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21 minutes ago, franky said:
It says included above the leviathan logo but then that's it's not included underneath... Colour me confused.
Yeah on further inspection I’m not sure either now. Not entirely clear.
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The park is now is selling a One Time use at each ride Fast Track pass in park for $119, including one ride on Backwards Levi too.
App pricing for One Time FT and Backwards has also reduced.
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1 hour ago, REGIE said:
Nah never really been overseas. That’s just what all the coaster enthusiasts say so I just said it too
Not a sentiment I have seen online personally, I did Arashi at Nagashima Spa Land and found it a great extreme ride.
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47 minutes ago, jack.c said:
Good morning y’all
I’m going to SeaWorld today and just wanted to check if leviathan had fast pass? We’re not here long and don’t want to wait hours in line.
With the Village Roadshow App you can purchase One Shot Fast Track for $45 per person per ride on Leviathan.
Thats the only option for paid FT. You could also try for a Virtual Que spot but they fill up very fast.
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I would say it’s possible they have reached their bandwidth limit.
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Latest version of the GCB article
QuoteSea World helicopter collision: Four dead, three seriously injured
Four people have died and many more have been injured after two helicopters collided near Sea World on the Gold Coast. LATEST DETAILS
FOUR people have died in a shocking helicopter crash on the Gold Coast.
Two Sea World helicopters collided in the air over the Gold Coast Broadwater near the theme park about 2pm, leaving a pilot and three passengers from one chopper dead.
The three other passengers in that helicopter, a woman and two young boys, were rushed to hospital in a critical condition. Two were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital, and the third, a primary school-aged child, was taken by a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
The pilot of the second helicopter, which had five passengers on board, managed to land on a sand bank in the middle of the Broadwater. Everyone aboard that helicopter survived.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) said thirteen patients were assessed at the scene and urged people to avoid the area. Police closed off SeaWorld Drive to all traffic except emergency services.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said the ATSB had commenced an investigation into the collision.
A witness, Emma Burch, said she watched the incident unfold.
“From what we saw one was taking off, the other landing. They clipped each other,” she said.
“Massive bang heard right through the Broadwater tourist park then the swooshing as the one that lost control hit the water and broke apart.
“It’s just awful. Everyone is in shock.”
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the incident was an “unthinkable tragedy”.
“My deepest sympathies are with each of the families and everyone affected by this terrible accident,” she said.
Gold Coast Acting Mayor Donna Gates said Council was working with the State Government to provide a site within the nearby Broadwater Parklands where the public could lay flowers and pay their respects. The location will be announced before noon on Tuesday.
“This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the families, first responders and those who witnessed the accident,” Cr Gates said.
“I understand the helicopter service is not a Village Roadshow operation and is managed by an independent operator.
“On behalf of council, I will limit further comments out of respect to the families.
“Australian Transport Safety Bureau and Queensland Police are the lead agencies and they will publicly comment as information comes to light.
“I applaud all emergency services for their immediate response.
“It is now time for investigators to examine what caused this accident and I ask locals to stay away from the area which remains a key part of the investigation.”
Helicopter pilot Scott Menzies was flying over the Broadwater at 2.15pm and said the scene “didn’t look good.
“I don’t know what has happened but it doesn’t look good,” he told the Bulletin.
“Emergency services are there now.”
A number of boats and rescue helicopters, including a Volunteer Marine Rescue vessel, were seen rushing to the scene. QAS said multiple resources attended the site.
“Multiple QAS resources and other emergency services are on the scene of a major incident involving two helicopters at 1.59pm,” they said.
Other witnesses described a terrifying scene.
“Just witnessed two helicopters crash into each other at Sea World,” Dang Nguyen said.
Amii McDermott said the incident was “beyond horrible”.
Another person said their daughter witnessed what had happened.
“My daughter saw them,” they said. “People on both. Landed on the sand not in Sea World thank goodness. Just praying for all.”
Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport Duty skipper Matt Fitzpatrick confirmed VMR had three units at the scene.
The helicopters involved in the horrific mid-air collision were joy flights operating from Sea World.
It is understood one helicopter was taking off while another was returning to the landing pad from its scenic flight over the Gold Coast Broadwater.
It is understood the Sea World Helicopters aircraft were operated by an external contractor called Professional Helicopter Services Group.
Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Jayney Shearman said it was “a very traumatic” incident.
“Our thoughts and condolences go out to all the families involved,” she said.
Police Duty Officer from the southeastern region, Acting Inspector Gary Worrell, paid tribute to the boaties and other civilians who leapt into action to help.
“Emergency services and multiple members of the public attended the critical incident, those people were confronted with a significant (crash),” he said.
Jetskis, family boats, and ordinary members of the public rushed to provide basic life support and first aid.
“I’d like to thank (everyone) that attended today, it was a difficult scene with lots of moving parts.
“I don’t know if you’ve seen the images, but one airframe had the windscreen removed and landed safely on the island.
“The other airframe had crashed, it was upside down.”
Acting Insp Worrell said the crash site was “difficult” for emergency services to access. Boats were quickly set up to ferry first responders and victims of the crash across the water.
Those involved suffered a range of injuries, according to Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Jayney Shearman.
“In the initial stages, there were 13 people identified on those two helicopters,” she said.
“There were three critical patients that were treated and there were six minor injuries. They were all transported to hospital.
“The minor injuries were mainly glass shrapnel that had come from the impact.”
There were “a number” of critical injuries too, with some suffering multisystem trauma: “Which means there was a lot of impact to the body”.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said the ATSB had commenced an investigation into the fatal mid-air collision.
“Transport safety investigators with experience in helicopter operations, maintenance and survivability engineering are deploying from the ATSB’s Brisbane and Canberra offices and are expected to begin arriving at the accident site from Monday afternoon,” he said.
“During the evidence gathering phase of the investigation, ATSB investigators will examine the wreckage and map the accident site. Investigators will also recover any relevant components for further examination at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra, gather any available recorded data for analysis, and interview witnesses and other involved parties.
“The ATSB asks anyone who may have seen the collision, or who witnessed the helicopters in any phase of their flights, or who may have footage of any kind, to make contact via witness@atsb.gov.au at their earliest opportunity. ”
Mr Mitchell said the ATSB would likely publish a preliminary report detailing basic information gathered during the investigation in about six to eight weeks.
“A final report will be published at the conclusion of the investigation, however, should any critical safety issues be identified at any stage during the course of the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties so appropriate safety action can be taken,” he said.
In a statement, Sea World Helicopters (SWH) expressed its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
“We and the entire flying community are devastated by what has happened and our sincere condolences go to all those involved and especially the loved ones and family of the deceased,” a spokesman said.
“We are cooperating with all the authorities including the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Queensland Police. As it is now a police investigation we cannot provide any further information at this stage.”
Queensland-based federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers offered his condolences.
“The broadwater is usually such a welcoming place, full of fun and families, but this afternoon it was the scene of unthinkable horror and sadness,” he said.
“Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this awful tragedy, and to grieving communities on the Gold Coast and beyond.”
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10 minutes ago, TBoy said:
Nine are saying that they are both owned by Sea World.
Worth noting that Sea World Helicopters does not equal Sea World/Village Roadshow, they are a seperate business that license the name/space in my limited understanding.
https://www.abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=63055890054
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GCB are now reporting 3 dead and 13 being treated by QAS.
QuoteThree people have died and many more have been injured after two helicopters collided in the Broadwater near Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Emergency services rushed to the “major incident” at around 2pm, with police closing off SeaWorld Drive to traffic.
Queensland Ambulance said thirteen patients were being assessed at the scene and urged people to avoid the area.
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Appreciate the trip report and all the photos, have yet to make it to Gumbuya or Funfields.
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Could be wrong but I always thought it was in the straight section of track before unload.
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I wouldn’t take it as gospel either, but it is running on what information VRTP/Accesso is feeding it.
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3 minutes ago, REGIE said:
They are doing everything they can to try to get people not complain that there biggest ride is closed
Yes.. reopening the nocturnal house is definitely a factor in keeping guests disappointed GD is closed happy /s
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1 hour ago, themagician said:
Leviathan also definitely has single rider. So does WWF. I believe MDMC might also have it.
Leviathan doesn’t have Single Rider, you may be thinking of Trident?
WWF and MC.
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Leviathan and Trident both are now available on VQ (free, but subject to availability) and Levi is available as a paid One Shot of $45 with Backwards also now available by the app.
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6 minutes ago, Ogre said:
This is the same park that called a ride "Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation" 😜
Exactly! It will be Wizard of Oz - Flying Monkey Coaster
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44 minutes ago, rappa said:
Didn't the company doing the photos just change? Surely related
Correct, Magic Memories no longer is involved with Ride or Candid photos in park and it is now managed by Kodak. It certainly has some teething issues however.
Existing 12M ride photo passholders should have received an email with a new barcode to utilise for the new system with a one month extension for the downtime when they changed systems, old Ride Photo passes have been upgraded to the one ones including candids.
Considering previously the longest candid pass you could buy was $50 for 14 days I see it as an upgrade, but I understand why if you are only interested in ride photos its disappointing. Dreamworld to compare offer both for $59.95 or Rides (online only purchase) for $34.95. -
Village Key has been added to the main website (and ticketing page ) of note these competitions are mentioned only the One Pass comp has been mentioned previously and on the Village Key site itself, nor are any terms available for the others.
https://themeparks.com.au/thevillagekey
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2 hours ago, Rivals said:
Leviathan was having issues all yesterday
It really wasn’t, it ran fairly consistently from 11am until 3:30pm. More uptime than most rides at SW on Sunday.
2 hours ago, Rivals said:pretty sure it’s connected to the software used for the parks app,
Bingo, it scrapes data from Accesso.
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My thoughts are it should have had an unadvertised soft opening period, but VRTP decided on a date and after countless other delays they weren’t willing to budge on it.
I think managing expectations is important, knowing it didn’t have a soft opening period and the teething issues I wasn’t disappointed only getting one ride forwards and one backwards on Saturday but certainly many guests were. If you have the signs as shown above realistic expectations are set.
It was on the news last night it was open! The park even with Atlantis in my opinion is not operating to the standard of a $129 day ticket (gate price).
I want to give credit to the ride ops/on the ground staff however, they have communicated to guests well. I was actually on the train that had issues before the ride went down the rest of the day on Saturday, and on the last train of the day yesterday being evacuated from the break run. I have had a few ride delays/breakdowns before but none that went as smoothly as that did.
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Yeah, have been able to create an account but receive an error attempting to add the key to cart.
For $25 as a one off I’m happy to experiment and see what it’s like and the benefits on offer.
Still no details on the actual in park discounts.
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32 minutes ago, kujotess said:
Curious to see the ice-skating rink if anyone has any photos/details ?
Don’t have any photos but similar to how Dreamworld does theirs for Winterfest. Probably the same external company.
It’s located in the Intercity/IT Maze space. Free during day trade, and they have extended it to Jan 29. $15 during White Christmas.
It’s great to see some investment in the event and the new floats are even more impressive in person.
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I was at the park yesterday, managed to get one ride backwards and one forwards. Was on the train with restraints checked and about to dispatch before it encountered issues and closed for the rest of the day trade, wasn’t due to wind.
Did see Trident was running last night, but I’m still honestly not expecting it to be open today
I’m extremely impressed with the theming/show elements of Leviathan, have to agree with others that forwards is a better ride experience than backwards.
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Bikash’s story has the line going out to the plaza.
Listed wait time in the app is currently 45m, it was listed as 5mins earlier.
Infrastructure has been built for VQ/FT but it is not yet operating.
I’m going to SeaWorld today and just wanted to check if leviathan had fast pass? We’re not here long and don’t want to wait hours in line. 
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Slight nitpick, the white wristbands are not the same as Fast Track available for purchase, they are unlimited use and only issued for "VIPs" (whilst paid Fast Track is one use per ride).
Have to agree though that I don't think it impacted their review and it was a nice reminder that whilst we can all be critical of our local parks they are great as they are.