Thunder River Rapids Ride | |
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Dreamworld | |
Area | Town of Gold Rush |
Coordinates | 27°51′44.44″S 153°18′54.85″E / 27.8623444°S 153.3152361°E |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | 11 December 1986 |
Closing date | 25 October 2016[a] |
Replaced by | Steel Taipan |
General statistics | |
Type | River rafting ride |
Model | Custom |
Length | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
Duration | 4:10 |
Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
Website | Thunder River Rapids |
Ride Express available |
The Thunder River Rapids Ride was a river rapid type water ride located in the Town of Gold Rush section of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3]
After four riders were killed on it in late October 2016, the ride was closed. On 9 November 2016, Ardent Leisures' CEO announced that the ride would not reopen, and was to be demolished. In October 2017, police recommended that no criminal charges be laid against any person in relation to the deaths.
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