.

Carnival only went for three weekends this year, so I doubt it’ll got for two months. I think the dates scheduled are purely just so they can have it open on the busier days (not necessarily Carnivale related).

And I know a lot of families pick WnW over WWW because they have a lazy river to have that relaxing day while their kids/teens are on the larger slides