Eureka Mountain Mine Ride reopening discussion

[Tim Dasco]

I am being very wishful here but if they get a WWF type ride with a big mountain on it and a new roller coaster into the Eureka Mountin building. That would be awesome.

 

Maybe I am still sleeping and dreaming!

Edited December 11, 2016 by Tim Dasco

[Brad2912]

That is beyond wishful... wayyy beyond

[TomiJ]

35 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

Maybe I am still sleeping and dreaming!

Yes,  yes you are dreaming. 

Edited December 11, 2016 by TomiJ

[bladex]

no way is this ever re-opening now. if they are getting rid of the log ride you know what's going to be next..

Edited December 11, 2016 by bladex

[Whombex]

Farewell, Eureka.

At least I got to ride you back in the day.

[Themeparkfan]

So glad I got to ride it when I was a kid  farewell eureka it was fun while it lasted was such a unique immersive ride experience that could never be replicated today   

[Jamberoo Fan]

6 hours ago, Ashley said:

I'm probably just going out on a limp here, but do think Dreamworld might still have plans for eureka and not full demolition like we think.

I'm going to say DW might still have plans for a new Eureka Mountain Mine Ride but the original ride & mountain theming as it is will be demolished when Thunder River Rapids is removed.

[Whombex]

I fully support a new Eureka ride, but my selfishness wants that to be a RMC, not a mine cart/mine train ride.

[Brad2912]

You think they will tear down the mountain and then build a new one? I reckon there is two chances of that happening, none & buckley's.

[Jamberoo Fan]

Well unless they decide to re-theme Town Of Gold Rush, I think it is possible. They could even include a different type of attraction in a new mountain. Either way, something interesting has to hide the huge white back exterior wall of the Dreamworld Cinema.

[Gazza]

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Either way, something interesting has to hide the huge white back exterior wall of the Dreamworld Cinema.

Why? 

Plenty of theme parks just have big buildings in the middle.

[bladex]

2 hours ago, Jamberoo Fan said:

Well unless they decide to re-theme Town Of Gold Rush

i have a feeling gold rush won't be there at all soon.

[Cactus_Matt]

1 hour ago, bladex said:

i have a feeling gold rush won't be there at all soon.

I'd be up for a completely different theme for the area, like sci-fi or something equally unusual. Wouldn't be too hard to make Buzzsaw sci-fi, it's already pretty alien looking, plus they could change the Eureka Mountain into a crashed meteor or something!

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

GD \ ToT would also lend themselves well to a futuristic theme.

[Jamberoo Fan]

15 hours ago, Gazza said:

Why? 

I just would find it odd if the Dreamworld Cinema had all it's exterior walls themed except the huge white back exterior wall.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

^Not that hard to put up a facade more fitting with whatever new theme is applied to the area, than to leave a mountain and a hulk of a derelict ride standing for the sake of theme.

[Prequel]

I really hope there not getting rid of the mountain, i think its kinda iconic.

[Whombex]

I see no reason for it to stay there, even if they build a brand new Gold Rush, the Eureka mountain sits over TRRR, they'll likely both come down, with Skylift station as well. It'll cost less for the contractor to pull it all out in one job.

I'll miss the ride, it was awesome. Loved the run out of the mountain and implying you'd go flying into TRRR's lake, loved the dips and cutbacks. I just can't see it staying SBNO if there's major demolition in that themed area.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Glubbo
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[Jobe]

And truth be told, it just ISNT that iconic, for mine. Get rid of it and have the entire area to start anew. This way it can be completely refreshed without any ties to the past which may disturb lingering bad memories. Its best for the park, the victims families and a new area is best for the Dreamworld visitor. Win Win.

[Jamberoo Fan]

11 hours ago, AlexB said:

^Not that hard to put up a facade more fitting with whatever new theme is applied to the area, than to leave a mountain and a hulk of a derelict ride standing for the sake of theme.

I agree & I did say I think the mountain/ride is guaranteed demolition now. I did speculate them re-building the mountain/ride though.

[Slick]

13 hours ago, Jamberoo Fan said:

I just would find it odd if the Dreamworld Cinema had all it's exterior walls themed except the huge white back exterior wall.

Interesting given that's exactly how it was for quite a few years before Gold Rush County came along. 

This ride is definitely cactus now, which is sad given how much ongoing interest it's had over the past 18 months. Provided the Log Ride is also likely to close up permanantly, that's a huge parcel of land that's ripe for a major redevelopment. So many cool things you could build while creating a new, more cohesive theme that integrates Giant Drop and Buzzsaw more eloquently in the process.

[Jamberoo Fan]

38 minutes ago, Slick said:

Interesting given that's exactly how it was for quite a few years before Gold Rush County came along. 

I know but I've never seen what it would look like back pre-1986 from the point of view of the walkway between Rocky Hollow & Central Park Station. For all I know, they may have hidden it with trees along that walkway until Eureka Mountain was built. As I've only ever seen it covered by Eureka Mountain as a means of hiding it, that's why I would find it odd - I expect some sort of theming to replace Eureka Mountain when it's demolished.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Jamberoo Fan

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

I'm going to leave this here 

[Tim Dasco]

Here we go again! 

[bladex]

they just put that there to keep andrewh from taking photos of himself next to the back door.

Edited December 31, 2016 by bladex