Roller coaster manufacturing and construction company Martin & Vleminckx shared with us some photos of their newest coaster, Leviathan at Sea World in Queensland, Australia. The coaster made its official debut last Friday.
Martin & Vleminckx partnered with The Gravity Group to design Leviathan, which is Sea World’s first major coaster in nearly 2013. Originally scheduled to open in 2020, the coaster was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leviathan stands 105 feet tall and features a top speed of nearly 50 mph as it races through its 3,280-foot-long layout.
The concept rendering above (released in 2019) shows the coaster’s compact, twisted layout, although the final version of the ride looks a bit different.
Members of the Martin & Vleminckx team pose in front of the Leviathan entrance.
The coaster’s theming is designed to represent the legendary, mythical Leviathan creature rising from the depths of New Atlantis.
The heavily themed trains — built by Gravitykraft — each seat 24 riders.
The last car of each train is reversed, giving riders the opportunity to experience the coaster backward.
“This isn’t your average amusement park ride. Leviathan is an intense and thrilling experience from start to finish!” says Chuck Bingham, Senior Vice President of Martin & Vleminckx.
“With its combination of speed, height and twists, we know it will appeal to riders young and old alike.”
Take a ride on Sea World’s Leviathan by watching the POV video below. That twisted triple down looks unreal.
If you’ve been able to ride Leviathan yet, let us know what you think about the coaster in the comments section below.
This is the roughest coaster I’ve been on for 30yrs.
Very disappointed as I was telling my kids that it is new and will be a smooth ride. We loved the design and speed but my wife and myself are paying the price with sore necks because of it. Constant brain shaking movement the whole length of the ride , you come off with a headache as well.
Would not ever do again.
I ended up in emergency the next morning with chest and back pains. My brain and neck were so sore after this ride. Definately the roughest and most traumatic ride ive been on. I went to hospital next morning – they suspected my rib had popped out from the ride.
Not going again