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It wouldn't even be a worlds first.

https://instagram.com/stories/tainan.martins/2806470491945505173?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&utm_medium=copy_link new little update via instagram, the stations aesthetics appear to be getting completed at a steady pace, maybe September 3rd will be the actual opening date for the ride.

Gone are the days GC parks had every ride open for the school holidays.

Actually looks pretty good! May even top Scooby for the best themed station. It's a shame though that we have to rely on cheeky Instagram stories to get updates on the construction. I wish they kept that construction blog updated...

...also (mostly) disregard the 'Hamilton' bit too, @Slick. Most cruise liners will use the new terminal at The Sewage Treatment Plant Luggage Point. Whenever cruising actually resumes.

@red dragin and for those who don't have an IPhone, as the @Rivals vid does not work on Android for some reason. @New display name new vid: Screen_Recording_20220401-204007_Instagram.mp4 Screen_Recording_20220328-210756_Instagram.mp4

Good, now we can talk about how good it's starting to look.

I mean if that were the strategy they were going with it's a poor one. This is probably one of the most anticipated (and controversially delayed) attractions we've seen in Australia in a hot minute - and they started off very VERY "non village" with a full blown construction blog and semi-regular updates... And then around the time the ride topped out, they stopped updating it. It's a hugely missed opportunity to have built the anticipation. Now sure, they've had delays, and obviously that's lead to very little happening on-site for them to report on, but all that has done is created an even bigger vacuum by having a blog, and then withdrawing further updates. Its been a long time since our parks premiered a new ride in a spectacular way, and I was hopeful that this was the start of a change - only to flop. its no wonder people are crawling the 'Gram (and flying their own drones over the park, etc etc) to get content when the park has left such a void in such a content-driven world. They would have had a better chance of having a 'big surprise reveal' if they continued to control the narrative... instead of.... crickets.

Not all those cobwebs are 'theming' you know.

i noticed this which is why i didn’t post a screenshot of the actual maintenance page. Giant Drop and MDMC might possibly be because of the railway but i don’t think Taipan is, im pretty sure it’s just having some technical issues atm

It wouldn’t surprise me if the Will Smith slap was part of the delay for Leviathan opening

Ansett collapse, 911 and the SARs virus are all confirmed for causing Leviathan delays.

The only time people voluntarily rode AA was when they wanted their spine readjusted. My favourite in-park photos have always been on that ride because I look like I'm ready to embrace the sweet release of death.

Scooby is still an enjoyable ride, it’s just disappointing when we know what it once was. They just need to spend some serious money again on it

the ride is actually being promoted on Instagram (which does seem to cost a fair chunk of money for a wide audience), i wonder if it is real to not simply due to would they waste money for a April Fools joke that’s a day early?