Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)
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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||
| Product | Giga Coaster | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Werner Stengel | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Giga | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 93.3 metres | ||||||||
| Drop | 93.3 metres | ||||||||
| Top speed | 148.1 km/h | ||||||||
| Length | 1672.1 metres | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Drop angle | 80° | ||||||||
| Duration | 3:28 | ||||||||
| G-Force | 4.5 | ||||||||
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Leviathan is a steel giga roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is the first Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster to be taller than 300 feet. The ride opened on 6 May 2012 as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada.[1] It was designed by Werner Stengel and built by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M).[2]
History
Leviathan was announced on 18 August 2011.[3] It opened on 6 May 2012.[4]
Name
Leviathan is a sea monster mentioned in the Bible as one of the seven princes of Hell.
Design
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The ride features a bent out and back layout that contains eight drops.
Trains
3 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. The trains have lap-bar restraints.
Images
The station
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References
- ↑ "Wonderland unleashes Leviathan". https://ottawasun.com/2012/04/25/wonderland-unleashes-leviathan.
- ↑ Hook, Patrick (2019). Ticket to Ride. USA: Chartwell Books. pp. 36. ISBN 9780785835776.
- ↑ News Release :: Leviathan - New for 2012 :: Canada's Wonderland (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "Canada's largest roller coaster debuts in Toronto". https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canada-s-largest-roller-coaster-debuts-in-toronto-1.1236755.
External links
- Leviathan on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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