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They have also laid down the turf

The map is no longer 3D

They’ve trimmed the hedge even more to reveal this element I’ve never seen before

It won’t be long before they lay some concrete and add seating and shading because people are already sitting around waiting for the GD

They can’t test ST while BuzzSaw is being removed due to their close proximity. And they have timed the removal of BS with the end of Mach initial testing. So while ST is sitting there waiting to receive operational approval (or whatever it is they require from the government), they are removing BS.

Because the BuzzSaw is now being removed, I believe this means ST has completed its required testing from Mach. And they are now waiting on the government to sign off on the attraction. Then staff training can begin.

Road runner has been removed from the maintenance listing

WNW posted construction progress photos on their socials, but here are the most recent photos taken from the post

WWF reopening has been delayed to Dec 27

The removal of TOT happened to allow for the new train route and the removal of BuzzSaw happened now so they didn’t need to setup fencing and close ST. I guess when an attraction isn’t set to be replaced for some time, then the park don’t see it worthwhile removing the old until necessary. I wish that wasn’t the case, but that’s unfortunately what happens. Bermuda Triangle sat there for two years untouched. Mach 5 sat for 3.5 years. The ridiculous SBNO was some of the old rides at DW, such as the mine ride and chairlift.

The WWF store is good because of its external theming and blends into the ride so well. What they sell inside is the same as almost all the other stores. Every store should sell different items, otherwise what’s the point of all the different stores

Exit shops have becoming a dying concept on the GC. With Scooby, WWF and GL being the only attractions left with them. Scooby’s is only open during peak periods and some weekends. I’d say the only one left that does well for sales is GLs because of its location

Something to note is that the park are going to see how guests utilise areas and whether or not they need to add additional amenities. To my understanding, once BuzzSaw is removed, that area will remain closed off and the park are going to evaluate whether they need to construct a viewing area of the coaster. Which makes sense because why spend extra money on an area that people might not even use. If additional shading and seating is required over time it will be added. Same with the connection path under the track to the Giant drop. If they find a lot of guests stop to watch the coaster, then they’ll make better use of that space

The maintenance page does say Slide 2 and 3 has reopened but the attraction page says it’s closed

Is it everyone single coaster on the Gold Coast, or just the adult ones? Because if you want to do the challenge properly you’ve got to go on Gold Coaster Escape from Madagascar Shockwave? MDMC Superman Escape Green Lantern DC Rivals Scooby Road Runner Jet Rescue Storm SpongeBob Boating School

Interesting. Because when I left the park the other day, I exited through the gift shop and out the usual exit door

It might not be Christmas, but there is a summer event of some form

I checked out Spooky Nights last night for my first time. Overall the event is pretty good and great for kids. I’ll bring down the varying aspects of the event. Parking and entry As expected the Sea World carpark did fill up and they used the overflow when required. We arrived at 5 and just parked on the street, as I’d learnt from previous SW events that was always the best option. They had plenty of traffic control on and they managed the situation well. Entering the park didn’t take too long. We entered through the usual pass holder entrance and even though the queue was back to the road, it was quick. Food We had the Bao buns, foot long Dagwood dog and chips. All very pretty good. And all the other food looked good too. The amount of food was good for the theme park prices. Rides I believe the vortex was down due to technical issues because I saw maintenance staff working on it at 5. Because of the rain, the Vortex was under testing at around 8, but I’m now sure if it opened for the last 30 minutes. Because of the rain, Storm and Nickelodeon didn’t operate for most of the night. Atmosphere A part from some lighting and smoke machines, there wasn’t a lot happening throughout the park. There were a few skeletons, photo ops and the ‘monster’ towers where you hit a button and lights flashed and there were some sound effects. The Plaza was the area with the most atmosphere, with the DJ and a couple roaming characters/dancers. Lightshow It was a bit underwhelming. I don’t know if it’s because I had the expectations it would be to the level of the Carnivale shows. But there wasn’t actually that much water effects. There were a few lights and projections, but not too many. The fireworks was a really good touch and I’m glad they were a part of it. The show was mostly about the characters signing and dancing. The story and songs were pretty good. But as a whole, I waa hoping for a lot more from it.

The bridge works needed to be done for access to Storm. The cleaning up could just be so it doesn’t look like a pile of mess. But if they have done some repainting, that is strange

@Brad2912 agreed. A golden hat and tusks maybe and then do a few full gold dolphins and place them around the park. Then they could make it a treasure hunt for the kids.

Jet Rescue getting work done to its track (and there is new signage for closed rides) I believe this has been like this for some time, but the access path that was alongside the log ride station is now fenced off They are replacing the old rockwork along the old splashdown for the log ride They are replacing the bridges over Shark Bay And Patrick’s is almost entirely removed because of Leviathan construction. All that remains now is the attraction signage and control booth.

You can see to the left they’ve also started building the station (to the right is the maintenance building And here’s a few other shots I got

They’ve somewhat tied the front of the park up, there is some signage throughout the park and they’ve painted Wally gold.