I was on the Gold Coast last week and went to Dreamworld. I managed to score myself the rightmost seat on the Giant Drop ride twice. From the very top you can see over the trees to the Big Brother Studio and House. I can confirm that there were bobcats driving around the backyard of the House site used for all 8 previous seasons of Big Brother. The FNL Arena area is basically gone. The big double doors at the north end of the compound were either open or removed and the bobcats were driving in and out through the opening. On my second ride it was evident that it was only destruction work going on, removing what is still standing from the 2008 season. There is no external construction going on as yet.
There were also cars parked around the amphitheatre/studio area though it was impossible to see if anything had been done to the stage yet. From the bus on the way in I could see some of the blue seating was lying to one side of the back of the amphitheatre. There were trucks coming and going through the separate BB security checkpoint.
There were also cars parked around the amphitheatre/studio area though it was impossible to see if anything had been done to the stage yet. From the bus on the way in I could see some of the blue seating was lying to one side of the back of the amphitheatre. There were trucks coming and going through the separate BB security checkpoint.
I also did the train ride around Dreamworld and on the tour they refer to the area as you pass through as "Big Brother Territory". The train driver mentions the House is down the path to the right and the stage is up the path to the left, and that both are being refurbished at the moment for the new season to start "later in the year". It is not possible to see either from the train.
It is pretty much confirmed now that the "old" House site will again be used in 2012, despite the land having been sold off to the delayed shopping centre development.
