Got a short visit into WnW yesterday for the first visit of the summer season

Park was heaving with a lot of school excursions (overlooked that thinking i'd get in before the rush of school holidays)

Zoom Zone looks like an upgraded version of Fully 6 (or 4). 

Queue line is split into 3 at ground level - "Twisters" and "Loopers" and fast track.

Twisters is the lower thrill option (lacks the first up drop of Loopers).

People in the Loopers line are given plastic cards to give to the sorter at the top of the tower - this is how they differentiate who is going to what slides at the top and to ensure no one changes their mind basically.

At the top 4 coloured lines representing the 4 slides lead you to the relevant slide. It's a bit chaotic given the limited space, but they make it work. 

Constant audio synced to screens both on ground level and at the top of the tower run through height, weight and health requirements (102cm for Twister, 120cm for looper, max 135kg)

You must lie flat the entirety of the slide, ankles crossed and arms crossed over chest.

I only tried the Twister option, which was about as slow as a waterslide could be. I was wearing a rashie and maybe its a water pressure thing but on 2 occasions i almost came to a complete stop and had to propel myself - in hindsight i think this was a somewhat common occurrence and explained the wide gaps in dispatch times between sliders. The lack of an initial drop on Twisters doesnt give you much momentum to carry you, so i think the water flow is something they'll need to deal with (for context whilst not light, i'm a LONG way off the max weight capacity - and based on what i experienced yesterday i'd hate to think how a 120-130kg person would go.

In other park news, a new donut van looks like a permanent edition "'Daniels Donuts" apparently one has opened at Movie World too and they are similar to Krispy Kremes 

And what seems new since last season (or my memory has just failed) is that Calypso Beach is now sponsored by Royal Carribean and the signage has been updated, as have the tubes.

Some construction/demolition is occurring at the foot of Zoom Zone and River Rapids as well which has changed the entry point to the ramp up the hill to access the rapids 

I only I rode the Loopers because the impression I got with the lower height restrictions, was the Twisters were for the kids.

54 minutes ago, New display name said:

I only I rode the Loopers because the impression I got with the lower height restrictions, was the Twisters were for the kids.

Well I was with my kid, but no, most of the people in the twisters were adults 

I didn't say adults can't ride.   The slide is slower so kids can ride.   If you want a slide that is faster, ride the Loopers.

Didn’t say I wanted a faster ride Skeet, just one that doesn’t require self propulsion in opposition to their rule on not removing your arms from being crossed on your chest 

I’m sure it’s just a tinkering with what pressures which they are likely still doing given it’s opening week 

While this is a good addition to WNW, who else thinks they would have done something better? Its pretty mediocre and generic for a water park these days and they have so many body slides already.

 

3 hours ago, mattcrombie said:

While this is a good addition to WNW, who else thinks they would have done something better? Its pretty mediocre and generic for a water park these days and they have so many body slides already.

 

Totally agree! Such a major water park should be adding attractions that are somewhat unique and special, not something you could find at a council aquatic centre, or the Big Banana.

11 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

I only tried the Twister option, which was about as slow as a waterslide could be. I was wearing a rashie and maybe its a water pressure thing but on 2 occasions i almost came to a complete stop and had to propel myself - in hindsight i think this was a somewhat common occurrence and explained the wide gaps in dispatch times between sliders.

The exact same thing happened to me, except I actually came to a complete stop and had to push myself forward to get going again. I never tried the Loopers as the operations were ridiculously slow. It took me about 1 hour and 45 minutes to queue for the Twisters, even though there weren’t that many people ahead of me. They were dispatching the slides roughly every 5 minutes or so (they all dispatch simultaneously), but most of the time, only 1 rider and 1 slide was allowed to go per dispatch (the other slides either remained empty or the riders were told to keep waiting and ignore the green light). It wasn’t clear why they were doing this. I sure hope this was just due to teething problems with the slides and won’t become standard practice, as they were by far the worst ops I’ve ever seen on a water ride. What also didn’t help was the fact that at one point, a bunch of people with GoPros were escorted to the front of the line and were given priority rides while everyone else (who had already been waiting for a long time) was shooed away. They were able to ride the slides 6 times in a row before any of the GP were let through again. Apparently it was for a promo video. When I went past the slides again about an hour later, they were still cutting in line, trying to get more takes.