Project Zero

Roller coaster in Australia
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Project Zero
Gumbuya World
Location Tynong, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 38°04′07″S 145°39′37″E / 38.0687454°S 145.6603298°E / -38.0687454; 145.6603298
Status Operating since 23 December 2022
Dreamworld
Name BuzzSaw
Location Coomera, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°51′44″S 153°18′54″E / 27.8623499°S 153.3149406°E / -27.8623499; 153.3149406
Operated 17 September 2011 to 31 August 2021
Statistics
Manufacturer Maurer Rides
Product SkyLoop XT-150
Type Steel
Track layout SkyLoop
Riders per train 12
Hourly capacity 600
Propulsion Vertical chain lift hill
Area 60 metres × 15 metres
Height 46.2 metres
Top speed 105 km/h
Length 150 metres
Inversions 2
Duration 0:50
G-Force 5
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Project Zero is a Maurer Rides sit-down roller coaster currently located at Gumbuya World in Tynong, Victoria, Australia. It was previously located at Dreamworld in Coomera, Queensland, where it operated as BuzzSaw.

History

BuzzSaw opened at Dreamworld on 17 September 2011.

In July 2021, Dreamworld announced that BuzzSaw would close on 31 August.[1] The ride was dismantled in November 2021.[2] It was later sent to Gumbuya World.[3]

The ride reopened as Project Zero at Gumbuya World on 23 December 2022.[4]

Design

The ride began with a vertical lift hill leading out of the station. Upon reaching the top, rather than leveling off at 0° like most roller coasters, it leveled off in the opposite direction, turning riders upside-down. The train then traveled through a barrel roll which led into the vertical drop back into the station. Continuing through the station, the ride traveled back up the lift hill, before losing momentum and traveling backwards through the ride. It then lost momentum in the opposite direction and traveled back into the station. This process was completed twice during the duration of the ride.

Trains

Single train with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 12 riders.

References

  1. "With new Steel Taipan rollercoaster approaching completion Dreamworld retires its BuzzSaw ride". Leisure Management. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. "Buzz off - Dreamworld commences dismantling of Buzzsaw roller coaster". Parkz. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. "Achtbaan Buzzsaw uit Dreamworld Australia duikt op in Gumbuya World".
  4. "Gumbuya World opens two new rollercoasters for peak summer season". Australian Leisure Management. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.

External links


Articles on Dreamworld