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Park News - (9/2/2024) Bad news for Dreamworld this weekend as news agencies report that a tiger at the park bit one of the official animal handlers on the arm just before 9am this morning. The 47-year-old woman was an experienced member of the team, taken by ambulance to a local hospital and is said to be in stable condition, but has suffered “serious lacerations and puncture wounds” from the bite. Currently Dreamworld’s Tiger Island exhibit is said to feature a total of nine Sumatran and Bengal tigers.
Late 2024 - Rivertown / Jungle Rush - (12/3/2024) Dreamworld’s new Rivertown area is on track to open later this month and will include the Mirrissippi Motors car ride and Jungle Rush roller coaster. Some artwork and a teaser video from the park can be found over at Themeparks-AU. (2/9/2024) According to a new post at Theme Park Insider, they claim that Dreamworld’s new Jungle Rush coaster from Vekoma will wow guests with an all new switchback style design that will feature a “ride design supporting multiple different cycle paths”. Some impressive new concept art has also been posted, showcasing the Murrissippi Motors antique car ride that will travel throughout the themed landscape of the new Rivertown alongside the coaster, passing some fascinating scenery along the way. (12/22/2023) Dreamworld will open Jungle Rush in late 2024, a new themed coaster from Vekoma. According to RCDB, it will feature a turntable, forwards and backwards sections, and some show scenes along the way. (11/25/22) Dreamworld in Australia has announced a plan to build a new land and a new roller coaster. Look for “Rivertown” to open by late 2024, along with the Jungle Rush roller coaster from Vekoma. According to the report the new coaster will have a train themed like an off-road jeep, feature 12 airtime moment and the world’s first “inclined turntable”. The park’s Vintage Cars Adventure ride will also be relocated into Rivertown and relaunched with new vehicles to operate under the new name, “Murrissippi Motors”. Rivertown will take over the current ABC Kids and Wiggles World areas of the park.
2025 - King Klaw - (9/27/2024) Dreamworld has announced that they are working with Intamin to build King Claw for the theme park. King Claw will be similar in concept to the original “The Claw” ride at Dreamworld, a spinning / swinging pendulum style ride, that is now set to close down forever in January 2025 after thrilling guests for the past two decades. The new KING CLAW will open by the end of 2025 and be over 50% taller (27m) and reach speeds 50% faster than the old Claw ride. It will also take the record for being the largest gyro swing ride in the entire Southern Hemisphere.
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