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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||
| Product | Launch Coaster (Custom) | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched | ||||||||
| Propulsion | LSM Launch | ||||||||
| Height | 39 metres | ||||||||
| Top speed | 105 km/h | ||||||||
| Length | 1200 metres | ||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||
| G-Force | 3.8 g | ||||||||
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Steel Taipan is a steel launched roller coaster at Dreamworld in Coomera, Queensland, Australia. The ride was manufactured by Mack Rides. It is a near copy of Blue Fire at Europa Park. The attraction opened on 15 December 2021.[1]
History
Permits were first filed for the ride on 22 August 2019, with the ride being officially announced by the park on the same day.[2]
In the summer of 2020, track pieces began to arrive at Dreamworld.[3]
Etymology
A taipan is a species of venomous snake native to Australia.[4]
Design
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Little is presently known about this ride other than that it represents $30m AUD of a $70m AUD expansion of Dreamworld that includes new rides and slides for the waterpark. The ride is a Mack Rides Launch Coaster; it is said to have been inspired by Blue fire Megacoaster at Europa Park, but it has many different elements to the standard Blue Fire layout, such as a backwards vertical spike and swing launch as well as a spinning back car.[5]
Trains
5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ Druce, Alex (2021-12-03). "Dreamworld to open new Steel Taipan rollercoaster on December 15". News.com.au. https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/dreamworld-to-open-new-steel-taipan-rollercoaster-on-december-15/news-story/0a7a93d05ccf05861b2ceb9f401a0710. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ↑ "Dreamworld adding roller coaster and waterslide complex in $70m investment". https://blooloop.com/theme-park/news/dreamworld-investment-coaster-slides/.
- ↑ "Dreamworld Australia kan bouw nieuwe achtbaan niet bekostigen". https://themeparkfreaks.eu/2020/07/dreamworld-australia-kan-bouw-nieuwe-achtbaan-niet-bekostigen/.
- ↑ "Dreamworld ends 2021 opening Australia's first triple launch coaster", Amusement Today. Retrieved on 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "New Rollercoaster". Dreamworld. https://www.dreamworld.com.au/new-attractions/new-coaster. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links
- Steel Taipan on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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