Jobe 989 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, Flynn_Smith said: 2021 looks like it's going to be Australia's best year for coasters. Steel Taipan, Leviathan, Big Dipper and probably The Rat! 😁 Do not forget the Family Gerstlauer Boomerang and the Kiddie Coaster at LPS as well- 6 coasters to be added in 2021!! This has to be a record for Australia in terms of adding coasters in a calendar year!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flynn_Smith 240 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Jobe said: Do not forget the Family Gerstlauer Boomerang and the Kiddie Coaster at LPS as well- 6 coasters to be added in 2021!! This has to be a record for Australia in terms of adding coasters in a calendar year!! Ah yes, forgot those 2. 3 of these are world-firsts, or have world-first elements to them. It's a pretty exciting time right now, and i'm sure these additions will be likely to attract more international visitors (especially the Big Dipper). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coasterlife 506 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) here is the instagram post for steel taipan and a slightly more detailed description on the website Edited November 28, 2020 by Coasterlife 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 19 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I'm loving the logo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coasterlife 506 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ranger said: I'm loving the logo Same here but just picture the sign on the blueprinted entrance it would look pretty good in my opinion Edited November 28, 2020 by Coasterlife 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 19 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Ha Edited November 28, 2020 by Ranger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thrill Seeker 121 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Common theme??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 2,373 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Thrill Seeker said: Common theme??? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coasterlife 506 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 By far superman escape wins, Just look at that amazing theming 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jdude95 1,568 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 How to theme a ride: Tunnel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whombex 633 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Jdude95 said: How to theme a ride: Tunnel Come on, it's clearly MRBSS - Metropolis Rapid Bus Stop Shelter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post themagician 5,655 Posted November 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 10:36 PM, themagician said: On my last visit I mentioned the eye sore that was the back of the ice cream parlour. Here it is I noticed today that part of the reason why the ice cream parlour roof was removed was so they can fix the mess in the photo above. Good job DW Here’s a look at progress I noticed a lot of footer markings along the path to the DW, so I’m thinking this path will be widened or moved into the fenced off area 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaptoFunlandGuy 5,607 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 28/11/2020 at 1:31 AM, Jobe said: The corollary of this of course is that $30 million will ALSO buy you this: That's too much capacity for Dreamworld... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Original 112 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 The track is over 1km long, it ain't going to be a cheap coaster. DC might be tall, but this ride is building a launch. Actually I'd be interested to know in terms of cost, is height, or building a launch system more expensive?! Also look at all those Earthworks DW has done on the ride so far to get it ready to start building on, can't imagine that is cheap, plus the moving of the train line. The coaster isn't $32 mill, its everything included needed to get it going. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flynn_Smith 240 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Original said: The track is over 1km long, it ain't going to be a cheap coaster. DC might be tall, but this ride is building a launch. Actually I'd be interested to know in terms of cost, is height, or building a launch system more expensive?! Also look at all those Earthworks DW has done on the ride so far to get it ready to start building on, can't imagine that is cheap, plus the moving of the train line. The coaster isn't $32 mill, its everything included needed to get it going. I might be wrong, but I believe traditionally launch coasters are the more expensive variant in comparison to a lift start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jdude95 1,568 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 The amount of energy and stress on the motors to perform a launch are much higher as opposed to just dragging a train up a hill. They also generally require a set of motors and not just the single motor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 5 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yeah, launch systems are not particularly cheap just from a hardware standpoint. Additionally, there can be a substantially higher controls/programming cost associated with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Original 112 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'm well aware a launch coaster costs more to operate than a chain lift. I was asking what costs more to build, launch or chain. One requires more steel, but the other requires more components to get the train going at speed. Building such a long track, launch, spire for the train to go backwards (which is an extra for this ride), all the earthworks happening on that land since TRR used to sit there, queue and station house and rerouting of the train have all come to together to explain why this is not a cheap ride to build and not DW being ripped off. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slick 2,496 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 There's no hard or fast rule - Jet Rescue's launch system would be cheaper than Rival's massive lift hill in the same way that Tower of Terror's launch system would be more expensive than Storm's lift hill. Keep in mind that every ride installation is different too, even if they're visually very similar. A Vekoma SLC in Australia might look similar to most other SLC's globally, but there'd be hundreds of country-specific building and safety codes that ride would need to adhere to before opening to guests that say one in China wouldn't need to. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StingRay 341 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 22/11/2020 at 6:05 PM, Jdude95 said: As per the original tender, the train line will be moved to accommodate the new coaster supports/construction. The problem is that the new line looks like it'll struggle to make it up the incline it's been put on. Everyone looks at the track getting moved and thinks "it can't make it up). I bet you it can make it down tho 😉. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad2912 3,788 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Maybe time for a name update for this thread given we know the official name? Just taken Edited December 2, 2020 by Brad2912 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smol bean 81 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I’m guessing the dirt removal on the tot side has something to do with the train since the ride doesn’t go into the side of the park 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
themagician 5,655 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 The old path linking Main Street to GD is now closed and is being removed. A new path has been laid (on the other side of the train line (which also has been removed). Closer to MDMC). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaptoFunlandGuy 5,607 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 So they're finally fixing the maze of paths around giant drop, by... adding another new path? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smol bean 81 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great job dreamworld you really listen to the feedback don’t you ardent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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