Dragon's Fury

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Dragon's Fury

Chessington World of Adventures
Location	Chessington, Greater London, England, UK
Coordinates	51°20′53″N 0°19′09″W / 51.34796°N 0.31912°W / 51.34796; -0.31912
Status	Operating since 27 March 2004
Rider height	120 cm minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Maurer Rides

Product

Xtended SC 3000

Type

Steel - Spinning

Riders per train

4

Hourly capacity

950

Propulsion

2 Chain lift hills

Area

155 metres × 56 metres

Height

15.5 metres

Length

520 metres

Inversions

0

Dragon's Fury is a steel spinning roller coaster located at Chessington World of Adventures in Chessington, Greater London, England, UK. It is located in the "Land Of The Dragons" area of the park.

History

Dragon's Fury opened on 27 March 2004.^[1]

The attraction was closed in 2015 following an accident on The Smiler at Alton Towers so that Merlin could install new safety protocols.^[2]

Design

Layout

The car leaves the station and makes it up the first 15.5 metre chain lift hill before entering a curved drop under a bridge and transitioning into the horseshoe element, for the rest of the ride it makes its way around the "Land Of The Dragons" area and includes multiple hills, helices and a second lift hill.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car. Each row sits back-to-back and faces away from each other.

References

↑ "Roller Coaster novelties 2004". Coastersandmore. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
↑ "Three more rollercoasters shut down at parks run by Alton Towers owner".

External links

[1] "Roller Coaster novelties 2004". Coastersandmore. Retrieved 2022-10-02.

[2] "Three more rollercoasters shut down at parks run by Alton Towers owner".

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