Steel Taipan
| Steel Taipan | |
|---|---|
| Dreamworld | |
| Location | Dreamworld |
| Park section | Gold Rush Country |
| Coordinates | 27°51′44.44″S 153°18′54.84″E / 27.8623444°S 153.3152333°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | 10 December 2021 |
| Opening date | 15 December 2021 |
| Cost | A$32,000,000 |
| Replaced | Eureka Mountain Mine Ride Thunder River Rapids Ride |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Launched roller coaster |
| Lift/launch system | LSM launch |
| Height | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Length | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Speed | 104.9 km/h (65.2 mph) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Max vertical angle | 94° |
| Capacity | 820 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.8 |
| Height restriction | 130–200 cm (4 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) |
Ride Express available | |
Single rider line available | |
| Steel Taipan at RCDB | |
Steel Taipan is a steel launched roller coaster at Dreamworld in Coomera, Queensland, Australia. Steel Taipan is a direct replacement to the former Thunder River Rapids Ride. The roller coaster, the first triple-launched coaster in the Southern Hemisphere, is named after the deadly Taipan family of snakes native to Australia.