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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||
| Product | Double Looping | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 88 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 55 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2850 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:45 | ||||||||||||
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Colossus The Fire Dragon is a steel roller coaster located at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah, USA. The ride opened in 1983 as "Colossus". It was manufactured by Schwarzkopf.
History
The roller coaster first operated on the German fair circuit as Colossus in 1981 with showmen Oscar Bruch and Werner Robrahn.[1][2] It was constructed at Lagoon in 1983.[3] The ride was repainted for the 2013 season.[4]
Design
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Color scheme
Blue track and white supports. The loops are colored yellow.
Trains
3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Ride experience
After climbing the 85 foot lift hill, a 1/3 turn follows. Riders get a glimpse of the Wild Mouse and Spider roller coasters before plummeting down to the left and straight through the 65 foot back-to-back vertical loops, with riders experiencing g-forces of up to 4.9. Two helix turns follow, the first of which is very large, arching over the "bridge" or elevated part of the queue, the up and through the center of the second vertical loop. After that, the train passes over the roof of the station, then down and around, turning diagonally through the middle of the two vertical loops into the helix. There are a few more curves, and then the final brake run.
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A train on the drop
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References
- ↑ "Ursprung der Firma Werner Robrahn". Top In.
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- ↑ "'Colossus Is Only Word For New Roller Coaster". Lakeside Review. 1983-03-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ A Look at Lagoon's New Rides + Park Update - NewsPlusNotes
External links
- Colossus The Fire Dragon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Colossus The Fire Dragon on Coaster-Count.
- The ride on the park's website
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