6-903: The Flash: Speed Force is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia. Opened on 13 May 2024, it is an Intamin Half Pipe roller coaster themed to the DC Comics superhero the Flash . The ride originally opened as Surfrider at the nearby Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast , where it operated from September 2007 until 2020, before being removed in April 2023. In February 2007, roller coaster parts began arriving in Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast's car park. The Gold Coast Bulletin later reported
12-416: A theme park owned by the same company as Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, Village Roadshow Theme Parks . After purchasing the ride from Intamin, the location where it was to be installed was changed. The ride stood without operation from 2020 until April 2023, when it was removed pending relocation to Warner Bros. Movie World . It was scheduled to open at the park in April 2024 as The Flash: Speed Force, themed to
18-399: The DC Comics superhero the Flash but the opening was postponed to May 13 the following month. It was built within the footprint of the existing Superman Escape coaster. Riders are placed in one of two cars on the train which is made to resemble a giant surfboard. Each car is a free-spinning circle that holds six people. The track is essentially a giant, upright U and trains are loaded at
24-579: The bottom of the U. Linear synchronous motors accelerate the train up both sides of the track. A typical ride lasts for approximately 1 minute. Several water features were originally included to simulate riding a wave but later were not used. Surfrider was listed as a seasonal attraction and did not operate in the winter months. Steel roller coaster A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel track , which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along
30-515: The ride as being an Intamin Half Pipe roller coaster with an opening date scheduled for the September school holidays. In late April, Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast officially confirmed this report by announcing the Surfrider. After a relatively short construction period, the ride was fully assembled by July 2007. The ride opened in September 2007. Surfrider was originally planned to be installed at Sea World ,
36-401: The track typically rely on wheels made of polyurethane or nylon to keep each train car anchored to the track. The introduction of tubular steel drastically changed roller coaster innovation, allowing for greater speeds, higher drops, and more intense elements such as inversions . Arrow Dynamics is credited with inventing tubular steel track and introducing the first modern steel coaster with
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