GoGoBoy

The extra building on the side of Bermuda was, as Gazza said, essentially an extension that housed the full splashdown. Once you made that first turn, you were then inside the main building. For Storm, most of the splashdown occurs within the main building (another reason why there is not as much room now). They did build a smaller angled building extension for part of the Storm's splashdown, made from steel and concrete and using more shipping containers as a facade. The queue entry and initial flume section before the drop are just containers I believe, rather than actual building extensions.

Also don't forget the show building is now being used as a guest-accessible area for the first time, with the ride entry, exit and queuing/loading. Gazza that layout I believe was a guesstimation put together by a forum member. May not be entirely accurate

I am all for ride stories but I don't think that would be necessary in this case. It's pretty clear from just looking around the ride area (and even the name of the ride) that there has been (or is) a big storm, and it has affected a shipping yard/container port. What more do you need to know?

Wow, that's great to hear. And that's even before the fire effects!

I'm in the same boat.

I'm also really glad to see they added a whole bunch of detail to the outside area, and particularly to the building facade, over the last few days. The row of shipping containers was looking a bit too neat, but now with all the random junk sticking out at various angles, it looks way better.

Being a sucker for theming and detail, GoGoBoy is most happy about:

The fire might be yet to come.... ie. still working on it

More details please, if you don't mind! How was the indoor part? As well themed as in the video? Any other scenes besides the one we see in the clip above?

BRILLIANT. Bring on all the steam, fire and explosions! A very neat simulation.

Your turbine comment gave me a good laugh Alex! I was actually wondering about the porthole; it looks good but I'm not sure how it's going to be used. From the positioning, I was wondering if the portholes are part of the adjacent queue/station, allowing guests to see into the dark ride section? That'd be a bit strange as it would give the surprise away. Anyway, I guess we'll find out soon!

Sounds great. Glad to hear the turbine is spinning, and with water coming off it. Let's hope it keeps spinning

That's so awful for tall people. How limiting!

According to SW's facebook page it has a MAX height of 196cm. If I were 6cms taller I'd miss out! I wonder why there is a max limit?

I like the version of the lazy river shown in that animation (obviously an earlier plan that was changed). It looks like it takes a much more interesting and meandering course, and actually has theming in the form of a cave that you pass through.

The logo and colour scheme are almost identical too.

A warm summer expected for Sydney. Great news for Wet 'n' Wild: http://m.smh.com.au/environment/weather/summer-warmth-ahead-to-cap-sydneys-hottest-year-20131127-2y9kh.html

The Theme Park Capital ads are POOR. No thought put into them whatsoever. All they do is rattle of a list of OLD attractions like Tiger Island, Superman Escape and the Tower of Terror (yes, the voiceover just refers to TOT & doesn't even mention the fact it is now TOT2 with a whole new experience, although there is a quick shot of the new logo). Considering these ads are targeting interstate visitors who may not have been to the parks for a while, why wouldn't you mention all of the new rides? Green Lantern, Arkham, Justice League, Buzzsaw etc....

I have heard that the ride is definitely permanent (nice work Luna Park Sydney!) and it is a Larson tower. So good news for those who had their fingers crossed hoping it'd be a Larson.

It makes no sense to be open till 11pm in the weeks leading up to Xmas and then reducing the hours in the weeks immediately following. In my theme park experience it is the weeks leading up to Xmas that are really quiet followed by a huge leap in visitation levels in the weeks following

I agree MickeyD. I really think VRTP's marketing department needs a good clean out. They should be pushing the fact that this ride is a WATERCOASTER. That alone makes it something special and unique in Australia. Based on the marketing so far, people will think this is just another coaster, not a hybrid coaster AND boat ride

I agree. I was hoping the water might have been made to look like it was gushing out from a torn hole in the 'boat's' hull. Alternatively, they could have built some more of those themed crates right around the walls of the cascade to hide the concrete. Maybe they still have some more work to do on it. Here's hoping...

But does a starflyer have a drop component? If not, why would Luna Park's first promo image have featured a girl clearly dropping, with her hair standing straight up? It seems there will be some sort of drop effect with this new ride.

Have they finished work on the cascade? If so I'll be pretty disappointed. There are still large sections of exposed concrete. If you look at Skatteøen in Denmark, the cascade walls are completely covered with rockwork and theming. I can't say I'm thrilled with the theming so far.

People have been saying for ages Movie World could do with some more flat rides to complement their coasters and darks, and to help fill a day at the park, so really - this is pretty perfect.