Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)

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Vortex

Canada's Wonderland Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43.841950°N 79.543485°W / 43.841950; -79.543485 Park section Frontier Canada Status Operating since 12 May 1991 Rider height 122 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Product	Suspended Coaster
Type	Steel - Suspended
Riders per train	24
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	27.7 metres
Drop	25.9 metres
Top speed	88.5 km/h
Length	719.6 metres
Inversions	0
Duration	1:36
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Vortex is an Arrow Dynamics suspended roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The cars are capable of swinging freely under the track. It holds the joint record for the fastest suspended roller coaster, alongside Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain, with a top speed of 88.5 km/h.

History

In early 1990, two attractions in the area of the Wonder Mountain complex were relocated to other areas of the park to make room for a new ride. Soon after, Arrow Dynamics track was spotted near the blank area, hinting at a new roller coaster opening there.

Construction of a new ride started in April 1990, winding from the mountain to the lake in the middle of the park. The ride's area further indicated a new roller coaster.

On 24 July 1990, Canada's Wonderland announced that they were building a new coaster and that it would open in 1991. More details leaked out about the ride over the next two months, including that it would, in fact, be manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. Vortex was officially announced in September 1990.

The ride's track layout was completed in December 1990. The ride completed its first test run in March of the following year. Vortex officially opened on 12 May 1991, as planned.

Vortex got a new sign for the 2019 season, coinciding with the area it is within becoming Frontier Canada.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Turnaround hill Helix

The ride would later be cloned to King's Island.

Color scheme

Red track and grey supports.

Trains

6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

Images

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  Train going over the water

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  The first drop

External links

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  Vortex on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Vortex on Coaster-Count.
• Vortex on the parks website

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