Wet n Wild SurfRider taken off website

[Natti_amusements]

Didn’t know where to put this so started a new topic.

Looks like SurfRider has been taken off the Wet n Wild website, can’t find it at all! SkyCoaster still listed as “currently closed” and FlowRider as “under maintenance” so I rlly don’t think this is an accident. Any ideas as to what could happen to SurfRider?

https://wetnwild.com.au/attractions

Edited December 12, 2022 by Natti_amusements

[Naazon]

I thought it was already confirmed to be moving to another park? Or was that only speculation?

[westical]

25 minutes ago, Naazon said:

I thought it was already confirmed to be moving to another park? Or was that only speculation?

Maybe the big park in the sky, otherwise only speculation/wishful thinking.

[Noll_57]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up at Sea World where the old Vikings Revenge station used to be. 

[Naazon]

You could fit it, with some adjustments, and likely losing the trees and the pathway.

[Baconjack]

Get this ride out of the gold coast.

Sea World deserve better than inheriting more of WnW's leftover scraps. I get it was supposed to go there in the first place, but still. The ride's pure filler there. Knock down the castle and you've got plenty of land for a really solid flagship family attraction such as a modern flume.

I don't see any evidence of it up for sale right now, but I think surfrider would be more appreciated at a smaller park like Funfields or Aussie World. Gumbuya even if there's some capex left in the tank. Could be a solid bargain.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Baconjack

[Stevie]

The rumour of this ride being moved is almost older than time at this point. We'd all love to see it at SeaWorld and current signs are looking more towards that happening. Whether or not it is make the move is yet to be seen or confirmed

[TBoy]

7 minutes ago, Baconjack said:

I don't see any evidence of it up for sale right now, but I think surfrider would be more appreciated at a smaller park like Funfields or Aussie World. Gumbuya even if there's some capex left in the tank. Could be a solid bargain.

Funfields - Would be good as they don't have a coaster currently

Aussie World - Would be great, but I doubt it would fit in the park

Gumbuya World - Would be seen as insuperior to TNT and PZ, I would rather them spend it on waterslides as they have enough coasters for now

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

10 hours ago, TBoy said:

I doubt it would fit in the park

It has possibly the smallest coaster footprint of practically anything out there - trust me, if Aussie World were getting it, they would most assuredly find space for it.

It's highly unlikely though. time will tell what happens to it.

[Ashley Jeffery]

[TBoy]

I dont think it will go to Movie World TBH. It would be good for the park to have another coaster and it would be easy relocating it as it is less than 1km away, but would most likely be used as filler and would most likely have low ridership compared to Superman Escape and Batman Spaceshot. I'm putting my bets on a Sea World relocation.

[Brad2912]

20 minutes ago, TBoy said:

another coaster

It’s not a coaster 

21 minutes ago, TBoy said:

would most likely be used as filler

No matter which park in the entire world it ends up it would be no more than a filler attraction 

[Gazza]

1 minute ago, Brad2912 said:

It’s not a coaster 

Its on RCDB, it launches and freewheels along a track under its own momentum (eg not powered throughout)

[Brad2912]

22 minutes ago, TBoy said:

would most likely have low ridership compared to Superman Escape and Batman Spaceshot.

I’m not sure what relevance that is. If you move it to SW are you expecting it to have higher ridership than Jet Rescue or Vortex?

2 minutes ago, Gazza said:

Its on RCDB, it launches and freewheels along a track under its own momentum (eg not powered throughout)

Meh. Not a single solitary member of the public would refer to Surfrider as a rollercoaster, nor would any park in the world market one as such. 

 

[Slick]

15 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

I’m not sure what relevance that is. If you move it to SW are you expecting it to have higher ridership than Jet Rescue or Vortex?

Meh. Not a single solitary member of the public would refer to Surfrider as a rollercoaster, nor would any park in the world market one as such. 

 

I think we'll disagree on this one.

To those who think it'll end up at Movie World, sure, maybe, but I also wouldn't take something unofficial on Facebook as gospel. For what it's worth (and @joz sorry but not sorry) but its home was and should've always been at Sea World. That park is screaming for the last little bits it needs to have the perfect attraction mix, and I reckon that gets it nearly there.

[Ogre]

The rumour may have come from this Jaggs video, where he does some speculation by Superman. Would Surfrider even fit in there?

 

24 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Meh. Not a single solitary member of the public would refer to Surfrider as a rollercoaster, nor would any park in the world market one as such. 

 

Disney refers to their RC Racers rides as Coasters. Same ride system!

[joz]

7 minutes ago, Slick said:

and @joz sorry but not sorry

It's not my fault that you continue to be wrong about this

[Gazza]

32 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Meh. Not a single solitary member of the public would refer to Surfrider as a rollercoaster, nor would any park in the world market one as such. 

 

So was Wicked Twister a roller coaster, or Tower of Terror. They both consist of an lsm launch and then running back and forth along a track.

Why wouldn't this be too?

And yeah parks do market it as a coaster anyhow.

 

[TBoy]

For me SurfRider is a coaster and has always been a coaster. Most people would recognise and see it as a rollercoaster as well. Just because it isn’t a full circuit doesn’t mean it isn’t a coaster.

[jhunt2]

It's a roller coaster. It satisfies the definition in every way and Intamin markets the model under the "Roller Coasters" section of their website. What the public "perceives" a ride as has nothing to do with what it actually is. It's literally a shuttle coaster, the only thing that makes it seem different to you is the unusual seating formation. If Mack Power Splashes are coasters, so is this.

Semantics out of the way though, I don't really see the difference between sending it to WBMW or to SW. My only argument for the latter is that SW still has less overall attractions, particularly in the thrill department, so this could help them spread the thrill-seeker crowd away from Vortex and Leviathan a little bit on busier days.

But honestly, if it goes to WBMW, it can't really be a bad thing. The worst thing that could happen is it doesn't draw and crowd and it's just there. The cost of moving it a few hundred metres is going to be negligible compared to building a new flat which could just as easily end up being unpopular as well. They're not going to build a coaster in Superman's helix, if anything's going there it's a flat or an ultra-compact coaster design like this, so it's not taking up space from any major projects. I say go for it. Maybe it'll reduce the other thrill rides' queues just a tiny bit during peak season.

I do wonder why SurfRider's operations were so unusually sporadic though. I got the sense they were having serious maintenance issues with it over the last few years, so that makes me think perhaps they'll scrap it. Unless it was specifically because WNW weren't equipped to maintain a coaster, I'd be curious as to why VRTP would want to keep such an unreliable ride on their roster.

[Brad2912]

Happy to be wrong/against the grain on this one. To me it’s simply a flat ride. My personal definition, or the way I apply it, doesn’t see Surf Rider as a coaster. In saying that I also did not see Tower of Terror as a coaster despite its featured lending to that classification. I know what I think means jack all however. 

[Tricoart]

2 hours ago, Ogre said:

Would Surfrider even fit in there?

Using a little bit of Google Maps 'measure distance' & crude editing, so it's far from irrefutable proof/evidence, but the actual ride envelope could only fit in there if 1 or 2 of Superman's footers are within it, but including entrance & exit lines it's nigh on impossible

Edited January 14, 2023 by Tricoart

[REGIE]

Supposedly buzzsaw was removed for being to close to ST this would have to be even closer to SE . Maybe there is a rule . Seaworld is the only village park I can see it going to but I would much rather a modern version of Vikings revenge then this

[themagician]

1 hour ago, REGIE said:

Supposedly buzzsaw was removed for being to close to ST

BuzzSaw just wasn’t popular and was costing to much to maintain 

[rappa]

1 hour ago, REGIE said:

Supposedly buzzsaw was removed for being to close to ST

Where do people invent this nonsense from?