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Still, it will be a bit scary sitting up the top while waiting, I guess it will be like the FreeStyle rides where you sit up the top while the other side loads.

Intresting to see seats on both sides. It will be a bit scary sitting upsidedown while the other seats are loaded.

I feel a bit sad realising I will never be able to experience the fastest accelerating coaster in the world. It's likely that no coaster will ever be able to beat its record, as many manufacturers would not want to make a coaster that accelerates as fast as that due to the injuries. In fact, its a bit sad that the fast accelerating launch coasters are slowly disappearing, with their replacements being LSMs which launch much slower.

Lift hill has been installed (thanks to jesse_1767 via Jaggs Journeys)

It is sad to see MW start to look more like an abandoned theme park than a operating theme park

The first two images look fucking pathetic. It is sad that the cost cutting has gone so high that they let the concrete get destroyed, leave wires out and try to leave fixing their rides as long as possible. And in a matter of weeks they have shuttered Aqualoop and now possibly Doomsday, what is next? It has gone downhill since the BGH acquisition. BGH have shown they are not fit to run a theme park. Time to sell the parks to someone else who can actually have the rides open, not leave wires everywhere and who can fix up the park.

I think the land was sold off to developers IIRC

I don't think our parks would do seasonal operation, if Village did for example it would be sacrificing its dollars from tickets, food etc. to Coast, which would encourage more people to go to Dreamworld and spend their money there instead of Village. Many people from interstate head up to the GC in winter deliberately to escape the coldness from down south, and our parks know that. It would also give one operator a complete monopoly of the GC market, and if Dreamworld closed for the cooler months, Village could cost cut in winter even further as there wouldn't be any competition.

So basically 1 ride for teens/adults open? That is even worse. Imagine walking down the DC pathway and seeing absolutely nothing open, then you walk past the fountain to see Superman and Flash closed, then you turn left from main street and Scooby/Doomsday is closed. Something needs to be done. I wouldn't be surprised if we end up seeing everything but the kids rides closed one day. PS I just checked the QueuePark and Marvin and Road Runner are closed. This means all 5 rollercoasters are closed. Imagine going to a Six Flags park and seeing all the rollercoasters are closed.

I emailed Village and this is what they told me: "Following guest feedback, we have decided that customers prefer rides to be closed rather than operating. Thank you for understanding." Also heard that was the reason for Aqualoop closing. Being serious though, surely this is a cost saving measure. Imagine being a family on holiday who cannot wait to ride DCR, Scooby, Superman etc. and it is all closed. Maybe Village should rename the park "Warner Bros. Maintenance World"

The first helix has been installed for the SFC (thanks to caleb_the_captain via Jaggs Journeys)

One thing Village need to do is beg Greg Yong to come back. Greg has changed Dreamworld from run down to a great park, while BHG seem to cut costs as much as possible.

It doesn't say anything related to MW or HSD in the post, so I assume this is a personal thing he made.

If this is true, then this looks amazing. Better than I expected. Looks to be up to standard with the big chains (Universal/Disney). I am very happy both Village and Coast are starting to get into the immersive land business. One thing I hope will happen is the Scooby elevator gets painted over, it will be weird seeing a land with very immersive theming and there is a white rectangle in the middle of it.

The ride still says it will open on Feb 26, considering they would have to replace the fences, remove the trees etc. its definitely not making it. I reckon Dreamworld should just remove the ride off the ride list and quietly close it permanently TBH

IIRC it has been posted before Based on the lack of work, I am guessing they will just end it short and not reopen it, your next ride on the Vintage Cars will most likely be the reimagined ones in Rivertown.

Just noticed that yetsterday, we can finally see recent images of our parks, not ones from 2016. The new ones look to be coming from December 2022, there is a Christmas tree at MW and Dreamworks is still at DW. Hopefully we dont have to wait until 2030 for the next image lol

Ouch, that looked bad. The question is: Do you want to rebuild the park or do you just cancel it? The damage looks pretty significant to me, I would probably cancel it with all the damage. Hope the park has insurance. Either way if it does go ahead I can see it being delayed for a while.

I like the design, it looks really good. One thing I am worried about though is the station with the flying monkeys. I am worried that it will be just like Leviathan where you have to watch the pre-show before the train leaves the station, lowering capacity. I am hoping they have modified it so it plays while you are entering the train.

So now both of the drop slides at Gold Coast parks are sitting there SBNO. A real shame really, I really liked the Aqualoop and hoped to get on it when I go to the GC next. I guess this type of permanent ride closures is a regular thing for Village, as Arkham, the old Pounce n Bounce, the Monorail, Sea Viper, Bermuda, Intencity, LTRR and the Marvin bus ride all had the same fate of going down for maintenance and it later being confirmed as closed permanently.

Dirty Harry's is closed for the next month, with Rick's remaining open. Most times in off-peak it is the opposite with Rick's closed/Dirty Harry's open. Another thing is there is construction walls around Dirty Harry's, which implies that the closure could be bigger than the average off-peak closure. Photos here (thanks to TSPN)

Concrete is being laid for Rivertown (thanks to TSPN)

The Arkham vinyl rap has been removed from the Arkham station, and some of the concrete is being ripped up (thanks to TSPN)

One word: money

The group have the right to have a boys/men only event, but Jamberoo did have the right to staff women that day, and the people in that group shouldn't be harassing them, just because you believe in Islam doesn't grant you that right to degrade women. This is Australia: we allow women to work; if you don't like women in the workforce then too bad.