| BuzzSaw | |
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| Dreamworld | |
| Location | Dreamworld |
| Park section | Gold Rush Country |
| Coordinates | 27°51′44″S 153°18′54″E / 27.862344°S 153.314935°E |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 17 September 2011 |
| Closing date | 31 August 2021 |
| Cost | A$7 million |
| Replaced | Helicopter Joy Flights |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Maurer AG |
| Model | SkyLoop, X-Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Vertical chain lift hill |
| Height | 46.2 m (152 ft) |
| Length | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 0:50 |
| Max vertical angle | 360° |
| Capacity | 600 riders per hour |
| G-force | 5 |
| Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
| Trains | Single train with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 12 riders per train. |
 Ride Express available | |
| BuzzSaw at RCDB | |
BuzzSaw was a Maurer AG SkyLoop roller coaster located within the Gold Rush Country section of the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast of Australia. The ride began operation on 17 September 2011 as part of Dreamworld's 30th birthday celebrations.[1][2][3] The ride was permanently closed on 31 August 2021, due to Dreamworld prioritising future development plans.[4]
BuzzSaw was one of Dreamworld's seven thrill rides and had a track length of 150 metres (490 ft). The steel ride consisted of a single train which held 12 riders and lasted approximately 50 seconds. BuzzSaw featured the tallest inversion in the Southern Hemisphere and was the second-highest inversion of its type in the world.
The ride was themed around a fictitious series of unexplainable occurrences in the Town of Gold Rush which dated back to the late 1800s. The setting was based on encounters with the ghost of one Jack Darke, who was killed by a buzz saw at a sawmill built after the gold rush ended.
The ride was sold to Gumbuya World in Melbourne where it now remains in active service. Its current theme is that of an experimental rocket space mission called Project Zero, with the riders being the volunteer test pilots.
- ^ "Dreamworld – Australia's Favourite Gold Coast Theme Parks". Dreamworld. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Maeseele, Melanie (15 September 2011). "New thrill rides for Coast theme parks". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Limited. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
New Dreamworld ride a real Buzzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Park Updates". Dreamworld. Retrieved 18 July 2021.