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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Suspended Coaster | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ron Toomer | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Suspended | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Two Chain lift hills | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 76 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 60 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 40 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 2,800 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||||
Iron Dragon is a steel suspended roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. It was built in 1987 by Arrow Dynamics. The ride has cars that hang beneath the track allowing them to swing side to side, similar to Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain and The Bat at Kings Island.
History
Iron Dragon opened on June 11, 1987. It was one of the two roller coasters at Cedar Point with two lift hills, with the other one being Cedar Creek Mine Ride.
In 2016, virtual reality was tested on Iron Dragon.[1] Guests had to sign a waiver prior to riding. The VR headsets fully debuted on the attraction on June 9, 2017.[2]
Design
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Iron Dragon has a height of 76 feet, a drop of 60 feet and a maximum speed of 40 mph.[3]
Colour scheme
Red track and yellow supports. Used to have silver supports prior to the 2004 season.
Trains
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.
Images
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References
- ↑ "Cedar Point Testing Virtual Reality on Iron Dragon Coaster". News Plus Notes. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ Clark, Tony (May 18, 2017). "Iron Dragon - Virtual Reality Roller Coasters". Cedar Point. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Iron Dragon - CP Rundown".
External links
- Iron Dragon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Iron Dragon on Coaster-Count.
- Iron Dragon on cedarpoint.com.
