Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)

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Leviathan

Canada's Wonderland
Location	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Status	Operating since 6 May 2012
Cost	$28,000,000 USD

Statistics

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

HELP

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.^[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

Elements
Chain lift hill Tunnel Horseshoe Hill Horseshoe Hill

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 entrance and test seat
The queue line
The station

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.

Articles on Canada's Wonderland

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Former	Jet Scream Orbiter

[1] "Wonderland unleashes Leviathan". https://ottawasun.com/2012/04/25/wonderland-unleashes-leviathan.

[2] Hook, Patrick (2019). Ticket to Ride. USA: Chartwell Books. pp. 36. ISBN 9780785835776.

[3] News Release :: Leviathan - New for 2012 :: Canada's Wonderland (Wayback archive)

[4] "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.

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