Dragon's Run

Roller coaster in Vietnam
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Dragon's Run
The roller coaster standing but not operating at Freestyle Music Park in 2013
Dragon Park
Location Ha Long, Quang Ninh, Vietnam
Coordinates 20°57′15″N 107°02′50″E / 20.9540299°N 107.0473594°E / 20.9540299; 107.0473594
Status Operating since 25 January 2017
Freestyle Music Park
Location Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Operated 15 April 2008 to 2009
Statistics
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Product Sitting Coaster
Type Steel
Riders per train 32
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 45.7 metres
Top speed 104.6 km/h
Length 1139.3 metres
Inversions 6
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Dragon's Run is a steel roller coaster located at Dragon Park in Ha Long, Quang Ninh, Vietnam. The ride was formerly located at Freestyle Music Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina under the names of Led Zeppelin: The Ride and Time Machine.

History

Dragon's Run originally opened on 15 April 2008 at Hard Rock Park in South Carolina under the name of Led Zeppelin: The Ride. As the name implies, the ride was themed around the rock band Led Zeppelin and featured onboard audio which played a variety of Led Zeppelin songs. A year later, the ride was renamed Time Machine and rethemed to the music of various different decades, from the 1960s through to the 1990s. This retheme coincided with the rename of Hard Rock Park to Freestyle Music Park. After Freestyle Music Park closed at the end of the 2009 season due to bankruptcy, the ride remained standing but not operating until August 2014, when the ride was shipped to its present location at Dragon Park in Vietnam. Construction on the ride began in Spring 2015.[1] It opened on 25 January 2017.

Design

Elements

Trains

2 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.

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