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I checked this out on Saturday morning. Pics here: https://www.parkz.com.au/search/photos/location/wetnwild-gold-coast The Area All clean and modern looking. Resort style meets modern local pool I guess. The entrance signs in particular look nice, with bold 3D logos on white battens. Kaboom I did this one first, and still had a bit of a wait. The blue side was intermittently shutting down due to teething problems, so it was maybe running at 60% capacity. It seemed they would get 3 or so dispatches before it would fault and need restarting. The slide is great, was suprised by the abruptness of the drops, but you lose a bit of speed towards the top of the blaster sections. The Blasters are well tuned, so you dont get the "fire hose in the back" sensation, the water seems to stick to the slide surface. The whole turnaround part is good you pick up speed in the tailspin section, and the following turns and helices are enclosed and pitch black. The final helix is actually very transparent, and you can see through it easily. I think being a larger diameter tunnel and lack of water in the face helps compared to Aqualoop (Which you cant really see well out of) The line moved quite slow, so I think dreams of 30 second dispatches are exactly that. The staff members have fall arrest thingys attached to an overhead cable on the start platform, since it would be fairly easy to fall down into the slide. The funny thing is guests are of course unprotected. You board at deck level onto the raft sitting on the conveyor belt, so it was funny seeing staff freak out when the front passenger went to sit down but got a bit close to the front. I think eventually they'll install gates like on River Rapids to remove this risk. Double Barrel Now, the absolute silly thing I cannot fathom is that both rides have a shared queue, so if you are wanting to just do the double barrel presumably you have to line up with everyone else waiting for Kaboom. Now in practice that doesn't happen because the greeter asks you what you want to ride, and then sends you down the Fast Track queue. But whhhhhhy even have to do that? Why not have a 3rd queue just for Double Barrel riders and avoid any confusion. All this brand queue railing that might have to be changed. The slide is as gentle as you would expect, but it actually seemed popular with parents with younger kids, and it was using all its rafts, so it's doing its job of adding capacity. Boarding is a bit awkward. The queue finishes at the opposite end of the platform, the operator puts the raft into the start tub for you. the start tub is both narrow and with high edges, so its squeezy to get in. As for the slide, pretty gentle, just a sense of coming into land and gradually descending. The most forceful part is the splashdown. Super Ripper Yayyyy this one is the best. Capacity is too low for demand, (And the same thing happens over at River Rapids) WnW needs more classic body slides IMO. I had a heap of sunscreen on, which turned a bit greasy when wet, which meant sliding was ridiculously fast. The great thing was the turns were smooth, as were the joints, so no back pain, nor any fear of being thrown around violently on the turns, so you could really blitz it on the way down. The rainbow colour daylight rings on the enclosed section looked nice and crisp. I'd happily go on this over and over on a quiet day. General Notes Every ride has scales at the bottom and top with a red and green light system. The old changerooms have had a tart up match the style of the new area. There is artificial turf but its literally hotter than the concrete, went to walk on it because i thought the path was too hot but quickly noped out. The staircases are pretty wide for Kaboom which is nice. None of the problems WnW Sydney had. I thought it was funny that they have wrapped the start of Super Ripper in padding, because the staircase passes closely underneath, so it is plausible that guests would have scraped their rafts on it if carried too high. Minor bugbear, but at the bottom of the staircases, the overhead signs are generic text instead of using the ride logos. Why? Overall, good additions that will keep WnW ticking along, with literally something for everyone.

Staff have been spotted riding Big Dipper! https://www.instagram.com/p/CXXFErahVPQ/ https://www.instagram.com/kevin.einsteinz/

Agree. All staff should be wearing this

kaboom is the only one out of the 3 that requires 2 riders

Or a mural of DW created out of Lego or a photo opportunity or something

I also visited the park this morning briefly for another ride. The atmosphere was fantastic. The area was very busy and felt good. The staff had such good attitudes and were getting in on the fun with guests. I went single rider and the queue was fairly quick. The staffs loading procedures I thought were very good and efficient. I know the GC parks aren’t known for very good loading procedures normally, but I think ST is the best we’ve seen in a long time. Having ridden it for my 4th time today, I have come to the conclusion that it is my favourite coaster on the GC

I remember seeing a 120kg weight limit a while back now...