Big Dipper • Luna Park Sydney

Airtimes Inversions Pace

Very fun ride and one of the best in the country. It offers some great airtime and the inversions are excellent.

Launch Pace Intensity Rattle Too short Capacity

Big Dipper is one of the smaller puncher packs in the game. It’s pretty fun! Don’t expect a perfect ride though. I hope in the meantime Intamin can do something about the smoothness on their later Hot Racers. But it’s fun regardless. A lot more intense that I expected, the second half just whips you through the layout. Second launch is great too. Best element for me would probably be the corkscrew, didn’t expect much from that element but it slaps. I’d give this ride 74%.

Launch Too short

Big Dipper is an interesting ride. Obviously, Luna Park didn't have a huge footprint to work with, and they did a reasonably good job with this Intamin Hot Racer. The second launch is fantastic, the inversions are great, and the ride feels fast and well-paced. However, it's still incredibly short, and the light 7-seater trains have a huge rattle in the back seats. Could be much better than what it is.

Location Harness Rattle

A zippy, fun ride. While not too short, it’s also not a long ride, but even with the 7 seater trains it didn’t get a super long line (I did visit on a wet day though, so maybe lower crowds than normal). The launches, loop, bunny hill, and corkscrew each give a taste of some different forces, which leads to a ride that has a little bit of everything. The best part is the view though; getting thrown over a non-inverting loop while looking at the Sydney Harbour Bridge is certainly unique. The only real downside is the rattle, which isn’t too bad the first time, but can make marathoning it a pain; a pity, since one ride doesn’t really feel like enough. Fortunately no head-banging thanks to over-the-head lap bars. Overall, a thrilling and enjoyable ride experience that’s a little on the rougher side.

Inversions Launch Pace Rattle Too short

Lap Bar Location Pace Too short

Location Pace Intensity Rattle Too short Capacity