Wet 'n' Wild Sydney Review 2015 (Part 2 - Ride Review)
There are a total of 29 'attractions' at Wet 'n' Wild Sydney. For the purposes of this post, I will divide them into 4 main types - 'Adult' slides, Kids slides & splash zones, Pools and Pay-to-Ride rides.
'Adult' slides
There are a total of 13 'adult' water slides in this park. 'Adult' being, one has to be at least 110 cm or sometimes 120 cm in order to get on them. This would account for why persons above 110 cm having to pay adult fare. There are also weight limitations for different rides.
The adult slides are available on 4 different towers. If you are you using a fast-pass lite, you can get through 1 of each tower on fast-pass a day.
Tower 1
Tower 1 is home to The Curler, Riptide and Double BOWLseye - ProSlide Technology slides. All slides would be on a 4-man float raft. They would allow you to ride on the slide with 2-4 people. The Curler (blue slide), a Mammoth slide, as what the name describes is a slide with lots of sharp curves. This slide is good if you want a ride which is not so exhilarating.
The Riptide (green slide), another Mammoth slide, is the fastest of all the 4-man float slides. It has a really exhilarating drop at the end where the whole raft goes air-borne!
The Double BOWLseye, a Behemoth 40, is a slide where first the riders are taken into a dark tunnel, then into 2 large bowls (40 feet wide) each where they circle in and exit in the middle.
Tower 2
Tower 2 is home to T5, Tantrum and Bombora - ProSlide Technology slides. All slides would be on a 4-man float raft. They would allow you to ride on the slide with 2-4 people.
T5 (Green and yellow slide) is a ProSlide Tornado 60 - a slide with a funnel of diameter of 60 feet (18 metres). Riders sit on a 4-man float and are plunged down a steep incline into the funnel where they oscillate up and down the barrel of the funnel. Due to the size of the funnel, the initial drop into the funnel is huge and very exhilarating.
Tantrum (Orange and red slide) is a ProSlide Tornado 24 - a slide with a funnel of diameter of 24 feet (about 7 meters). This probably the most splashy ride of them all. There are 3 funnels in this ride, but as they are much smaller, the drops are more splashy than exciting. If you want to get real soaked when you arrive, this is a great ride to start on.
Bombora (Blue Slide) is a Tornado Wave slide. Riders first go around a sharp bend then drop steeply into a boomerang when riders oscillate back and forth, up and down. This ride would get your air-borne especially on the first drop. Exciting, but short.
Tower 3
Tower 3 is home to 360 Rush and H2Go Racers - WhiteWater West slides. These are individual slides on a mat.
360 Rush is probably the most intense wet ride. Riders are strapped onto a raft on the back and are released down using a trap door, feet-first into a super long nearly vertical drop. The rider then is spun 360 degrees in a loop before splashing out.
H2Go Racers is a less intense version of the ride. Riders lay their belly on a raft and go head first into a 360 degree loop before dropping down a 45 degree incline slide. This ride is more fun than intense. However, you will see many people chickening out of the ride as the head-first ride can be quite intimidating.
Tower 4
Tower 4 is home to the 2-man float rides. You must ride with someone else - solo riders are not allowed. The slides on Tower 4 are Breakers, Aquatube, Tropical Cyclone, Half Pipe and Typhoon - WhiteWater West slides.
Breakers (4 slides - green, blue, red and pink), a MasterBlaster slide, which are like water-roller coasters. It starts with a drop, then a climb and ends with a very steep drop. The pink and the red slides have steeper drops than green or blue.
Aquatube (dark blue slide), a traditional flume slide, is a slide where you go into a pitch black tube with very sharp bends. Beware, there's an unexpected splash in the middle of the ride!
Tropical Cyclone (red and yellow), a Constrictor slide, is an open-tube slide which has 2 cylinders where riders oscillate in. The weight limit is a total of 150 kg, so 2 large men won't be able to ride together.
Half Pipe (purple and blue slide), a Boomerango. is like a 2-man version of the Bombora. Riders first go around a sharp bend then drop steeply into a boomerang when riders oscillate back and forth, up and down. This ride would get your air-borne especially on the first drop. Exciting, but short.
Typhoon (yellow and purple slide), a Rattler slide, where a rider goes through a few sharp helices.
Kids slides & Splash Zones
Pools
In the middle of the park, there is a huge wave pool known as The Beach. Waves come on and off periodically. The wave pool has a beach and lots of lounge chairs around it. The pool gradually gets deeper as the further away from the beach to a maximum of 1 metre. Past 1 meter pool is sectioned off and not accessible to the public. This make this wave pool significantly safer as most children as still able to touch the floor and get a breath between waves. Waves are up to 2.3 metres. Wave pools are still dangerous and parents should watch their children in one.
There is also a lazy river known as Boomerang Bay.
Pay-to-Ride
Overall
Overall, the ride quality in this park is excellent. There is an absence of body slides in this park, which is quite disappointing considering that this is a water park. However, without a fast pass, you will very unlikely be able to take all the rides in 1 day. With a fast pass lite, you may not be able to take all the rides in 1 day either! So if you are wanting to try every single ride, you would probably need to buy a season pass. On average you will be able to take 1 ride every 45 min - 1 hour without a fast pass.
Other related pages
Wet 'n' Wild Sydney Review 2015 (Part 1 - Overall)
References
Wikipedia
Wet n Wild Sydney
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'Adult' slides
There are a total of 13 'adult' water slides in this park. 'Adult' being, one has to be at least 110 cm or sometimes 120 cm in order to get on them. This would account for why persons above 110 cm having to pay adult fare. There are also weight limitations for different rides.
The adult slides are available on 4 different towers. If you are you using a fast-pass lite, you can get through 1 of each tower on fast-pass a day.
Tower 1
The Riptide (green slide), another Mammoth slide, is the fastest of all the 4-man float slides. It has a really exhilarating drop at the end where the whole raft goes air-borne!
The Double BOWLseye, a Behemoth 40, is a slide where first the riders are taken into a dark tunnel, then into 2 large bowls (40 feet wide) each where they circle in and exit in the middle.
Tower 2
T5 (Green and yellow slide) is a ProSlide Tornado 60 - a slide with a funnel of diameter of 60 feet (18 metres). Riders sit on a 4-man float and are plunged down a steep incline into the funnel where they oscillate up and down the barrel of the funnel. Due to the size of the funnel, the initial drop into the funnel is huge and very exhilarating.
Tantrum (Orange and red slide) is a ProSlide Tornado 24 - a slide with a funnel of diameter of 24 feet (about 7 meters). This probably the most splashy ride of them all. There are 3 funnels in this ride, but as they are much smaller, the drops are more splashy than exciting. If you want to get real soaked when you arrive, this is a great ride to start on.
Bombora (Blue Slide) is a Tornado Wave slide. Riders first go around a sharp bend then drop steeply into a boomerang when riders oscillate back and forth, up and down. This ride would get your air-borne especially on the first drop. Exciting, but short.
Tower 3
360 Rush is probably the most intense wet ride. Riders are strapped onto a raft on the back and are released down using a trap door, feet-first into a super long nearly vertical drop. The rider then is spun 360 degrees in a loop before splashing out.
H2Go Racers is a less intense version of the ride. Riders lay their belly on a raft and go head first into a 360 degree loop before dropping down a 45 degree incline slide. This ride is more fun than intense. However, you will see many people chickening out of the ride as the head-first ride can be quite intimidating.
Tower 4
Breakers (4 slides - green, blue, red and pink), a MasterBlaster slide, which are like water-roller coasters. It starts with a drop, then a climb and ends with a very steep drop. The pink and the red slides have steeper drops than green or blue.
Aquatube (dark blue slide), a traditional flume slide, is a slide where you go into a pitch black tube with very sharp bends. Beware, there's an unexpected splash in the middle of the ride!
Tropical Cyclone (red and yellow), a Constrictor slide, is an open-tube slide which has 2 cylinders where riders oscillate in. The weight limit is a total of 150 kg, so 2 large men won't be able to ride together.
Half Pipe (purple and blue slide), a Boomerango. is like a 2-man version of the Bombora. Riders first go around a sharp bend then drop steeply into a boomerang when riders oscillate back and forth, up and down. This ride would get your air-borne especially on the first drop. Exciting, but short.
Typhoon (yellow and purple slide), a Rattler slide, where a rider goes through a few sharp helices.
Kids slides & Splash Zones
The kid zone is filled with rides which are a miniature version of the 'adult' rides.
Pools
In the middle of the park, there is a huge wave pool known as The Beach. Waves come on and off periodically. The wave pool has a beach and lots of lounge chairs around it. The pool gradually gets deeper as the further away from the beach to a maximum of 1 metre. Past 1 meter pool is sectioned off and not accessible to the public. This make this wave pool significantly safer as most children as still able to touch the floor and get a breath between waves. Waves are up to 2.3 metres. Wave pools are still dangerous and parents should watch their children in one.
There is also a lazy river known as Boomerang Bay.
Pay-to-Ride
There are 2 pay-to-ride attractions. One is Sydney Skycoaster and the other is The Surf Deck
On the Sydney Skycoaster, 2 riders are strapped together and lifted high up on the launch frame. Upon a countdown, riders are then released onto a massive free fall and are swung on the arch frame. Very terrifying!
The Surf Deck is a wave simulation for riders to ride the waves surfing or body boarding. Doesn't quite make sense why anyone would pay to ride this when there are free waves on Sydney's beaches!
Overall
Overall, the ride quality in this park is excellent. There is an absence of body slides in this park, which is quite disappointing considering that this is a water park. However, without a fast pass, you will very unlikely be able to take all the rides in 1 day. With a fast pass lite, you may not be able to take all the rides in 1 day either! So if you are wanting to try every single ride, you would probably need to buy a season pass. On average you will be able to take 1 ride every 45 min - 1 hour without a fast pass.
Other related pages
Wet 'n' Wild Sydney Review 2015 (Part 1 - Overall)
References
Wikipedia
Wet n Wild Sydney
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To support my blog, please click on one of my sponsor's advertised links :)
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