Here’s the first construction update since it’s announcement:

There was some activity happening on the eastern side of the land, with some large machinery a lot of shipping containers on site

All the trees have now been removed from the land where The Vortex will be and the creatures will be removed very soon.

Sky Flyer is closed for maintenance, so the entire COTD area is closed off

With JR also closed right now for maintenance, access through this area of the park is restricted, but I’m thinking (based off the concept artwork), we will see this bridge finally go and the pathway issues in this area resolved 

Edited June 3, 20196 yr by themagician

You know it's winter when SW's dry rides go down for maintenance. 🤔

Areas been like this for the last two weeks. I am just wondering when the Sky Flyer will leave.

 

It's on a one-year contract, so as long as nothing has changed, it will be leaving in December of this year and return to travelling the country.

Few photos I took. They'll most likely be my only construction photos.

I’d say it will go between September and December holidays so it doesn’t disrupt the large crowd levels 

provided the monorail continues during construction, we should get some pretty great photos. 

I would say, as soon as the coaster construction begins, the monorail will not be operating the entire time 

I guess it would depend on where the construction works are. Clearly they're leaving the monorail to go through so I would think that only construction that is near the rail, or otherwise affects the construction envelope. @Naazon raises a good point that it'd be great for photos. Village have come out of the blocks running with announcements, artists impressions and scale models, so they're being very open about the construction - it might actually be pretty cool for them to operate the monorail wherever construction allows it, to give people a sneak peak...

8 minutes ago, AlexB said:

construction allows it, to give people a sneak peak...

You imagine Village taking it to the next level and doing what some overseas parks do and host guided construction events. 

I am sure the monorail will run for as long as it can before vertical construction near the monorail begins. That's why I took the pics I did. That whole area will be transformed from a storage area to a coaster area. pretty neat to document that.

im excited to see some HUSS parts arriving in the near future! our first Top Spin, it's made my year honestly!

11 hours ago, HussRainbow87 said:

im excited to see some HUSS parts arriving in the near future! our first Top Spin, it's made my year honestly!

Out of interest - whats the difference between a Top Spin and something like The Rampage at Adventure World?

@elemist the Rampage is a Moser Maverick which was similar to the Wipeout. Expect the later had 2 rows one on each side, Rampage has 2 rows facing forwards and overall the Wipout has a bigger capacity. The vortex is a Huss Top Spin which the arms cannot move independently only together. 

But give a damn good ride, gotta say the original boat is more exciting than the double sided suspended 

Construction fencing has been put in place around the entire site

 

It’s offical 

Guess this means Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast will be getting some deep sea creatures now?

Park management and some of the construction workers/site foreman have been on site today 

4 minutes ago, themagician said:

Park management and some of the construction workers/site foreman have been on site today 

Did the the person have a foreman hat on?

No one had hard hats on, but a couple of guys were in a construction companys clothes

So fluro?

2 hours ago, themagician said:

Park management and some of the construction workers/site foreman have been on site today 

Good to know park management was onsite today. Can't always let the work experience kid be in charge.

12 minutes ago, StingRay said:

Good to know park management was onsite today. Can't always let the work experience kid be in charge.

I did work experience with an inspector from a council building department. 

We went on several site inspections. He showed me a few basic techniques to some of the checks he usually does at sites.

Then at one site he just went to a nearby shop and told me "You can do this one!" and I did. 

When he got back he just said "So everything's good?" I said yes, and he signed off the inspection.

I guess he let the work experience kid be in charge for that one! I was basically checking the ground was level witha theodolite. Hope the building didn’t collapse!  😐

Edited July 16, 20196 yr by pushbutton

You haven't been around any apartment buildings in Sydney of late?