Hot Wheels SideWinder
| Hot Wheels SideWinder | |
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The Cyclone from the Dreamworld carpark
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| Previously known as Big Dipper at Luna Park Sydney (1995-2001) and Cyclone at Dreamworld (2001-2015) | |
| Dreamworld | |
| Park section | Motorsport Experience |
| Coordinates | 27°51′55″S 153°18′55.5″E / 27.86528°S 153.315417°ECoordinates: 27°51′55″S 153°18′55.5″E / 27.86528°S 153.315417°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 26 December 2001 |
| Cost | A$5,500,000 |
| Luna Park Sydney | |
| Coordinates | 33°50′51″S 151°12′36″E / 33.847482°S 151.209964°E |
| Status | Relocated to Dreamworld |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Closing date | 27 January 2001 |
| Cost | A$8,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Length | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Capacity | 400 riders per hour |
| Trains | Single train with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
 Ride Express available |
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Hot Wheels SideWinder at RCDB Pictures of Hot Wheels SideWinder at RCDB |
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Hot Wheels SideWinder is a steel roller coaster operating at Dreamworld. The roller coaster is one of the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, after originally being the tallest when it was first built. Designed by Arrow Dynamics, the ride was originally installed at Luna Park Sydney in 1995 as the Big Dipper before being sold and relocated to Dreamworld on the Gold Coast in 2001. When it was brought to Dreamworld, the ride was the first roller coaster to be opened on the Gold Coast since 1997. The roller coaster was named Cyclone from 2001 until 2015 when it was refurbished.
The steel roller coaster, designed by Arrow Dynamics, was constructed at a cost of A$8,000,000 during the 1994 redevelopment of Luna Park Sydney. Construction of the ride used over 1,000 tons of steel and 15,000 sets of nuts and bolts. Opening in 1995, the new roller coaster became a point of contention with residents, and was cited as the main example of the noise pollution generated by the amusement park. After appeals to various courts by both the "resident action group" and the park's new owners, it was decreed that the roller coaster could only operate at certain times, and under strict conditions. These conditions caused major shareholder Wittingslow Amusements to consider 'walking out' on the operating company. The park's administration was doubtful of Luna Park's survival under the restrictions, and was proven correct when Luna Park closed in February 1996.
The roller coaster remained on site until late 2001, operating on several occasions for charity-supporting events, including those for the Variety Club and The Spastic Centre. Between 1996 and 2001, the roller coaster was filmed for sequences in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen film Our Lips Are Sealed and for Farscape Season 3 episode Infinite Possibilities Part I: Daedalus Demands.
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