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I gotta say, if most of the track is gone off-site for work, just keep going and install it next to jet rescue.

THE Gold Coast’s newest roller coaster will open in time for the winter school holidays in 2021. Sea World’s $20 million Leviathan will be the first new wooden rollercoaster built in Australia since the 1980s and has already made its presence felt in the city’s skyline. The first major peak of the attraction can already been seen soaring above the theme park, with construction only just passing the 25 per cent mark. Village Roadshow theme parks chief operating officer Bikash Randhawa said the new ride would be a “game changer” for the city. “We did our research and spoke to a lot of people and what we found was that every park which had a wooden roller coaster saw their attendance go up and this it is great point of difference for us because nobody has done a ride like this in decades,” he said. “It is an impressive structure and we believe it will feature in almost every future marketing campaign for the city, because it will be the first wooden coaster in the world to also have backwards-facing seats. “A lot of engineering has gone into this and let me say, you don’t buy a $20 million ride just because you like it, it has to hit the mark (for bringing in new patrons)”. The Leviathan is the centrepiece of Sea World’s $50 million, 1.5ha New Atlantis precinct which is expected to be completed in mid-late 2021. It will stand at 32m tall and its carriages will hit speeds of up to 80 km/h along its 1km track. Village Roadshow had initially planned to open it for Christmas 2020 but construction was delayed because of the COVID-19 shutdown of theme parks. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/future-gold-coast/gold-coast-theme-parks-first-look-at-sea-worlds-new-wooden-roller-coaster/news-story/886299411d58db1e2fdc5d508c669b05

I think it'll be after the replacements for Marvin Rocket Pirate Ship Sea Viper Log Flume Mach 5 & Sidewinders The Whirlpool part of Whirlpool Springs ZipLine Aquadrop (aqualoops sad little brother) Calypso Beach theming

I realise it's fun and amazing to have a "cool coaster" at "the country's biggest waterpark" and for a time it was a real cool novelty to one-up WhiteWater World with... but I think those days are over. Wet 'n' Wild and WhiteWater World's story plays out in the opposite direction to Dreamworld & Movie World in that one was known for quantity and one was known for quality and now one does both while the other does neither. Inside of that equation, Surfrider does nothing to drive gate for Wet 'n' Wild but at Sea World it sure as hell would. For the money they'd pay to move it, it seems like a no brainer. If you do that, combine it the other three new rides coming AND maybe even revived the log-ride somehow - that's a bloody great day out for anyone at any age. Combined with the animal offerings and the kids area, Sea World's offering line-up for families in particular would best Dreamworld. Also could you imagine seeing that from the broadwater?

I'm with you on this. I reckon whatever succeeds Arkham needs a more holistic approach to the greater space and what comes next. The land as a whole is the gateway to future expansions in the next two decades, so establishing a theme that's timeless and can work for two or three major attractions is key. Mad Max themed Vekoma flying coaster, Vekoma Mad-House where the movie props are and another flat to fill out the space around the back of scooby to link up Wild West would be pretty damn amazing.

I’m just hoping that they can somehow incorporate a pathway which leads from the super man area to WWF, it makes no sense to have to go all the way around the park to get from attraction to attraction.

Surfrider’s location would be a great spot to put one of those spinning wheel slides. Just saying. Very visible from the highway.

Holy wordart batman. That opening audio was enough for me to mute. 1/10 would not subscribe.

Seriously think that Surfrider's days at Wet and Wild should be done. It has been a troublesome child in its time there. Time to pick it up and move it to Seaworld where it will help round out the attraction offerings at that park. This will leave room for Wet and Wild to have more flexible use of space for new slide installations, IMHO.

It does if you want your guests to walk past shops several times a day.

I'll bring this fun one up gain, but Mad Max is in full swing with a Furiosa movie in pre-production + more Mad Max sequels written waiting to be filmed (at least 3 from memory). You could very easily turn that area into a run down dystopian area and possibly expand back a little, but building a sound wall to not disrupt the studio, making the sound wall look like Yosemite Sam rail road / Road Runner rollercoaster style.

Surfrider is still listed for a 6th December return. They have a month to piece it back together, test it and open it, apparently...

It was original meant to be installed at seaworld but I doubt they would spend money moving it to another park.

It really doesn't. Rivals took the Australian market to a new level. And its a Mack. MW dropped $30+ Million on that. And it's still commanding big queues. The Rivals wave hasn't ended yet. Even with the loss of Arkham, they don't need a billboard coaster just yet. We're still Toyota country. Solid, reliable, reasonably affordable. We don't have the lifestyle for a Rolls Royce. Need to see a few more jumps in AP prices before we can start thinking about that. Unfortunately the shopping list for Australian Parks usually doesn't include the criteria "must please enthusiasts". They're usually shooting for a broader market - one who doesn't know the difference between manufacturers, or... care.

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I believe we have a full cycle

So dreamworld has shown me their envisioning of main street to look like in the next 5 years, What do you think?

The lower section to the right looks to have 3 maybe 4 tracks running back in, going to make for a lot of cross overs, head chops and some cool twists, this thing may have the potential to be one of the best family woodies made 🤷‍♂️