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{{Short description|Roller coaster}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
|name=Kenny's Forest Flyer
|image=Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster.jpg
|imagedimensions=250px
|caption=Kenny's Forest Flyer's first helix (pictured as Rugrats Runaway Reptar)
|previousnames=Escape Coaster (2022-2023)<br>Escape from Madagascar (2012-2022)<br>Sky Rocket (2011-2012)<br>Rugrats Runaway Reptar (2002-2011)
|location=Dreamworld
|locationarticle=Dreamworld (Australia)
|coordinates={{Coord|27|51|50|S|153|19|1|E|display=title,inline}}
|section=Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland
|subsection=
|type=Steel
|type2=Suspended Family Coaster
|type3=            <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|status=Operating
|opened={{Start date|df=yes|2002|12|26}}
|closed=
|manufacturer=Vekoma
|designer=
|model=[[Suspended Family Coaster]] (342m)
|track=
|lift=[[Drive tire]] lift hill
|height_m=14.9
|drop_m=           <!--Must be expressed in meters and may contain only numeric characters.-->
|length_m=342
|speed_km/h=41.8
|inversions=0
|duration=1:30
|angle=            <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
|capacity=650
|cost=
|acceleration=     <!--Expression in full form e.g. "X to Y mph (χ to ψ km/h) in Z seconds". -->
|acceleration_from=<!--Initial speed in mph or km/h defaults to zero, only numeric characters-->
|acceleration_km/h=<!--Final speed in km/h may contain only numeric characters-->
|acceleration_in=  <!--Number of seconds may contain words -->
|gforce=2.2
|restriction_cm=110
|trains=1
|carspertrain=10
|rowspercar=1
|ridersperrow=2
|rcdb_number=2166
|virtual_queue_name=[[Ride Express]]
|virtual_queue_image=Dreamworld Q4U availability.svg
|virtual_queue_status=available    <!--should be available if above fields are used-->
|single_rider=            <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
}}
'''Kenny's Forest Flyer''' is a [[Suspended Family Coaster|suspended family roller coaster]] at [[Dreamworld (Australia)|Dreamworld]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], Australia.<ref name="Park Map 2011-06-25">{{cite web|title=Dreamworld & WhiteWater World Park Map |url=http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Resources/Documents/Park-Map.pdf.pdf |work=Park Map |publisher=Dreamworld |access-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819175352/http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Resources/Documents/Park-Map.pdf.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2012 |date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
==History==
''Kenny's Forest Flyer'' opened on 26 December 2002 as ''Rugrats Runaway Reptar''. It was part of the new [[Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland|Nickelodeon Central]] themed area.<ref name="NC PR">{{cite web|title=Get 'Nicked' at Dreamworld|url=http://www.parkz.com.au/article/2003/01/12/160-Get_Nicked_at_Dreamworld.html|work=Press Release|publisher=Parkz|access-date=25 June 2011|author=Dreamworld}}</ref> The roller coaster was the third of its type in the world and the first in the [[Southern Hemisphere]].<ref name="RCDB SFC">{{cite web|title=Roller Coaster Search Results|url=http://www.rcdb.com/m/r.htm?ot=2&ml=8122&page=1&order=10|work=Model Line = Suspended Family Coaster|publisher=Roller Coaster DataBase|access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref>
Towards the middle of 2011, Nickelodeon Central started to be rethemed into Kid's World. The change saw Rugrats Runaway Reptar renamed and rethemed into Sky Rocket.<ref name="KW PR">{{cite web|title=Kid's World - Where kids really do rule |url=http://about.dreamworld.com.au/Media-Centre/Media-Kit/Media-Kit-Pages/Nick-Central-Where-Kids-Rule.aspx |work=Press Release |publisher=Dreamworld |access-date=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403204542/http://about.dreamworld.com.au/Media-Centre/Media-Kit/Media-Kit-Pages/Nick-Central-Where-Kids-Rule.aspx |archive-date=3 April 2011 |date=24 June 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name="Kids Rides">{{cite web|title=Kids Rides |url=http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Rides/Kids-Rides/ |publisher=Dreamworld |access-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616054640/http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Rides/Kids-Rides/ |archive-date=16 June 2011 |date=June 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The ride remains to be Dreamworld's only children's roller coaster.<ref name="RCDB Dreamworld">{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dreamworld|metric=m|rcdb_number=4938|accessdate=25 June 2011}}</ref>
In 2012, the Kid's World area was rethemed to become [[Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland|DreamWorks Experience]]. The ride was renamed ''Escape from Madagascar'' to fit the Madagascar Madness subsection it is located in.<ref name="Dreamworld To Open New Dreamworks Animation Precinct">{{cite web|title=Dreamworld To Open New Dreamworks Animation Precinct |url=http://about.dreamworld.com.au/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Pages/DREAMWORLD-TO-OPEN-NEW-DREAMWORKS-ANIMATION-PRECINCT.aspx |work=Press Release |publisher=Dreamworld |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115014028/http://about.dreamworld.com.au/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Pages/DREAMWORLD-TO-OPEN-NEW-DREAMWORKS-ANIMATION-PRECINCT.aspx |archive-date=15 November 2012 |date=February 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
In November 2022, it was announced that DreamWorks Experience would be rethemed as [[Kenny and Belinda's Dreamland]], with all DreamWorks theming to be removed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitworth |first1=David |title=DREAMWORLD INVESTS A TOTAL OF A 50 MILLION A$ BY 2024 |url=https://interpark.co.uk/dreamworld-invests-a-total-of-a-50-million-a-by-2024/ |publisher=InterPark |access-date=17 April 2023 |date=1 December 2022}}</ref> ''Escape from Madagascar'' was temporarily named the ''Escape Coaster'' until it closed for refurbishment on 24 April 2023. It reopened in late August 2023 under its new name - ''Kenny's Forest Flyer''.
==Ride==
The ride has one [[train (roller coaster)|train]], which has 10 cars with 2 seats on each car catering 650 riders per hour. The safety system consists of over-the-shoulder restraints that lock into place and then a belt-type connector that attaches the seat base to the over-the-shoulder restraints. Riders are taken up {{convert|14.8|m|ft}} by a wheeled lift hill, and go through a tight helix, followed by a series of small turns and drops. Upon approaching the station, the ride is slowed by a magnetic [[brake run]]. Each ride cycle takes 1.5 minutes.<ref name=RCDB>{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Sky Rocket|location=Dreamworld|metric=m|rcdb_number=2166|accessdate=25 June 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{RCDB|2166}}
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