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''Green Lantern Coaster'' is a steel roller coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The ride is themed after DC Comics' Green Lantern and is located within the park's DC Comics superhero hub. The ride is an El Loco roller coaster manufactured by S&S Worldwide, characterised by a tight circuit featuring a beyond-vertical drop and an outward banked turn. It holds the record for the steepest drop of any roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere, and the second steepest in the world.〔 ''Green Lantern Coaster'' officially opened on 23 December 2011. The ride is currently closed, pending the outcome of an investigation into the cause of a catastrophic failure of one of the train's wheels as it turned on a curved section of track in March 2015. A carriage was left dangling over the side of the turn; safety bolts designed as a redundant layer of protection successfully prevented it from completely leaving the track and falling to the ground. Warner Bros. Movie World has since announced that a new replacement part has been designed and the ride is undergoing testing, with the ride planned to re-open by Christmas 2015. ==History== In May 2011, preliminary groundwork began on a plot of land in front of Warner Bros. Movie World. On 31 July 2011, the firm announced a multimillion-dollar attraction coming before Christmas 2011. In early September, pieces of S&S Worldwide roller coaster track began appearing in the car park. On 13 September 2011, Warner Bros. Movie World began releasing cropped images of the ride's concept art.〔 } } } 〕 On 17 September 2011, the final clues were released before the official announcement that evening. It was announced that the ''Green Lantern Coaster'' would feature the steepest drop in the Southern Hemisphere.〔 Also on 17 September 2011, the DC Super Heroes Store opened adjacent to Batman Adventure: The Ride 2, Batwing Spaceshot and Green Lantern Coaster. By early October, most of the support structure and the lift hill were complete. By the end of October, the ride's construction was complete and work had begun on the entrance pathway. In early November, six trains arrived on site. Another was showcased by S&S Worldwide at the 2011 IAAPA Attractions Expo. Kevin Rohwer, an S&S Worldwide spokesman, stated that the ride would be ready on 15 December 2011. On 28 November 2011, testing began. The ride entered a soft opening phase on 16 December 2011, before its official opening on 23 December 2011.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Lantern Coaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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