jedimaster1227 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 It seems that the amusement industry is fully embracing the AquaLoop with more parks adding them to their list of attractions. Wet'n'Wild on the Gold Coast seems to be the next in line, upping the ante with the addition of four new slides to their park. http://themeparknewsdirect.com/australia-and-new-zealand/2010/wetnwild-confirms-aqualoop-additions Wet'n'Wild on the Gold Coast has confirmed that they will be installing four AquaLoop water slides in 2010. The ride begins with riders standing in a small chamber fitted with a trap door, which opens up at the touch of a button. Once triggered, riders are sent down a steep descent at more than 60 kilometres per hour before flying through an angled loop. The slides will be supplied by the Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater West. The ride will be the first of its kind in Australia and will be the park's first addition since the Kamikaze was introduced in 2008. Although the opening date for the slides is currently unknown, it is likely that construction will start within a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Wow....that looks pretty wicked. Hopefully they start showing up in a lot of parks in the the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'd been meaning to post about this on here... It was in the Local papers about a little while back: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/12/30/174191_gold-coast-news.html Warner Village Theme Parks chief executive officer Tim Fisher said the Aqua Loop would be open in time for the September school holidays. "It will be the only one like it, with four loops," said Mr Fisher. Warner Village owns Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild. Movie World business unit manager Bob White said a smaller version of the Aqua Loop would also be constructed for those who wanted to 'make sure they were up for it' before climbing on board the new water slide thrill ride. The smaller aqua loop sounds kind of wierd, but regardless I think this will do wonders for the park. I like the fact four of them are going in, that means around 500pph which is pretty good for a water park attraction. Interesting too to look back at the photo Robb took at IAPPA. When Robb posted that the hidden bit of the poster said "Village Roadshow" I had guessed the "4 x" had meant they had ordered 4 of them, with two going to WnW on the Gold Coast , one to Hawaii and one to Phoenix. Never would've I imagined all four coming to the Gold Coast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wados Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 yeah looking forward to this, should be good and will add another great attraction to the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therooboy Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Great news. Wet N Wild is already one of the best water parks in the world as it is. Can't wait to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I hope they have better luck with their loops than Traction Park did... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam06pr Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I hope they have better luck with their loops than Traction Park did... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park There is already an aqua loop in operation if I am not mistaken in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 It's also a very different 'loop'. I wouldn't be worried at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rock401 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Has anyone on this board actually ridden one of the German AquaLoops? I ask because I drove by the Dells the other day, and Noah's Ark is installing theirs by removing one of their Point of No Return speed slides. I'm a little excited to get down there this upcoming summer and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Just a little update, but these slides are nearing completion: For those not willing to try the full sized slides straight away, they've also added one of those mini Hyper Drop slides like the one seen at IAPPA. The full gallery, which follows from the earlier stages of construction, is available here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wados Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 so looking forward to this summer and getting to test these new slides out, should be good. Great pics I like the translucent/multi colour looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pizza14 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Whoohoo.. Made in Canada! These types of slides seem to really been catching on.. I am yet to try one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Is it just me, or does the mini-test out slide look extremely forceful & misshapen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisal771 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Now THAT is a real loop! Those look incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Very interesting...I didn't realize they were doing two different slides. Two 'near' loops, and two 'not as near' loops. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let1gre Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I wonder if they'll be open for racing two sliders at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Very interesting...I didn't realize they were doing two different slides. Two 'near' loops, and two 'not as near' loops. Very cool. I guess the photo angle makes the orange and green ones look flatter, but all 4 are the same when viewed in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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