Vintage Wet ‘n’ Wild Gold Coast

[themagician]

This photo was shared in Gold Coast Nostalgia group on FB of Wet n Wild from 2000

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

The mammoth slides are vintage now? 

shit I feel old.

[Gazza]

Correct me if im wrong but they would be the oldest fiberglass in the park, given Super 8 was rebuilt.

[themagician]

@Gazza you would be correct 

[franky]

What about those 4 slides on the left of the park between the Aqua Racers/Constrictor? I thought they were original slides?

I remember the Mammoth Falls Plunge. Was not a fan considering I didn't like coasters and was not expecting a coaster like sensation.

[themagician]

56 minutes ago, franky said:

What about those 4 slides on the left of the park between the Aqua Racers/Constrictor? I thought they were original slides?

That used to be White Water Mountain and the structure at the top of the hill was a mountain/volcano. And then in 2007 it was all demolished and replaced by what is there today (River Rapids). Same style of slides, but the originals were replaced.

[Gazza]

1 hour ago, franky said:

What about those 4 slides on the left of the park between the Aqua Racers/Constrictor? I thought they were original slides?

 

New versus old.

The old slides were four open air slides.

Their replacements were 2x open air and 2x enclosed slides from Whitewater West.

Originals

Originals demolished

New slides

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

3 hours ago, franky said:

I remember the Mammoth Falls Plunge.

When did the plunge move on to SWR? I know its pedantic but since its been brought up, i'm curious whether both mammoth are older than the rest or if only one is?

 

And yes, I still feel really old.

[themagician]

15 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

When did the plunge move on to SWR?

December 2005 was when the left side opened as the mirrored version.

16 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

i'm curious whether both mammoth are older than the rest or if only one is?

Buccaneer Bay (Wet 'n' Wild Junior) opened in September 2005, so if the water play structure is still the original, then it would be slightly older than the left side. But that still makes the ride side of Mammoth Falls the oldest fiberglass in the park.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

1 hour ago, themagician said:

if the water play structure is still the original, then it would be slightly older than the left side

it definitely isn't. the original was a very old school fibreglass structure, not the metal pipe splashpad style.