Lets Talk Wet And Wild Gold Coast

[themagician 5,391]

Mammoth Falls has now reopened, despite the website still saying its closed for Maintenance 

[themagician 5,391]

From Tuesday the 27th of December 2016 – Wednesday the 11th of January 2017, enjoy selected slides from 9am, with all slides and attractions opening at 9.30am. Plus, you can splash on into the evening until 6:30pm.

I don't know why they wouldn't open with those hours for even longer, until around Australia Day. The whole month the park is crazy busy, so why not take advantage of it.

[Jamberoo Fan 357]

Did Wet 'n' Wild Gold Coast really need to point out that selected slides open at 9am when all slides & attractions will be open 30 minutes later anyway? They could have just said 'Slides & attractions begin to open from 9am'. Given they did say 'selected slides', they could say which slides.

[Brad2912 3,708]

You're a stickler for semantics aren't you...

selected slides open from 9am

OR

slides begin opening from 9am

who cares?

[TomiJ 150]

3 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

who cares?

Not me, hahaha I wanted to write the same thing but I was being to nice. I'm just happy the parks are open more during the peak season.  

Edited December 27, 2016 by TomiJ

[pin142 799]

Still don't get how the Sydney park can do 10am to 8pm daily through summer peak and the Gold Coast can't. Given the weather in South-East Queensland of late it would seem in their best interest to match the Sydney parks opening hours.

[wipeout94 30]

Both parks close around the sunset times for Sydney and Gold Coast. I would not expect WnW Gold Coast to operate as it gets dark.

I would love for WnW Gold Coast to open earlier. Have they opened earlier in any past seasons?

[jake_hunt 59]

@pin142 Keeping in mind that Queensland doesn't operate on daylight savings time, meaning that closing at 8pm is the equivalent of closing at 9pm in NSW.

So, they would be matching Sydney's opening hours just by opening from 9am to 7pm - which both DW and WnW are ALMOST doing.

[Chubu 12]

I know Wet 'N' Wild Sydney previously operated until 10pm some nights, and pretty sure In its first year it was open as late as Midnight. But have been cutting hours because the park becomes dead at night, particularly if it wasnt a hot day.

Edited December 27, 2016 by Chubu

[themagician 5,391]

But remember there are noise restrictions in that area, so they wouldn't be able to stay open past 9pm (Can't entirely remember want thto restrictions were so someone correct me if I'm wrong)

[Jamberoo Fan 357]

21 hours ago, Brad2912 said:

You're a stickler for semantics aren't you...

selected slides open from 9am

OR

slides begin opening from 9am

who cares?

Not a stickler but have been interested in semantics a bit lately...

I just thought it was pointless saying selected rides are open from 9am when all of them will be opening at 9:30am anyway. It is only 30 minutes difference which could include the time to enter the park, use the amenities & maybe only get 1 slide in. If it was 8:30am, I wouldn't have posted anything as 1 hour difference is enough to make you question why most slides are shut if you didn't know they would be opening in an hour's time.

Edited December 28, 2016 by Jamberoo Fan

[red dragin 381]

11 hours ago, jake_hunt said:

@pin142 Keeping in mind that Queensland doesn't operate on daylight savings time, meaning that closing at 8pm is the equivalent of closing at 9pm in NSW.

So, they would be matching Sydney's opening hours just by opening from 9am to 7pm - which both DW and WnW are ALMOST doing.

Plus (adjusting for daylight savings), sunset in Sydney is 23 minutes later than Brisbane today, for instance. This being of course because Sydney sits further west. 

[themagician 5,391]

Was going to spend an hour or so at WnW, but finding a parking space is impossible. The large carpark outside AOS was completely full. Not even a garden bed or grass area left. Even the staff/over flow carpark to the left was completely full. Literally no where to part at midday. So didn't bother. But maybe the park should consider extending their carpark even further.

[MickeyD 938]

^ wow that's CRAZY. Seriously though are you insane?!??! Even if you did get in there you'd be lucky to get in the Wave pool - I'd be heading down to WWW. You might actually get on a slide?

[themagician 5,391]

I wasn't going to go on the slides. Was just going to checking out the Aqua Racer and Buggy progress. I had no expectations to get on any of the slides, but was on my way home, and passed by so thought I'd pop in, but didn't end up happening.

[MickeyD 938]

It's a shame WnW don't do Dive in movies anymore with rides etc till when the movie finished, like they used to..

Would certainly help soak up the crowds

[bladex 205]

2 hours ago, MickeyD said:

I'd be heading down to WWW. You might actually get on a slide

they have better slides anyway. those little rippers alone are way funner than any slide in wnw

Edited December 30, 2016 by bladex

[Brad2912 3,708]

 

3 hours ago, bladex said:

way funner

This my friends is a clear example of the failure of our education system..

 

[pin142 799]

Park at Helensvale and catch the bus?