WnW 2010: Aqua Loop, Flowrider, Zipline, Skycoaster

[Gazza]

Aqualoop has officially gone vertical. Sorry no pics

Not to worry! Got these going past the park this morning. http://www.parkz.com.au/photo/AU/Gold_Coas...nstruction.html And http://www.parkz.com.au/photos/AU/Gold_Coa.../1251-AquaLoop/ Edited July 3, 2010 by Gazza

[Intamin]

Thank you! Nice pics by the way.

[TimMc333]

I recommend going to Wet N Wild. NO CROWDS!!

That's because it's FREEZING! Last week we did exactly what you did, went to WnW for the express purpose of riding Surfrider over and over and over. It was great. Still saw some guests braving the water slides, but the spa's were packed As for the Aqualoops, are all 4 going to be the same height, or is one of them a bit smaller? I had a feeling there was like a 'junior' one, or am I imagining things?

[whitsy]

They could have gone with a more creative name for the slides, "Aqua loop" seems... just unoriginal.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I am really surprised to be saying this - but I agree with Whitsy ^^^

[whitsy]

That's one of the good things i like about whitewater world, They more creative in the naming of there slides.

[Intamin]

That's one of the good things i like about whitewater world, They more creative in the naming of there slides

The Green Room? I don't think so!!

[Gold Coaster]

^ It's actually surfing jargon for the interior of a wave. The park uses an Australian beach culture theme so it works.

[mattcrombie]

Managed to take these 2 photos driving past on the weekend. Its looking very tall and stands out alot from the freeway. Enjoy. Will try & update it each week Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

[Intamin]

Thanks man for the update and future ones, if you manage.

[New display name]

gold coast news put up some pictures of new attractions

[themeparkgc]

I found this smaller image on WNW's website. Unlike the other it has a logo in the corner.

THREE new major attractions have been announced this morning for Gold Coast theme parks as the tourism heavyweights up the ante in a bid to attract more tourists to the city. Village Roadshow Theme Parks today unveiled plans for three new attractions for their theme parks Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World for 2010. The new attractions will include a major water attraction AquaLoop for Wet'n'Wild featuring four looping slides opening September, a new interactive adventure zone Castaway Bay at Sea World opening September and an animal exhibit Penguin Encounter at Sea World featuring King and Gentoo Penguins, opening for the Christmas holidays. Sea World marine sciences director Trevor Long said the lastmajor attraction to be built at the park was the roller coaster jet rescue ride and the last major animal exhibit was Shark bay. ``I would like to think this will increase our attendance,'' Mr Long said. AquaLoop will be the first ride of its kind in Australia with four full looping slides. AquaLoop The ride begins when the rider plummets through a trap door at their feet, accelerating into a massive vertical free fall drop and then up into a looping slide. The Aqua Loop is a gut wrenching, heart-pounding and gravity-defying ride which takes riders to speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour! FACTS Ride Height: 17m Speed: Up to 60kph G-Forc: 0 to 2.5Gs in less than 2 seconds

[GoGoBoy]

The Aqualoop design looks great. It looks like the slides will actually be truly transparent/translucent which should really add to the spectacle. This is unlike WhiteWater World's Wedgie which claimed to be translucent but, in fact, wasn't

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

From the video's i've seen of Wedgie, it is, in fact, translucent.

Definition: •Word to describe things that light can pass through but that are not clearly see-through

Unless the entire tube is pitch black (like black hole), then the tubing is, in fact, translucent. Now, a TRANSPARENT slide would be cool, but I don't think Wedgie is, and I seriously doubt Aqua Loop will be either.

[tipsy_bella]

You can see a shadow through the wedgie of the riders if that's any consolation. I think we'll have to wait and see if these new slides will be see through enough so guests watching can tell of boardy colours etc. I'm pretty sure it'll also just be shadows. On a side note - Is there definitely going to be a flowrider? Or does anyone know for sure...

[cerberus584]

I was at WnW last week and saw the segments of slide layed out near the construction area. They are definitely transparent, and very colourful, much like the one in this video:

Edited July 15, 2010 by cerberus584

[tipsy_bella]

The slide is Translucent - not transparent. It's still only a shadow of a person going down a slide. If they were clear plastic tubing then that would be cool - like the ones used at Aquatica in the dolphin slide (not sure what it's called) and the plunge of death at Atlantis on Paradise Island, Bahamas. If it were clear the slider would only see a blur of the surrounding not a clear picture and the watcher would just get wedgies pretty much and a lot of water. For me, the clear plastic panelling should be in the chute before you drop so you get a view over the park and not what's below you - That would be awesome.

[cerberus584]

Translucent: "permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent." I.E, the slide in this video is translucent:

[tipsy_bella]

Either way - I doubt you'll be able to see the rider - they are only going to be a shadow. We will have to wait til September to see.

[joz]

So you'll notice that this month the Parkz update only covered Dreamworld and Movieworld. Well that's my fault. After several years of loyal service, my camera finally died while covering Wet 'n' Wild the other day. Never got around to Seaworld, so that will ideally happen in the next couple of weeks. Since I was at Wet 'n' Wild however, I did get a few photos of the Aqualoop construction and Wave pool on my mobile. Not bad, but not really good enough to feature in an article on the main site, so here they are! AQUALOOP Looking straight down where the slides will run. The towers on either side are the evacuation platforms for the top of the loops. This photo gives a good idea of the slant of the loops. A slightly different view of the site The loops will tower over the top of Aqua Racer The will have great visual impact from the front of the park WAVE POOL REFURB The wave pool is being drained for upcoming safety upgrades See the wave pool has been drained Well, mostly drained Finally, a shot of the Endless wave construction

Edited July 19, 2010 by joz

[Spotty]

Great pics, it really does look quite tall and will be very impressive from the motorway. I was half thinking until the Press Images came out that the loops were going to be in a cloverleaf formation but this looks a lot more appealing visually than first thought.

[Intamin]

Just a quick question. Does anyone know why they built the aqualoop in the middle of the site. For example they didn't line the tower up with the aqua racers. Will that mean that something in the future may be going behind it, because at the moment it looks like a lot of wasted space. Cheers

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I take it you mean it is closer to the front of the existing plot, rather than pushed back as far as they can go leaving the wasted space on the INSIDE of the park boundaries? My opinion - the park is bloody huge as it is, why position it even further back and make even MORE distance to walk to get from one side of the park to the other?

[Gazza]

Does anyone know why they built the aqualoop in the middle of the site. For example they didn't line the tower up with the aqua racers. Will that mean that something in the future may be going behind it, because at the moment it looks like a lot of wasted space.

-I thought this would be an obvious one, but notice how the loops on one side will be hanging over Aqua Racer, If Aqualoops tower was pushed back to line up with Aqua Racer, then the loops would 'hit' the first couple of dips on Aqua Racer, since the lanes are higher up at that point. -If the Aqualoops tower was lined up with Aqua Racer, the 'free space' would end up being in front of the Aqualoops (And the space created would probably be of some useless size) So if an attraction were built in this space, you'd have constrained site access, and the new attraction would block the view of the Aqualoops. The way they have done it means the left over space is a good size, that extends right to the parks southern boundary. Edited July 19, 2010 by Gazza

[GoGoBoy]

Does anyone know why they built the aqualoop in the middle of the site. For example they didn't line the tower up with the aqua racers. Will that mean that something in the future may be going behind it, because at the moment it looks like a lot of wasted space.

I was wondering this exact thing myself! I figured it was to give the new slides a better 'show off' position so that it is clearly visible from the highway. But I guess the explanations above make sense. I still think it looks a little odd... but then again Wet n Wild does not seem to care much about layout these days... just look at H20 Zone as an example