WNW - GC upgrade ideas

[westical]

1 hour ago, aussienetman said:

Very hard actually! I didnt take thongs with me and it appears other gp didnt as well. In this day and age its a lawsuit waiting to happen. 

They’re not forcing you to go barefoot. 

[Gazza]

Yeah but you have to anticipate that large numbers of guests will.

[Brad2912]

1 hour ago, aussienetman said:

Very hard actually! I didnt take thongs with me and it appears other gp didnt as well. In this day and age its a lawsuit waiting to happen. 

A lawsuit?? That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard on here since Push disappeared!

there is no grounds for a lawsuit if you choose to remove your shoes and then walk on scorching hot concrete. That’s not a liability or safety issue, it’s a stupidity issue. 

99% of people at WnW have thongs, they’re just too lazy to put them on to walk around. Take thongs yourself next time, just like me and my family and countless people did yesterday and you’ll have no problems. 

[aussienetman]

1 hour ago, Gazza said:

Yeah but you have to anticipate that large numbers of guests will.

 

All it takes is for a toddler to scurry off onto the concrete when mums back is turned for a second to recieve some pretty serious burns. Wnw obviously aware of the risk with sprinklers spraying  on some of the paths. Definitely a liability issue. 

Thanks Gazza. God forbid someone has a different opinion on these forums. Ill take my 'lazy' and 'stupid' ass back to lurker mode again haha. 

[A.H]

If the ground is hot enough to burn you, it's a clearly serious issue that cannot be ignored. It's like if the ground was made out of legos. Sure you should wear shoes but the ground shouldn't be made out of legos.

[MickeyD]

Surely in this modern age some Science Wiz can come up with a special kind of paint/surfacing that keeps it getting too hot?

Wait a second, it's already been done!

https://www.sciencealert.com/la-s-new-grey-streets-are-one-way-to-fight-back-against-climate-change

 

[Brad2912]

3 hours ago, aussienetman said:

 

All it takes is for a toddler to scurry off onto the concrete when mums back is turned for a second to recieve some pretty serious burns. Wnw obviously aware of the risk with sprinklers spraying  on some of the paths. Definitely a liability issue.

If a toddler scurries off and gets burnt, it’s the parents fault, not WnWs. If my toddler ran off when I wasn’t watching i’d be far more concerned about them drowning than getting burnt feet. 

WnW is aware of paths being hot, they wet some areas as a comfort/nice gesture, it’s not expected or required by them. 

Council doesn’t have to keep paths along the beach cool with sprinklers, everyone knows they are hot, so they wear footwear! It’s the same thing. 

Common sense is not so common these days....

 

Edited November 9, 2019 by Brad2912

[westical]

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Edited November 9, 2019 by westical
Misquoted, nothing to see here.

[Rivals]

They should at least invest in getting more shades, large portions of the parks footpaths are not shaded and get extremely hot, practically from Surfrider back has very minimal shade

[Brad2912]

So I guess DW should install shade over their walkways too incase I decide to walk from WWW to the log ride without shoes... 

[Rivals]

1 hour ago, Brad2912 said:

So I guess DW should install shade over their walkways too incase I decide to walk from WWW to the log ride without shoes... 

And why would you be walking between both parks that for with no shoes on... 

[Gazza]

3 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

So I guess DW should install shade over their walkways too incase I decide to walk from WWW to the log ride without shoes... 

I think you are being disingenuous.

Obviously a lot of people don't wear shoes because that's the default when you go swimming.

On the other hand, it would be unusual to visit a dry park without shoes, and in any case you don't get let on rides barefoot.

Its a pain in the arse to have to leave them by the pool and at each ride and hope they don't get stolen, and it's just something else to get forgotten.

Its entirety possible to have walkways that are comfortable, eg by having plenty of shade trees, and choosing surfaces that aren't rough and don't absorb as much heat.

 

Doing this is a better guest experience.

It's probably a bit safer because you're not inducing people to run around.

I think it's a reasonable expectation for irregular guests that a water park would be comfortable to walk around barefoot, like any swimming facility. Not all guests will arrive with thongs either.

I personally like a nice light coloured concrete, it can get warm, but not to the point of being burny.

Stuff like LifeFlor is good too since it's soft as well.

Edited November 9, 2019 by Gazza

[ejpdtd]

Where is Jaws on the Dive in movies lineup! The meg is trash. 

Edited November 10, 2019 by ejpdtd

[pin142]

My first thought when people mention that movie

[Naazon]

17 hours ago, ejpdtd said:

Where is Jaws on the Dive in movies lineup! The meg is trash. 

Trash movies can be fun. Also relevance and licence costings im sure played a big role in the lineup.

[Rabbit2014]

[Brad2912]

Safety warning:

its 35 degrees Today and even the AstroTurf is scorching hot. 

Bring thongs....

Edited November 16, 2019 by Brad2912

[TomiJ]

2 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

Bring thongs....

Alrighttttttt, very naaiice!!! 

Edited November 16, 2019 by TomiJ

[Brad2912]

WnW has implemented weight plates/scales on all slides. 

Mammoth Falls has one at the bottom of the stairs as well so you can weigh your group prior to all the cardio required to get up the stairs, and one is mid-install at the queue entry for Constrictor

[themagician]

The big screen is in 

[Jobe]

On 16/11/2019 at 1:42 PM, Brad2912 said:

Safety warning:

its 35 degrees Today and even the AstroTurf is scorching hot. 

Bring thongs....

To add further to the debate of hot paths,there are several ways to address the issue of hot paths and burning feet. It just takes some recognition by the parks and some simple steps for them to introduce. 2 of the best I have seen in the water parks I have visited are:

Funfields:

We all know , like Gazza said, that dragging your thongs or choice of footwear from slide to slide and finding an appropriate place to leave them is , to put it plainly, a pain in the arse. Funfields have come up with an elegant solution that is presented on their major slides which gives riders the option on where the leave not only their footwear but other ancillary items such as hats or even suncream. A great idea which actually encourages people to wear their footwear around the park and its a cheap solution too.

Volcano Bay, Orlando.

Although I couldnt find a pic to show this, the majority of paths of Volcano Bay to their major slides have ground level spriklers and misters that soak the paths in very wide areas. This enables patrons to easily walk between attractions without suffering from the hot burning paths issue on tender feet. These are a great idea but a much more expensive option than the Funfields one , and also one I suspect, wouldnt in all honesty be that popular in water conscious Australia. I did find it amazing though, when I visted the park 2 years ago, how effective this sytem actually worked. 

Of course, as Gazza and MickeyD has already pointed out, the choice of surface for the pathways is certainly critcal in how much heat they absorb. Certain surfaces are designed to not absorb heat and leavs the surface with a much lower temperature than normal concrete paths would allow in those conditions. Of course , they ARE a much more expensive option but they certainly make the overall customer experience far more positive.

In conclusion, there are many solutions to hot paths but you are never ever going to fully eliminate the human condition. There will always be someone who will hot step from ride to ride on hot paths.  As long as the parks take reasonable steps to allow solution to this for patrons, then any talk of lawsuits is , in my mind, overkill and not needed. Common sense needs to prevail and people do need to be accountable for their own actions and decisions.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I detest wearing thongs with wet feet..

[Park Addict 93]

I did notice shoe storage boxes near the splashdown of River Rapids but didnt see them at any other slide. Have to agree some different slides and a water coaster would be great.

My biggest annoyance with Wet n Wild was the wristband/barcode technology for lockers and ride photos. Having experienced the NFC equivalent at the park formerly known as WNW Sydney I missed it. Was unable to get any slide photos either with the camera either missing us or the scanning failing.

[Dano46610]

Wet N Wild need a hydro coaster similar to supertubes at White water world

On the tower where Mach 5 was they should renew the pumps and tower and bring back some similar slides to what was there. 

Refurbish the spa pools 

 

[themagician]

Dive n Movies is continuing until the end of Feb every Friday and Saturday night. Movies start at 6, but slides will be closing at 6.

https://wetnwild.com.au/attractions/dive-n-movies