Hot Wheels Sidewinder Refurbishment

[rappa]

Really liking the white personally 

[themagician]

30 minutes ago, Jdude95 said:

It's interesting to see how they are painting it in such a random sequence

Maybe it isn’t random and some of the yellow is staying 🤫

[RobC]

13 hours ago, themagician said:

Maybe it isn’t random and some of the yellow is staying 🤫

Makes sense, especially if they are going with the Goldcoaster name. Yellow for sand, blue for water. Theming based on the ocean?

[Greg]

Sidewinder entry all boarded up at today’s visit.

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

I wonder if TOT’s turbine will be finding an new home? 🤔

Edited March 18, 2020 by Adventures With JWorld
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[Gold Coast Amusement Force]

More recent photos 

[themagician]

The ‘Hot Wheels’ has been removed from the rides page

[gavinfulikes]

'Sidewinder' is also a species of rattlesnake.

[Flynn_Smith]

17 hours ago, themagician said:

The ‘Hot Wheels’ has been removed from the rides page

 

11 minutes ago, gavinfulikes said:

'Sidewinder' is also a species of rattlesnake.

I doubt the final name will be Sidewinder somehow. Their contract may have only just run out with Hotwheels, given the removal of the name. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

19 hours ago, gavinfulikes said:

'Sidewinder' is also a species of rattlesnake.

 

plus, its in the wrong area of the park to be trying to link it to a snake theme... (and yes, i'm aware of its proximity to 'cut snake')

[themagician]

Track repaint as of April 20

[New display name]

Is painting currently continuing or has that been put on hold?

[themagician]

On hold

[Taj O'Neill]

this is basically the new paint scheme for the sidewinder almost the same as Hangtime at KBF but they may keep some of the yellow but we will have to wait to find out

Edited May 22, 2020 by Taj O'Neill

[Prequel]

I actually really miss the name Cyclone, its still the name i call the ride i suppose.

[AheadMatthewawsome]

On 22/05/2020 at 7:03 PM, Prequel said:

I actually really miss the name Cyclone, its still the name i call the ride i suppose.

What about Big Dipper? Crazy neighbors screaming in their noses into a copy of the ride! Going, "THE NOISE" "PLEASE MR BLOOD, HELP US" "THE BIG DIPPER, AND THE MONORAIL ARE THE MOST OFFENSIVE STRUCTURE, TO EYESAW OUR CITY, SINCE THE CAHILL EXPRESSWAY COASTED OF SYDNEY HARBOR" "MY EYES ARE BOILING" "MR DUCK, TEAR DOWN THIS PARK" "I FEEL I AM NOT ALONE" "DEMOLISH THE SPRITES OR WHATEVER THE NAME IS"! No roller coaster like The Big Dipper has existed in Sydney, or in NSW since!

[Vman4103]

Speaking of the early days of Sidewinder/Cyclone/Big Dipper/Whateverthehellitsgonnabecallednow, I finally managed to find footage of the coaster in action at Luna Park. I have to say, having that view while riding is pretty freakin' cool!

 

[Baconjack]

1 hour ago, Vman4103 said:

Speaking of the early days of Sidewinder/Cyclone/Big Dipper/Whateverthehellitsgonnabecallednow, I finally managed to find footage of the coaster in action at Luna Park. I have to say, having that view while riding is pretty freakin' cool!

 

Honestly looking at some of the photos of the in progress painting, it reminds me of the old Big Dipper colours with the old yellow track and the repainted white supports.

While I never rode it in Sydney, I'd imagine seeing that view of the bridge and Lavender Bay is a lot better than what you see at the current location - the DW parking lot and Buzzsaw to the right. Really added to the charm of the ride, as mediocre as the ride may be. In hindsight though its a wonder how they got away with building a coaster that tall and large.

[rappa]

This is the problem with just taking a perfectly designed terrain coaster and just plonking it in a car park. One of the stupidest thing Dreamworld of old did with all the land they had available. 

[Gazza]

53 minutes ago, djrappa said:

This is the problem with just taking a perfectly designed terrain coaster and just plonking it in a car park. One of the stupidest thing Dreamworld of old did with all the land they had available. 

At the time though I think everyone was pretty happy that the coaster wasn't going to be scrapped, since most of us hadn't had the chance to ride it.

And despite not really fitting the site, the bargain for a full sized coaster available immediately would be too good to pass up.

This all said, would you even call it a terrain coaster?

https://rcdb.com/1141.htm#p=3629

It seemed like it was mostly at the bottom of the cliff and didn't really use the cliff to have a drop over the edge like this:

https://rcdb.com/11663.htm#p=99507

Edit: Literally never noticed  till now the faux mountain facade at the front of the ride. Impressive stuff.

Edited June 9, 2020 by Gazza

[StingRay]

12 hours ago, Vman4103 said:

Speaking of the early days of Sidewinder/Cyclone/Big Dipper/Whateverthehellitsgonnabecallednow, I finally managed to find footage of the coaster in action at Luna Park. I have to say, having that view while riding is pretty freakin' cool!

 

That footage has been around for a long time. It was this exact footage that was used on a simulator in the park for those not wanting to take on the Cyclone. Given the fact, that back in the day film was expensive etc it is great to actually have this online.

Apart from the scenery change to its current location, you get the first brake along with the second and the station was set up properly. Load one side and unload the other. Also, Mr Malony & Des can be seen to the RHS at the train comes back into the station.

[Spike]

Gazza is right, it was a good decision for them to get it, as Thunderbolt had such limited time left at that point, so they needed something, plus it was better that than it go to scrap.

The mistake was that Dreamworld relied on it as its main, signature coaster for 20+ years. Yes they built Motocoaster, yes they built Buzzsaw, but I don’t know about you, I still see the Cyclone as the parks signature coaster, until ofcourse the new orange coaster is installed. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

6 minutes ago, Spike said:

The mistake was that Dreamworld relied on it as its main, signature coaster for 20+ years.

20+? It won't even reach 20 until the end of this year.

7 minutes ago, Spike said:

the new orange coaster

Have we confirmed the colour yet?

[Zac Beckwith]

34 minutes ago, AlexB said:

Have we confirmed the colour yet?

Looks like Pantone 165-c to me, would it be worth making a new thread for this?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Yes! We absolutely must have our own thread for colour bets!