Press Release Formerly Wild... now it's raging! Sydney's largest waterpark is now Raging Waters Sydney

[Tin Foil Hat]

11 hours ago, Mc coaster said:

Do we know that for certain though considering other WNW branded Water Parks have kept there branding after being sold by VRTP e.g WNW Las Vegas.

WNW Las Vegas is still very much owned by VRTP!

[StingRay]

8 minutes ago, Boyden Hingston-Muir said:

WNW Las Vegas is still very much owned by VRTP!

Not for much longer possibly.

[RabbiJody]

Personally, I think WnW never looked better than out of a bus window in 1988

[pin142]

I am more likely to visit Raging Waters this summer than I am Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast. As mentioned above WnW GC needs something new. I last visited in October 2015 (after visiting the Sydney park a few days prior) and wished I went to White Water World instead (main reason for visiting was Aqualoop but they were closed at the GC park. A friend I went with wanted to go on them but we failed to check the maintenance page before leaving). If they do redevelop the Xtreme H2O Zone they need to put a damn conveyor in for the Tornado. People may say the GC park has a lot of slides but it is missing a lot of them that the Sydney park has as well as a few since that park opened.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

3 hours ago, pin142 said:

they need to put a damn conveyor in for the Tornado

Honestly, I don't think it would be possible without an extensive rebuild...

• Both the funnel itself and the flume drop is in the way of a direct line to the station
• There's no 'return' section of the pool to allow the rafts to head in that direction naturally
• the current walkway and queueline would likely be in the way, or be obstructed by it.

All in all its a poor design, and a quick look at the green room shows the change in thought to fit a conveyor in. I personally prefer the 'drop' on Tornado over Green Room, and I know there's other tornado variants that still allow for such a drop while having a conveyor - but there's no feasible way to add a conveyor to this particular model - you'd almost be better off knocking it down and completely rebuilding a new one specifically designed for it.

[StingRay]

I only know of three funnel slides that have a conveyor. One at RWS (Raging Waters Sydney), Jamberoo for the perfect storm and the green room. I am sure Kraken has one also. @AlexB is right tho. It is indeed a poor design here at WnW GC. The modifications would cost way too much.

[Tin Foil Hat]

On 03/07/2019 at 8:04 PM, StingRay said:

Not for much longer possibly.

Where did you hear this info? I always thought WNW Las Vegas prints money. 

[Slick]

56 minutes ago, Boyden Hingston-Muir said:

Where did you hear this info? I always thought WNW Las Vegas prints money. 

Shareholder meeting. They're keen to sell.

[StingRay]

44 minutes ago, Slick said:

Shareholder meeting. They're keen to sell.

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