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Hopefully with the winds speeds dropping today they have a good day of operations

The restraints are almost the same as what BuzzSaws were.

That’s probably happened because people are sitting and swinging on them because they’re waiting in the same spot for several hours

Trident has been removed from the maintenance page, wind speeds are supposed to be much lower today. Chance of the ride opening? Hopefully Leviathan has a lot less trouble too with the lower wind speeds

There are dolphins in the nursery pools and have been almost the entire time of the construction process It didn’t take long

Maybe they’ll buy some more rides off Dreamworld with the refurbs their about to undergo over the next two years

After years of the entrance to the park being ruined by entry photos, it has finally returned to its former self. Patricks Jellyfish Frenzy has reopened The Dockside Tavern has reopened and they have a takeaway menu downstairs, with a bar. The photo lab at the front of the park has reopened, but they also have this one under the tavern too, which is where you buy backwards seats for Leviathan and some of the merch And they also have this sign shown the height requirements for all the attractions First time I’ve realised this, but kids can ride Trident before they’re allowed to ride the carousel!

Visited the park this morning to ride Leviathan and check out the whole precinct now complete. LEVIATHAN Arrived at the park for opening at 9:30 and headed straight for Leviathan. They had set up a temporary extended queue area to the left of the rides entrance. We queued here until 10, when the ride was supposed to start operations. However they did move us into the main queue area in the centre of the attraction. I was surprised that this was the only permanent queue area. Considering this is the parks headline attraction, the queue footprint isn’t that big. However, the outdoor section of the queue is impressive. The rockwork, planting and story setup that happens is very good. The shade structure while isn’t anything special, it’s definitely needed as this morning it helped protect from the heat and then the rain. But the true magic happens once you pass through the sliding door. The internal walk through area is the best themed ‘queue’ in the country. The use of planting, theming, lighting and audio was fantastic and VRTP should be highly commended for how great this part is. It’s a shame you don’t queue in this part, but the way they are operating the attraction it currently works as it has more of an impact than if you were standing in there for an hour. It also removes the chance that people will ruin it like we’ve seen in Scooby at MW. And then the station experience… WOW. While it was slow loading because of the need to wait for the show to begin. Once it does, the story being setup and the way the Leviathan moves between screens and ‘interacts’ with you is awesome. And the way lighting and smoke is used adds to this whole experience. The storage compartments were simple but effective (and should work well during 2 train operations). The trains design is great and they are very comfortable. The restrains were similar to those of BuzzSaw, without the seatbelts (thankfully). And as someone who is 185cm, good leg room too. The audio played as you climb the lift hill and just before the first drop is also a nice touch and probably more reliable than the onboard audio we’ve seen with Green Lantern. The coaster itself is more thrilling than I expected. I managed to ride in the back row, and the amount of airtime and near miss moments were great. This was my first wooden coaster, so I didn’t ever understand the appeal. And while it was tougher than a steel coaster, the way this coaster manoeuvres through itself was a great experience and one you don’t really get on steel coaster. After exiting the station, the theming in the stairs down continues, which is awesome. But then as soon as you exit through the door, unfortunately it becomes disappointing. The blue walls were a shame as it would’ve been great to continue the rock/greenery through here. Even if it was a simplified version. Maybe it’s so they can remove these walls during maintenance because it is very tight moving through the coasters structures. However, it is great being able to walk under this very immersive and technical structure. Overall, this is an immersive attraction. The level of theming though the majority of the ride is fantastic. And the story and experience created in the station alone blew me away. The park are still learning how to operate the ride efficiently and these high wind speeds haven’t helped that. Hopefully they can get the loading/unloading and technical issues sorted before Christmas so they are ready to go in time for the peak period. This coaster is definitely in the top 5 for the Gold Coast. The coaster itself isn’t the top, but the queue and station experience alone is the best we’ve seen on the coast in a long time and might even be the best ever. It’s definitely worth checking out (once these winds clam down) and I definitely look forward to riding it again. TRIDENT The precinct has a whole has come together nicely. While Vortex is still a missed opportunity, they have done a great job with Trident. The theming and design is overall simple, but they have executed it really well. There is some great detail in the queue area, with a minimal colour scheme that is very effective. OVERALL PRECINCT The precinct as a whole has come together well. The gigantic statues are very impressive and their scale can’t be appreciated until you see them in person. It’s great they continued the themed floor colour/pattern throughout the area. The waterfalls around Leviathans entrance are a nice touch I wasn’t expecting. And it’s nice they’ve continued the language of the arches introduced at the entrance to the area throughout the precinct. I do wish there was more large scale planting, but at the same time, the grasses areas they’ve created allows for people to sit and watch the attractions around them. And The Garden of Cyphers is another great vantage point of Leviathan. And while the connection between Atlantis and Nickelodeon looked tight during construction, in reality it wasn’t as bad as I thought. SUMMARY As a whole, The New Atlantis is a fantastic addition to Sea World. But it was also a necessity. For too many years, the park was heavily lacking in rides and this precinct has finally got their ride count back to a more expected number. A couple more rides are definitely needed, but they’ve got the room for that in the future. They’ve still got the large site that Sea Viper was on, the Vikings station and potentially the castle site too. While it wasn’t a great start with Vortex and some very lengthy delays, Leviathan proves that Australia can produce a fantastic attraction that has extensive theming and a story. It’s truly an experience to ride Leviathan, something that I haven’t had at an Australian theme park in a long time. And while it’s not perfect and not at the Disney level (mostly because of their efforts with the exit), it definitely gets me excited for what VRTP will do with the Wizard of Oz at Movie World, but also sets the bar high for Dreamworld to ensure that they produce something great with Rivertown. Congratulations to VRTP on what you’ve done with The New Atlantis and congratulations to you for making it to the end of this lengthy read. PHOTO DUMP

It says that on the parks website

The Dreamworld Flyer will be open during the night markets. It will be free for annual pass holders, but there will be a charge for non-pass holders.

This concept artwork has just appeared on the website. It’s a shame there aren’t this many palm trees through the area. I get the plants take time to grow. But how good does the precinct look in this concept artwork with all those trees!

Todays the today! The New Atlantis officially opens. This is the place to share your thoughts, comments, feedback and photos of the new precinct at Sea World.

The Trident is supposed to officially open today, but with expected to reach over 50km/h, will the attraction operate? Im sure the manufacturer designs and builds the ride so the seats don’t swing uncontrollably, but does anyone know what the wind speed limit would be on this type of attraction?

The night markets have had a rebrand and now known as the ‘Dreamworld Night Markets’

One refurbished food outlet has opened, the other has closed to complete its refurb The floor at the entrance has been resurfaced, hopefully this happens through the entire area as some parts aren’t in good shape The bananas available at MW are now at SW The carnival games in The Plaza are closed for renovations with new (but worse) signage being installed The photo lab has relocated from the front of the park to this somewhat hidden store under the tavern Work is still happening under the tavern And the carousel has been completely removed, only the roof structure remains

Water effects are turned on!

I always thought it was two seats as well. Once open and guests feedback starts coming in, the park may change the label of family coaster to thrill coaster. It seems more thrilling than Storm that they list as a family coaster also

The Carousel is rethemed to Bananas in Pyjamas

The Nickelodeon Land rides will be reopening alongside the opening of Leviathan

I agree with the majority of your argument. Along with the announcements would you say the expectations for the park is they should indeed retheme Motocoaster to align with the new Rivertown? Because I would agree with that. When it opened the theme was slapped in between the traditional Main Street and wiggles world, which never maid sense. But as we’ve seen with theme parks before, sometimes a rides theme doesn’t fit with its surrounds (someone’s thats an unfortunate outcome). While I agree that extending Ocean Parade and creating another land that separates Dreamland and Tiger Island isn’t ideal, especially when there’s isn’t a large area between the two lands. However I think Pandamonium (as a thrill ride) is much better suited for a lane like Ocean Parade over Kenny & Belinda’s Dreamland. Pandamonium’s theme is being updated to be based around a sea monster, which I think suits the ride. What is a shame is they aren’t utilising the existing unused land of Ocean Parade to add to during this investment. I did think the splash zone was replacing the Troll’s Village area, but after it was identified earlier, this isn’t the case unfortunately. With the Dreamworld Flyer, would you say the attraction would have worked much better in its location if they didn’t remove the Dreamworld Cinema facade and replaced it with an airport? Hopefully they do achieve a close aesthetic to how the ride has been executed in Phantasialand, and if they don’t that’ll be a shame/missed opportunity. However I still think the attraction is a good way to ‘activate’ the entrance area because currently you walk in and there’s nothing happening. Rides like the Wipeout and TOT always used to ‘active’ the kinetic energy though the park, but currently they don’t have that. And while removing the fountain does remove this event/show opportunities (they are even using it this Summer for their Circus event), it was only used maybe once a year. I think this ride is a much better use of this area.

I’m actually hoping part of the fountain stays because I like the globe sitting over the water. If they get rid of all the fountain it needs to be a green. I think a globe spinning with something below will look out of place from behind

??? What colour is it now?

On the SW park map they’ve labelled the viewing area with Leviathan ‘Garden of Cyphers’

Love the look of the queue and station