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543:. Dreamworld. Archived from
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16:Defunct steel roller coaster
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596:"DC RIVALS HYPERCOASTER"
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501:The Gold Coast Bulletin
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220:31 m (102 ft)
137:8 August 2003
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1081:Dreamworld Helicopters
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1024:Street Food Festival
820:The Dreamworld Flyer
795:Kenny's Forest Flyer
782:Big Red Boat Coaster
308:steel roller coaster
779:Belinda's Treehouse
713:Dreamworld Woolshed
710:Daintree Rainforest
680:Current attractions
295:Thunderbolt at RCDB
254:960 riders per hour
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1123:Rock Climbing Wall
1085:Dreamworld Studios
1035:Former attractions
1021:Spring County Fair
985:The Temple of Huey
970:The Little Rippers
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816:Dreamworld Express
788:Dreamworld Theatre
685:Former attractions
270:Height restriction
207:Lift/launch system
174:General statistics
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264:in 4 seconds
259:Acceleration
189:Manufacturer
134:Closing date
119:Opening date
83:27°51′54.5″S
66:Country Fair
62:Park section
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1151:Thunderbolt
1115:Little Puff
1055:Blue Lagoon
908:Jungle Rush
829:Sky Voyager
824:Motocoaster
808:Main Street
707:Bilby House
624:Thunderbolt
580:17 February
522:5 September
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415:17 February
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160:Replaced by
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73:Coordinates
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1272:Categories
1228:Toasted TV
1119:Reef Diver
1107:Grand Prix
1027:Winterfest
994:Wiggle Bay
988:The Wedgie
900:(upcoming)
700:Corroboree
664:Dreamworld
605:5 November
388:References
316:Gold Coast
312:Dreamworld
242:Inversions
141:2003-08-08
56:Dreamworld
46:Dreamworld
1098:FlowRider
1041:Avalanche
979:The Shell
958:The B.R.O
932:Cub Kindy
898:Rivertown
887:Tail Spin
882:Shockwave
869:King Claw
857:Game Site
372:Built by
358:FlowRider
320:Australia
164:FlowRider
1247:Category
1223:The Shak
1141:Stingray
936:The Lair
847:The Claw
374:Japanese
251:Capacity
52:Location
1172:Wipeout
1063:BuzzSaw
976:The Rip
967:Fully 6
675:History
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353:areas.
326:History
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1256:italic
1168:Vortex
1003:Events
690:Events
347:Vekoma
343:Kumbak
306:was a
278:Trains
225:Length
217:Height
111:Status
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