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The opening of the new Leviathan wooden rollercoaster at Gold Coast theme park Sea World has been pushed back until Easter 2022.

As reported by the Parkz ride enthusiasts website, construction of the new ride been completed but final structural work on the new ride, followed by commissioning and testing as well as the construction of theming, landscaping and infrastructure has yet to be undertaken.

Parkz founder Richard Wilson also wrote this week “meanwhile Trident - the other ride due to open alongside Leviathan - sits ready for the relatively simple task of bolting the tower segments together once Leviathan is at a stage where the two projects won't obstruct each other.”

Wilson advised that “due to its very close proximity to Leviathan, Trident's installation will take place once all works are completed on Leviathan.

Trident has been custom built for Sea World by SBF in Italy.

Wilson went on to advise that “Leviathan has dramatically changed the skyline at Sea World” adding that “it will continue the mood set with Vortex with water features and many more imposing statues and sculptures, though there will be a whole lot more greenery and atmosphere than we've seen thus far”.

Parkz has also provided a construction update on Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast's newest waterslides ahead of their expected opening in December.

Set to be the first new major slides to open at Wet'n'Wild since 2012's Constrictor, the additions will see the arrival of waterpark's first Master Blaster slides, which feature sections of slide where riders are propelled uphill by fast jets of water.

The collection of slides also features a new pair of body slides, Super Ripper and a Double Barrel raft slide.

The area will be rounded out with H2Oasis, a new aquatic play area - much like Sea World's The Reef at Castaway Bay - which is set to be the largest zero-depth play area on the Gold Coast.

On this development, Wilson advised “with the slides expected open in time for the summer holidays, the construction site is full steam ahead, with 30-odd tradespeople and contractors on site at any given time working on everything from side assembly to plumbing, electrical work, concreters and landscapers.”

Building work also includes the construction of a central plant room which will house all the pumps for the six slides as well as the accompanying play area.

There are different sizes of pumps for different purposes. Some will pump the main supply of water to the top of the 27 metre tower, some will supply water to Kaboom's uphill sections while some will provide water to the water effects in H2Oasis.

Images: The new Leviathan wooden rollercoaster nears completion at Sea World (top) and construction work on Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast's newest waterslides (below). Credit: Parkz.

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