Tail Spin (Dreamworld)

Tail Spin is a Gerstlauer Sky Fly flat ride located at the Gold Coast, Queensland [1] . It opened on 20 September 2014 as the replacement of Reef Diver.[2] Tail Spin is currently Dreamworld newest thrill ride.

This article is about the Gerstlauer Sky Fly at Dreamworld. For other uses, see Tailspin (disambiguation).
Tail Spin
Dreamworld
AreaOcean Parade
Coordinates27°51′53.10″S 153°18′58.76″E
StatusOperating
Opening date20 September 2014 (2014-09-20)
ReplacedReef Diver
General statistics
Attraction typeSky Fly
ManufacturerGerstlauer
Height22 m (72 ft)
Speed33 km/h (21 mph)
G-force2
Capacity240-360 riders per hour
Vehicles12
Riders per vehicle1
Duration2:00
Height restriction130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
Q4U available
Single rider line available

History

On 28 April 2014, Dreamworld subsequently removed Reef Diver and announced there is going to be a new ride replacing it. It was later announced that Dreamworld would be getting a Gerstlauer Sky Fly named Tail Spin and it will open in September along with Triple Vortex.[3] Tail Spin opened in 20 September 2014. The ride was a first of its kind in Australia, allowing guests to control their ride experience.

Ride experience

Queue

Tail Spin has three different queues. The three queues are: general admission, Ride Express and single riders. Tail Spin was the second ride at the park to have a single riders queue.

Ride

Guests will be loaded onto one of twelve small sea planes. Harnesses will be lowered automatically. Riders will be able to control the planes by adjusting the positions of the wings. This allows riders to spin up to 360 degrees if they wish. Riders will reach a maximum height of 22m and top speed of 33km. The entire ride cycle will last for two minutes. [4]

See also

2014 in amusement parks

References
  1. "Tail Spin". Dreamworld. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Schembri, Liam. "First look at Dreamworld's Tail Spin". Parkz. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. Wilson, Richard. "Tail Spin coming to Dreamworld". Parkz. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Schembri, Liam. "First look at Dreamworld's Tail Spin". Parkz. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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