Gold Reef City

Infobox Amusement park
name = Gold Reef City


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location = Johannesburg
location2 = South Africa
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slogan = The City Without Limits
homepage = http://www.goldreefcity.co.za/

Gold Reef City is a large amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine, the park is themed around the gold rush on the Witwatersrand. Park staff wear period costumes of the 1880s, and the buildings on the park are designed to mimic the same 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 real gold is poured into barrels.

There are many attractions at Gold Reef City, not the least of which are water rides and roller coasters. The liveshows of Idols South Africa are filmed live in the "Hippodrome", a large auditorium based in the park.

Gold Reef City is located to the south of the Central Business District off of the M1. It is also the site of the Apartheid Museum.

Rides & Attractions

There are numerous rides ranging from log flume rides to an inverted coaster. Some of the popular rides at the theme park include:
*The Anaconda. This is the only inverted roller coaster in the world built by the famous coaster design company, Giovanola, and is currently the record holder for the fastest and tallest inverted roller coaster in Africa.
*The River Rapids
*The Jozi Express, which is a high-speed roller coaster built and manufactured by the German amusement park ride manufacturer, Zierer.
*The Tower of Terror (also known as the Shaft of Terror). This roller coaster was originally designed by Swiss designer Ronald Bussink, manufactured by local companies, and built by the park themselves. It is a vertical drop roller coaster which features a drop of 47 meters, and a pull-out which features a positive G-Force of a massive 6.3G's. This coaster is also the record holder for the current tallest and fastest roller coaster in Africa.

There is also a 4D Movie theater which shows 2 movies on curcuit: PandaVision and The Haunted Mine Ride.

References

Links

* [http://www.goldreefcity.co.za/home/ Official Website]