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Drove past today and concrete was being pumped towards the front of the current park boundary, just south of GL. Lots of clusters of foundations including a clear banked turn at Entertainment Rd

Permanent team members would most certainly be being paid as per their contract. Casual team members wouldn't be entitled to pay, though I'd hope DW would be compromising in some way, if for no reason than to avoid more negative press and added stress to their team.

Dreamworld Press Release little blury in preview, but clear if you click on it

@Bailz as mentioned earlier, proxy (absent) voting for motions at the AGM began weeks ago, they didn't just decide to vote on it yesterday and the format, structure and outcomes of a AGM are fairly tightly bound by corporation law

Yep, that motion was flagged for voting at the AGM well over a month ago when FY 16 results were released

The park is not open tomorrow, or on the weekend. An update will be provided on Monday, so I think you can assume it will not be open then either

No one was forced to go there, but I didn't go there as I had an interest in the manner in which they died. I went there because 4 people died whilst on holidays, leaving families torn apart, all of whom are interstate or overseas and can't place flowers themselves. I went there because DW staff need to know the community is behind them and supportive.

The 'full investigation' could take months. What do you suppose happens to the 600+ staff who need jobs to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads? As for doubts about their ability to judge the safety of their rides, they don't make that judgement alone, that judgement is made by an external & independent body when major maintenance periods occur.

I'm sure the rationale behind the change will figure into a large part of the investigation. Smaller gaps would mean less 'grab' ability for things to be caught and pulled along or under

Funnily no audio from her saying that, only the reporter. More sensationalist media rubbish. What she said was she wanted to ensure the police had the time and access required without hinderance. Given her comments later, I'm gonna say I don't think "they shouldn't open on Friday" never came out of her mouth.

Then your empathy & compassion levels are zero.

Heard no such thing and I saw her press conference this morning, she said that is a matter between the police and DW and she wasn't involved in that decision

That's not an excuse, it's a rationale reasoning given the night was aimed at being more graphic and full on and catering to adults.

Understand your point Alex. I took flowers down yesterday with my son, as a visual show of support, not only to the families, but also to the DW team and responders. I also got a chance to speak to a few people down there at the same time and was able to pass on my thoughts and offer condolence, and thank the Red Cross volunteers that are doing an amazing job down there.

That maintenance page was updated to what you posted AFTER the accident. There was no scheduled maintenance for the ride going into the day the incident occurred

Most people on social media saying "too soon", and "they shouldn't open til the coronial inquest is finalised". To them I say - there is no rule for this, or precedent. No matter what day or week they chose to re-open, they would have copped slack for it. And, if you want to keep a business that employs 600 people closed for potentially upwards of a year, you are impacting livelihoods, and causing widespread disruption & impacts for the entire Gold Coast. Reactionary, short-sighted and stupid imo.

If the park is cleared to return to trade, which would be a decision by the police once the park's current status as a crime scene is revoked, the park can open as per normal operations, albeit with potential exclusion zone around the incident area (I can foresee Buzzsaw potentially remaining closed due to its proximity to TRR)

Most recent 9 news report has an animation of the believed/likely version of events in the accident. No mention of water pumps. I think the pump issue may have been reason for the earlier shut down in the morning, but nothing to do with the fatal incident.

A FORMER Dreamworld employee who worked on the ride where four people were killed said he believed it had a “potentially fatal flaw.” Jon Armstrong worked as a ride operator on Thunder River Rapids on a casual basis for around six months in 1987, shortly after it was built. The 51-year-old from southern Queensland said he and his colleagues had a “similar problem” one day, when a raft that was still attached to its rope mooring flipped on the conveyor belt. “I was on ‘start-up’ duties for the ride, which involved walking the river bed before the pump started, check the raft inflation pressure and ensuring all rafts were untied,” he told news.com.au. “I was unaware this particular morning that one raft had two mooring lines attached by the overnight maintenance crew, the second rope being hidden on the far side of the raft and submerged. “When the ride started, this raft stuck and caused three other rafts to flip on the conveyor and four more to ‘mount’ the flipped rafts. “It’s lucky there was no one on board because if there had been, their body parts would have been pushed under the water ... and at that part, the water’s deep. “Luckily we had not allowed guests in to ride yet but those of us present at the time all agreed that this was a potentially fatal flaw.” After the incident there was a formal investigation, Mr Armstrong added, and safety procedures were tightened up. The park brought in more thorough checks the rafts were untied, cameras were installed and the shutdown switch was moved into the control room. Now most of the ride is automated, but Mr Armstrong — who now works in IT — says he believes there should be an automatic shutdown if a raft didn’t move up the conveyor belt. He said that at the time a raft with “small people” on it would slip at the top of the conveyor belt three or four times a day, sending children flying on to a raft behind. It would appear that issue was resolved some time ago. Mr Armstrong also said the rafts were heavy and “if one of the rafts got pushed around upside down, they wouldn’t know how to rescue themselves, they’d panic.” The former ride operator added: “When you walk around the river course, there are a lot of obstacles. If you’re whitewater rafting in the real world you have to wear a crash helmet. “I doubt I’d go on that ride until they changed the format. It needs a redesign.” In 2007, he was employed by a heavy engineering company commissioned to repair weld the Giant Drop and Tower of Terror rides. “The lead welder/engineer came back at the end of the day and told me he had serious doubts regarding the safety of those two rides as the fatigue damage his team repaired that day was extensive and indeed needed repeating a short time later.” While he may have harboured his concerns the longest, Mr Armstrong isn’t the first to express fears over the safety of the rides.

Great idea, though no doubt some elements of the media would report it as cashing in on tragedy with the park gaining in-park expenditure from those entering who usually wouldn't be there

I'd say that's fairly accurate tbh..

Ahh! Sorry mate missed it all together

It's unlikely the park will be open by Friday anyway which was the date of the first Halloween night. Even if they it does reopen prior, it's a decision I don't think would have been a tough one to make for sensitivity reasons

It's a tragedy that a record for this site, where we come to chat & celebrate something we all love, live and are passionate for, will stand for the darkest day in the history of GC theme parks, and one of the darkest in Australia's theme park History.