Dreamworld - Kenny & Belinda's Dreamland Updates

[Gazza]

On 24/11/2023 at 3:30 PM, Ashley Jeffery said:

Gotta give Dreamworld props thier having a good crack at it.

 

Photo thanks to Jaggs Journey

Ah yes, the famous ball coaster.

[New display name]

The word is out.  DW has big balls.

[ThrillsThrillseeker]

Looks like they're slowly adding more theming to the Kenny attractions, which is nice to see. I'm curious though, do you think Dreamworld is better off taking their time to add more immersive theming rather than rushing rides open? Seems like it could improve the experience long term if the area really feels like Kenny's world.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 24/11/2023 at 3:30 PM, Ashley Jeffery said:

Gotta give Dreamworld props thier having a good crack at it.

By the looks of things, they've got enough props.

16 hours ago, Gazza said:

Ah yes, the famous ball coaster.

Still better than a Zacspin.

14 hours ago, New display name said:

The word is out.  DW has big balls.

Ball*. Just one. Not plural.

12 hours ago, ThrillsThrillseeker said:

Looks like they're slowly adding more theming to the Kenny attractions, which is nice to see. I'm curious though, do you think Dreamworld is better off taking their time to add more immersive theming rather than rushing rides open? Seems like it could improve the experience long term if the area really feels like Kenny's world.

I'd prefer they open it fully complete and with a wow, but they can't really afford to keep rides shut if all they're waiting on  is themeing. Only regular visitors will see it open in stages anyway, and they've seen it during construction so not a big deal I guess. The interstate and once a year visitors are the ones who will get the wow... assuming that all the themeing is in place by Christmas, it's not really any harm or foul.

I do think K&B Dreamland needs more shade, and a place for parents to sit while the kids ride (at present only the ballpit has this) and rather than just shadesails everywhere - i'd love to see a tall metal "tree" that is the basis of Kenny's Forest, with branches \ leaves set to shade some of the pathways... one can dream.

[New display name]

14 hours ago, ThrillsThrillseeker said:

Looks like they're slowly adding more theming to the Kenny attractions, which is nice to see. I'm curious though, do you think Dreamworld is better off taking their time to add more immersive theming rather than rushing rides open? Seems like it could improve the experience long term if the area really feels like Kenny's world.

The official opening of K&B land isn't to late December, I believe.

Edited November 28, 2023 by New display name

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 hour ago, New display name said:

The official opening of K&B land isn't to late December, I believe.

When they opened Dreamworks Experience, it was all in one go with (almost) everything ready (from memory some signage pointing to various parts of Dreamworks wasn't ready until the day after opening).

They're still promoting Dodgems as being part of Dreamland though. They really need to get their shit together.

[wikiverse]

3 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

needs more shade, and a place for parents to sit

Did you, by chance happen to provide DW with suggestions for replacing Wipeout?  I'm asking for a friend.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

lol. i see what you did there. I was conscious of that comparison when I was saying it, but even so, the ridiculousness of it is that Kickback doesn't really have a lot of shade to sit in either.

[themagician]

52 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

When they opened Dreamworks Experience, it was all in one go with (almost) everything ready (from memory some signage pointing to various parts of Dreamworks wasn't ready until the day after opening).

Signage and a few bits of theming were being finished off at the time of opening 

https://www.parkz.com.au/update/2012/04/03/294-April_2012.html

4 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I do think K&B Dreamland needs more shade

I believe they are currently building a shade structure in front of the carousel/planes (which will be in front of the coaster entrance). And I think there are plans for some other shade structures throughout the land because they did have some decent shading near Pandemonium that parents would use a lot, but while the coaster is under construction that’s been removed 

[ThrillsThrillseeker]

On 29/11/2023 at 5:41 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I'd prefer they open it fully complete and with a wow, but they can't really afford to keep rides shut if all they're waiting on  is themeing. Only regular visitors will see it open in stages anyway, and they've seen it during construction so not a big deal I guess. The interstate and once a year visitors are the ones who will get the wow... assuming that all the themeing is in place by Christmas, it's not really any harm or foul.

I do think K&B Dreamland needs more shade, and a place for parents to sit while the kids ride (at present only the ballpit has this) and rather than just shadesails everywhere - i'd love to see a tall metal "tree" that is the basis of Kenny's Forest, with branches \ leaves set to shade some of the pathways... one can dream.

That's a good point about adding more shade structures and places for parents to sit. A tall metal "tree" does sound like a cool idea to help add some shelter and really help transport visitors to Kenny's forest world. Do you think putting in more greenery throughout would help with the theming too? Even just some potted plants or hanging vines could help set the scene. It would be great if they really go all out to finish making it feel like a fully immersive land.

[ThrillsThrillseeker]

On 29/11/2023 at 7:29 AM, New display name said:

The official opening of K&B land isn't to late December, I believe.

That December timeline makes sense given they're still adding elements.

[themagician]

The Play School Wheels reopening has been delayed to Boxing Day, which is when I’d suspect the Big Red Boat Coaster to open too

[New display name]

What are we going to do?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

29 minutes ago, New display name said:

What are we going to do?

Probably your usual steps of polishing your pitchfork.

[Ashley Jeffery]

5 hours ago, New display name said:

What are we going to do?

Everybody to Aussie World!!

[mssveattck]

Big Red Boat is now testing 

[franky]

I didn't even know it that far along in the construction process

[New display name]

I haven't had a chance to have a good look but from what I've seen, I believe kids will love it.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

9 minutes ago, franky said:

I didn't even know it that far along in the construction process

to be fair, its a powered coaster. it's not like they're hard to put together - aren't there travelling versions of these things?

[Baconjack]

And a tiny one at that. The process of commissioning the ride would probably take longer than the construction itself

[Ogre]

Clip of the ride testing! Looks like it's going to run three laps. Watch till the end

[Tricoart]

Seems it could be opening next week, alongside a couple other rides

[Tricoart]

Few images of the Big Red Boat/Wheel sites from today. They were testing BRB w/ water dummies a bit ago, no photos of it testing tho ‘cause I only saw it briefly when headed toward shelter from the storm.

Edited December 15, 2023 by Tricoart

[themagician]

The coaster has been added to the attraction listing, so I suspect we could see it open any day now

https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides-attractions/dreamworld/kids-rides/big-red-boat-coaster/

And Kenny & Belinda's Dreamland has it's own page on the website

https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides-attractions/kenny-and-belinda-s-dreamland/

[themagician]

Construction walls are down around the Big Red Boat Coaster