Dreamworld Australia | Steel Taipan | Modified Blue Fire Clone | 2021
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TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Opening date at long last, December 15!
Gazza
Giga Poster
This soft opened for passholders.
I daresay many on here have ridden Blue Fire, so you'll probably know what to expect. Here's my play by play:
-Queue and Theming.
It's not really themed per se, just typical modern Australian architecture, with hints to the taipan, from the obvious skeleton themed queue, to patterns of scales.
The station is well setup, with a very generous sorting area, with dots on the ground for three groups of riders to be batched. The station gates know which train is in the station and won't open row 10 if the spinning equipped train is parked.
-Launch. Ok a non event, just gradual acceleration, aside from the 2nd (backwards) . on The backwards launch you spend a lot of time coasting along the launch track and then suddenly get caught by the LSMs, which saves it a bit.
In the back seats the first roll back feels kind of weird because you feel the train just celebrating before you even properly on to the curve.
-Reverse spike. Really good! A worthwhile addition, because it curves up quite tightly (enough to move your harness down a little bit) and then the Gs are sustained a bit due to the curve, before tapering off into floater. Again good postives on the way down.
-Main layout.
I've always thought the first horseshoe is a bit slow. A quick moment of darkness as he goes through the tunnel. The loop is strong and maintains the Gs right through the top.
The turnaround to the MCBR has a bit of kick. If you sit in the back there is ejector coming off the MCBR.
the corkscrews are better than I remember on bluefire, they actually feel like zero g rolls, with a good float and twist at the top.
First corkscrew has a rock arch that is right to the limits of the clearance envelope, so there is a definite woosh as you go through.
Good pop of ejector on the hill through the loop.
But of course it's the final roll which is the highlight, attempting to dunk you out of the train at the midpoint.
Overall I think it's one of the best "standardx layouts out there.
Tailspin.
OK this is wild and probably a one and done for many people, since it would probably make you feel unwell if you marathoned. Try to get an unbalanced ride.
it can spin moderately but it's not as fast as some of the family spinning coasters I've been on. Highlights included going up the spike facing forwards towards the sky.
Going around the loop sideways, so you would see the horizon rotate in front of you.
On the final roll the car managed to do a full spin, so it was like being an astronaut tumbling in space.
It is worth the $25 upcharge at least once.
I daresay many on here have ridden Blue Fire, so you'll probably know what to expect. Here's my play by play:
-Queue and Theming.
It's not really themed per se, just typical modern Australian architecture, with hints to the taipan, from the obvious skeleton themed queue, to patterns of scales.
The station is well setup, with a very generous sorting area, with dots on the ground for three groups of riders to be batched. The station gates know which train is in the station and won't open row 10 if the spinning equipped train is parked.
-Launch. Ok a non event, just gradual acceleration, aside from the 2nd (backwards) . on The backwards launch you spend a lot of time coasting along the launch track and then suddenly get caught by the LSMs, which saves it a bit.
In the back seats the first roll back feels kind of weird because you feel the train just celebrating before you even properly on to the curve.
-Reverse spike. Really good! A worthwhile addition, because it curves up quite tightly (enough to move your harness down a little bit) and then the Gs are sustained a bit due to the curve, before tapering off into floater. Again good postives on the way down.
-Main layout.
I've always thought the first horseshoe is a bit slow. A quick moment of darkness as he goes through the tunnel. The loop is strong and maintains the Gs right through the top.
The turnaround to the MCBR has a bit of kick. If you sit in the back there is ejector coming off the MCBR.
the corkscrews are better than I remember on bluefire, they actually feel like zero g rolls, with a good float and twist at the top.
First corkscrew has a rock arch that is right to the limits of the clearance envelope, so there is a definite woosh as you go through.
Good pop of ejector on the hill through the loop.
But of course it's the final roll which is the highlight, attempting to dunk you out of the train at the midpoint.
Overall I think it's one of the best "standardx layouts out there.
Tailspin.
OK this is wild and probably a one and done for many people, since it would probably make you feel unwell if you marathoned. Try to get an unbalanced ride.
it can spin moderately but it's not as fast as some of the family spinning coasters I've been on. Highlights included going up the spike facing forwards towards the sky.
Going around the loop sideways, so you would see the horizon rotate in front of you.
On the final roll the car managed to do a full spin, so it was like being an astronaut tumbling in space.
It is worth the $25 upcharge at least once.
I think that queue 'inside' the spine is pretty cool - simple, clean and effective.
Your thoughts on the launch are, unfortunately, as I expected. It would have been good to see a slightly larger modification to the layout (perhaps a pre-launch section?) which would have shortened up the launch track and therefore made the launch a bit more punchy. Maybe (hopefully) Mack will revisit this idea in the future.
Great to hear you liked the spinning car too - did it seem relatively popular?
Also have to just say again - boy I love the colour scheme.
Your thoughts on the launch are, unfortunately, as I expected. It would have been good to see a slightly larger modification to the layout (perhaps a pre-launch section?) which would have shortened up the launch track and therefore made the launch a bit more punchy. Maybe (hopefully) Mack will revisit this idea in the future.
Great to hear you liked the spinning car too - did it seem relatively popular?
Also have to just say again - boy I love the colour scheme.
UP87
Mega Poster
I don't know if it really has to be popular. With only two seats on only one of two trains it'd have to be really unpopular to not even use up this abysmal capacity.
Maybe my question was too... brief. I was actually asking more from a "does this sort of thing seem popular with the GP?" perspective. I often wonder what non-enthusiasts think of the more extreme variations of rides. For example, I'd be really interested to know if the average rider thinks Ride To Happiness is the best thing ever, or if they maybe consider it too intense. Same with the S&S 4D coasters.
Two seats per two trains is a good way to make it look more popular, as it'll always have a line, I suppose.
FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
Sorry, wait, what? $25 upcharge for the spinning seats
Don't you dare, Blackpool.
Don't you dare, Blackpool.
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
It WILL be an upcharge...Sorry, wait, what? $25 upcharge for the spinning seats
Don't you dare, Blackpool.
Managing capacity would be insane otherwise.
FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
Yeah I would have thought so but hopefully no more than a tenner.
Gazza
Giga Poster
Yeah it seemed like there were 3 or 4 trains wait for the Tailwhip seats. Whether it remains popular is another matter, but they can always drop the price as demand wanes.
I like it because it creates an incentive to maximise throughput, since each additional train is worth $50.
I like it because it creates an incentive to maximise throughput, since each additional train is worth $50.
vaugc002
Hyper Poster
Yeah but the staff surely won' be getting the extra money (thus removing any incentive to dispatch super fast
JoshC.
Strata Poster
It will be interesting to see how the wait for Tailspin compares to the normal queue too.
If to say it had 3 or 4 trains' wait and the normal queue had, say, 15-20 trains' wait, then you can argue that the uncharge is also reducing your waiting time too. That plus a more exclusive/intense experience makes the price a bit more appealing too.
Lori Marie Loud
Giga Poster
Unsticky?
VonRolland
Giga Poster
Nerdy video for you all
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
This is why I expect it to be on the higher end. They’re not going to want the queue to be longer than the standard queue if they’re upcharging… Are they?
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
Well this is a bit weird..seems the ride was built using funds earmarked for a koala preservation project.
Nothing dodgy it seems as they were greenlight to repurpose the funds but it's obviously left some people quite annoyed.
amp.theguardian.com
Nothing dodgy it seems as they were greenlight to repurpose the funds but it's obviously left some people quite annoyed.
Dreamworld rollercoaster was built with $2.7m tagged for koala research, government says | Queensland politics | The Guardian
Tourism minister Stirling Hinchliffe says funding was diverted to new attraction after koala project delayed
amp.theguardian.com
