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That’s what VRTP would’ve called it Yep, they arrived yesterday

I’d say because the S stands for Steel not Snake. And in the ride logo on the website, the word Taipan has has the snake tooth/bite reference

Definitely Gold Coast Theme Parks

That’s great to hear I do hope it’s true. It was still a very popular attraction right up until it’s closure. It’s foot print and close proximity to Storm doesn’t allow for a lot of option in terms of replacement.

@Naazon I’d say it’s was the parks media team capturing content to share over the next couple weeks. They usually get all the content on the first day

I went on vortex for the first time this morning. I had read on here before that the cycle should be longer, it’s not as good as wipeout, etc. Having ridden Wipeout a number of times, I had something to compare it too. My first thoughts of it are: It’s disappointing. It’s definitely a needed attraction for the park (or any form of large scale flat ride was needed really). The entrance to the area is nice, there’s a good amount of planting leading up to the ride. The queue is… underwhelming. The curved walls around the ride, the carvings within it are good touch, and the water bubbling adds something too. The seating is comfortable. The ride itself, it’s so harsh, jarring and over before you know it. The issue I have is it feels too mechanical. Much like the issue we’ve had with doomsday, it feels too controlled. The cycle should build up to the flips, like how Wipeout did. It should go over the top a few times and let the ride pick up speed. Stop at the top, lock in place and then do a full rotation (which is what it did, but that’s all it did). Then a few rotations, lock in, do flips, and maybe do that process 3 times. Have a moment where it’s intense, but have some ‘filler’ rotations so the cycle lasts much longer. Because of the constant water, the colouration of the walls around the ride are also starting to go brown

@pin142 you predicted it The exhibit can be found at the back of the park next to the Dingoes. It isn’t anything special, would’ve been good to see some more rock work or something. Definitely a good addition for the park

While the Yosemite Sam’s Diner isn’t open, we have got some sort of version of it

Entrance sign for Road Runner has been stripped apart

For some reason they’ve removed the construction fencing. And trees have started to arrive

Goodbye TOT tunnel

With the Wintersville area now open, to my surprise they’ve opened the back door for the area up, which connects round to the Game Site area. Unfortunately it’s a mix of Zombie Evilution and Trolls. They definitely couldn’t have opened this area up.

SW may think they removed all references to the attraction, but they were wrong And they have fenced off access to the old entrance for the 3D movie

The fenced off area in the car park has been reduced Framing is going up for the rockwork The fencing between BuzzSaw and Steel Taipan has started to be removed

The car park was pretty empty considering it’s school holidays. Main Street was attracting the crowds the most. The biggest ride queue I saw was Scooby at 45 minutes

The vibe and activity through the park right now is so good. There is constantly something happening (down Main Street in particular), characters everywhere, it’s great

Train is scheduled to arrive next week. Testing will begin by late August. As @DaptoFunlandGuy said, they will get the theming done first and get most things that are on the coaster route done first. Then areas like the queue, paths, landscaping, theming, signage, etc will be done

I think what’s impressive is the fact they’ve added 9 new attractions. I can’t think of a time when any theme park in the country has ever done that

@Thrill Seekernah

The logs will be pretty damaged, especially after the DIY job with the roof/cage. If I was the park, I wouldn’t want to display them. Just do what Disney does and have Easter eggs through the queue/ride.

Storm Coaster is going under maintenance again for 2 months. Hopefully this means it is the end of summer maintenance for the ride.

There are still plenty of TOT mugs available if anyone wants memorabilia