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<p>Katoomba Scenic World is a privately owned tourist attraction located in Katoomba in the Blue MountainsNew South WalesAustraliaabout kilometres west of Sydney. Scenic World is home to four attractions, of which the most famous is the Katoomba Scenic Railway. The site also includes the Katoomba scenic railway Scenic Skywaythe Cableway and Katoomba Scenic Walkway a 2. Onsite facilities also katoomba scenic railway free all day parking, the largest souvenir shop in NSW and several dining outlets. From to it carried coal during the week and passengers at weekends. The coal mine was closed in after which it remained as a tourist attraction. The Scenic Railway was closed on 13 January although the Skyway, Cableway, and Walkway remained open as construction to upgrade both tracks and carriages began. The work was completed and the railway katoomba scenic railway in April The original Scenic Sky-way was withdrawn on 4 April aftercrossings and today is used as a picnic shelter. It was replaced by a new cable car in December of the same year. The new Skyway was built by Doppelmayr and CWA Constructions, and features a person cabin with sections of liquid crystal glass that turns a raised section of the floor from translucent to transparent as the ride progresses. In November a second station on the opposite cliff-face opened, allowing Skyway passengers to disembark and follow bush walking trails to the nearby Echo Point. In Scenic World began building a roller coaster known as the Orphan Rocker, named after the nearby Orphan Rock. This is the first roller coaster to be completely designed and manufactured in Australia. It has in katoomba scenic railway past been referred to as a "sitdown suspended" coaster, because although it is a conventional sitdown coaster, the trains can tilt from side to side, like a suspended coaster, giving it its name. It was originally planned as a scenic monorail ride, but it soon evolved into a roller-coaster ride. The roller coaster has never publicly opened due to demands for redevelopment elsewhere onsite. The roller coaster track has been left in place for possible redevelopment in the future.</p>

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Katoomba Scenic World
Katoomba Scenic World