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[Ep 53] Gold Coast Attractions - Wet'n'Wild & Slideways
Day 3 took us to Wet'n'Wild. Given it was pretty quiet we didn't have massive crowds to deal with so we had a really good day. One of the things that seems to be a bit lacking at the moment is the really fast thrill slides with huge drops where you reach high speeds. That being said, we were able to do slides like Kamikaze and Tornado as many times as we wanted and they are always fun. I always enjoy riding on slides in the dark and so Black Hole is one of my favorite water slides and for the first time got to try Super Ripper which is quite good fun. For the first time I tried body boarding on the Flow Rider with mixed results. Keryn got a good laugh at some of my wipe outs!
In the evening we went to Slideways which is a 3 level GoKart track which as the name suggests, you slide (drift) in the corners. I'm more of a bitumin driver so wasn't going with high expectations but I have to say that I had an absolute blast and really enjoyed it. Within a couple of sessions I was doing reasonable lap times too so had we more time on this trip I would really like to have gone back there. Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the official Village Roadshow Theme Parks YouTube Channel ThemeParksVRTP for the use of their footage from the Kamikaze and Tornado water attractions.
For other footage from the Village Roadshow Theme Parks YouTube Channel go to:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThemeParksVRTP
For more information about Warner Brothers Movie World, Wet and Wild and Seaworld you visit the Village Roadshow Theme Parks website:
https://themeparks.com.au
Super Ripper footage:
https://www.youtube.com/@australasianleisuremanagem3789
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In the evening we went to Slideways which is a 3 level GoKart track which as the name suggests, you slide (drift) in the corners. I'm more of a bitumin driver so wasn't going with high expectations but I have to say that I had an absolute blast and really enjoyed it. Within a couple of sessions I was doing reasonable lap times too so had we more time on this trip I would really like to have gone back there. Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the official Village Roadshow Theme Parks YouTube Channel ThemeParksVRTP for the use of their footage from the Kamikaze and Tornado water attractions.
For other footage from the Village Roadshow Theme Parks YouTube Channel go to:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThemeParksVRTP
For more information about Warner Brothers Movie World, Wet and Wild and Seaworld you visit the Village Roadshow Theme Parks website:
https://themeparks.com.au
Super Ripper footage:
https://www.youtube.com/@australasianleisuremanagem3789
You can also follow our content on:
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