...such a white elephant.

12 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

Storm is a water ride

Ah yeh, don’t know why I didn’t think of that haha. Bermuda triangle and Vikings Revenge were awesome water rides though, I remember just being able to get on BT before it got removed and I was like 7. I guess I just miss a good ol fashioned flume ride of some sort and a water coaster doesn’t really make that for me. Storm coaster has one lil part at the end, which I find charming in that way.

Was In today for another look. 
that first turn after the drop is going to be intense can not wait, the layout looks fantastic 

Just noticed the previously announced September 18 date has been replaced with “this summer”.

Oh no, they heard my comment about Steel Taipan going into technical rehearsals on Leviathans opening date

It’s the same for Trident 

Why would they announce a specific date and then change their mind. I get delays happen, but surely you wouldn’t confirm a date and less you absolutely knew that date was going to happen and everything was in place 

The park has been super quiet about the 2 rides of recent. No social media posts for 2 months or so now. mean while DW is roughly weekly.

49 minutes ago, themagician said:

surely you wouldn’t confirm a date and less you absolutely knew that date was going to happen and everything was in place

*cries in SkyVoyager*

7 hours ago, Park Addict 93 said:

Just noticed the previously announced September 18 date has been replaced with “this summer”.

I would have preferred “Within the coming weeks”. 

On 27/04/2021 at 7:33 AM, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

November 2020 is the last image - so no.

It's quite an intimidating water ride though.

Mack his words...

It's a bit more than six weeks old, but here is the latest Nearmap

 

9 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

It's a bit more than six weeks old, but here is the latest Nearmap

 

The picture I've been waiting for.

Certainly is compact and this is not a bad thing at all. Looking forward to the ludicrous amounts of head chopper moments. 

A couple bonus add-ons for today - as far as I can make out, here's the layout for everyone who only sees a mass twist of timber.

(this is my best guess based on the imagery, and is in no way official or confirmed - just thought it'd be a nice add-on for those without nearmap)

And finally - the Elevation profile. This line starts at the rear of the station (the 119.5 degree bearing where the transfer track connects) and goes from there. It's obviously not super accurate - firstly because its hand drawn by me and I was lazy and didn't track the curves perfectly, but also because Nearmap captures the height at that spot so it doesn't allow for crossovers and any other track that passes underneath other sections. I found it interesting nonetheless as it captures the height and main drops fairly well.

28 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

A couple bonus add-ons for today - as far as I can make out, here's the layout for everyone who only sees a mass twist of timber.

(this is my best guess based on the imagery, and is in no way official or confirmed - just thought it'd be a nice add-on for those without nearmap)

And finally - the Elevation profile. This line starts at the rear of the station (the 119.5 degree bearing where the transfer track connects) and goes from there. It's obviously not super accurate - firstly because its hand drawn by me and I was lazy and didn't track the curves perfectly, but also because Nearmap captures the height at that spot so it doesn't allow for crossovers and any other track that passes underneath other sections. I found it interesting nonetheless as it captures the height and main drops fairly well.

Great work, very much appreciated. 

Wow, what a thrilling looking coaster. Thanks @DaptoFunlandGuy for delivering the goods. 

Looks like we can see some of the queue in there

It’s going to do awesome queuing for this ride with the coaster rushing around everywhere. The noises it’s going to make 👌🏻

 

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Village Roadshow Theme Parks chief operating officer Bikash Randhawa said unavoidable transport problems caused by the pandemic had extended the delay.

“Due to the lack of airline availability as a result of COVID-19, as well as issues with a significant international shipping back log, the opening of the Leviathan and Trident has been delayed to this Summer,” he said.

“An updated opening date will be announced ASAP.

“Our team are working closely with manufacturers and suppliers to navigate through the logistics of importing and essential personnel travel during COVID-19.

“We are very excited to see the new rides operating soon and look forward to welcoming our guests to experience them.”

https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/gold-coast-business/sea-world-gold-coasts-leviathan-roller-coaster-and-trident-ride-in-new-atlantis-precinct-delayed/news-story/f40426cea039e54030681f771bd0a497?fbclid=IwAR3yqOgdQuszvLMbnbtmJVw9UEGf9nTCQgjjN2pQAUCUe3vBexS249NLHxI

So that’s what the big announcement is this week?

55 minutes ago, TimmyG said:

So that’s what the big announcement is this week?

Nah, my money's still on a shaded seating area to replace Arkham. Fingers crossed!

On 13/05/2021 at 5:29 PM, CR4ZE said:

Nah, my money's still on a shaded seating area to replace Arkham. Fingers crossed!

Every good theme park needs one. it's what all the guests want!

I'm currently over in WA and I think I understand where the inspiration for the new Atlantis came from.

Edited May 26, 20214 yr by Gazza

So THAT'S where trident went!

Looks fantastic. Not sure about the OP on Instagram encouraging people to book the cheap flights to the GC to ride it soon given it doesn’t open for 5+ months. 

21 minutes ago, Brad2912 said:

Looks fantastic. Not sure about the OP on Instagram encouraging people to book the cheap flights to the GC to ride it soon given it doesn’t open for 5+ months. 

He posted this before the September opening was announced back in late March

Edited June 6, 20214 yr by Coasterlife

Noah's got some great drone footage of some of the coasters here (particularly Leviathan). He sometimes drops in to the parks too. Such a shame he thought Sky Voyager was closed because he didn't wait 15 minutes for it...

Edited June 10, 20214 yr by Im Hungry