Sea World Monorail removed from website and park map

[themagician]

All references of the Monorail has been removed from the Sea World website. This includes in the attraction listing and it has been removed from the park map. 

Edited April 4, 2020 by themagician

[westical]

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The stations are still noted on the map though, so not totally removed.

[themagician]

That’s on the 3D map though and that hasn’t been updated in a couple years. If you view the downloadable map, it’s gone.

[Brad2912]

Yeah my mate that works there said back in Jan  that it was as good as gone 

[Greg]

This article just showed up on the Gold Coast Bulletin. Just can’t open the story online. No subscription. 

[Park Addict 93]

 

Quote

 

Gold Coast theme parks: Future of Sea World’s monorail revealed

 

The future of Australia’s last remaining monorail is under a cloud, with reports it is being shut down.

Theme park watchers received a shock this morning after a report on popular Facebook page Gold Coast Theme Parks this morning said Sea World’s monorail was closing after 34 years.

“All references to the attraction have been removed form the parks (sic) website, including on the park map,” the site said.

“The monorail system was Australia’s first, taking millions of guests on the 2km loop around the park.”

But Sea World chief operating officer Bikash Randhawa dismissed the suggestion that Australia’s last monorail was closing as “rubbish”.

“If we were doing anything, you would hear it from us,” he told the Bulletin this morning.

“It’s rubbish and we are focused on other things right now.”

It comes three years after the Broadbeach monorail shut down.

That monorail opened in 1989 and ran between Jupiters Casino and the Oasis Shopping Centre.

It was closed in January 2017 after the day-to-day cost of maintaining the system became too much, as well as Star Entertainment Group’s redevelopment plans.

Sea World closed its doors last month, along with all other theme parks in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

 

I think it is worth remembering that the monorail was due to be closed for the year due to New Atlantis construction, with that now being delayed further, perhaps they just don't want to advertise an attraction that will not be operating any time soon.

Edited April 5, 2020 by Jordan M.

[westical]

21 minutes ago, Jordan M. said:

I think it is worth remembering that the monorail was due to be closed for the year due to New Atlantis construction, with that now being delayed further, perhaps they just don't want to advertise an attraction that will not be operating any time soon.

Better wipe the entire website then.

And you don't remove any mention of an attraction existing just because it's closed for an extended period.

[themagician]

Apparently it’s just because of the coaster construction and track is required to be removed/modified for it.

I thought they said all construction had stopped?

And why remove the attraction completely off the website?

[themagician]

I’ve had someone contact me and said that because the construction is so far behind and the monorail will be closed for so long, they’ve decided to remove references if it. Apparently it will be returning, but it will be quite a while before it does 

[Gazza]

I would have thought you'd just put a star on it saying "Monorail - Returning in 2021" or similar.

[themagician]

@Gazza exactly, why go to the effort of completely removing from the park map too

[westical]

I’ve heard Disney also intends to wipe any existence of Spaceship Earth during its extended closure. 

[Jpw25111]

Anyone checked on @pushbutton surely he must be on suicide watch?

[New display name]

Sea World Monorail Doesn't Retires And I Jumped The Gun.

Fixed.  

@themagician you never go all in.😂

[themagician]

7 hours ago, Rydah Hi said:

Here's something that I found from Griffith University:

https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0033/996360/SeaWorld-report-GU-13Dec2019.pdf

While this project by Griffith students does not confirm every aspect on the new area and some elements are likely to change, one interesting part states

So it seems likely that the monorail is closed for good, despite my original comments/post being shut down by VRTP

[webslave]

"Be sustainable; turn the monorail into a walkway"

Yeah, right-io mate.  Uni students are the future.

[Levithian]

That would be kinda cool though if it was like a giant boardwalk. Great vantage point when walking around the park. 

[iwerks]

14 hours ago, themagician said:

So it seems likely that the monorail is closed for good, despite my original comments/post being shut down by VRTP

How do you know the university students aren’t reacting to your original post?

[colonelbmx]

Spotted this running the track today 

[themagician]

Appears to be a man inspecting the track

[Rydah Hi]

11 minutes ago, themagician said:

Appears to be a man inspecting the track

I still hope it's not getting demolish.. 😟

[mattcrombie]

1 hour ago, Rydah Hi said:

I still hope it's not getting demolish.. 😟

Its not. Its down for maintenance and during construction for the new coaster. 

[westical]

2 hours ago, mattcrombie said:

Its not. Its down for maintenance and during construction for the new coaster. 

Yep, should reopen the same time as Arkham Asylum. 

[Rydah Hi]

https://twitter.com/7NewsGoldCoast/status/1297458898899623936?s=20

[StingRay]

On 16/06/2020 at 3:06 PM, colonelbmx said:

Spotted this running the track today 

Track inspection vehicle. It is used to mainly check for debris or "buzz bar" damage. The "buzz bar" is what provides power to the train.