Sea World (Australia) Wild, Polar Bear Cub & Storm Update

[Hurricane]

I took a ride on Storm yesterday, and really I think other people have summed up the ride generally. The wait time was around 20 minutes and the staff were running the ride very efficiently with a boat leaving about every 40 seconds. I do kind of wish the ride itself did go for a bit longer considering the ride it replaced went for a good 7 minutes.

 

The ride itself is pretty good without being too scary which really is a perfect fit for Sea World. The ride will be better once the fire effects are up and running but it's a overall very solid attraction and just pure fun. Also, if your sitting in the back seat prepare to get SOAKED. This is the only ride that a few hours later I decided to throw out my socks and buy a new pair as they were just destroyed by the Mack gods! I really do hope that these rides take off more as they are awesome!

[gerstlaueringvar]

Great to hear nice reviews of the ride! Hopefully I can check it out someday.

[_koppen]

Looks like the old Arrow ride Sea Viper won't open up again.

 

Sea Viper is being retired after bringing thrills to Sea World’s guests for 32 years. Sea World is constantly exploring new attractions like the $21M Storm Coaster which opened in December, and there are several new and exciting options in the pipeline...

 

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[djrappa]

Clearly the reason being all the track ties and spine have just evaporated.

[cfc]

I would not rate this as a big loss, as the old Arrow Corkscrews have become pretty painful over the years. I'm curious to see what the park has in mind to replace Sea Viper.

 

Not the worst ride I've ever been on, but far from the best.

[BDG]

Does anyone need some scrap metal?

 

http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/topic/6607-rip-sea-viper-17072014/page-5

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[DLex]

Does anyone need some scrap metal?

 

Chance for relocation: 0%.

 

Thanks for sharing the pics!

[DJeXeL]

I wonder who will purchase those Kumbak trains? They are only 4 years old.

 

[rcjp]

^Wow! Those look... interesting.

[jedimaster1227]

It is surprising to see the ride retired so soon after the Sea Viper upgrades were completed. I wonder what must have changed in the four years to make the ride less capable/reasonable to operate now than it was when the upgrades first happened.

[_koppen]

^ There's been a lot of talk about welding and correcting the track on the Australian forum. It probably just wasn't economical anymore.

[DJeXeL]

^Fair enough. Unfortunately, Arrow loopers are all on borrowed time.

[BDG]

More photos:

 

http://www.parkz.com.au/update/2014/08/05/341-Sea_World_August_2014.html

[rcjp]

^Even when the ride's not great, it's always hard for me to see it being torn down like that.

[historyfreak92]

Man! It really sucks for a Classic Ride to be gone! In my opinion this destroys the Australia Amusements! (Not what I meant!) But things won't be the same forever! I hope they will get a new exciting ride, or coaster!

[azza29]

Not sad or surprised to see this one go. Unpopular ride with maintenance issues taking up a chunk of land in a park that's very tight for space. They were literally storing pieces of old rides underneath the lift hill, and it is the least family-friendly ride in a park that is aimed at a younger audience. I'm sure whatever it's replaced with will be better, no question.

[historyfreak92]

Yeah, hopefully a Gerstlaurer, or a B&M!