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
Drop130 feet Top speed60 mph Length3550 feet Inversions5 G-force3.5 g
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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.
History[edit | edit source]
Drachen Fire opened on April 4, 1992.
Drachen Fire became very infamous for its rough and painful ride experience. The most infamous part of the ride was the corkscrew between the block brake and cutback. To increase ridership, Busch Gardens decided to take out the corkscrew after the 1994 season. It was replaced by a straight section, but Drachen Fire continued to be rough. Passengers had to take off their earrings, due to the rough ride causing bloody ears.
After the opening of Alpengeist in 1997, Drachen Fire's popularity would dwindle. By 1998, the coaster was widely hated by guests.
The coaster closed in July of 1998 and subsequently listed for sale.[1] It was ultimately demolished in 2002.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Color scheme[edit | edit source]
Drachen Fire had a light blue track and silver supports.
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.
Facts[edit | edit source]
In 1999, Arrow implemented the same B&M-style support structure used on Drachen Fire for the Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
Image Collection
References[edit | edit source]
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 | ||||||||