The Gold Coast new wake park should be open for Australia day.  Just thought I would post some of the construction photos for it.

 

 

YAY for cables!

 

i spent many days when i was younger honing my skiing skills at Penrith Cables (cheaper than putting the boat in the river for the day) - I do hope they're successful - can't wait to give them a spin and see how they compare.

Where on the coast is this?

Quick google...

Brings up this fb page...  https://www.facebook.com/goldcoastwakepark/

And this...

http://pdonline.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/masterview/modules/propertymaster/default.aspx?page=wrapper&key=333535

All signs point to 34 Mausland Road Oxenford...

 

And here's a map. That's movie world to the right of the picture, and the green marker is the wake park property. looks like they have the potential to have several lakes open - so fast \ slow, maybe others too. the small lake is about the size of the FOH areas (including ride footprints) of MW itself... the perimeter of the lake on nearmap (yes its still the same september date as the previously posted pictures of MW) is about 1.4km around.

Tthe big one is over three times that size, with a lakeshore permeter of about 3kms!!!

Very excited for this!! Like you, @AlexB I learnt to ski on Cables, it was an option at my High School to go to Cable Ski World in Runaway bay on our sports days.. Oddly enough, so was a trip out to WnW come to think of it!

It's hard work on your upper arms and to anyone out there who has experienced Cable Skiing and found themselves passing outside the buoys at the turning points while still hanging on, well, you would likely know of the nasty surprises that follow!!

Many years have passed since. Still, I would love to give this a go again

ahhhh the buoys... how right you are...

Very keen, remember so good crash outs at Cables on a couple of school excursions, and a friend copping a tow bar to the face..

for those interested, the land just to the left and above the green marker in Alex's photo was used as a movie set for Thor 3 at the end of last year. Was home to the 'junkyard' which apparently plays a pivotal location in the film 

UPDATE

"Things inside and out are coming along nicely. Sadly we will miss our projected opening date of #australiaday but never fear we will be shredding together as soon."

Less drinking and more working might have helped get it open on time.

Edited January 17, 20179 yr by YLFATEEKS

Yeah, an interesting photo to accompany a caption saying you want open when you said you would.. 

It may not be intended, but they seem to be giving off that "look at us, we're so edgy" vibe.

Maybe that suits their target market, maybe not, maybe I'm just interpreting it wrong, who knows. 

Sorry for the confusion but the drinking photo was from last week and was not with the caption.

"Family & Friends" test day today. Good weather for it.

 

Perth had Cable Water Ski Park back in the day, but a couple of guys got Perth Wake Park going a few years ago and that looks to be doing pretty well now.

"It was a great weekend testing the cable it all went well. Grand opening date will be announced soon. To make sure everything is running smooth for opening day we will be testing the cable every day this week 10-5 if your keen to come and cut a lap with us this week come on down. All welcome! "

I figured they'd already opened given there initial opening date was Aust Day. Must have been some hiccups. I'm keen to see it succeed, but there has been very little local media or advertising apart from the initial story in early Jan

That was the date they were going for.  Maybe they are waiting to advertise once they know for sure what date they will open.

I haven't really been keeping up with this, but I think their first test was a "friends and family" thing, now it's a public test. Consider this beta 1 and 2 out of the way and opening I would guess, all going well, maybe Easter holidays?