Gold Reef City
Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, and the buildings in the park are designed to mimic this period. There is a museum dedicated to gold mining on the grounds where it is possible to see a gold-containing ore vein and see how gold is poured into barrels.
There are many attractions at Gold Reef City, including water rides, roller coasters, and the famous Gold Reef City Casino. Gold Reef City is located to the south of Johannesburg's Central Business District off the M1. It is also the site of the Apartheid Museum.
Rides and attractions
Some of the popular rides at the theme park include:- The Anaconda, the world's only Giovanola inverted coaster.
- Golden Loop, a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop coaster. Originally White Lightnin' at Carowinds.
- Jozi Express, a high-speed roller coaster built and manufactured by the German amusement park ride manufacturer Zierer.
- Miner's Revenge
- Raging River Rapids
- Runaway Train
- Storm Chaser
- The High Flying Maverick
- Tower of Terror, a high-speed roller coaster with a vertical drop into an old mineshaft and the highest g-force of any active roller coaster at 6.3 g.
- UFO, a giant wheel that spins at high speed while being lifted from a horizontal position to a near-60-degree position.
- Giant Wheel, a Ferris wheel
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