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Yeah no, IMO the first impression is standing quite a bit further back from that. But that's just it - you can't even see the temple for all the jungle that comes before it. The climate changes before you even enter the temple as you delve deeper underneath the jungle canopy. This is a photo opportunity, not a temple. It just feels artificial. And despite DisneySea having a great respect for sight lines, the temple is visible well outside the delta. Just my opinion

Slide parts for the new slide tower have shown up back of house. (photo from Gold Coast Theme Parks on Facebook)

Visited WWW yesterday for the first time since 2010! Wow where has the time gone? I think it was definitely a wise choice to focus on DW first, it was in a much worse state and WWW although its not perfect its still ‘good enough’ to put on the back burner while they focused on the main park. The Green Room is still the superior slide imo and I enjoy it more than Tornado at WnW. The rip really struggles to keep a moving line and you get the feeling it really needs triple vortex firing to keep it from being blown out. Temple of Huey tower is still great with something for everyone. The bro is still awesome, and being a bit heavier I get some serious speed on him, always fun. Fully 6 was a little disappointing, if only the tubes were a little faster. 2 and 3 look fun, and it leaves a sour taste knowing they will probably never reopen. Another chill people mover like a family tube ride like mammoth falls and a lazy river would be the first investments I would be looking at for new attractions. They really need to remove Wedgie, being a slide that aesthetically trumps everything thats open and is permanently closed is just a bit of a let down. A bar closer to cave of waves would be a really good move, bit more like the WnW set up. A facelift on cave of waves to improve theming would also be awesome. Looks cheap and dated up close. Finally returning the back gate near gold coaster for easy park hop would be awesome. Considering their main marketing for WWW is two worlds in one day it makes little sense to make guests exit DW to enter WWW. This would be great if they ever decide to return ocean parade to its former glory and have a nice transition from that into WWW.

Rode both yesterday, first time with Africa and 2nd time Australia Africa is light years better in almost every way. It is more immersive, more entertaining, more cultural, and ultimately more fun. It felt a lot closer to the calibre of ride that I was originally hoping for when I first rode Sky Voyager. In fact it was the first time I have felt truly immersed in this style of attraction outside of Disneyland. I really hope DW continue to mix it up and maybe bring us some other destinations too. As much as I appreciate what Sky Voyager Australia brings as a showcase of our beautiful country, particularly for visiting international guests, the experience itself just doesn’t quite hit the mark compared to Africa. On another note, was really great to see full carparks and long lines at DW, all the work they are putting in to improve the park is really paying off and I hope they continue injecting life into it.