Warner Bros. Movie World AU | DC Rivals HyperCoaster | Mack

[Will]

What?!
I'm very surprised to see this - the Aus parks seem to have stepped up their maintenance game recently for obvious reasons, but whilst I may have been a little non-plussed by the ride as a whole, I can confirm it was glass smooth back in April.

Intrigued to know what this is about

 

[Hixee]

Yeah, that's not 'normal' maintenance.

Portions of track being removed this soon in the ride's life - who actually built this, S&S?

 

[Snoo]

What makes it even more out of line is that it's the top of a hill, which normally gets less problems then say a valley. I'm willing to bet they found either issues with the track itself or the supports or even deeper, the foundation.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Maybe this has some answers:-

https://www.parkz.com.au/article/20...s_HyperCoaster_during_annual_maintenance.html

 

[Hixee]

I love how they site Maverick, PMBO, X2, and Dodonpa as having major track modifications, yet did any of them happen to this degree ONE season after operation?

I don't really think it's like that, at all...

 

[Matt N]

Could it be down to a similar problem to what 2017 GaleForce apparently suffered from, where the rails weren't quite parallel?

 

[elephant58]

I love how they site Maverick, PMBO, X2, and Dodonpa as having major track modifications, yet did any of them happen to this degree ONE season after operation?

I don't really think it's like that, at all...

I think the Big One was after two seasons and wasn't Maverick before it even opened?

 

[Hixee]

I think the Big One was after two seasons and wasn't Maverick before it even opened?

According to Wiki, PMBO was three years in -

In 1997 after operating for 3 years, The Big One had part of its drop and the first turn-around re-profiled and changed. This was due to the excessive stress put on the track and parts of the train as a result of the tight and sudden manoeuvres in the track's previous form.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_One_(roller_coaster)
Sounds like the same issue DC Rivals might be having, but three seasons in.

Maverick was just a design flaw from the outset - at least they didn't let it operate for a year.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Apparently the track has been put back into place. No photos, just a local's word for it.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Sorry for double post, but it appears WBMW is going to start offering lift hill climbs on DC Rivals Starting September 17th:-

https://www.parkz.com.au/forums/topic/8349-dc-rivals-hypercoaster-climb/