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Poor Castaway Bay, you have been overlooked once again. Westical if not a new coaster what ride do you want? From my recollections Village do a fantastic job at adding a mix of coasters.

And once again Surfrider re-opening date from maintenance has been removed. One could say if it was to be moved why leave it on SW web site.

What's wrong with another coaster for SW?

I don't know how long the lease is for. All I know is in 2018 the 1958 ski show at The Ski Gardens is still better than Jet Stunt Extreme.

SW is on crown land also Alex.

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The spaceship from Bermuda Triangle is my pick.

SanCap Finance, the company mandated by ACTVENTURE to facilitate the capital structuring for their $450m integrated tourism resort on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast have disclosed a $30m underwriting agreement has been secured with an Asian investment group. SanCap is an adjunct of SANAD, the master developer for the project. The announcement comes after SANAD last week revealed concept plans for an 8ha leisure park on the Steve Irwin Way site, which will draw inspiration from glamping destinations across the globe and provide a mix of cabins, powered sites and glamping tents. SanCap have a mandate to assist with the total financial requirements for ACTVENTURE, which will consist of around $30m equity and a $120m debt facility to complete Stage One. Bradley P. Sutherland, CEO of ACTVENTURE said “finalising the $30m underwriting agreement is a landmark achievement for the project as it enables us to move swiftly with negotiations for the $120m construction facility to take Stage One to financial close”. Furthermore, Sutherland said “with the International interest in ACTVENTURE we had last year on our Asian Roadshow we look forward to the IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo in Hong Kong to cement relationships”.

It wouldn't surprise me if Stage 1 the water park, became stage 3. Two good points to mention with this project are ACTVENTURE own the land and all council approvals have been finalised. ACTVENTURE is already two more steps ahead of Wonderland 2.0. On a side note, how far is it from the car park to the water park? I would hate to drag little Jonny back to the car after a long day at the park.

If the rumours are true, Village are doing a good job bluffing everyone with a closing an opening date shown for maintenance this year.

Time for an update. Skeet is starting to get funny feelings inside one’s body about ACTVENTURE. On the 4th of September 2017 Sanad Capital released an update: SANAD Capital today received Sunshine Coast Council approval to begin bulk earthworks on its recently revealed active lifestyle destination, ACTVENTURE. The Sunshine Council approved the work on 4th September 2017, and SANAD immediately commenced preparations to engage local contractors to begin moving earth as soon as possible. Tenders went out last week to six civil contractors based on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane, who will submit their bids to complete the bulk earthworks for the entire site. “We have gone to tender and are in the final stages of completing the bidding process, which will begin the critical work of laying down the foundations of Australia’s most exciting tourism and entertainment project in years.”The bulk earthworks will entail around 150,000 cubic metres of cut and fill, including a new lagoon area and the beautification of the existing waterways, and immediate preparations for Stage 1 of construction, and all future stages. The four-phase, 24-hectare project will include in its first phase, a state of the art water park, and a great lawn for major events, concerts, and community activities. The world’s first ACTVENTURE Tower will provide thrill seekers with adrenaline pumping activities such as bungee jumping, freefalling, human slingshot, ziplines and more. The outdoor adventure park will offer activities including aerial bike monorail, dinner in the sky, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, flyboarding, electric skateboarding, and zorb soccer, to name but a few. The initial phase will also include a 6,000 square metre retail and restaurant precinct. ACTVENTURE, when completed, is expected to add AUD260 million in economic benefit to the Sunshine Coast economy or AUD60 million per year of construction.Phase two of ACTVENTURE, will consist of a four-star, 220-room family hotel, with conferencing services, and Phase 3, an action sports precinct with world-class BMX and skateboarding facilities, plus a huge indoor sport’s training center with parkour, gymnastics and more. Post construction, the study shows employment of over 830 full-time employees on-site and flow-on employment benefits during the operational phase in the wider community equating to 640 full-time equivalent positions. On the 30th of January 2018 Sanad Capital released an update: Three Sunshine Coast contractors in the running for multi-million dollar bulk earthworks contract. ACTVENTURE is currently in the final stages of negotiating the bulk earthworks contract for its Sunshine Coast development site. The multimillion contract will entail a 150,000 cubic meter cut and fill project, including carving out a large lagoon and terraforming its surrounding area. The existing waterways will be sculpted to maintain their natural beauty and fully maintaining green areas. Three Sunshine Coast contractors are on the short list and a final decision is expected soon. On the 19th of April 2018 Sanad Capital released an update: Works on Site Inevitable with Tenders Close to Decision Sanad Capital talks about the accommodation on the proposed site has changed from a hotel to a place you can camp: Master Developer SANAD have today announced concept plans for an innovative leisure park to be built on their 25ha ACTVENTURE site at Steve Irwin Way. The news comes after the recent demolishing of a large mural shed branded with ACTVENTURE from the site, sparking excitement in the local community that construction will commence soon. SANAD's Board and Masterplanners have been working on an initial concept for the leisure park set to cover 8ha of the site, and the design will draw upon inspiration from glamping destinations across the globe. Recent hospitality and economic demand research by Sanad’s local and international consultants revealed strong demand for an innovative new leisure park facility on the Sunshine Coast. Luxury camping has become increasingly popular. Area within red line was the hotel accommodation but is now shown as camping accommodation. I believe only by what Sand Capital have been up to over the past 6 months, Sand Capital are still chancing the funds to build ACTVENTURE. (This is only my opinion) Photo taken in January 2018.

An application has been lodged to change the final heights of Typhoon 360 Ride and Crazy Mouse Coaster. Within this application we now know when the rides will be shipped to Australia. At the time of making the original Material Change of Use development application, the actual rides had not been ordered, so ‘typical’ heights were provided, based on the information at hand at the time. Since then, specific rides have been purchased. The Typhoon 360 will be shipped from Italy by mid April 2018. The Crazy Mouse is being manufactured and will be ready for shipping by the end of June 2018. As a result, the specifications of each particular ride are now known and there are slight differences to the heights approved by the MCU, as set out in the table below. For anybody interested on the new heights please see table. Name Approved height Proposed Height Difference Typhoon 360 (area 1) standing – 27.0m operational – 33.5m standing – 26.7m operational – 33.8m -0.3m (lower) +0.3m (higher) Crazy Mouse Coaster (area 2) 17m 15m -2.0m (lower) Heights in relationship to each other. Typhoon 360 (standing) - 26.7 RH + 36.3m SL = 63.0m AHD Typhoon 360 (operational) - 33.8 RH + 36.3m SL = 70.1m AHD Crazy Mouse Coaster - 15.0 RH + 36.5 SL = 51.5m AHD

For the purpose for insurance what is the difference between SM and Rivals?

Gold Coast Snow Park (mini park) is having its opening from the 27th . "Help us celebrate the long awaited opening of the GOLD COAST SNOW PARK!!!! We're the newest Gold Coast attraction. To thank all our dedicated fans, partners and sponsors we're throwing a Launch Weekend Spectacular. When: Starting from 9:00am Friday, 27th April to 9:00pm Sunday 29th April. What to expect: Expect winter fun, colour and excitement from beginning to end. There will be food, drinks, live entertainment, competitions and a boat load of free goodies and giveaways provided by our amazing partners and sponsors. You won’t know what to start with. Saturday, 28th April from 1:00pm to 3:00pm we'll have some of Australia's talented snow sport athletes showcasing their skills on our airbag jump. This will be nothing short of spectacular." https://www.snowparksaustralia.com.au/

I don't know how many kids carry ID. I have a hunch this is another in-house safety mechanism to protect DW if something was to go wrong.

Did you consider normally the Coast is bustling around school holidays and the hotels are full of people wanting to go to theme parks and this was replaced with the hotels full of people wanting to go to game events. @RossL is on the money too.

Have you been to the Gold Coast in the last 2 weeks?

Aussie World game to mind. Does anybody know how old the Sling Shot & Vomatron are? It will be interesting to see if the Sling Shot & Vomatron become scrap metal or find new homes.

At this point I think anything looks better than the current Sling Shot. I wonder where the Vomatrom will end up?

ONE of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist attractions will move into the heart of the Gold coast in a plan to revamp the Glitter Strip The Gold Coast Slingshot will move from Cypress Ave in northern Surfers Paradise to Cavill Ave. The facility is a relocation of the existing‘Slingshot’ attraction currently located at 6 Palm Avenue, Surfers Paradise. Whilst a relocation of the use, the ‘Slingshot’ ride will be a brand new structure. The ‘Vomatron’ which is currently co-located with the Slingshot at 6 Palm Avenue, will not be relocated to the new premises. The subject site was chosen for the rides relocation because of its position in the centre of the City’s tourist heart, and corresponding suitability with respect to its accessibility to the visitor market and compatibility with the areas active, vibrant and ‘loud’ atmosphere. The new Sling Shot Gold Coast will operate between 10.00am to 10.00pm Sunday to Thursday; and 10.00am to 12.00am Friday to Saturday. The application was approved on the 11 of April for the new Sling Shot location.

@Roachie do you not think the parks knew it would be a ghost town and the best they could was give away some tickets? Front page news today DOWNTURN GHOST TOWN A SHOCK report has revealed the Gold Coast city leaders knew a year ago that local businesses would be hit by a severe downturn during the games,

@Roachie I wasn't mocking you, I was only having a joke with you which involved my second favorite pastime of drinking,

? You call somebody salty because they disagree with you, very strange. I thought I was having a debate with an adult for a second.

If you're still thirsty for more may I suggest alcohol.

They’re involved. Village and DW gave free entry for athletes and volunteers. Maybe the parks new people would stay away from the parks. The involvement just happens to not satisfy your thirst for involvement.