The Bush Beast

Wooden roller coaster in Australia (1985–2004)

33°48′03″S 150°51′04″E / 33.800767°S 150.851250°E / -33.800767; 150.851250StatusRemovedOpening date7 December 1985 (1985-12-07)Closing date26 April 2004 (2004-04-26)General statisticsTypeWood – Out and backManufacturerTaft BroadcastingTrack layoutDouble Out and back Figure 8[1]Lift/launch systemChain lift hillHeight27.5 m (90 ft)Length975.3 m (3,200 ft)Speed90 km/h (56 mph)Inversions0Duration2:30Capacity880 riders per hourTrains2 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]

See also

  • The Grizzly
  • Grizzly (Kings Dominion)
  • Wilde Beast

References

  1. ^ "The Bush Beast". Wonderland History. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Bush Beast (Wonderland Sydney)". Parkz. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Bush Beast  (Wonderland Sydney)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Grizzly  (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b Ruben, Paul (1990). "The Coasters of Curt Summers". Roller Coaster Magazine. 9 (1): 18. ISSN 0896-7261.
  6. ^ 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


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