Road Runner Rollercoaster

Road Runner Roller Coaster
Warner Bros. Movie World
Park section Kids' WB Fun Zone
Coordinates 27°54′22.5″S 153°18′42″E / 27.906250°S 153.31167°E / -27.906250; 153.31167Coordinates: 27°54′22.5″S 153°18′42″E / 27.906250°S 153.31167°E / -27.906250; 153.31167
Status Operating
Opening date 26 December 2000 (2000-12-26)
Cost AU$9 million
Replaced Looney Tunes Musical Revue
General statistics
Type Steel – Junior
Manufacturer Vekoma
Model Junior Coaster (335m)
Height 13 m (43 ft)
Length 335 m (1,099 ft)
Speed 45.9 km/h (28.5 mph)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:06
Capacity 1000 riders per hour
Trains 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
Road Runner Roller Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of Road Runner Roller Coaster at RCDB

The Road Runner Roller Coaster is a Vekoma Junior Coaster which opened on 26 December 2000 at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia.[1][2] The 335-metre (1,099 ft) ride features an incline of 13 metres (43 ft) and reaches a top speed of 45.9 km/h (28.5 mph).[1] The ride has a height restriction of 100 centimetres (39 in).[3] This ride is themed to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.[4]

History

On 30 June 1996, Roadrunner Achterbahn opened with Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. It was one of the many attractions in the Looney Tunes Land section of the park. The ride's soft-opening was on 29 June 1996. Zeitgeist Design and Production's Ryan Harmon served as the Director of Show Development for Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises, where he conceived, wrote and managed the design team for Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany's worth of rides, shows and attractions, including Roadrunner Achterbahn.[5] Botticelli's - Atelier der angewandten Malerei and Sanderson Group were responsible for designing the theming for Roadrunner Achterbahn.[6][7] Alan Griffith Architect was also involved in the ride's development.[8]

The Road Runner Roller Coaster opened at Warner Bros. Movie World on 26 December 2000.[2] The ride was modelled after Roadrunner Achterbahn, and its opening forced the relocation of the Looney Tunes Musical Revue to a location in Main Street near the Movie Magic Special Effects Show.[9] The ride cost AU$1.69 million.[10]

On 3 April 2004, Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany was acquired by StarParks.[11] This acquisition resulted in various Warner Bros. licensed properties being removed from the park including DC Comics and Looney Tunes.[11] Roadrunner Achterbahn closed on 31 October 2004 along with Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. On 19 March 2005, Movie Park Germany opened with Roadrunner Achterbahn being rethemed to Rocket Rider Rollercoaster.

Ride

Track layout

Trains

Riders are seated in one of two themed trains.[1] The trains are themed to ACME fireworks with Wile E. Coyote on the front and the Road Runner on the back (in later years, those figures were removed).[4][12][13] Each train features 8 cars which seat 2 people each. Riders are restrained by lap bars.[1] These trains cater for approximately 1000 riders per hour.[10]

Queue

Riders join the queue from the Kids' WB Fun Zone. The queue weaves its way under the lift hill before looping around an area within the ride's footprint.[14]

Ride experience

After exiting the station, the train turns right and is taken up a friction wheel lift hill to a height of 13 metres (43 ft). A small drop follows the lift hill that then leads into two downward helices. The train then dips diagonally under the lift hill before elevating and approaching the back end of the station and passing over top. The train then runs back parallel with the lift hill before entering two separate helices and entering the brake run. The train then returns to the station where riders dismount and exit back into the Kids' WB Fun Zone.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marden, Duane. "Road Runner Rollercoaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Road Runner Rollercoaster (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Warner Bros. Movie World. "Road Runner Rollercoaster". MyFun. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, Richard (4 November 2004). "Road Runner Rollercoaster". Photo. Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Home". Zeitgeist Design + Production. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Movie Park". Atelier Botticellis. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "WARNER BROS - Movie World - Germany". Sanderson Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alan Griffith Architects". Architect Gold Coast. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Looney Tunes Musical Revue (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  10. 1 2 Emmons, Natasha (18 September 2000). "Package Deals A Bright Spot For Warner Bros. Down Under Themers". Amusement Business. 112 (38): 28.
  11. 1 2 "Germany's Movie World to change in 2005" (Press release). StarParks. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Wright, Dean (11 March 2008). "Loading Station". Photo. Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Richard (4 November 2004). "Road Runner Rollercoaster". Photo. Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  14. ↑ Warner Bros. Movie World (2012). "Park Map". MyFun. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  15. ↑ Makepeace, Ryan (1 September 2011). "Movieworld Road Runner Rollercoaster". Video. YouTube. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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