Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)

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Leviathan

Canada's Wonderland
Location	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°50′40″N 79°32′32″W / 43.844518°N 79.542351°W / 43.844518; -79.542351
Section	Medieval Faire
Status	Operating since 6 May 2012
Cost	$28,000,000 USD
Rider height	Minimum: 137.2 cm Maximum: 203.2 cm

Statistics

Manufacturer

Bolliger & Mabillard

Product

Hyper 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

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

In the early planning stages of Leviathan, had Bolliger & Mabillard declined to make a roller coaster over 91.5 metres (300 ft), the park would have gotten another manufacturer to design the roller coaster. Walter Bolliger admitted that he "owed" the park, as an inverted roller coaster could not be built several years earlier because of an exclusivity clause with Cedar Point.

Speculation about a new roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland began in early 2011, when construction work started around the Dragon Fyre ride and the Go Karts. On 3 July 2011, Canada's Wonderland launched a teaser website featuring a countdown clock to 18 August 2011, 7:00 AM accessible through the park's Facebook page. The website also featured quotations from online theme park reporters and Cedar Fair's CEO.

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 Horseshoe

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.