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Roofing. It's a shame they don't scrounge up old rusty tin sheets like they used to, though you can understand given the obvious safety and maintenance issues.
Carpenters must love building old-timey themed floorboards. Cut wherever, measure never would replace their usual idiom.
From concept art, the theme will be wharf meets tropical jungle. Probably not all that different visually from Bermuda Triangle at Sea World in its heyday.
It wouldn't be a Dreamworld ride if they weren't reusing theming elements. The old fibreglass shark will return so that the flight themed ride inexplicably has a recently-caught shark hanging outside.
Theming elements are going up quickly over at Tail Spin.
The old pavement of Ocean Parade meets the new Wipeout area.
Work underway to freshen up one of the buildings.
Some interesting measures were taken to turn the Disneyland-esque Main Street buildings into a more beach-themed environment.
The crack effects that were part of the pavement around The Claw have been filled in in preparation for a new surface.
At the northern end of the ride Dreamworld have taken a page out of Movie World's book to lay some astroturf.
The new viewing area puts non-riders only a few metres away from the action.
The beach has also disappeared in favour of this more modern black pebblecrete effect.
The water is only a few inches deep.
The water is of course back, and looking crystal clear.
How Vekoma didn't have more success with these rides on the market is anyone's guess. They're certainly built to last.
And it's still one of the best flat rides out there.
It's still an intimidating, noisy beast, though with less of the groans and screeches that plagued the ride in recent years.
Water cannons are back, spraying throughout the cycle, sometimes giving riders a gentle splash of water.
The ride sequence features all the usual Wipeout tricks, though is a slightly shorter cycle.
