Green Lantern Coaster
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Green Lantern Coaster is a steel
roller coaster
currently under construction at Warner Bros. Movie World
on the Gold Coast
, Australia
. Themed after the Green Lantern
, this ride is due to open 15 December 2011. It will feature the steepest drop on any roller coaster in the world at 122.4°.
. Also on 17 September 2011, the DC Store opened adjacent to Batman Adventure: The Ride 2, Batwing Spaceshot
and Green Lantern Coaster. By early October, most of the support structure and the lift hill
was complete. By the end of October, the ride's construction was complete and work had begun on the ride's entrance pathway. In early November, 6 trains arrived on site with another being showcased by S&S Worldwide at the 2011 IAAPA Attractions Expo.
The seven cars that will be used on the Green Lantern Coaster double the capacity of the traditional El Loco ride from 4 seats per car to 8 seats per car. Riders will be arranged in two rows of four. Each seat features a pair of stereo speakers in the head rest. These speakers are capable of playing multiple tracks for up to 9 minutes on a single charge. Riders will be harnessed in through the use of lap bars. The front of each car features a pulsing LED
Green Lantern logo while the back of each car features the Green Lantern oath. All of these operational and thematic characteristics are new for this type of ride and were developed specifically for the Green Lantern Coaster.
Green Lantern Coaster features 488 metres (1,601 ft) of track on which riders will reach speeds of up to 66 kilometres per hour (41 mph) and experience 3.5 Gs
. The ride features a first drop with an angle of 122.4° ranking it the steepest drop in the world.
. It will ascend a chain lift hill before going down a small dip and into an s-bend followed by a u-turn. After a slight ascent, the car will enter a 122.4° drop - the steepest in the world. The track will then return to approximately two thirds of its original height before entering the first set of block brakes. These brakes will lead into a left turn with reverse or outward banking. It then drops under the block brakes and into the first inversion. The inversion begins with half of an inline twist which transitions into half of a vertical loop. Upon exiting the inversion the track will make an incline and into a second set of block brakes. The train then goes around a right u-turn and into the second inversion. This inversion can best be described as an inline twist with a downwards trajectory. This leads into a cutback-style turnaround before entering the final brake run and returning to the station.
's Takabisha
roller coaster. Takabishas drop measures at an angle of 121° compared to the Green Lantern Coasters 122.4° drop.
Steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...
roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
currently under construction at Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia...
on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Themed after the Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
, this ride is due to open 15 December 2011. It will feature the steepest drop on any roller coaster in the world at 122.4°.
History
In May 2011, preliminary ground work began on a portion of land out front of Warner Bros. Movie World. On 31 July 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World announced that they would be adding a multi-million dollar attraction before Christmas 2011. In early September, pieces of S&S Worldwide roller coaster track began appearing in the car park. On 13 September 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World began releasing cropped images of the ride's concept art. On 17 September 2011, the final clues were released before an official announcement that evening. It was announced that Warner Bros. Movie World would be adding the Green Lantern Coaster which would feature the steepest drop in the Southern HemisphereSouthern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. Also on 17 September 2011, the DC Store opened adjacent to Batman Adventure: The Ride 2, Batwing Spaceshot
Batwing Spaceshot
The Batwing Spaceshot is a thrill ride located at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. It opened on 20 December 2006. The ride is an S&S Space Shot, a pneumatic powered ride which shoots riders up and then back down. The rise reaches a height of and riders experience a force of...
and Green Lantern Coaster. By early October, most of the support structure and the lift hill
Lift hill
A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride...
was complete. By the end of October, the ride's construction was complete and work had begun on the ride's entrance pathway. In early November, 6 trains arrived on site with another being showcased by S&S Worldwide at the 2011 IAAPA Attractions Expo.
Characteristics
Green Lantern Coaster is an El Loco roller coaster manufactured by S&S Worldwide. Warner Bros. Movie World collaborated with S&S Worldwide to develop an El Loco roller coaster that was unlike the previous models.The seven cars that will be used on the Green Lantern Coaster double the capacity of the traditional El Loco ride from 4 seats per car to 8 seats per car. Riders will be arranged in two rows of four. Each seat features a pair of stereo speakers in the head rest. These speakers are capable of playing multiple tracks for up to 9 minutes on a single charge. Riders will be harnessed in through the use of lap bars. The front of each car features a pulsing LED
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Green Lantern logo while the back of each car features the Green Lantern oath. All of these operational and thematic characteristics are new for this type of ride and were developed specifically for the Green Lantern Coaster.
Green Lantern Coaster features 488 metres (1,601 ft) of track on which riders will reach speeds of up to 66 kilometres per hour (41 mph) and experience 3.5 Gs
G-force
The g-force associated with an object is its acceleration relative to free-fall. This acceleration experienced by an object is due to the vector sum of non-gravitational forces acting on an object free to move. The accelerations that are not produced by gravity are termed proper accelerations, and...
. The ride features a first drop with an angle of 122.4° ranking it the steepest drop in the world.
Ride experience
Green Lantern Coaster will begin with a u-turn out of the stationStation (roller coaster)
A roller coaster's station is where the passengers board and alight from the trains. The station houses the coaster's control panel, and has devices for moving the trains in and out of the station and holding them in position, as well as devices for locking and unlocking the restraints and devices...
. It will ascend a chain lift hill before going down a small dip and into an s-bend followed by a u-turn. After a slight ascent, the car will enter a 122.4° drop - the steepest in the world. The track will then return to approximately two thirds of its original height before entering the first set of block brakes. These brakes will lead into a left turn with reverse or outward banking. It then drops under the block brakes and into the first inversion. The inversion begins with half of an inline twist which transitions into half of a vertical loop. Upon exiting the inversion the track will make an incline and into a second set of block brakes. The train then goes around a right u-turn and into the second inversion. This inversion can best be described as an inline twist with a downwards trajectory. This leads into a cutback-style turnaround before entering the final brake run and returning to the station.
Records
Green Lantern Coaster will gain the Guinness World Record for the steepest roller coaster made from steel. it will take the world record from Fuji-Q HighlandFuji-Q Highland
Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction, and Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine...
's Takabisha
Takabisha
Takabisha is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter steel roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It is famous for having a drop angle of 121° – the steepest coaster in the world...
roller coaster. Takabishas drop measures at an angle of 121° compared to the Green Lantern Coasters 122.4° drop.
See also
- Mumbo Jumbo, another S&S El Loco
- Steel HawgSteel HawgSteel Hawg is a roller coaster at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana. The ride is the first El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S Worldwide of Logan, Utah. The Steel Hawg was expected to open in mid May, but was rescheduled for an early July opening....
, another S&S El Loco - Green Lantern (Six Flags Great Adventure), a stand-up roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure
- Green Lantern: First Flight (Six Flags Magic Mountain)Green Lantern: First Flight (Six Flags Magic Mountain)Green Lantern: First Flight is the second 4th Dimension steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia in California. The ride opened to the public on Friday, July 1, 2011, just in time for the 4th of July holiday weekend...
, a 4th Dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain