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DC Rivals HyperCoaster

DC Rivals HyperCoasteris a steelhypercoasteratWarner Bros. Movie Worldon theGold Coast, Queensland,Australia. Manufactured byMack Rides,it is the fastest, and tallest hypercoaster in the Southern Hemisphere.[2][3]It officially opened on 22 September 2017, becoming the newest attraction added to Warner Bros. Movie World sinceDoomsday Destroyerin 2016 and the latest roller coaster addition sinceGreen Lantern Coasterin 2011.[4]The roller coaster reaches a height of 61.6 metres (202 ft) with a maximum speed of 115.1 kilometres per hour (71.5 mph) and has a total track length of 1.4 kilometres (4,593.2 ft).[5]

DC Rivals HyperCoaster
Warner Bros. Movie World
LocationWarner Bros. Movie World
Coordinates27°54′29″S153°18′50″E/ 27.908°S 153.314°E/-27.908; 153.314
StatusOperating
Soft opening date16 September 2017(2017-09-16)
Opening date22 September 2017
CostA$30 million
($33.7 million in 2022 dollars[1])
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerMack Rides
ModelHyper Coaster
Lift/launch systemChain
Height61.6 m (202 ft)
Drop59.4 m (195 ft)
Length1,400.0 m (4,593.2 ft)
Speed115.1 km/h (71.5 mph)
Inversions0
Capacity960 riders per hour
G-force4.3
Height restriction130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
Trains2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
ThemeDC Universe
WebsiteOfficial website
Fast Trackavailable
Single riderline available
DC Rivals HyperCoaster at RCDB

History

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In September 2016, crates fromMack Ridesbegan to appear on groundwork that was ongoing in the park.[6]In March 2017, construction blueprints were published about the roller coasters layout and station,[7]and construction began in April.[8]In late-May 2017, the park sent out email teasers to its guests indicating a new ride was going to be announced with varying quotes alongside a 3D rendered track.[9]In the forthcoming weeks on 4 June 2017, the park formally announced the roller coaster as 'DC Rivals HyperCoaster' which was initially scheduled to be opened in October 2017 and would be themed to theDC Universe.[10][11]

In July 2017, it was reported that the ride cost the park A$30 million to build.[12]On 4 August 2017, the final piece of track was put into place,[13]with testing beginning later on 19 August.[14][15]On 11 September 2017, Warner Bros. Movie World launched advertisements for the ride, one in the form of an online website about the ride's statistics and another in the form of atelevision advertisementcentred around characters from the DC Universe.[16][17]Around this time, it was initially detailed by theGold Coast Bulletinthat the ride would be formally launched on 21 September 2017 during a VIP event.[17]On 16 September 2017, the ride soft-opened to the public fortechnical rehearsals,[18][19]and officially opened on 22 September 2017.[20][21]

Shortly thereafter, in October 2017 Warner Bros. Movie World reported that the ride had made 6.9 million impressions through media coverage and 9.3 million impressions through social media.[22][23]In addition, the opening day brought in 11,500 visitors to the park as a whole.[22][23]During annual maintenance of the roller coaster in August 2018, the track was replaced on the camelback element to make the ride smoother.[24]

Ride experience

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Queue

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DC Rivals HyperCoaster has two main queues: a general admission queue for guests who do not own a pass and a Fast Track queue for those who have purchased to bypass queues for the major attractions at the park.[25]Upon entering the station, riders—depending on their status—can choose from either four queues: general admission, backwards, Fast Track or single riders.[26]

Layout

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DC Rivals HyperCoaster's non-inverting loop

After it is dispatched from the station, the train takes a right turn into the 61.6-metre (202 ft)lift hill.[26][27]Upon reaching its maximum height, riders take a twist down the 59.4-metre (195 ft) 85-degree-drop. At the bottom, the ride reaches its maximum speed of 115.1 kilometres per hour (71.5 mph).[27]Then, the train ascends the ride's tallestcamel back hillbefore descending left to follow into the 40-metre (130 ft)non-inverting loop.[16][27]Next, the train goes through aStengel diveto the right before entering its left bank turning the train's direction back towards the station and then entering a series of twisted camel back hills.[16]Following, the train enters a 480-degree-helix, then exits into a series of S-bend curves.[16]Subsequently, the train rises and dips into two bunny hops before descending left towards a third bunny hill and into the finalbrake runleading riders back into the station after a right-hand turn.[16][28]

Characteristics

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Trains

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Each train has six cars with two rows of two seats.[27]The last car has only one row with backwards facing seats. In total, each train seats 22 passengers.[27]Each of the ride's two trains are themed to theBatmobile.[20]

Reception

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DC Rivals HyperCoaster was acclaimed for its long, forceful layout and smooth ride experience.Finder.au'sChris Stead cited the roller coaster as Warner Bros. Movie World's highlight attraction.[29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^AU =1850-1901:McLean, I.W. (1999),Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914.Australian Economic History Review,39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using thepre-decimal inflation calculatorprovided by theReserve Bank of Australiafor each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
  2. ^Ralph, Owen (5 June 2017)."DC Rivals hyper coaster to open at Australia's Warner Bros Movie World".blooloop.Retrieved11 June2017.
  3. ^McElroy, Nicholas (4 June 2017)."Movie World's new 'HyperCoaster'".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2017.Retrieved11 June2017.
  4. ^Wilson, Richard (6 June 2017)."DC Rivals HyperCoaster: what you need to know about Movie World's new coaster".Parkz.Retrieved19 September2017.
  5. ^"DC Rivals HyperCoaster".Warner Bros. Movie World.Retrieved9 April2022.
  6. ^Wilson, Richard (2 September 2016)."Groundwork underway on Movie World's 2017 roller coaster".Parkz.Retrieved11 June2017.
  7. ^Wilson, Richard (14 March 2017)."Tender documents reveal Movie World's hypercoaster station".Parkz.Retrieved11 June2017.
  8. ^Wilson, Richard (19 April 2017)."Movie World's hypercoaster commences vertical construction".Parkz.Retrieved11 June2017.
  9. ^Wilson, Richard (26 May 2017)."Movie World drops first official hints for forthcoming hypercoaster".Parkz.Retrieved11 June2017.
  10. ^Roache, Ben (4 June 2017)."Australia's best roller-coaster is coming to Movie World - DC Rivals Hypercoaster".Our Worlds.Retrieved11 June2017.
  11. ^Lennox, Adrian (9 June 2017)."Movie World developing DC Rivals HyperCoaster".InterPark.Retrieved11 June2017.
  12. ^Skene, Kathleen (27 July 2017)."Movie World's DC Rivals pegged as $30 million catalyst for Gold Coast theme park turnaround".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.Retrieved20 August2017.
  13. ^Wilson, Richard (4 August 2017)."DC Rivals HyperCoaster tops out at Movie World".Parkz.Retrieved20 August2017.
  14. ^"Gold Coast Movie World's newest rollercoaster takes first test run".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.20 August 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 22 August 2017.Retrieved20 August2017.
  15. ^Wilson, Richard (19 August 2017)."DC Rivals HyperCoaster commences testing".Parkz.Retrieved20 August2017.
  16. ^abcdeWilson, Richard (11 September 2017)."Movie World's DC Rivals HyperCoaster mini-site answers all the big questions".Parkz.Retrieved18 September2017.
  17. ^abSkene, Kathleen; Potts, Andrew (11 September 2017)."Movie World release ad ahead of DC Rivals Hypercoaster launch next week on Gold Coast".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 14 September 2017.Retrieved18 September2017.
  18. ^Robbemond, Amanda (17 September 2017)."You could try out the Gold Coast DC Rivals Hypercoaster before it officially opens".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2017.Retrieved18 September2017.
  19. ^Wilson, Richard (18 September 2017)."The Parkz Update: DC Rivals HyperCoaster is now open for preview rides".Parkz.Retrieved18 September2017.
  20. ^abStolz, Greg (21 September 2017)."New HyperCoaster rivals the world's best".The Courier Mail.Queensland Newspapers.Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2017.Retrieved22 September2017.
  21. ^Nelmes, Amy (21 September 2017)."The Gold Coast's Movie World opens a new rollercoaster".Nine.au.Mi9.Retrieved21 September2017.
  22. ^abSkene, Kathleen (3 October 2017)."DC Rivals HyperCoaster already delivering for Movie World — less than a fortnight after launch".Gold Coast Bulletin.News Corp Australia.Retrieved4 October2017.
  23. ^abWilson, Richard (3 October 2017)."Movie World breaks a September record with DC Rivals HyperCoaster launch".Parkz.Retrieved4 October2017.
  24. ^Wilson, Richard (24 August 2018)."Track comes down from DC Rivals HyperCoaster during annual maintenance".Parkz.Retrieved26 March2019.
  25. ^"Fast Track".Warner Bros. Movie World.Retrieved18 September2017.
  26. ^ab"DC Rivals Hypercoaster Official Opening - Off Ride POV - Movie World 16/09/17".Gold Coast Theme Parks. 16 September 2017.Retrieved19 September2017– viaYouTube.
  27. ^abcde"DC Rivals HyperCoaster - Warner Bros. Movie World (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)".Roller Coaster DataBase.Retrieved19 September2017.
  28. ^"DC Rivals HyperCoaster POV - Virtual Point of View - OurWorlds".Our Worlds.8 August 2017.Retrieved18 September2017.
  29. ^Stead, Chris (2 March 2020)."Warner Bros. Movie World Gold Coast review: Travelling with kids".finder.Archivedfrom the original on 10 May 2020.Retrieved10 May2020.
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