Leviathan Construction Updates

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

You're telling me that a former chief operating officer of VRTP, who was also a board member of AALARA, had nothing to do with Leviathan - an element of a far more elaborate precinct project that was fully fleshed out in May 2019, before his departure from the company?

 

I mean, sure - Kirby obviously had his little 'final approval' stamp to go on, but that doesn't mean he determined the type, sourced the supplier, nutted out the design, right? I mean, we've long bemoaned Ardent's habit of CEOs choosing rides... you don't honestly think Kirby was the instrumental success for this, given his other exploits?

Edited February 24, 2021 by AlexB

[GoGoBoy]

6 minutes ago, AlexB said:

You're telling me that a former chief operating officer of VRTP, who was also a board member of AALARA, had nothing to do with Leviathan - an element of a far more elaborate precinct project that was fully fleshed out in May 2019, before his departure from the company?

 

I mean, sure - Kirby obviously had his little 'final approval' stamp to go on, but that doesn't mean he determined the type, sourced the supplier, nutted out the design, right? I mean, we've long bemoaned Ardent's habit of CEOs choosing rides... you don't honestly think Kirby was the instrumental success for this, given his other exploits?

Nope, my understanding is it was predominantly Bikash.

Edited February 24, 2021 by GoGoBoy

[joz]

Far out DW fanboys, a lot of people have involvement in a project. But someone says Kudos to whoever at VRTP signed off on it, and say well direct your kudos to DW then. Then it's a case of 'No, he didn't sign off on it' and it's like 'Well he was probably involved, and who cares anyway'. Well no one does except for some reason people wanted to attribute the popular thing to their man for what ever reason, and then act like others are being pety for saying 'Nah that's not how it is'.

 

Maybe he put wooden coasters on the radar. Maybe he said 'You should ride this'. Maybe. I've no doubt he had some involvement, but I think declaring him the person who signed off on it and the mastermind of the whole thing just seems revisionist.

 

Realistically though, you've got to question how much sway he would have had, given he was sent off to China to languish around the same time as the contracts would have been being signed.

 

Anyway, that's the end of the discussion who signed off on it. Further comments on the matter will be deleted.

[Coasterlife]

The station is coming together!!!! also loving this pic btw

Edited March 5, 2021 by Coasterlife

[Coasterlife]

new commercials for the village roadshow parks have been posted to youtube but trident and leviathan are being said as coming soon rather than coming june

[LORD_Noodle]

On 10/03/2021 at 2:02 PM, Coasterlife said:

new commercials for the village roadshow parks have been posted to youtube but trident and leviathan are being said as coming soon rather than coming june

June is soon 👍Can’t wait to get up there in September 😁

Edited March 12, 2021 by LORD_Noodle
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[DaptoFunlandGuy]

So is the coming weeks.

[Coasterlife]

Sea World have posted something really nice this afternoon 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMTvwqMLVa0/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by Coasterlife
tried to screenshot but i can't screenshot on instagram anymore

[Naazon]

They also posted about their construction blog on Facebook.

I had no idea it existed.

https://themeparks.com.au/blog/leviathan-construction?fbclid=IwAR0C7wiaC5Pw0ioqnqkyys1iTMSlh_Gz4eTHgIJ6wi8l-CTxwSDUxOapcOM

[Coasterlife]

@Naazon Good Find

[Ash]

On 12/03/2021 at 9:54 PM, Coasterlife said:

@Naazon Good Find

Levianth official opening date is 18th September 

[Coasterlife]

1 minute ago, Ash said:

Levianth official opening date is 18th September 

I thought you were joking for a sec 😂 

anyone that wants the Evidence 

https://seaworld.com.au/attractions/rides-and-precincts/the-new-atlantis

[GoGoBoy]

Makes sense to me - hopefully things will be more settled then from a COVID pov, plus the Septemeber school holidays I believe have always been a big fave for opening new attractions. Obviously they'll want to get max bang for their buck considering the large investment.

[Smol bean]

And trident is opening on the same day. so two big attractions in one day is good for sea world.

Edited March 16, 2021 by Smol bean

[Coasterlife]

After talking to a guy on youtube called Noah Johnstone he was kind enough to make a part 2 to his drone over of leviathan, hope you guys enjoy 

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by Coasterlife

[Flynn_Smith]

3 hours ago, Coasterlife said:

After talking to a guy on youtube called Noah Johnstone he was kind enough to make a part 2 to his drone over of leviathan, hope you guys enjoy 

 

I hate to be the nitpick, but..

Video is fantastic, it’s great to get some good views of Leviathan - however, what this kid is doing is illegal and ruins the use of drones for the people who do the right thing.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is the same guy who flew his drone through DC Rivals, over Movieworld and Dreamworld as well? 

[themagician]

Yeah it’s that same guy. Flying over the bushland on the other side of sea world is fine, but I don’t think you’re allowed to fly over the park, especially during operating hours and getting close to cranes like that 

[fletch]

Isn't the area around SW a drone free area? Could of sworn I saw a sign saying drones are prohibited within a certain range of the park...

[Flynn_Smith]

2 hours ago, fletch said:

Isn't the area around SW a drone free area? Could of sworn I saw a sign saying drones are prohibited within a certain range of the park...

Correct. Also can’t fly over cars, private property, pedestrians etc..

[Ogre]

2 hours ago, fletch said:

Isn't the area around SW a drone free area? Could of sworn I saw a sign saying drones are prohibited within a certain range of the park...

Yup, there's a sign prohibiting Drones in the car park.

[ThemeParks4Life]

4 hours ago, fletch said:

Isn't the area around SW a drone free area? Could of sworn I saw a sign saying drones are prohibited within a certain range of the park...

So this was done during park operating hours while helicopters were operational too. Was there not a case a few years ago where someone almost got a $20,000 fine for flying near a Sea World helicopter?

[Ashley Jeffery]

Jeez when did Parkz turn into a hive of activity for Karen's?

[themagician]

@Ashley Jeffery 😂 has been for a while. But as a recreational drone flyer myself, it is annoying when people do break the rules because long term, it makes things harder and stricter for where and when we can fly 

[Jdude95]

3 hours ago, Ashley Jeffery said:

Jeez when did Parkz turn into a hive of activity for Karen's?

About the same time some dickhead decided to start flying his drones around the parks 

[Slick]

Commercial airports (including a surrounding of 2-5km plus additional clearances for approach) are do not fly zones, private helipads and airports operate under a general proviso that you use caution and don't fly near the approach, pad or runway during operating hours and that you land immediately if you see an aircraft/helicopter in the sky. While you can fly 30m above private property, 99% of the time under a recreational license you can't fly over people, crowds, large stadiums, events etc. or fly in a way that is un-safe or dangerous to those around the drone.

With all of that in mind - given the amount of helicopter traffic in the broadwater and around the spit when he would've flown his drone combined with the flight paths he took it's definitely dodgy.

TLDR; don't go out and buy a second hand DJI drone, fly it recklessly around a park and ruin it for everyone so you can get a hundred views on YouTube.