Sling Shot Gold Coast moving to the Glitter Strip

[Smol bean]

Probably just haven't been in years so I don't remember any of it

[Brad2912]

It’s not even a Tuts anymore. It’s just run by the markets

[Smol bean]

Judging by what @jjuttp said, the company that owned that location left that deal leaving the Carrara markets location owned by the markets. now the main company that owns the surfers king tut's will be moving to other ventures or going out of business guess we'll wait and see.

Edited January 9, 2022 by Smol bean

[Ashley Jeffery]

Anyone got a big shed?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Do they have any Koalas?

[Guest 239]

On 08/01/2022 at 8:15 PM, Brad2912 said:

Yep… bulldozed. That entire block is becoming a new tower and resort 

Huge shame that an iconic tourist attraction is being bulldozed for yet another tower and resort in Surfers. I remember speaking to some locals who remarked that Surfer's Paradise sits at a super low occupancy for most of the year but demand is skyrocketing because of things like AirBnB. The problem is that apparently people will have apartments that they'll use for AirBnB to make bank for the busy seasons and then just leave them empty at other times because it's not worth it. This means that that there is skewed supply where the area can easily handle the busy seasons, but for locals and off-peak travelers there is very little and it's incredibly hard to get a rental property.

No idea whether it's true but it does match up with some reports I've seen of Surfer's Paradise.

[rappa]

Thing is as ‘locals’ we enjoy that. Because for a bunch of the year we have nice buildings with amazing facilities that are pleasant and quiet with just our own little residents communities. Then we put up with the crazy of families and interstate yobbos alike when it’s busy in exchange. 
None of us are really going to put out though…

What we need is more of things like put out pushing into the unused retail spaces down in the center (and landlords getting a grip on reality to encourage that). That creates a more desirable tourist destination whilst removing eyesore blocks like the one where Put Put is and Slingshot was. 

[Gazza]

The thing is, couldn't something like the putt putt go in any reasonably sized retail tenancy?

Could even go across a few floors. Plenty to pick from in Surfers.

 

Like  the current site has the shed taking up a tiny bit of space and is otherwise gravel.

It's not even an efficient use of the land. Clearly apartments are a better use of the site.

They could have even put mini golf in the new development in one of the tenancies if they really wanted to.

 

[joz]

I feel like everyone has lost the plot a little bit. It's mini golf. Who cares? Like yeah these little family diversions are nice and all but 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

If you're that sad about it there's a course that's superior in every way down the road in Miami

[Brad2912]

49 minutes ago, joz said:

If you're that sad about it there's a course that's superior in every way down the road in Miami

Do you mean at Mermaid Beach on the GC Highway? 
 

It is a really good set up down there, but I wouldn’t say it’s superior in every way. It’s less themed, and it doesn’t have any indoor courses for extremely hot or rain effected days which is a massive plus for families 

[Gazza]

Brad why do you always have avatars of people with leprosy?

[joz]

28 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

I wouldn’t say it’s superior in every way

I would. Indoor does not equal better. The landscaping is also really nice. I also don't really care though 

[joz]

I've re-read my last post. I dunno, seems aggressive.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

yeah, being indoors is the only thing Tut's has over Mermaid Beach, and even then it's still not enough to make me want to go to Tut's. Being right near the centre of the action is about the only reason it's as known as it is - and clearly that wasn't enough to save it either. 

Agree there are plenty of tenancy spaces a mini golf centre could occupy in any number of centres around the coast if it were viable, but i'm not sad to see it go.

[mitchellellis]

https://fb.watch/aKen9Z-0Dk/ 

[webslave]

Looks like King Tutts lived to see another day after all:

 

[downunder]

Lol I only noticed that on the g-link heading to the airport bus yesterday morning (we were staying at Surfer's Paradise north).

Did Infinity for the first time in decades. Still seems to be going strong. Shame Dracula's haunted attraction is gone, so cheesy. The talking shark animatronic was hilariously ridiculous, and the way they suggested sharks are just sitting there waiting to prey on humans. 

[Brad2912]

Had NFI what/where Le Mans was until I googled it. Glad to see the props and sets didn’t all end up in the scrap heap.