Storm Coaster
| Storm Coaster | |
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| Sea World | |
| Coordinates | 27°57′23″S 153°25′33″E / 27.9563°S 153.4258°ECoordinates: 27°57′23″S 153°25′33″E / 27.9563°S 153.4258°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | 2 December 2013 |
| Opening date | 6 December 2013 |
| Cost | AU$20 million |
| Replaced | Bermuda Triangle |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Water Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Length | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| G-force | 3 Gs |
| Height restriction | 110 cm (3 ft 7 in) |
| Trains | 6 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
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Storm Coaster at RCDB Pictures of Storm Coaster at RCDB |
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Storm Coaster is a Water Coaster located at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride is designed by German firm Mack Rides and combines the flume and splashdown elements of a log flume, with the chain lift hill and drops of a steel roller coaster.
Original plans for a Water Coaster at Sea World were released by the local council in 2008; however, they were put on hold. In 2010, the Bermuda Triangle ride closed, sitting dormant until mid-2012 when construction for the Storm Coaster began. After demolition works were completed, track for the Storm Coaster arrived at Sea World, taking five months to erect. Storm Coaster officially opened to the public on 6 December 2013.
Storm Coaster is themed to the effects of a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone at a coastal shipping port. The 470-metre-long (1,540 ft) ride stands 28 metres (92 ft) tall and features a top speed of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph). The ride has been well received, with praise for it being both fun and thrilling.
In January 2008, the Gold Coast City Council released plans for a Mack Rides Water Coaster at Sea World. The ride would have been located at the front of the park, with the ride's station situated where the Penguin Encounter exhibit exists and the main track extending out and over the car park. These plans were shelved. In December 2008, Sea World opened Jet Rescue, an Intamin JetSki Coaster.
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