Dragon (Jonathan Smith)

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Dragon

Jonathan Smith (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Status	Operating since January 2008

New Palace and Adventureland (loan)
Location	New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK
Coordinates	53°26′24″N 3°02′27″W / 53.439925°N 3.040775°W / 53.439925; -3.040775
Operated	2005 to 2007

Dreamland Margate (loan)
Location	Margate, Kent, England, UK
Operated	During 2004

New Palace and Adventureland (loan)
Location	New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK
Operated	During 2003

Brean Leisure Park (loan)
Location	Brean, Somerset, England, UK
Operated	1998 to 2000

Michael Wallis (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	September 1997 to January 2008

Tir Prince Fun Park
Location	Towyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Operated	1997 to September 1997

Billy Williams (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	1995 to 1997

M&D Taylor (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	September 1988 to 1994

John Piper (Ireland)
Location	Travelling, Ireland
Operated	1987 to September 1988

Statistics

Manufacturer

Zamperla

Product

Powered Coaster

Type

Steel - Family

Riders per train

20

Inversions

0

Dragon is a steel family powered coaster built by Italian manufacturer Zamperla currently owned and travelled by UK showman Jonathan Smith.

Design

Has a single downward helix (element).

Trains

Single train with 5 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

External links

Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.

Present

Coasters

Runaway Train

Attractions

American Show Dodgems Giant Slide Jumpin' Jack Scrambler Speedway Viking

Former

Coasters

Dragon Family Coaster Family Ride Wallis's Wonderful Wriggling Wirral Wacky Worm

Attractions

Calyspo Concorde Cyclone Fun House Gallopers

(unknown)

Gallopers

(1946–1984)

Ghost Train Jets Miami Trip Moonrocket Mustang Satellite Spin-A-Disc Star Chaser Supersound Swirl Ride Waltzer Whirly Copters

Present

Coasters

Busy Bee Coaster Rock 'n' Roller Scenic Railway

Attractions

Big Wheel Caterpillar Chair-O-Plane Dodgems Dreamcatcher Gallopers Helter Skelter Speedway Waltzer

Former

Coasters

Big Apple Caterpillar Coaster Counter Culture Caterpillar Crazy Caterpillar Crazy Mouse Cyclone Dragon Happy Caterpiller Ladybird Looping Star

(1999–2000)

Looping Star

(1982–1995)

Looping Star

(2001–2002)

Pinball X Spinning Coaster Whirlwind Racer Wild Mouse

Attractions

Astroglide Atmosphere Creator Big Wheel Boats Born Slippy Bounty Calypso Castle Dracula Caterpillar Chair-O-Plane Chaos Crash Blorks Cyclone Twist Dancing Galleons Diamond Dodgems Disco Calypso Disco Speedway Dive Bomber Dodgems Dreamland Drop Enterprise

(2016)

Enterprise

(1984–2000)

Flume Ride Frisbe Gallopers

(1946–1981)

Gallopers

(1997–2005)

Gallopers

(2000)

Gallopers

(2000)

Ghost Train Hanseatic Heatwave Hell-Raiser Hellraiser Helter Skelter Hot Air Balloons Hurricane Jets

(1956–1981)

Hurricane Jets

(2015–2021)

Jumpin' Star King Kong Horror Haus Lightning Swirl Log Drop Mary Rose Mega Drop Mega Mix Megaspin Melodie Swing Monotopia Monte Carlo Rally Musik Express Octo's Flying Animals Octopus Orbiter

(1976–1979)

Orbiter

(1980–1981)

Pendulum Phantom Express Pleasure Dome Pony Express Regatta Rock The Boat Roulette Satellite Sizzler Ski Jump Skymaster

(1997–2000)

Skymaster

(1996)

Soaring Seagulls Space Walk Spin Ball Star Rider Sticky Wall Stowaway Super Bob Super Twist Superbob The Cage Tip Top Top Buzz 2 Top Spin Tri-Star Troika Turtle Trooper Twister Up, Up and Away Victorian Carousel Waltzer

(unknown)

(unknown)

(1996–2000)

(1984)

(2015)

Wedgwood Teacups Whip Zeppelin Zipper

Present

Coasters

Astro Storm Bulldog Coaster Caterpillar Coaster

Attractions

Disco Dodgems Fantasia Jet Spin Ladybirds Lighthouse Boats NASA Rockets Orbiter Pirate Ship Pony Express Sky Diver Spinning Barrels Terror Castle Twister Ultimate Waveswinger Wild Water Wipeout

Former

Coasters

Crazy Mouse Dragon Figure of Eight Go-Gator Magic Mouse Sky Ways Roller Coaster Wild Mouse

Attractions

Bounce Bumpy Slide Chair-O-Plane Crazy Frog Cyclone Twist Disco Fever Dodgems

(2015)

Dodgems

(unknown)

Energy Dome Euphoria Flying Coaster Frisbee Gallopers

(unknown)

Gallopers

(1985–1986)

Gallopers

(1992–1998)

Hi Speed Kansas City Ghost Train Kids Kingdom!Lightning Skid Looney Tunes Mini Twist Mississippi Madness Over Rider Pirate Ship Pod Racer Pure Adrenalin Rainbow Satellite Sea Maze Sky Diver Space Loop Speed Wave Super Trooper Superbowl Swinging Gyms Waltzer

(2024)

(2007–2014)

(1984)

(2012–2022)

(2005–2011)

Present

Attractions

Hangover Sizzler

Former

Coasters

Batman Crazy Caterpillar Cyber Space Dragon

(1997)

Dragon

(unknown)

Happy Caterpiller Runaway Train

(2004)

Runaway Train

(2022)

Venom Z40 Roller Coaster