Bermuda Triangle (Sea World)
| Bermuda Triangle | |
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Bermuda Triangle's station. The undercover queue is in the background, circular station in the centre and exit stairs on the right.
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| Sea World | |
| Coordinates | 27°57′21.63″S 153°25′33.20″E / 27.9560083°S 153.4258889°ECoordinates: 27°57′21.63″S 153°25′33.20″E / 27.9560083°S 153.4258889°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Cost | A$10 million |
| Opening date | 31 March 1994 |
| Closing date | 18 October 2010 |
| Replaced | Lassiter's Lost Mine, Bumper Boats |
| Replaced by | Storm Coaster |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Free flow boat ride |
| Manufacturer | Sea World |
| Designer | Sanderson Group |
| Lift system | 2 conveyor belt lifts |
| Capacity | 1080 riders per hour |
| Duration | 8 minutes |
| Height restriction | 95 cm (3 ft 1 in) |
| Boats | 13Research Probes with 4 rows. 4 riders per row totalling 16 riders per boat. |
| Water | 1,500,000 litres (330,000 imp gal; 400,000 US gal) |
| Website | Official webpage |
The Bermuda Triangle was a themed indoor flume ride at the Sea World amusement park on the Gold Coast, Australia. In 2013, the ride was replaced by Storm Coaster, a Mack Rides water coaster.
The Sea World ride has a replica that still operates in Movie Park Germany to this day.
In 1980, Sea World opened a set of bumper boats located in a small lake in the centre of the Viking's Revenge Flume Ride. In 1987, these bumper boats were removed to aid in the construction of Lassiter's Lost Mine.Lassiter's Lost Mine was an indoor flume ride where guests would experience the flooding of a mine. The ride was built for only A$3 million - compared to a Disney estimate of A$20 million. In April 1993, Lassiter's Lost Mine closed. Less than one year later on 31 March 1994, the Bermuda Triangle opened. The ride utilised the same ride system as the original Lassiter's Lost Mine ride. After opening, the Bermuda Triangle is cited as a major contributor to an increase in attendance.
Since the ride's opening in 1994, Bermuda Triangle had several features removed. Bermuda Triangle originally featured a revolving load and unload platform which increased the ride's capacity. This was decommissioned in 2005 due to safety concerns. In 2008, the gas pipeline which allowed the main volcano to spit out fireballs was removed rendering the volcano dormant. Later, the pre-show was decommissioned and special effects were broken and never fixed.
On 18 October 2010, the Bermuda Triangle closed for routine maintenance until 30 November 2010. In late November, Sea World dropped the reopening date and has instead stated: "Bermuda Triangle is presently closed while we continue to develop new and exciting attractions at Sea World". In early December 2010, the maintenance page was changed for a third time to read "Bermuda Triangle is temporarily closed". A few days later, Sea World stated on their Facebook page that the "Bermuda Triangle ride has been permanently closed to make way an exciting new future attraction". After sitting dormant for close to one and a half years, Sea World applied for a permit to demolish the ride and the interior of the show building. Once the permit was granted, demolition began in August 2012.
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