The Bush Beast

The Bush Beast
Wonderland Sydney
Coordinates 33°48′03″S 150°51′04″E / 33.800767°S 150.851250°E / -33.800767; 150.851250Coordinates: 33°48′03″S 150°51′04″E / 33.800767°S 150.851250°E / -33.800767; 150.851250
Status Closed
Opening date 7 December 1985 (1985-12-07)
Closing date 26 April 2004 (2004-04-26)
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
Pictures of 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

  1. ↑ "The Bush Beast". Wonderland History. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.

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