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| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||||||
| Product | Suspended Family Coaster 342m | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
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Flying School is a steel inverted roller coaster that previously operated at Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Florida, USA. Before the park became Legoland, it was called Swamp Thing. The ride is currently standing but not operating, although Legoland Florida has announced that the ride has been permanently closed and will not reopen.
History
The ride opened as Swamp Thing in 2004 and was installed by Martin & Vleminckx. It closed in 2008, but reopened as part of Legoland Florida in 2011 as Flying School.
In July 2023, the park announced that the ride would close forever on August 16, 2023.[1][2] The ride is standing but not operating as of December 2023.[3]
Design
Trains
Single train with 10 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "LEGOLAND Florida roller coaster takes its last 'flight' after 12 years of thrills".
- ↑ Bevil, Dewayne (2023-07-14). "Legoland grounding its Flying School roller coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ↑ "[Flying School, LEGOLAND FL]Looking Sad". Reddit. toastyhoodie. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
External links
- Flying School on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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