Dragon Mountain
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| Data | |
| Location |
Marineland ( Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | Custom looping coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Routing | adapted to the terrain |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| opening | 1983 |
| length | 1676 m |
| height | 57 m |
| Max. speed | 81 km / h |
| Travel time | 3:30 min |
| Trains | 3 trains, 7 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| elements | 2 × looping , helix , 2 × tunnel , bowtie |
| Inversions | 4th |
Dragon Mountain in Marineland ( Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada ) is a steel roller coaster of the Custom Looping Coaster model from Arrow Dynamics , which opened in 1983.
Until the opening of Bandit in Yomiuriland ( Inagi , Tokyo , Japan ) in 1988, it was considered the largest roller coaster in the world. It was also the last inversion roller coaster designed to be the largest roller coaster in the world.
Trains
Dragon Mountain has three trains with seven cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car.
Theming
A volcanic facade around the helix was featured in Dragon Mountain's concept art . Though the structure was built, the facade itself was not added until 2006.
Web links
Coordinates: 43 ° 3 '40.6 " N , 79 ° 4' 49.4" W.