The Bush Beast
Appearance
The Bush Beast | |
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File:The Bush Beast logo.jpg | |
Wonderland Sydney | |
Location | Wonderland Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°48′03″S 150°51′04″E / 33.800767°S 150.851250°E |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | 7 December 1985 |
Closing date | 26 April 2004 |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood – Out and back |
Manufacturer | Taft Broadcasting |
Track layout | Double Out and back Figure 8[1] |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
Length | 975.3 m (3,200 ft) |
Speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:30 |
Capacity | 880 riders per hour |
Trains | 2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
The Bush Beast at RCDB |
The Bush Beast was a wooden roller coaster located at Wonderland Sydney in Australia. The ride opened with the park on 7 December 1985[2] and closed with the park on 26 April 2004.[3] The ride features a mirrored layout to that of other wooden roller coasters located at California's Great America,[2][4] Canada's Wonderland,[5] and Kings Dominion.[6] The Bush Beast was manufactured by Taft Broadcasting.[5]
References
- ^ "The Bush Beast". Wonderland History. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ a b "The Bush Beast (Wonderland Sydney)". Parkz. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Bush Beast (Wonderland Sydney)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Grizzly (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ a b Ruben, Paul (1990). "The Coasters of Curt Summers". Roller Coaster Magazine. 9 (1): 18. ISSN 0896-7261.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Grizzly (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
External links
- Bush Beast Roller Coaster at YouTube
- Australia's Wonderland Sydney - The Bush Beast at YouTube
- The Bush Beast at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- The Bush Beast at Parkz
- The Bush Beast at Wonderland History
Categories:
- Removed roller coasters
- Roller coasters introduced in 1985
- Roller coasters that closed in 2004
- Wooden roller coasters
- Out and back roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Taft Broadcasting
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- Roller coasters in Australia
- Defunct roller coasters
- Wonderland Sydney
- Amusement rides that closed in 2004
- Amusement ride stubs