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WOOOOHOOOO! Riding the rails at Warner Bros. Movie World

When I take my best friend to the Gold Coast for her first ever Queensland trip (and first ride on a real roller coaster), there’s no question in my mind where we’re going. Warner Bros. Movie World is my favourite of all the Gold Coast theme parks and home to some of my most beloved rides. Read on for my guide to its brilliant roller coasters, each rated according to the strength of the language that escapes my mouth while riding.

(Note: the author would like to apologise to any parents whose children learnt new and exciting words on Thursday, 6 November. Rest assured that the author’s mother would have washed her mouth out if she’d heard her)

Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster. Rated PG for “Wheeeeee!!”

The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster is part roller coaster, part haunted house, part warehouse rave, and all fun. It’s 17m at its highest and reaches a top speed of 45km/h, but the state-of-the-art animatronics and high-tech sound and lighting effects are what make it memorable. The Spooky Coaster is one of my all-time favourite rides and doubly brilliant for the fact that almost the whole family can enjoy it. We do it twice.

Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster

The Green Lantern Coaster is 33m at its highest, reaches a top speed of 66km/h, and features the steepest drop in the Southern Hemisphere. However, it’s remarkably smooth and the relaxed speed makes it more fun than scary, so it’s a great intro to the more intense rides. If only I’d known that at the start of the day…

Green Lantern Coaster

By any name, Arkham Asylum is an intense ride. Suspended below the track, you see EXACTLY how high you are each time you enter a drop, and the full, clear sky on every loop-the-loop. 15-year-old Cassie said some seriously bad things on her first run, but she loved it so much she went back four more times before the park closed.

Arkham Asylum is 32m at its highest and reaches a top speed of 85km/h. It’s our final roller coaster of the day, and I’m delighted that my friend enjoys it as much as I do.

Arkham Asylum, formerly Lethal Weapon

I am SO wrong. This is by far the most extreme ride of the day.

Superman Escape goes from 0 – 100km/h in less than two seconds. It’s 40m at its highest, and the first dip is so steep and fast that it actually makes me angry. I feel the ride has tricked me and abuse it with the foulest language I know, but my poor friend endures it all in shocked, white-knuckle silence. Afterwards, she struggles to process the experience and why I said it would be fun. It’s clear she no longer trusts my judgement (or sanity), especially when she sees I want to go again…

Superman Escape




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