Drachen Fire
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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ron Toomer | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||
| Model / product | Custom Looping Coaster | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
Height150 feet
Drop145 feet Top speed60 mph Length3550 feet Inversions5 G-force3.5
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Drachen Fire was a steel multi-looping roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It operated from 1992 to 1998 and was built by Arrow Dynamics.
The ride gained a reputation of being uncomfortable and rough, which led to poor ridership. For this reason, it was closed in 1998 and subsequently listed for sale.[1] It was ultimately demolished in 2001.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Trains[edit | edit source]
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.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
Image Collection
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Drachen Fire on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Roller coasters at Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |||||||||
| Present | Alpengeist • Apollo's Chariot • Griffon • Grover's Alpine Express • InvadR • Loch Ness Monster • Pantheon • Tempesto • Verbolten | ||||||||
| Former | Big Bad Wolf • Das Kätzchen • Die Wildkatze • Drachen Fire • Glissade • Wilde Maus | ||||||||