Sea Viper (Sea World)

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Sea Viper

The roller coaster in 2006

Sea World
Location	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°57′25″S 153°25′35″E / 27.956830°S 153.426510°E / -27.956830; 153.426510
Status	Defunct
Operated	17 September 1982 to 17 July 2014
Rider height	Minimum: 130 cm Maximum: 200 cm

Statistics

Manufacturer

Product

Type

Propulsion

Height

28 metres

Top speed

70 km/h

Length

600 metres

Inversions

3

Duration

1:35

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

KumbaK (2010-2014)
Arrow Dynamics (1981-2009)

Riders per train

28

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Sea Viper was a steel roller coaster located at Sea World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

History

In 1982, Corkscrew opened.^[1]^[2]^[3] For the 2010 season, Corkscrew was renamed Sea Viper. It received new trains from KumbaK.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Pre-Drop Vertical loop Twisted hill Double corkscrew

Colour scheme

Orange track and white supports. The ride used to feature white track, but was repainted in 2010.

Trains

7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The ride opened with trains from Arrow. In 2010, these were replaced with trains from KumbaK.

External links

Sea Viper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

References

[1] "Sea World's Sea Viper closes after 32 years".

[2] "Clipped From The Age".

[3] "Queensland's sun-tanned pleasure strip".

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