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I thought I'd start a seperate forum for Leviathan specific construction updates, so that we can easily follow the coaster in one place. This was my first time seeing the vertical construction progress, so I took my big camera lens to the park to get some close up shot of the construction Overview: Close ups: Despite the coaster not yet reaching it max height, it can already be seen for a lot of different points across the park

I finally took my big camera lens to the park today so I could go some close ups of Vortex now that it is complete and there are a few details we haven't yet noticed There is a sign on the right side of this wall (the one with the ride logo), most likely the rides name There are some thematic elements carved into the walls There are a couple fish and squid in the bottom left corner. And a bit of a closer look at the restraints I hope these Tvs play something in relation to the ride, rather than generic VRTP ads. But I think a mural or more thematic elements would have been much nicer for this large surface area. Technical stuff Hmmmmm I do really love these. I really hope they are covered up in some way once the whole area is complete The ride does seem to have some good bones and 'nice' thematic touches. But I really wish it had turned out how the original concept artwork showed. Less blue and more rock/stone work. That could have really made the queue area immersive.

The arms have been removed from Doomsday and have been taken off site The work on the WWF entrance seems to be complete and they have rebuilt the cabin The Fun House is still closed and partition walls have been added. It isn't clear what they are there for No noticeable works happening on Sylvester’s Pounce’n’Bounce

The wall to the left of the entrance has been painted

Boots' Banana Boogie has returned Not much has changed on Jet Resue

If we are naming Australian icons associated with amusement parks, is there anything more iconic that Luna Park’s Sydney and Melbourne’s unique face entrances? I don’t think anything else is more recognised nationally or internationally than these 2 landmarks from each city. They certainly would be up there , in my estimation.

From an article in the GCB today about DWs opening this week.. “Construction of a new $32 million rollercoaster, reaching speeds of more than 100km/hr, will start next month with the attraction on track to open late next year.”

Yeah SW know more than you about caring for dolphins. I mean even if you go with the perspective that SW are evil, and that it's all about money, then dolphins passing away early or being too stressed for interactive programs is bad for business. I agree the optics are bad, but it's just optics. SW simply aren't going to do something to jeopardize the health of its dolphins.

What was concerning to see is they have put dolphins back in the lagoon around Vortex. While the ride isn’t operating it’s okay, but I really hope they don’t keep them in there when the rides up and running. SW do great things for the marine world, but dolphins heavily rely on sound to communicate and manoeuvre, and Vortex will be producing a lot of sound. Will be a bit of a concerning decision if they’re kept in there

It’s good to see construction is progressing quickly

That's really good to hear if WWF is in testing and is good that it will be expected to open in time for the September/October holidays

A couple things to note for MW and SW SW have changed the way you move around Shark Bay. The touch pool is now not accessible at all. Instead you cross the bridge, so left, go down to the viewing, back up then right towards the bridge and back across At MW they now have A frames before the ticket booths stating what rides are closed And the extended queue area for Superman is massive. It is the entire indoor queue area, stretches towards the AA entry, down this path and then back again.

Maybe WorkSafe can just ride for us all together. this country honestly 🙄

New policy as of a few weeks ago, you are not to do your own seat belt on Rivals otherwise yes, they will unlock it and do it again.

I don’t think there will be new trains because when it became Hot Wheels, it got new trains. I think it’s more that the train will get a new look to match the retheme

Occasionally I'll search through tender websites for theme park projects and yesterday's search at work had delivered some treasure. Here is what is worth noting: This is what the queue line and station looks like. It would appear they are going with a snake skeleton shade structure. Exit Path. There will be 2 tunnels. This is the modern entrance sign is going next to Sky Voyager in Main Street. They will be cutting and filling a sizeable amount of the coaster's site. As a result there will be a large, imposing retaining wall on the Giant Drop side. A look at the station structure. It looks the same as Rivals or Green Lantern. Ramp up to station. An overview of the site. I do not know how this will integrate with Buzzsaw. There is a lot of mentions of the name "Steel Taipan" in the documents, which must be the name they are going to use. When you go to the Australian Trade Mark Search website (https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/quick/result?q=ardent+leisure) you can see they have trademarked that name already. If the trademarks are anything to go by, you would also assume that Sidewinder may be renamed GoldCoaster (or The Gold Coaster or something like that) once when it opens again. There is a lot of PDF files in the tender that were cool to check out including Mack PDF files. Happy to upload them somewhere or send them to Parkz to upload if you all are interested to look at the tender further. And before anyone rages about leaks these files are easily available on the tender site and those names are found on the public Aussie trademark website.

Front seat on DC rivals is out of order for some reason