Baconjack

And it comes out just a day after DW announces $35 million + in expenditure to be spent next year, the biggest investment in over a decade. How convenient. They were waiting for this to happen, weren't they? Next.

Again, as said, the yellow track is only an indicative render. It is subject to change , DW have stated this themselves.

Well I wouldn't think they'd build a tiger themed coaster so far away from Tiger Island...

Well a video is up, a full POV (sorry to steal your thunder here Slick). No surprises here, but this confirms it be going in TRRR and Eureka's spot and not where the Ampitheatre is being pulled down. It will be right next door to Buzzsaw. Something interesting I observed is that Hot Wheels is nowhere to be seen in the render, yet nearby rides in Ocean Parade like Claw can be spotted. Could it be end of the road for that coaster, facing the axe before TOT?

Well DW doesn't have any good body slides that don't cut your back so Ardent is patching up a rather obvious hole in their lineup. Local pool slides have really stepped up a notch in the last few years too. Any body slide these days could be considered 'local council' material.

A new ampitheatre was originally intended to go in TRRR's site where the coaster is going now. I wouldn't be surprised if all of Blue Lagoon ends up being pulled down to fit the coaster. I do not think TRRR's site will be enough space to fit all the layout in. As already said there is ground work being done near Cave of Waves which is where the new tower will be going. No supports or slide pieces on site for now but construction looks to be on track for a November/December 2019 finish and I wouldn't be shocked to learn DW is getting the ride ready for the busy summer season. Slides don't take particularly very long to build especially when compared to bigger stuff like coasters.

It won't be Star Trek. Star Trek only goes 85 km/h and its layout is substantially shorter than 1.2km. The layout in the Bulletin article is a blatant giveaway. It is more than certainly a Blue Fire clone.

I'm confused... So Copperhead Strike and Slinky Dog Dash are Blue Fire clones now? Blue Fire isn't a multi launch coaster is it?

Thunderbolt 2: Electric Boogaloo?

As mentioned previously, my money is on Dreamworld axing the Gold Rush theme altogether when the masterplan takes effect. With the two core attractions of that area now gone, that area is virtually dead. Gold Rush gets a new theme with the Blue Fire clone's addition with Buzzsaw either being removed or rethemed. Not only that, but keeping Gold Rush could possibly conjure up memories of the TRRR disaster and DW want to move as far away from that as possible. I could suggest integrating SV into the new area with an aviation theme. Theming the Blue Fire clone to WW2 era aviation would be a very unique and interesting concept in Australian theme parks if executed correctly. If they want to keep a general 1800s era theme, why not try one-up MW down the road and make it a Wild West area? Plenty of possibilities to give that area a new look. @Gold Coast Amusement Force , rocky hollow is a different part of the park to Gold Rush. Log Ride and Giant Drop are part of that area.

Spinning car? Hard pass. I think DW will try to emulate MW's success with DC Rivals Backwards and do a backwards row on their own coaster.

I do not think there will be enough room in that spot to fit the ride now that we know the exact layout. Where the Ampitheatre and probably Blue Lagoon is being ripped down is where the coaster will be going.

Well that's some really good news. A Blue Fire clone is a great marquee attraction that Dreamworld really needs, and a good coaster for Australia in general really. It'll be a great attraction considering they are investing $16-20 million. I believe DW will axe the Gold Rush theme and build a new area on the site. But again, the results come tomorrow, so we'll possibly see what is the park's future then.

Kids area needs a refurb. Give it all a new coat of paint and some theming updates with the same IP in mind. They havent added all that much in 20 years. It all looks so old now, in desperate need of a refresh.

The new giga for Kings Island just got announced. FYI. The brake run on this coaster is taller than anything at Alton Towers.

JFC dude. Calm the farm. People on this board spent nearly two years speculating what DC Rivals would look like from every detail and awaiting the layout reveal patiently (as long as it was). Things take time. It'll come, and I don't expect the full plan to be dropped immediately either. This master plan will probably take a decade at least to fully pan out and will be completed in stages. But that's what you should come to expect from this industry. I wouldn't be surprised if the announcement of some aspects of this master plan isn't far away considering they are already just starting to prepare for stage one of the project.

or, new to the internet at least.

I found a video of someone's construction pictures of Cyclone and a couple Thunderbolt demolition pictures while scolling through Youtube this morning. I thought it would be cool to share. His channel has a small amount of DW content but these photos are probably totally new.

There isnt all that much space around the station area, but it could be used to plonk another ride in Dreamworks as that is right next door. New KFP flat perhaps?

Well it's looking as if the writing is on the wall. Well it has been that way for a while so I can't really say I'm surprised. The best way DW can handle this is by announcing a closing date in advance and give the guests the opportunity to get their last rides in. Especially for a ride as iconic as TOT, its the least they could do. Then announce that new flashy coaster they have been planning in the same time frame to distract the guests from TOT's closure. I recall saying at one point TOT's closure could be a PR disaster waiting to happen. Here's hoping DW pulls their socks up and doesn't screw it up. I wonder what might happen to GD as a result of this. Would they be able to rip down TOT while keeping the DW tower standing for GD to operate? Or maybe they'll close that too (*stares in Falcon's Fury conversion*)

the run off pool looks like a WHS disaster waiting to happen. there probably isnt even enough length for guests to exit the green slide safely. Gonna need to be some strict weight restrictions methinks.

Exactly the reason why DW should be buying something with inversions. Neither Superman or Rivals go upside down. Should maybe go for a high inversion count just so DW can claim 'we have a coaster that isn't crap and goes upside down heaps of times which none of our competitors have'. Why not buy a clone of the smiler or takabisha if they want to do it on the cheap. Still prefer Vekoma's Shockwave layout as my top pick for something off the shelf though. Having the public decide what the coaster should be is a fantastic move but i don't see that happening, especially from the folks at Ardent. You'd get maybe the active members of this forum and a few others voting on what the coaster should be. The GP really cant tell the difference between different multi inversion layouts to be honest.

For now I'm going to be taking this with a grain of salt until we either get an announcement or DA's popping up. But let's analyse. $15-20 mil should on paper build a good Vekoma coaster. Or a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. An RMC woodie could be on the cards too as that would fit the budget, as is an RMC Raptor. S&S is also a possibility but the Green Lantern problems have probably scared Australian customers from buying their rides. Remember that this amount of money mentioned more than likely includes the shipping costs. It is most likely these four manufacturers are in the equation as it is highly unlikely Dreamworld are paying more than $15 million for a Eurofighter or Thunderbolt clone. IMO it is safe to rule out Mack, Intamin or B&M. Mack is a fairly premium brand these days. Storm cost $20 million to build and that was five years ago. DC Rivals cost $30 million. Even the smaller Mack coasters like Icon and Copperhead Strike were expensive. B&M is even more expensive. You couldn't even buy a Batman clone with $20 million these days. I'd say a hyper is off the table at this stage too. $20 million can't buy you a hyper, if DC Rivals cost $30 million and barely passes what constitutes a hyper, $20 million wont get you anywhere near that. This isn't a bad thing though. Vekoma have been making some solid rides lately and have some compelling layouts. Sure its no DC Rivals but it is probably on Superman's level I'd say. The Zacspins in Europe are apparently good rides from what I've heard. The reason why they have a bad reputation is because when Six Flags bought one they fucked around and modified the ride cars by adding weights to water down the intensity of the ride which resulted in exorbitant roughness. Also I'm fairly certain Intamin don't make these coasters anymore.

The ride involved in the Indian accident was more than likely a Chinese/Indian knock-off pendulum ride. It wasn't one made by a reputable manufacturer as it doesn't look like Intamin, Zamperla or Mondial's offerings. The ride probably was welded crappily hence why the weld failed. The reputable European manufacturers have good enough quality control to check weld quality. Most notably, the ride parts, including the arm that holds the gondola in place, are engineered properly to support a full load of guests. Something the manufacturers in third world countries don't do. Also the culture towards amusement safety, obviously, is probably very different in India compared to what it is here. An important thing to note for the public to note before these two accidents put off chances of riding Goliath or Claw.