Reef Diver, Amusement ride in Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia
Reef Diver was an Enterprise amusement ride in the Ocean Parade section of Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Twenty gondolas holding two riders each are arranged in an 18.3-metre circle that spins clockwise at up to 60 km/h. A hydraulically powered arm then raises and tilts the frame to 87° from the horizontal, and riders feel up to 3 g.
Reef Diver opened in 1983 in Dreamworld's County Fair section under the name Enterprise. In 2000 the Schwarzkopf Industries ride was replaced by a new one from Meisho. When Ocean Parade expanded in 2002 to absorb the remaining County Fair rides, the ride was renamed and rethemed Reef Diver. It closed on 28 April 2014 and was removed.
The name Reef Diver dates from 2002, when Ocean Parade absorbed the remaining County Fair rides and the Enterprise was rethemed to match the marine theme of the surrounding section. The ride kept that name until it closed on 28 April 2014 and was removed.
Reef Diver stood in the Ocean Parade section of Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The ride closed on 28 April 2014 and was removed, so it can no longer be ridden; visitors to the park will not find it in operation.
Reef Diver had no safety restraints: the centrifugal force of the spinning frame was enough to keep riders pinned in their seats. The hydraulically powered arm beneath the ride then raised and tilted the frame to 87 degrees from horizontal, and riders felt up to 3 g.
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