Park Update
New Atlantis Precinct Spin in to Sea World
In December 2020, Sea World, Australia opened Vortex, a multi-million-dollar ride that takes guests on a thrilling adventure as they reach speeds of 30km/h and experience up to 5 G-Forces on the 18-metre-high pendulum swinging attraction. Park World editor, Becci Knowles spoke to Village Roadshow Theme Parks chief operating officer, Bikash Randhawa to find out more.
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he Vortex was the first attraction to open in The New Atlantis precinct at Sea World, which will feature three new, world- class rides including the Vortex, the Leviathan, a wooden coaster opening and the Trident, 42metre high swinging attraction, both opening in mid-2021.
At the grand opening, Village Roadshow Theme Parks CEO, Clark Kirby said it represented a wonderful time in the company’s history and demonstrates an on going commitment to the tourism industry on the Gold Coast. “We are incredibly excited to officially open
the Vortex ride at Sea World, and we can’t wait to welcome our guests to experience this thrilling attraction,” he said.
“While on the ride, guests will tumble and whirl through the air as they experience pendulum movements and circular rotations all while taking
40 in the spectacular views of the park.
Park World (PW): Who manufactured Vortex? Sea World (SW): Huss Park Attractions.
PW: How long was it in development for? SW: With all new attractions to the Village Roadshow Theme Parks group, we undertake several months and sometimes years of planning to decide on new attractions, which will complement our existing rides and attractions. Upon identifying the Vortex as the first attraction to open in the New Atlantis precinct at Sea World, construction commenced on the ride in mid-2019 and the ride officially opened on the 21st December 2020.
PW: Talk our readers through the process from concept to completion? SW: When undertaking the planning of the New Atlantis precinct at Sea World we conducted significant research into attractions which we felt would not only suit the precinct, but also add new and exciting experiences for our guests to Sea World.
Once we had identified the type of rides which we would like to include in the new precinct, we began the process of selecting a manufacturer with Huss Park Attractions, being selected to commission the Top Spin Suspended, which would become the Vortex.
From here our internal projects, operations, maintenance and marketing teams began working on bringing the ride to life. The ride was announced in a major media event at Sea World in conjunction with the
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