Loch Ness Monster (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)

Loch Ness Monster
Data
Location	Busch Gardens Williamsburg ( Williamsburg , Virginia , USA )
Type	Steel - seated
model	Custom looping coaster
Drive type	Chain lift hill
Routing	adapted to the terrain
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Designer	Ron Toomer
opening	1978
length	988 m
height	40 m
Departure	35 m
Max. gradient	55 °
Max. speed	97 km / h
Max. acceleration	3.5 g
Travel time	2:10 min
elements	Interlocking loops , tunnels
Inversions	2

Loch Ness Monster in Busch Gardens Williamsburg ( Williamsburg , Virginia , USA ) is a steel roller coaster from the Model Custom Looping Coaster manufacturer's Arrow Dynamics , which opened the 1978th It is named after the Loch Ness Monster .

particularities

Loch Ness Monster was the first roller coaster to be equipped with interlocking loops . The special thing about interlocking loops is that two loops are hooked into one another, i.e. the section of one loop runs through the middle of the other loop. Following the closure of Orient Express in Worlds of Fun ( Kansas City ) Loch Ness monster is the only roller coaster in the world with interlocking loops.

journey

After the 40 m high lift hill , the 35 m high descent of 55 ° and a driveway that ends in a 180 ° curve, the train goes through the upper loop of the interlocking loops after a descent. This is followed by a long helix in a tunnel, followed by a second lift hill. After this departure, the train goes through the lower loop of the interlocking loops before applying the final brake.

Web links

Commons : Loch Ness Monster  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Loch Ness Monster on the park website
• Loch Ness Monster in the Roller Coaster DataBase

Coordinates: 37 ° 14 ′ 3 ″  N , 76 ° 38 ′ 46 ″  W.