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Cool, I've been itching to see a Drone video of the construction. Thanks Slick. Was permission sought/approved? Or a not for discussion topic?

Looks large enough to be a public thoroughfare footbridge, and a bit too large to be maintenance/evac. It's certainly not in its' final location, considering it is sitting on wood blocks. Could it be a tunnel for the back end of the coaster?

Maybe they're finally going to finish Superman Escape's theming and put a Metropolis facade in there to imply he's flying you around the city... /s

Agreed. But as discussed in other threads here recently, an acted pre-show for a ride is pretty much history in our parks these days. Sadly.

I understand your pessimism. The lanes I'm thinking of would be the 6th or 7th as you drive in, almost as far along as the concrete footpath. This connects closer to the PnG, and is further from the main entry. Have a look at a Google Map to see what I mean. Great idea. I guess this setup would work for the currently accessible shops, but if a precinct is made, another approach would be needed.

I don't think we've got all the track pieces for the non-inverting loop onsite yet. Supports for it? Looks like.

I heard that designer Jamie Durie was back from the states to oversee final works.

Only wristband available when I went last week was Harley. Others 'sold out' with 'no idea' when they'd be back in stock.

Won't need enforcing if there's enough spaces set aside.

Old Faithful?

Trek nerd here. Love the pre-show.

I'm sorry, what audio do you hear in the queue AND station of AA? Joker and Harley. Very easy to call it a Joker ride, considering this and the above comments. Enough of the 'riding Wonder Woman' crap. Are you all 14 year olds?

Could be helped by having 2 rows of carparks closest to the P&G "1 hour only" zones.

@pushbutton - Canadian pancakes? Awesome! Shame you've never heard of them, they're delicious. Bacon/Maple Syrup/Pancake... When I heard about this patisserie & grill, I was expecting steaks/ribs/etc as well. Menu looks great though, that hot dog looks tempting...

Apart from a slice of selfishness? Mainly because Flash has some, and it's something Mack advertise on their website as a feature in their Hypers. Zero G roll late in Flash, Inline Roll in The Storm. I've been casually watching other Mack on-ride videos, and noticed that The Storm has a similar element as our Hyper. Hopefully this can give us a feel for how our ride may feel though this area. This gif is almost the same as the part between the s-bend out of the turnaround, through to the helix:

The general public are going to call the non-inverting loop a "loop". They'll see it as a loop with an extra feature. I still hope for for a roll after the helix and before the bunny hills.

Pics from late morning: Still waiting for that middle support piece. Despite appearances, there isn't an alignment issue with the airtime support. Not sure where that support on the right went later in the arvo. From Green Lantern queue. Note line-of-sight across swamp to the dive into the n-i loop. Arvo pics: Maybe that pole from the morning pics is the side pole on the big support here? Showing the progress of the track coming out of the helix. Best I could do of the new supports. If the main support pole is taking the weight, we're sure these supports are for the airtime hill leading into the non-inverting loop? Looks like a rocky area at the bottom of the non-inverting loop?

Funny you should mention that... Today: both back up, and both lit up around the base of the top. Click fullsize to see.

3:35pm for mine. Posted as I was standing at the fence. Will upload my DSLR pics later tonight.

The pole is temporarily connected to a pole from the helix. Lots more thick poles (already connected together) on the ground both inside the fence and on the road. If they're not working tomorrow then Monday will be "non-inverting loop support day". The helix exit looks like a smaller version of the twisty airtime leading into the helix. So it exits the helix by making a right handed dive turn.

Not so keen on a parade st Dreamworld, but a show could work. Theme it to something like Australiana, with songs and comedy. As for staffing, I guess you could use animatronics. Call it something something Jamboree something...

Yep, Black Lantern.

As said by others over the last few days, it's supports week. Mainly for the non-inverting loop, but some for the dive into the loop as well. The support that's outside the fence is now in (just the first segment). I would not be surprised if the supports for the lift hill went in very soon. It looks like they're waiting on more track pieces, the pieces that have been sitting in the compound a few weeks are still there, and only one container is on site. There's no shortage of supports though. @jack.cit's hard to get good pics of that area, as it will be for the rest of the coaster's run back to the station after the helix. Got a couple. I expect today's will be the non-inverting loop supports going vertical.

I'm here now, any photo requests?

...hopefully all that chewing gum is removed from the underpass and surrounds at the start of the ride. Never understood why people vandalise/gum up/tag at Theme Parks. If I ever catch them..