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    It already looks like a lot better job than the roof over the log ride boats. And I doubt the current management will make any of the mistakes the previous management made when it comes to retrofitting on site. I’d suspect the necessary consultants would’ve been engaged before just heading to Bunnings and buying some metal to join together.
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    Jaggs shared this photo showing the vintage cars are being fitted to feature the roof and potential theming that we’ve seen in the concept artworks
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    Jaggs shared these photos. So far I’m really impressed with the level of theming we’re seeing.
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    Just make sure you do a better job than DW
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    *Fully 6 opened in 2019 But for comparison to WnW, they opened the Constrictor in 2011 and it took 10 years to open major new attractions, which were the replacements for Mach 5 (they did also add a couple slides to the kids area in 2014). Greg did also mention in the interview that if they were to do a lazy river they would want to do something special because the competition has one and they don’t necessarily want to replicate what others have done. I understand this perspective, but my option on it is if you just do a lazy river (maybe with a small rapids sections like the Victorian water parks have), do it well and make it the ‘best’ lazy river that would be enough because I’d argue people choose WnW over WWW purely because of the lazy river. I know people just go to WnW purely just to sit in the lazy river most of the day. If WWW made the lazy river an oasis destination and you felt like you weren’t at a water/theme park, give it a decent length, add some elements like waterfalls, rock work, etc, it would be beautiful and be a stand out for that park. And while they’re at it, build a new slide tower or two with attractions from ProSlide and they’ll be set for another decade.
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    The park has announced Feb 14 as the Minions Land official opening date.
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    It’s a miracle!
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    They probably want that too, but considering at a higher level they decided to change the park to only be operational seasonally, it doesn't make sense to have someone who is purely in charge on running WWW. Yes, they could change the park back to being open all year round, but right now for Coast Entertainment it doesn't really make sense to have it open during the Winter. They wouldn't be running the park at a profit if that was the case. I would argue it should definitely be open more than it is, but closing after Easter and reopening in September makes sense (just look how quiet WnW can be during the Winter). As said in the interview, WWW's time will come, but right now it just isn't the focus. Yes the focus can be split accordingly, but to Dapto's point...
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    This has since been updated so it is a part of Main Street
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    It’ll be likely be for weight purposes. The new track isn’t flat, there’s slight up and downs and so the weight will ensure that the vehicles can make its way through the whole circuit without troubles
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    In a photo shared by DW Golden Years you can see at the front of the car they’ve changed the bonnet as it used to be the solid green colour to match the rest of the car
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    Late January*
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    They do. It’s under the maintenance schedule page. https://movieworld.com.au/park-info/maintenance-schedule In February we usually see Superman Escape and the Batwing Spaceshot close.
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    But with a roof and theming like they had originally shown in the concept artwork for the ride?
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    That’s a good thing! You don’t want to see a smoke machine. If you look closely there are a couple of pipes a few hundred millimetres above the floor in the tunnel that could house the machines
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    The ride is in testing, so if there is smoke they probably wouldn’t bother turning it on for testing.
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    Nope!
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    I think he’s saying because Summer has now started, it should be open everyday from today Which I 100% agree with!
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    Because there is only one on the track, they could be using it to test out the guide track while construction is still happening so they don’t get damaged. A potential way to help speed up the process so they can meet the 2024 deadline.
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    Not exactly. They are a fail safe if somehow the harnesses unlock during the ride, the seatbelt will keep it in place so the rider doesn’t get injured/killed. Nearly every coaster in the country has one and has always been the case. I doubt removing seatbelts would make that much difference, ops in Australia are just slow.
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    Jaggs Journeys has just shared an update on their socials and it's very impressive how quickly it's changed this week alone. Guard track for motors is in and external theming for the land looks to be almost done.
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    And it still does, they just need to spend the money! The proposed action/adventure river ride was going to the cost the company so much to build and then to operate it would've cost even more. It was never a good idea, especially in a time when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. But a traditional lazy river would do the park wonders and if they design it right, they can minimise the amount of life guards required because that's probably the driver for having not already building one.
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    A couple days ago when the new website launched, the map didn't include the coloured sections and the park map page doesn't show this either https://www.dreamworld.com.au/park-information/park-map For now! Considering the ride and attraction page lists Motocoaster as being a part of Main Street, but the map on the home page shows its part of Rivertown, I think its safe to assume it will be rethemed and become part of Rivertown at some stage (which we mostly assumed would be happening anyways). It's much easier to change that land label for the ride than it is to change it on a map.
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    It's already 5 years old! To summaries the timeline of the parks new additions: WhiteWater World: 2006 Little Rippers: 2007 The Wedgie: Opens in 2010, Closes in 2021 (Officially Closes in 2023) Triple Vortex: 2014, Closes in 2021 (Officially Closes/Reopening TBC) Fully 6: 2019, Slides 2 & 3 Close in 2021 (Reopening TBC) So since the park officially opened they have gained two attractions and one of them is only half open.
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    I get the feeling it’s just not been their priority and they’ve really just put all their efforts into DW. Which doesn’t mean they should just let it operate with no effort to improve or make people want to visit. I really hope the company starts to focus on WWW after (before would be great) King Claw opens because it turns 20 into 2026 and it really hasn’t changed that much during that time.
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