thunder001 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Hey guys, just letting you know that the construction down under is really picking up. The new Superman coaster is coming along with allmost all the footers in, and with Wet'n'Wild starting their major upgrade of the park it is full steam ahead. Also the building is almost up for the Outback Spectacular Show that will start this coming X-Mas, with the building right between Movie World and Wet'n'Wild. Hope you all enjoy the update with many more to come. Till next time....... Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 What is Wet 'n Wild adding? Oh yeah, and yay for a new Intamin Coaster! Elissa "keep us informed" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Lemme guess what Wet n Wild is getting in its expansion... a Tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder001 Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 Wet'n'Wild are currently undergoing a $20million referb of the kids area, the changing of the current Mammoth Falls slides (Large tube style slides), as well as the rumored inclusion of another ten slides of various styles. A tornado has been rumored, but not from any of the parks. The kids area will be upgraded to a more modern feel with a large "Bucket Dump" somewhere in the setup. We will have more on this upgrade of the park as it is released to the public. This is one of those things that I am sure Rabid will know, but is not allowed to say due to employment contracts. The park is also rumored to be spending $50million on a complete new park at the Sunshine Coast (north of Brisbane) somewhere close to Australia's Zoo. Have not heard much more on this as yet, but don't expect to have to wait for too much longer for the official release. Rabid will be posting regular updates from all the construction at the parks on the Gold Coast, and there will only be more as the construction goes vertical. Wayne "new coaster....happy happy joy joy " C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid disney Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Wet N Wild will look awesome after its 2 year upgrade loads of new thrills stuff which I cant comment on but will rock for all us Aussie and Kiwi water park fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedTrack Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 we have a wet n wild here in north carolina, do you think they will be adding to that? maybe? or is that the one their adding to in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid disney Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 ^Our Wet N Wild is owned by Warner Bros and Warner Village Theme Parks the North America ones are owned by someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 There are now only two Wet n Wild's left in the US. Orlando's is owned/operated by Universal and the North Carolina one by some other weird random company. Plus North Carolina's is really messed up since they built the roller soaker coaster and then abandoned it! I also thought there used to be a Wet n Wild in South America somewhere? Elissa "yay waterpark discussion!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 There were two Wet 'N Wild's in the Dallas area, the Arlington one is now Hurricane Harbor, one of the largest water parks in the country and the one in Garland is now a CarMax after Six Flags closed it. The parking lot is still there however and the tunnel under the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Is the Superman a clone or did they actaully get a new design?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 ^ I think it's orginal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Considering every INTAMIN rocket is custom except Kingda Kaka .. that should explain alot .. hopefully we have inversions with this one .. rockets look cool with inversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Yeah its not a S:ROS clone, its a rocket coaster, so yeah its original but aren't they building the same thing at the other WBMW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder001 Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 The Australian WBMW is owned by Warner and Village Roadshow Australia, and is seperate to the other parks around the world. The newest big thrill rides built over the last couple of years at the park have all been original design due to the limited area that the park has to operate within. So with that in mind I would guess that it is going to be an original layout and from what little we have heard there will be no inversion elerments (excluding overbanked turns) within the rides layout. Hope this answers some questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid disney Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 ^never say never there could be elements as some things are being keep really quiet for surpise vaule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder001 Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 Are you trying to tell us something Rabid???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder001 Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hey All....Rabid has put another update on the site as of today. A lot of cages for the footers have arrived on site and the work is coming along at a great speed, so it might be up for the October opening as planned. Not to long to wait for the track to turn up with only 2-3 weeks to wait. Hope you all enjoy and keep watching for more updates soon. The Old Man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zztopless Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Found an interesting description about superman here: http://www.themeparkinsider.com/news/response.cfm?ID=2075 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaneymon Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ^ thats f****d up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroJoeC Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Yeah, sounds like a lot of wishful thinking to me! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zztopless Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 ^ It actually seems pretty consistant with what we know so far about the ride. The have already started work on both the indoor and outdoor sections. Ofcourse we won't know much about the indoor section until it opens, but that description is similar to what I have heard from some reliable sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 It's definately not 40 stories... more like a 131' tall top hat. A holding brake would be interesting, but I doubt that's happening. I'm curious to know how "Superman flies the train to safety" And Coaster1, Kingda Ka isn't a clone. Every rocket coaster has been of original design. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zztopless Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 ^ Yeah, the height and speed are definately mixed up. Its about 40 meters, not 40 stories and 100kmph (~65mph?), not 190. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 theres also a wet n wild in las vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 theres also a wet n wild in las vegas Thats what I was thinking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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