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I'd say a good half of this thread probably haven't ridden a wooden coaster. Another third have done BB (by all accounts on the rough end of the spectrum), and the rest have done more. Woodies are naturally rough, that's part and parcel of them, but it adds to the fun. I think you have to come to expect any coaster in Australia will have a little rattle at least, because they aren't designed for our climate which is far warmer than Europe or America where most of these rides get built. Leviathan will be a more than sufficient ride that replaces Corkscrew's role in the lineup (albeit a little late). Based on nl2 recreations and testing footage it maintains its speed quite well and flies through that layout. I think we might have a new "best coaster in the southern hemisphere" contender with this one + it looks like Village has improved its presentation standards beyond the minimal crap that was standard for years. Vortex/Rivals didn't have rockwork, statues & well presented stations beyond an open air shed. Fwiw, that concept artwork is nearly 4 years old, so it's a bit unfair to judge presentation of it now based on that artwork. Who remembers when Steel Taipan's rendering had some very good landscaping?

Isn’t it true that Disney Imagineers once rode Lassiter’s Lost Mine and were blown away with how good it was (especially for the price of construction)? Lassiter’s was before my time, but Bermuda truly was “world class” (along with many of the “classic” VRTP attractions such as LTRR and WWF). Wish VRTP were still regularly building fully immersive attractions with great storytelling like those today. Still have my fingers crossed they’ll return to form for WOO and can still pull out some kind of magic for Atlantis.

I think Ashley's opinion on this is totally legitimate, and many many people have expressed a similar-ish opinion about this 'precinct' in the past on the forums, so not sure why he's copping it. Having said that, we most definitely can't be comparing to Disney standards when they get, what, 40 million visitors per year or something? But we know VRTP did used to create new attractions of an extremely high standard with extensive thematic elements. They even had an attraction like that in Sea World itself, with the former Lassiter's then Bermuda. But from the sounds of it, the inside of Leviathan's station is promising and a welcome reversal from the nothing stations of GL and Rivals

Im not into a back reconstruction (hello Bush Beast) but personally a bit less than silky smooth makes a wooden coaster even more exciting for me. The RMC stuff is amazing, and its super smooth, but you don’t feel like you might die, which I enjoy. I have a feeling we might just actually have a sneaky kick ass surprise of a real winner coaster here that is miles from the mild family attraction we were/are expecting. Ive heard some rumors that some international industry peeps expect this to get real attention.

The area is going to look great, but we have been promised world class theming, based on what we got with vortex I'm in doubt we are going to get that. This what we were suppose to get, it looks bloody awesome. But, in reality it's gonna look nothing like it. This how vortex looks, I'd cool that is world class. This is what we got. It looks good, but is crap, in comparison to how it was suppose look. It's very well presented but ain't world class. Yes, the area is still getting built and yes, there is a shed. Great, I'm sure it'll look good. Let's not forget Leviathan is the best family roller coaster in the world, according to them. See what I mean, VRTP, talk a big game, but it's not as good as it's hyped up to be. Who remembers this: A STORM IS BREWING, THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. I'm not gonna say anymore than that. Scooby Doo upgrade, good, but no where near as good as it was hyped up to be. But, as you guys said there is a shed, OMG a shed, I can't wait to see what's in it, but I want the whole area to be like that, and it ain't, yes, it's still getting built, but I know my history with VRTP. Here is what I call world class theming: This is what we have so far, of the world class area. Now how we've all said, the area is still under construction. So let's compare world class themed area under construction with new Atlantis under construction. What we see is the Star Wars area in Disneyland under construction, not finished yet, but, we know it's gonna be great, by just the sight of it. I don't need to show pics of leviathan and trident, because there are plenty of images on this forum. How I said the area is gonna look good, but not world class. Not by any means. Maybe the shed we look world class, but the shed is just one part of it. We were told the area would be world class, not just a shed. I'm not gonna feel silly, and I'm not writing it off. It's gonna look good, but not world class.

Pics from today: No signs of testing but the theming and landscaping is coming together nicely.

Yeah, I'm just wondering why @Levithianmentioned it at all, since it's in both...