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''Storm Coaster'' is a Water Coaster located at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. The ride is designed by German firm Mack Rides and combines the flume and splashdown elements of a log flume, with the chain lift hill and drops of a steel roller coaster. Original plans for a Water Coaster at Sea World were released by the local council in 2008; however, they were put on hold. In 2010, the Bermuda Triangle ride closed, sitting dormant until mid-2012 when construction for the ''Storm Coaster'' began. After demolition works were completed, track for the ''Storm Coaster'' arrived at Sea World, taking five months to erect. ''Storm Coaster'' officially opened to the public on 6 December 2013. ''Storm Coaster'' is themed to the effects of a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone at a coastal shipping port. The ride stands tall and features a top speed of . The ride has been well received, with praise for it being both fun and thrilling. ==History== In January 2008, the Gold Coast City Council released plans for a Mack Rides Water Coaster at Sea World. The ride would have been located at the front of the park, with the ride's station situated where the Penguin Encounter exhibit exists and the main track extending out and over the car park. These plans were shelved. In December 2008, Sea World opened Jet Rescue, an Intamin JetSki Coaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/RollerCoasters/JetSki+Coaster/tabid/138/ProductNumber/JetSki+Coaster/language/de-DE/Default.aspx )〕 In June 2012, Sea World applied for a permit to demolish the Bermuda Triangle water ride system and the interior of its show building. The Bermuda Triangle had been sitting dormant since its closure in October 2010 and had been earmarked by the park as a site for a future attraction. On 12 July 2012, Christian von Elverfeldt from Mack Rides revealed Australia would be receiving a water roller coaster in 2013; leading to speculation that Sea World might have revived its plans.〔 Further development application filings, and reports by the Roller Coaster DataBase and the Gold Coast Bulletin, confirmed this speculation.〔 In September 2012, Sea World asked Austrian firm Dynamic Motion Rides (DyMoRides) to develop a theming and show design concept for the yet-to-be-announced ''Storm Coaster''. DyMoRides was ultimately contracted for the full turnkey project in April 2013. DyMoRides subsequently contracted PEL Creative for creative direction, Full-On Lighting for lighting design, Volume One for audio and visual effects, and Sculpt Studios for theming design.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sculptstudios.com.au/storm-coaster )〕 Prior to the commencement of construction, Sea World announced a new attraction for 2013 and released a promotional image on their Facebook page which read "''The storm is building. It's gonna be a big one.''". Demolition works began in August 2012. Due to this construction, nearby attractions, including Viking's Revenge Flume Ride, Jet Rescue and the Skyway, were intermittently closed throughout the latter part of 2012 and into 2013. The first pieces of ride track arrived on site in April 2013, with vertical construction commencing in the following month. An official announcement for ''Storm Coaster'' made by Sea World in May 2013 detailed the ride would feature of track and a series of water and fire effects. Although an opening date of September 2013 was initially set, Sea World later revised this to be Summer 2013.〔 By September 2013, the ride's track was complete, with focus moving towards theming and testing the ride. On 2 December 2013, ''Storm Coaster'' soft opened to the public, with an official opening held four days later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Storm Coaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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