DC Rivals HyperCoaster

DC Rivals HyperCoaster
Warner Bros. Movie World
Status Under construction
Opening date October 2017
General statistics
Type Steel – Hypercoaster
Manufacturer Mack Rides
Model Hyper Coaster
Lift/launch system Chain
Height 202.1 ft (61.6 m)
Length 4,593.2 ft (1,400.0 m)
Speed 71.5 mph (115.1 km/h)
Inversions 0
G-force 4.3
Theme DC Universe
Website Official website
DC Rivals HyperCoaster at RCDB
Pictures of DC Rivals HyperCoaster at RCDB

DC Rivals HyperCoaster is a steel hypercoaster under construction at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Manufactured by Mack Rides, it is scheduled to open in October 2017, being promoted as the longest, fastest, and tallest hypercoaster in the Southern Hemisphere.[1][2]

History

In September 2016, crates from Mack Rides, who were rumored to debut a new roller coaster in the 2017 season for Warner Bros. Movie World, began to appear on groundwork that was ongoing in the park.[3] Later in October 2016, it was detailed that the park planned to construct a hypercoaster, but its plans would have to be evaluated and passed by the state government before initiating construction due to an incident that occurred a week prior which resulted in an expansion on safety inspection for older and new rides in Australia.[4]

On the 13 March 2017, construction blueprints were published about the roller coasters layout and station,[5] and on 19 April 2017 construction began.[6] In late-May 2017, the park sent out email teasers to its guests indicating a new ride was going to be announced with varying quotes alongside a 3D rendered track.[7] In the forthcoming weeks on 4 June 2017, the park formally announced the roller coaster as "DC Rivals HyperCoaster" which is scheduled to be opened in October 2017 and would be themed to the DC Universe.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ralph, Owen (5 June 2017). "DC Rivals hyper coaster to open at Australia's Warner Bros Movie World". blooloop. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ↑ McElroy, Nicholas (4 June 2017). "Movie World’s new ‘HyperCoaster’". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Richard (2 September 2016). "Groundwork underway on Movie World's 2017 roller coaster". Parkz. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Potts, Andrew (31 October 2016). "Movie World plans a hyper coaster". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Richard (14 March 2017). "Tender documents reveal Movie World's hypercoaster station". Parkz. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Richard (19 April 2017). "Movie World's hypercoaster commences vertical construction". Parkz. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Richard (26 May 2017). "Movie World drops first official hints for forthcoming hypercoaster". Parkz. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Roache, Ben (4 June 2017). "Australia's best roller-coaster is coming to Movie World - DC Rivals Hypercoaster". Our Worlds. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Lennox, Adrian (9 June 2017). "Movie World developing DC Rivals HyperCoaster". InterPark. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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