What is: DC Rivals Hypercoaster - Warner Bros. Movie World - YouTube

DC Rivals HyperCoaster is a steel roller coaster located at Warner Brothers Movie World in

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

The ride was promoted as the tallest, longest and fastest hyper coaster in the Southern

Hemisphere, allowing guests to climb over 200ft, 61m high, before experiencing a thrilling,

fast paced layout.

DC Rivals began construction in April of 2017, with the final piece of track being put into

place only 4 months later.

The ride officially opened to the public on the 22nd of September 2017, at the cost of

30 Million Australian Dollars, the park’s largest single ride investment to date.

Upon debut, it became the first truly large scale MACK Rides roller coaster in Australia,

and the 2nd of its kind worldwide.

As the rides name suggests, DC Rivals HyperCoaster is loosely themed to the DC Universe.

A large rendition of the Joker’s face, lit up against the bright sky, can be seen towering

above the attraction’s already huge drop; while various billboards have been scattered

throughout the queue line, each showcasing DC comics artwork.

After navigating the queue, guests enter the station building and are given multiple options

to board the Bat-mobile themed trains.

Visitors can ride facing forwards, in 10 of the train’s 11 individual rows; or for a

fee of 15 n AUD they can ‘Ride it backwards’, experiencing the entire roller coaster facing

the wrong way in the final row of the train.

No matter how they experience the ride,

each train features 6 cars, 5 of which seat riders in 2 rows of 2.

As the last car seats only two guests, this leads to a total of 22 riders per train.

Once visitors have boarded, they are dispatched out of the station building, undergoing a

right hand turn into the attractions lift hill.

Guests climb the 45 degree incline, ascending to the maximum height of 61.6m (202.1ft).

At this point they pass underneath the Joker’s head, before plummeting down the ride’s

first drop, at the maximum vertical angle of 85 degrees.

On top of this, guests complete a snappy 90 degree twist in the process, and quickly reach

their top speed 115kmh (72mph).

After traversing the first drop, the trains immediately enter a huge airtime hill, causing

riders to experience sustained ejector airtime.

They bank left and navigate one of DC Rivals signature elements,

it’s 39m (128ft) non-inverting loop.

Guests twist through the top of the loop, plummet back towards the ground,

and traverse a stengel dive.

The trains whip to the right before diving back towards the earth.

At this point, riders navigate an inclined dive loop, followed by several turns and a

twisted airtime hill.

Guests enter a long 480 degree helix and enter a snappy right hand, then left hand turn.

To mark the end of their ride, visitors traverse a series of ejector airtime hills, leading

them into the attraction’s final brake run.

By the end of the experience, visitors have navigated a total of 1400m (4593ft) of track,

all within 62 seconds of ride time.

That’s measured from the moment they leave the lift hill,

to when they enter the final brake run.

Upon its debut DC Rivals Hypercoaster gained fantastic reviews.

Most enjoyed the long, forceful experience, packed with large amounts of airtime.

Furthermore, the ‘ride it backwards’ feature has added to the already fantastic experience,

improving the attractions re-rideability factor.

It’s because of these that DC Rivals has quickly become

arguably the best roller coaster in Australia.

On top of this, the ride has been a success for the park.

A peak of 11,500 visitors attended the park in a single day following its opening, a record

for Movie World for the month of September.

Ultimately, DC Rivals has become must do coaster for enthusiasts worldwide.

Therefore, would you like to see more similar MACK hyper coasters be constructed around the globe?

What’s your opinion?

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