themagician

Demolishing and rebuilding the control booth and queue will also be quick in the grand scheme of the job. I’d imagine considering the ride is a completely different scale, it might not just be as simple as widening the lowered floor. I think the entire area will be demolished and cleared before ground works begin (which is generally the longest process because of all of the electrical systems required, footings, concrete, etc).

This is the first construction photo that was uploaded to Parkz, which was at the end of April. That doesn’t necessarily mean it was taken then, but I’d say construction did at least start early 2004, and it opened September 2004. So there is a chance that King Claw could open by the September school holidays if there aren’t any unexpected or weather delays

Makes sense. Not to get peoples hopes up, but I’m thinking that during the current ‘maintenance’ they’ll retheme it and give it a new name. And then next year they’ll get new trains, which Intamin will commission while they’re over here for King Claw. Dreamworld have created a page on their website for King Claw: https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides-attractions/dreamworld/thrill-rides/king-claw/ Diverting the topic here, but when they were doing this campaign, can anyone remember if this code was figured out before it was confirmed by the park?

Now that it’s been confirmed, I wonder if your overlay is right? I’d imagine it’ll swing the same way it currently does?

I think you need to adjust your expectations for the Australian industry. While not impossible, it is very unlikely we’ll ever see either of those in the country. Therefore, ‘you won’t care’ about anything ever announced and it’s going to get very tiring very quickly if you share that opinion every single time. Don’t get me wrong, you’re more than welcome to share your opinion and I’m not saying it’s the wrong opinion, but just be mindful of if it’s necessary to publicly share it every time.

It could be related to it being school holidays

Technically you can, the disco room show building is on the left

Maybe it can? The reopening has been pushed back significantly.

Motocoaster is now closed for the next five weeks. It was already scheduled to close for a couple of weeks next months (which I presumed was Rivertown related). But with this maintenance extended and the store recently receiving a repaint, could this be due to a refurb or generally is maintenance? I’m not expecting a track repaint, but a new theme overlay in the station, new signage and updating the stores fit out. Maybe Intamins Dreamworld announcement next week includes new trains? This is likely overthinking this, but one can hope (or be delusional)!

That would be amazing and would make the event an instant sellout. Unfortunately it won’t happen.

I mean, we can judge the Magic Kingdom version because it’s open. It is, but I suspect it’ll get the same overlay. And if it’s different/better, then we can say Disneyland has a superior version and the MK version isn’t as good.

Pretty much! Obviously the way the info around the map is presented has changed many times, but the map style has remained relatively the same

I’m sure a digital version will be more vibrant, because obviously a photo of a printed image with ambient natural lighting isn’t going to help that. The less colourful style of map is what the park used to do (not saying it’s better necessarily, but it aligns with the parks currently strategy to reintroduce the old style again). Here are some examples of those older maps for comparison.

It looks like we’ll soon be getting a new park map. @Ogre shared this image showing part of a new style of park map (it’s on a sign in the wildlife area stating the path ahead is closed) Obviously this is still in progress as some rides have numbers and some done, but from this ‘draft’, it looks great!

@New display name so you’re telling me, the Village Roadshow theme parks aren’t ’world class’ like we’ve been told countless times over the last decade?

That would be awesome!

Because they say ‘new ride’, I don’t think it will be just that, I have a feeling (or maybe it’s just hope) that it’s something a lot more.

The fact that this ride announcement has its own dedicated press conference at IAPPA, this is going to be good! I can’t imagine it’ll be something related to Motocoaster or any existing attractions because is that worthy of an announcement at a global event. Can’t wait to see what this is!

Maybe not, but the splashdown pools are still empty. But you could be right about this because to operate all the slides they need at least four lifeguards (if it’s quiet enough) to operate them and so maybe they’re holding off until school holidays begin. I am surprised (or maybe disappointed) to see that the Wedgie wasn’t removed during the closure considering the park has confirmed it won’t be returning. And considering the fence around Triple Vortex looks temporary, hopefully that means it is and it will actually open this season. Photos from Jaggs Journey

With WWW reopened, there’s a couple attractions with a delayed opening. Temple of Huey & Little Rippers are scheduled to reopen in a couple weeks. Triple Vortex is closed again and is apparently meant to reopen in October, but it was closed all of last season and possibly even the 2022 season. Makes me wonder if this attraction has got the same fate of The Wedgie (retiring). And another note, the speed slides of Fully 6 both still remain closed (presumably because the court case is still underway and they won’t reopen until that’s resolved). But essentially the WWW attraction lineup has pretty much returned to what it was 17 years ago. This park is in desperate need of a serious expansion.

In Jaggs Journeys latest video, it shows that (unfortunately) the corrugated panels is visible on the front of the temple. Obviously final judgment will be reserved until complete, but based on its current state it is a shame that the temple theming doesn’t continue a little further down the side so it’s less obvious.

@Noll_57 there’s less room than there was, but there’s certainly enough room for the newer carriages since they aren’t as wide as the originals

I’d say every aspect of the ride will be new, but rather than saying the vintage cars are permanently closing (which people would be sad about) and here’s a new thing that’s basically the same (which people would complain/point out it’s just a new vintage cars), they’re saying it’s being ‘moved’.

For everyone’s reference, this is the current view from Tiger Island