An exciting new Intamin Gyro Swing thrill ride named King Claw is now open at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast in Australia.
At a towering 27 metres, King Claw swings more than 50% higher than the park's previous version, The Claw, which opened in 2004.
Reaching a blistering 98 km/h, 50% faster than its predecessor, King Claw’s arc swings 42 metres high, soaring beyond Steel Taipan’s tallest point.
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Dreamworld CEO, Greg Yong, said:
“King Claw truly redefines what a thrill ride can be. The physical sensation it delivers - the power, the height, the speed, the weightlessness - is unlike anything else you’ll experience in the Southern Hemisphere. It hits you in a way that’s both breathtaking and addictive, and that’s exactly what world-class thrills should do. Launching a ride of this scale makes me incredibly proud, not just because it elevates Dreamworld as Australia’s biggest theme park, but because it firmly positions us as a significant player on the global stage.”
Dreamworld Director of Engineering, Aaron Holman, said:
“Our goal was simple: take the legacy of The Claw and amplify it in every direction. King Claw is taller, it’s faster, it hits harder - and the forces are phenomenal. The first time we tested it at full power, the entire team just looked at each other and said, ‘This is going to blow people away.’ Seeing guests ride it today for the first time is incredibly rewarding.”
King Claw Lore
King Claw rises. From the depths, the urban legend has finally made landfall.
In the fog of a 1920s dock, the tide slips away and timbers start to tremble. Crates split, ropes snap, and a hush falls over Ocean Parade as something ancient stirs below the pilings. The old Claw’s crown lies rusting where the waterline used to be. Then the surface fractures. King Claw rises.
Once whispered as an urban legend, King Claw is no myth. It is what the locals fear, a relentless surge of nature and an unstoppable force rising from the depths. It swings with tidal grace and brutal momentum, lifting challengers into the sky and turning their world on its axis before dropping them back at the waterfront, breathless and wide eyed. The whispers were true. The legend lives, and it grows stronger with every encounter.
