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BBAU 2025 house in Dreamworld Exhibition Centre

Even some photos over the fence on Beattie Road would do tbh, anyone local to Coomera?
 
andrew_08 said:
Who knows what to believe but seems this location is not going to used as the house. I’d say production / the live show set
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I’m thinking the yellow highlighted buildings are going to be production offices/control room/possibly a smaller set. None of them are accessible by the public and sit disused and fenced off.

Could even see them doing some kind of Big Brother attraction in the yellow area as well, like getting a photo in the diary room chair etc.
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Wow. So the original theory was correct then. They're not going to place a part of the BB facility on the south end of the park and put a house on the north end like in the 00s.

This is most definitely production facilities. Probably even the live stage and control room (they shared a building on the original run). Even on versions such as BBUK (ITV retrofitting a soundstage) and BBUS (always been in a soundstage at CBS Radford) they've had an exterior extension for the garden. My money is on the vacant plot to the east of WWW. No doubt already under construction to some degree. Now we've been shown this I would expect to see more timely updates.

I do find it interesting the rollercoaster maintenance is being extended through December. Are they just going to shut it down annually when the show is on? Could this suggest a more prominent change to shorter runs? I do not see Dreamworld shutting down one of their [expensive] rides for three months out of the year.
 
dasnico said:
BBUS (always been in a soundstage at CBS Radford)
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Incorrect. The original (2000 - 2004) house was NOT built on a soundstage. It was a couple of double wide trailers in a parking lot. Said parking lot was later the site of a new office building and BB was moved to the studio that housed Yes, Dear.
 
Kingston said:
Incorrect. The original (2000 - 2004) house was NOT built on a soundstage. It was a couple of double wide trailers in a parking lot. Said parking lot was later the site of a new office building and BB was moved to the studio that housed Yes, Dear.
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I miss being able to see what time of day it is in the studio. And I miss the tacky water feature. 🥲
 
dasnico said:
I do find it interesting the rollercoaster maintenance is being extended through December. Are they just going to shut it down annually when the show is on? Could this suggest a more prominent change to shorter runs? I do not see Dreamworld shutting down one of their [expensive] rides for three months out of the year.
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I wouldn't rule it out that they'll always shut down the Gold Coaster when Big Brother is on air and I don't think it suggests shorter runs anyways. The coaster is 30 years old now and is on maintenance for a couple of months almost every year anyways. Mind you, this year it was already scheduled for 2 months of maintenance anyways. In 2023, it was down for 2.5 months from Mid-September to the end of November. Similar for 2022, when it was even closer to three months (April till almost the end of June).

So shutting down the Gold Coaster for three months every year wouldn't seem too odd for Dreamworld.
 
Also looking at satellite imagery I’m convinced they superimposed the BB eye onto the existing solar panels of that structure. Probably just a nod to that being the general area the show will be filmed.
 
dasnico said:
Also looking at satellite imagery I’m convinced they superimposed the BB eye onto the existing solar panels of that structure. Probably just a nod to that being the general area the show will be filmed.
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The logo is definitely superimposed, you can see it move a couple frames of its anchor point, (if that's the right terminology? 😅)
 
mistercat122 said:
The build has begun 👷🚧 and cams are live for Big Brother to watch it come together 📺👀

Keep an 👁️ out for exclusive Facebook build updates and polls to help shape the House 🏠

#BBAU | Back on Channel 10 this year
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So is this the inside of the building they teased earlier?
 
"05/09/2025 BBAU House Build"

Surely the exhibition centre isn't the actual shell of the house? This must be the main stage and production facilities? If they're building the house in this existing structure then where will the live shows and audience be?
 
Looks like they are 100% doing the BBUK setup with there being a roof truss structure build etc.

As long as it’s enclosed and not open air like 7 era I’m fine with this.
 
I guess being a shorter series, the lack of vitamin D won't be too much of an issue. But surely some sort of natural sun light would be needed? Are we sure this isn't just the eviction stage being built? I know they said "house" but we know how secretive they can be.
 
BB12 said:
I guess being a shorter series, the lack of vitamin D won't be too much of an issue. But surely some sort of natural sun light would be needed? Are we sure this isn't just the eviction stage being built? I know they said "house" but we know how secretive they can be.
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Not to mention the floor would need to be raised to allow for plumbing and such. There’s not even a space around the facility to extend a garden or outdoor space into.
 
OK let's try a positive (wishful?) spin and assume this is a temporary house for a 4-5 week season and they'll build a more substantial one next year for a full length season. Is that too much to ask?
 
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