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10 reviews – “Good”

Gold Coast, Australia

Theme Park

Grills that will lilely cover drains for the pump and filtration system.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

A common feature on most water rides, these rails act as guides for the boat, often in splashdown sections.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

These walkways will hang from the high sections of track to allow maintenance on the block brakes and other mechanical sections.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Straight sections however come as one piece.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

With the particularly large size of this track, it's not too hard to imagine giant twisted sections of track being particularly difficult to work with at all stages of the process.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Twisted sections of track are assembled on-site as they are too large to fit in shipping containers as a single piece.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Perhaps one of the more unique features of Mack water coasters is the way that most of the twisted coaster track is actually assembled from two halves on the construction site.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

That bracket up close. The track attaches to the supports at two parallel points -- more on this in a minute.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

From the other side. It's easy to picture the final orientation of this track with the angle of the support bracket

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

A section of the steep, stright final drop.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Sea World have gone with the standard blue-and-grey color scheme that most Mack water coasters feature.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Mack water coasters feature eight rails where most roller coasters feature just two.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

3,500kg (7,700lbs) by our estimate.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Ever wonder what a piece of water coaster track weighs?

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

The guides along the left of the conveyor belt gently align the boats, which is crucial to ensure that they connect to the coaster rails smoothly.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

The top end of the conveyor belt.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

Conveyor belts are a staple of most water rides. Because the boats can safely back up against each other in the water sections, the blocking systems are generally simpler than normal roller coasters.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

This conveyor belt joins onto the base of the lift and allows boats to be safely spaced. by stopping and starting as needed.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

The downtime isn't so surprising when you consider how close the cables come to what will be the tallest section of the coaster.

by Richard Wilson, 11 years ago

Storm Coaster Sea World

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