Lethal Weapon - The Ride

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Lethal Weapon - The Ride

Location	Warner Bros. Movie World
Type	Steel - Inverted
Status	Open
Opened	December 1995
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Designer	Vekoma
Model	Suspended Looping Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	109.33 feet (33.3 m)
Length	2,510 feet (765 m)
Max speed	49.7 mile per hour (80 km/h)
Inversions	5
Duration	1:42
Capacity	1010 riders per hour
Max G force	4
Height Restriction	51.18 inches (130 cm)
Lethal Weapon - The Ride at RCDB
Pictures of Lethal Weapon - The Ride at RCDB

Lethal Weapon - The Ride is a Vekoma SLC roller coaster located at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia built by Dutch roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma. It has 2 trains with 10 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. The ride is also known as "Ride Lethal Weapon" and is the first thrill ride to open in the park. The ride is also among the first steel inverted roller coasters in Australia.

Riders join in the queue by entering an area of the theme park made up like Chinatown, complete with "establishments" such as "Lee's Martial Arts School" and various restaurants and sundry shops, most make-believe. The queue starts outdoors, then moves to a movie-theater like hall where riders can watch sequences of the film while waiting to ride.

Before finally riding, riders progress into an area made up like an auto yard, with cars plied up atop each other and graffitti all over the walls, as well as a seemingly abandoned Shell auto station. After hearing an audio presentation, riders are strapped in, though they have to first remove all eyewear and anything in their pockets.

When riders return all bow-legged, they then proceed to the observation deck where they can view other riders on the roller coaster, or to the ride gift shop to purchase ride photographs and memoribilia before leaving.