Thrillseeker, Steel roller coaster at Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia

Thrillseeker is a steel roller coaster at Sea World on the Gold Coast that spans over 1,000 meters of track and reaches speeds of 65 kilometers per hour. The ride takes roughly two minutes and moves through several turns and dips, with a chain lift hill bringing the cars to about 14 meters high.

The ride opened in 1982 under the name Wild Wave Rollercoaster as part of Sea World's lineup, following the Galaxi model design made by S.D.C. It closed at the park in 2002 and was then relocated to continue operating elsewhere.

The ride opened in 1982 as the Wild Wave Rollercoaster, one of three attractions Sea World added that year alongside the Pirate Ship and Carousel. It was the park's first roller coaster, and its Galaxi layout by S.D.C. was later renamed Thrillseeker. Visitors today ride the same machine as Taipan, a traveling coaster run by Shorts Amusements of Victoria.

The Thrillseeker's trains held two four-seat cars, giving a capacity of eight passengers per train, and a circuit lasted two minutes. The ride left the station turning right, then climbed a 14-metre chain lift hill before a run of quick dips and spiralling helixes.

After closing at Sea World, this ride found new life as a traveling attraction owned by Shorts Amusements in Victoria, where it operates under the new name Taipan. This second career reveals how well the original machine was built to continue running safely many years later.