Viking’s Revenge Flume Ride Removal

[Ogre]

Station's gone

Filling in the trough with dirt

The old entrance area

[Ogre]

Update from Wed. Still weird seeing it like this!

Edited September 28, 2022 by Ogre
More pics

[TBoy]

If the monorail is getting removed as well, I wonder if we could see anything new?

[themagician]

Shaded seating area coming soon to Sea World?

[Ashley]

6 hours ago, Ogre said:

Still weird seeing it like this!

 

Understandable, since it’s been SBNO for an eternity.

[QueenieTheThoosie]

I couldn’t agree more, i’ve never understand the “Sea World is a family park, so they should only get family rides” type of arguments, you need to mix it up to bring in new crowds.

I second this. I mean, thrillseekers have families, too.

[TBoy]

More of the flume is being dismantled (thanks to Jaggs Journeys)

Not gonna lie, a bit sad to see it go. I have memories of being on this ride as a young kid at Sea World and my grandma sitting at the back trying not to get her hair wet, and me laughing when she did end up getting wet.

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by TBoy

[Slick]

37 minutes ago, TBoy said:

(thanks to Jaggs Journeys)

I never would've known that if you hadn't had mentioned it, his watermark is far too subtle.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

42 minutes ago, TBoy said:

Not gonna lie, a bit sad to see it go. I have memories of being on this ride as a young kid at Sea World and my grandma sitting at the back trying not to get her hair wet, and me laughing when she did end up getting wet.

Yeah - mourning for this ride started a long time ago. Now it's just rubbish that the park has let sit for way too long, and it's good to see them tidying things up, even if a ride or install isn't planned for the area.

33 minutes ago, Slick said:

I never would've known that if you hadn't had mentioned it, his watermark is far too subtle.

I don't follow his page, but looking at these (and taking into account how often his content is reposted here and elsewhere) I can't blame him for such a bold watermark. The fact that the colour changes based on the background, and the placement is different in each one to place it in a spot that doesn't obscure anything relevant to the shot is good.

If I can still see the entire image \ not missing anything covered by a watermark, I don't really see a problem.

 

[TBoy]

I hope eventually there is a new ride planned either for the area or the old Corkscrew/Sea Viper area after WoO/Surfrider at MW. There is only 11-12 rides in the whole park currently, and half of them are rides in Nickelodeon Land. Yes I know rides aren't the only thing to do, but if someone comes deliberately for them without wanting to see the animals/shows, then it can be a half-day park for them.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 minute ago, TBoy said:

if someone comes deliberately for them without wanting to see the animals/shows, then

then they picked the wrong park to visit, or visited a half day park intentionally to ride something specific.

[aussienetman]

I agree Jaggs is shared here so much he/they deserve the credit. 

[REGIE]

Sad to see it with just the drop pretty much left intact! I mean I guess they were never gonna revamp it . Lots of memories on that ride! It was my first real “ride” I went on.  but it is time for it to go 🫡🥲 I would love it so much if they built a new log flume in the same spot paying homage to the original but still bringing some new features maybe. The main thing would be having it drop from the castle like the original. It probably won’t happen but a man can hope!

Edited June 15, 2023 by REGIE

[themagician]

Jaggs Journey shared a photo of the flume now being removed around the base of Storm

[REGIE]

viking revenge’s splash down is completely gone.! With no trace. All the bits of stuff in jaggs photos are now gone. It’s just clean concrete. The pillars that holded it up are also gone. Some of the trough under storm is also completely gone and now filled in with gravel even more so then in jaggs picture.

 I am a bit worried for the castle too. They obviously are not maintaining it. It’s being used as temporary seating storage.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

16 hours ago, REGIE said:

I am a bit worried for the castle too. They obviously are not maintaining it. It’s being used as temporary seating storage.

The castle is a holdover from a simpler time when things were built in house. there is a wooden walkway that goes all the way around the eastern side of the castle that got closed off a few years back - presumably because it was starting to fall apart. With that, the cessation of the 3d theatre, the closure of the flume and the removal of the skyway, the entire zone is completely dead. Whatever the plan is, I hope that the next time it's SW's turn for development they plan something fully fleshed out for the area (ala Atlantis) and don't just bulldoze a flat pad wherever it fits for an off the shelf flat...

[REGIE]

42 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

and the removal of the skyway

That’s right I forgot about the skyway. When was that removed.  

[TBoy]

1 minute ago, REGIE said:

That’s right I forgot about the skyway. When was that removed.  

I think it was 2016 when it was closed, however I remember riding it in 2015.

[Gobbledok]

53 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

and don't just bulldoze a flat pad wherever it fits for an off the shelf flat...

Like trident haha

[REGIE]

If trident was from a good company and had faster operations and just overall better reliability it would have worked.
 

As far as looks go it looks sick. Seaworld needed a tower type thing.  But it just flopped . I haven’t even ridden it yet! It’s always closed or 1hour+ wait.  And I can’t imagine it would be worth that wait when you could be on the coasters.

I kinda wish it was a Larson arm drop tower or something else but seaworld is more of a family park I guess

Edited June 22, 2023 by REGIE

[Aw hype]

 

4 hours ago, REGIE said:

If trident was from a good company and had faster operations and just overall better reliability it would have worked.
 

As far as looks go it looks sick. Seaworld needed a tower type thing.  But it just flopped . I haven’t even ridden it yet! It’s always closed or 1hour+ wait.  And I can’t imagine it would be worth that wait when you could be on the coasters.

I kinda wish it was a Larson arm drop tower or something else but seaworld is more of a family park I guess

When i went earlier this year, on a school day as well, trident was at no point under a 45 minute wait - despite the fact that the line only ever looked half full. It seems like a very aesthetically pleasing yet functionally lacking attraction.

[Escaper]

Trident is a half baked ride.

Send it back to the manufacturer and ask for a fully grown model!

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

On 22/06/2023 at 6:04 PM, REGIE said:

If trident was from a good company and had faster operations and just overall better reliability it would have worked.

And if your aunty had balls...

[MaxxTheMonster]

On 22/06/2023 at 9:27 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Whatever the plan is, I hope that the next time it's SW's turn for development they plan something fully fleshed out for the area (ala Atlantis) and don't just bulldoze a flat pad wherever it fits for an off the shelf flat...

There were some big plans for the area 5 - 6 years ago but they seem to have gone the way of Wild, Ironclad and Dusty...

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

31 minutes ago, MaxxTheMonster said:

they seem to have gone the way of Wild, Ironclad and Dusty...

Glad you haven't gone the same way - it's been a while! Welcome back Maxx!