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Surfrider is a steel shuttle roller coaster at
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast is a water park situated in Oxenford, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks. In 2019, the park received 1,120,000 visitors making it the most visited water park in Austra ...
located at Oxenford,
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, Australia. The ride is an Intamin Half Pipe roller coaster that opened in September 2007. It has stood but not operated since 2020.


History

In February 2007, roller coaster parts began arriving in Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast's car park. The Gold Coast Bulletin later reported 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, a
theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
owned by the same company as Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast,
Village Roadshow Theme Parks Village Roadshow Theme Parks is a division of Village Roadshow Limited which operates theme parks and attractions in Australia and the United States of America. The Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd was formerly part of Village Roadshow Theme Pa ...
. After purchasing the ride from Intamin, the location where it was to be installed was changed. The ride has stood but not operated since 2020.


Ride

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 the bottom of the U.
Linear synchronous motor A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled", thus, instead of producing a torque ( rotation), it produces a linear force along its length. However, linear motors are not necessarily straight. Characteristic ...
s 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 these are no longer in use. Surfrider is listed as a seasonal attraction and does not operate in the winter months.


See also

* Avatar Airbender, a similar ride at Nickelodeon Universe *
RC Racer RC Racer (known as Rex's Racer in Shanghai) is a steel shuttle roller coaster operating at Walt Disney Studios Park in France, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride is part of the Toy Story Playland i ...
, a similar ride at several Disney parks


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* * {{Intamin Roller coasters introduced in 2007 Roller coasters in Australia Roller coasters operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks