Road Runner Rollercoaster

The Road Runner Roller Coaster is a Vekoma Junior Coaster which opened on 26 December 2000 at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia.[2][3] The 335-metre (1,099 ft) ride features an incline of 13 metres (43 ft) and reaches a top speed of 45.9 km/h (28.5 mph).[2] The ride has a height restriction of 100 centimetres (39 in).[4] It is themed to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.[5]

Not to be confused with Road Runner Express or Road Runner Railway.

Road Runner Roller Coaster
Warner Bros. Movie World
LocationWarner Bros. Movie World
Park sectionKids' WB Fun Zone
Coordinates27°54′22.5″S 153°18′42″E
StatusOperating
Opening date26 December 2000 (2000-12-26)
CostAU$9 million
ReplacedLooney Tunes Musical Revue
Parque Warner Madrid
NameCorrecaminos Bip Bip
Park sectionCartoon Village
Coordinates40.2316°N 3.5957°W / 40.2316; -3.5957
StatusOperating
Opening date2009[1]
Correcaminos Bip Bip at Parque Warner Madrid at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel – Junior
ManufacturerVekoma
ModelJunior Coaster (335m)
Height11 m (36 ft)
Length335 m (1,099 ft)
Speed45.9 km/h (28.5 mph)
Inversions0
Duration1:06
Capacity1000 riders per hour
Trains2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
Road Runner Roller Coaster at RCDB

History

On 30 June 1996, Roadrunner Achterbahn opened with Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. It was one of the many attractions in the Looney Tunes Land section of the park. Zeitgeist Design and Production's Ryan Harmon served as the Director of Show Development for Warner Bros. International Recreation Enterprises, where he conceived, wrote and managed the design team for Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany's worth of rides, shows and attractions, including Roadrunner Achterbahn.[6] Botticelli's - Atelier der angewandten Malerei and Sanderson Group were responsible for designing the theming for Roadrunner Achterbahn.[7][8] Alan Griffith Architect was also involved in the ride's development.[9]

The Road Runner Roller Coaster opened at Warner Bros. Movie World on 26 December 2000.[3] The ride was modelled after Roadrunner Achterbahn, and its opening forced the relocation of the Looney Tunes Musical Revue to a location in Main Street near the Movie Magic Special Effects Show.[10] The ride cost AU$1.69 million.[11]

On 3 April 2004, Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany was acquired by StarParks.[12] This acquisition resulted in various Warner Bros. licensed properties being removed from the park including DC Comics and Looney Tunes.[12] Roadrunner Achterbahn closed on 31 October 2004 along with Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. On 19 March 2005, Movie Park Germany opened with Roadrunner Achterbahn being rethemed to Rocket Rider Rollercoaster.

Ride
Track layout

Trains

Riders are seated in one of two themed trains.[2] The trains are themed to ACME fireworks with Wile E. Coyote on the front and the Road Runner on the back (in later years, those figures were removed).[5][13][14] Each train features 8 cars which seat 2 people each. Riders are restrained by lap bars.[2] These trains cater for approximately 1000 riders per hour.[11]

Queue

Riders join the queue from the Kids' WB Fun Zone. The queue weaves its way under the lift hill before looping around an area within the ride's footprint.[15]

Ride experience

After exiting the station, the train turns right and is taken up a friction wheel lift hill to a height of 13 metres (43 ft). A small drop follows the lift hill that then leads into two downward helices. The train then dips diagonally under the lift hill before elevating and approaching the back end of the station and passing over top. The train then runs back parallel with the lift hill before entering two separate helices and entering the brake run. The train then returns to the station where riders dismount and exit back into the Kids' WB Fun Zone.[16]

See also

References
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  2. Marden, Duane. "Road Runner Rollercoaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. "Road Runner Rollercoaster (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. Warner Bros. Movie World. "Road Runner Rollercoaster". MyFun. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. Wilson, Richard (4 November 2004). "Road Runner Rollercoaster". Photo. Parkz. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. "Home". Zeitgeist Design + Production. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. "Movie Park". Atelier Botticellis. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. "WARNER BROS - Movie World - Germany". Sanderson Group. Archived from the original on 11 March 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Alan Griffith Architects". Architect Gold Coast. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. "Looney Tunes Musical Revue (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  11. Emmons, Natasha (18 September 2000). "Package Deals A Bright Spot For Warner Bros. Down Under Themers". Amusement Business. 112 (38): 28.
  12. "Germany's Movie World to change in 2005" (Press release). StarParks. 31 August 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. Wright, Dean (11 March 2008). "Loading Station". Photo. Parkz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  14. Wilson, Richard (4 November 2004). "Road Runner Rollercoaster". Photo. Parkz. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  15. Warner Bros. Movie World (2012). "Park Map". MyFun. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  16. Makepeace, Ryan (1 September 2011). "Movieworld Road Runner Rollercoaster". Video. Retrieved 24 June 2012 – via YouTube.
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