In September 2016, crates from Mack Rides began to appear on groundwork that was ongoing in the park. In March 2017, construction blueprints were published about the roller coasters layout and station, and construction began in April. In late-May 2017, the park sent out email teasers to its guests indicating a new ride was going to be announced with varying quotes alongside a 3D rendered track. In the forthcoming weeks on 4 June 2017, the park formally announced the roller coaster as "DC Rivals HyperCoaster" which was initially scheduled to be opened in October 2017 and would be themed to the DC Universe. In July 2017, it was reported that the ride cost the park $30 million dollars to build. On 4 August 2017, the final piece of track was put into place, with testing beginning later on 19 August. On 11 September 2017, Warner Bros. Movie World launched advertisements for the ride, one in the form of an online website about the ride's statistics and another in the form of a television ad centered around the DC Universes characters. Around this time, it was initially detailed by the Gold Coast Bulletin that the official ride opening would be launched after 21 September 2017 during a VIP event. On 16 September 2017, the ride soft-opened to the public for technical rehearsals, while the ride officially opened on the 22 September 2017. Shortly thereafter, in October 2017 Warner Bros. Movie World reported that the ride had made 6.9 million impressions through media coverage and 9.3 million impressions through social media. In addition, the opening day brought in 11,500 visitors to the park as a whole. During annual maintenance of the roller coaster in August 2018, track was replaced on the camel back element to make the ride smoother.
Ride experience
Queue
DC Rivals HyperCoaster has two main queues: One is a general admission queue for guests who do not own a pass and a Fast Track queue for those who have purchased to bypass queues for the major attractions at the park. Upon entering the station riders, depending on their rider status, can choose from either four queues: general admission, backwards, Fast Track, or single riders.
Layout
After the train dispatches from the station, it takes a right turn into the lift hill. After reaching its maximum height, riders take a twist down the 85-degree-drop. At the bottom, the ride reaches its maximum speed of. Then, the train ascends the ride's tallest camel back hill before descending left to follow into the non-inverting loop. Next, the train goes through a Stengel dive to the right before entering its left bank turning the train's direction back towards the station and then entering a series of twisted camel back hills. Following, the train enters a 480-degree-helix, then exits into a series of S-bend curves. Subsequently, the train rises and dips into two bunny hops before descending left towards a third bunny hill and into the final brake run leading riders back into the station after a right hand turn.
Characteristics
Trains
Each train has six cars with riders arranged in two across in a two rows. The last car of the train has one row facing backwards with two across in a single row, therefore each train seats 22 passengers. Each of the ride's two trains are themed to the Batmobile.
Reception
DC Rivals HyperCoaster was acclaimed for its long, forceful layout and smooth ride experience. Finder.com.au Chris Stead cited the coaster as Warner Bros. Movie World's highlight attraction. OurWorlds Ben Roache noted the ride had abundant air time and that its non-inverting loop was comfortable and well-paced; he called DC Rivals HyperCoaster Australia's best coaster and said that the forceful layout borrowed and improved on elements from some of the world's best coasters. ReviewTyme Dominic Lacey called DC Rivals HyperCoaster "one the greatest coasters I've ever ridden" and praised its first drop, smooth ride experience and open, unrestrictive restraints. It placed ninth on Coaster Bot 2019 list of the world's top 100 coasters.
