BuzzSaw (roller coaster)

Marketing for BuzzSaw began on 6 July 2011 when Dreamworld released a television commercial promoting their plans to open a "new bone-chilling thrill ride" by September of that year. At this stage, the name BuzzSaw had not been officially announced.[13] A second television marketing campaign was released for BuzzSaw on 8 September 2011, just before its official opening on 17 September 2011. The commercial stated "this September fear will reach new heights".[14] Banners around Dreamworld advertise BuzzSaw as a "ripper of a ride".[15]

On 17 July 2021, an email to pass holders confirmed that BuzzSaw would be retired after 31 August, just shy of 10 years of operation. The park stated that they decided to cease operation of BuzzSaw due to the close proximity of Steel Taipan and the park's focus on a viable future development.[4] The ride had been plagued with low ridership following the first few months after opening, and was under maintenance for most of 2018 and 2020 with no major differences upon reopening.[16][17] Demolition of the BuzzSaw commenced in November with the heartline roll being removed first.[18]

BuzzSaw was themed around a series of unexplainable occurrences in the Town of Gold Rush which date back to the late 1800s.[11] In 1876, the Town of Gold Rush was formed. It was a prosperous town during the great gold rush. Eleven years later, in 1887, the town's Gold supply was completely gone. The town then established a sawmill and turned their focus to timber. On a clear moon-lit night, a sawmill worker named Jack Darke was killed by the buzz saw after he had a scuffle with some other workers who were attempting to set the building on fire. The circumstances leading up to his death were covered up by the town with the legend stating that Jack tried to burn down the sawmill and slipped into the path of the buzz saw.[23] The sawmill has remained closed since[23] with many people claiming encounters with the ghost of Jack on nights similar to that of his death.[24]

The entrance to BuzzSaw was located in the Town of Gold Rush where the Helicopter Joy Flights used to operate,[15] opposite the former entrance of the Eureka Mountain Mine Ride.[25][26] The station was themed to the abandoned sawmill in the town of Gold Rush and told the story of Jack Darke.[27] Within the building, guests were directed through a series of queue switchbacks and pathways. Several television screens were embedded in the walls and showed burning timber. Parts of the theming were caged off with crime scene signs. Throughout the queue, guests were able to hear the sound of buzzsaws as well as several warnings to not go any further and to escape while they can.[28] Large circular saws (a.k.a. buzzsaws) are located on the side and roof of the building.[15]

BuzzSaw was a steel, Maurer Söhne SkyLoop XT 150 roller coaster.[19][29] As part of Maurer Söhne's X-Coaster range of roller coasters, the SkyLoop begins with a vertical chain lift hill to a height of 46.2 metres (152 ft).[30] At the top of this lift hill, the car is pulled slowly back over on itself before it is released into a full heartline roll and a drop down a steep hill back towards the station. The train then oscillates between the two hills before it is caught by the chain hill and slowly lowered back down into the station.[3][30][31][32][33] A single ride on BuzzSaw is completed in approximately 50 seconds.[19]