Gold Coaster

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Gold Coaster

Dreamworld
Location	Coomera, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°51′55″S 153°18′55″E / 27.865303°S 153.315412°E / -27.865303; 153.315412
Park section	Ocean Parade
Status	Operating since 26 December 2001
Rider height	Minimum: 120 cm Maximum: 205 cm

Luna Park
Name	Big Dipper
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°50′50″S 151°12′36″E / 33.847240°S 151.209979°E / -33.847240; 151.209979
Operated	1995 to 27 January 2001
Replaced by	Tumble Bug

Statistics

Manufacturer

Arrow Dynamics

Product

Custom Looping Coaster

Type

Steel

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

40 metres

Top speed

85 km/h

Length

900 metres

Inversions

2

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

Vekoma (2015-present)
Arrow Dynamics (1995-2014)

Riders per train

24

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Gold Coaster is an Arrow Dynamics steel roller coaster located at Dreamworld in Coomera, Queensland, Australia. The ride's track and supports were engineered by Ride Centerline.^[1]

History

The ride originally opened at Luna Park in Sydney in 1995 as Big Dipper, but local residents complained about the noise, and it was eventually sold. It opened at Dreamworld on 26 December 2001 as Cyclone.

In October 2015, the park announced that the Cyclone would be overhauled and renamed "Hot Wheels Hot Lap" as part of a collaboration with Hot Wheels, Dunlop and V8 Supercars, a motorsports company in Australia.^[2] The name was later changed to "Hot Wheels SideWinder". The roller coaster reopened on 26 December 2015 with a new sportscar-shaped train from Vekoma. A new Australian motorsports museum, racing simulators and a restaurant opened alongside the rethemed roller coaster.^[3]

The coaster was repainted and reopened as Gold Coaster in early 2021.^[4]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Pre-Drop Reverse sidewinder Vertical loop

Colour scheme

Aqua track and white supports. It opened with yellow track and white supports. The supports where repainted to light aqua when relocted.

Trains

Single train with 6 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

References

↑ "Rides List". http://ridecenterline.com/projects/rides-list/. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
↑ First Brock cars arrive at Dreamworld - V8 Supercars
↑ Dreamworld opens Hot Wheels roller coaster, Motorsports precinct - AusParks
↑ "The Parkz Update: Gold Coaster opens, Steel Taipan construction progresses at Dreamworld". Parkz. 11 February 2021. https://www.parkz.com.au/update/2021/02/11/706-Gold_Coaster_opens_Steel_Taipan_construction_progresses_at_Dreamworld.html. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

Gold Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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[1] "Rides List". http://ridecenterline.com/projects/rides-list/. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

[2] First Brock cars arrive at Dreamworld - V8 Supercars

[3] Dreamworld opens Hot Wheels roller coaster, Motorsports precinct - AusParks

[4] "The Parkz Update: Gold Coaster opens, Steel Taipan construction progresses at Dreamworld". Parkz. 11 February 2021. https://www.parkz.com.au/update/2021/02/11/706-Gold_Coaster_opens_Steel_Taipan_construction_progresses_at_Dreamworld.html. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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