Taipan

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Taipan

The roller coaster in 2014
Shorts Amusements (Australia) Location Travelling, Australia Status Unknown Operated 2003 or later to ?
Sea World Name Thrillseeker Location Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia Coordinates 27.956708°S 153.425011°E / -27.956708; 153.425011 Operated 1981 to May 2002 Replaced by Ray Reef
Statistics
Manufacturer	SDC
Product	Galaxi (large)
Type	Steel
Track layout	Zyklon / Galaxi
Riders per train	8
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Inversions	0

Taipan was a travelling steel roller coaster located in Australia.

History

The roller coaster opened in 1981 at Sea World and was called Wild Wave Rollercoaster. It was later renamed Thrillseeker. The ride was closed in May 2002. After it left Sea World, the roller coaster was repainted and named Taipan. It subsequently travelled with Shorts Amusements.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Helix Hill Helix Micro bunny

Colour scheme

Yellow track and white supports. The ride used to feature blue track and white supports having white track and blue supports before that.

Trains

2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per train.

Etymology

A taipan is a type of snake in Australia. It is considered to be one of the most deadly snakes.

External links

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  Taipan on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Taipan on Coaster-Count.