Monster (Adventureland)

Click here to watch the on-ride POV

Monster

Adventureland
Location	Altoona, Iowa, USA
Status	Operating since June 4, 2016
Cost	$9,000,000
Height restriction	122 cm (48 inches)
Replaced	River Rapids Log Flume

Statistics

Manufacturer

Gerstlauer

Product

Infinity Coaster

Type

Steel

Riders per train

8

Hourly capacity

500

Propulsion

Vertical chain lift hill

Height

133 feet

Drop

128 feet

Top speed

65 mph

Length

2500 feet

Inversions

5

Drop angle

101°

Duration

2:00

HELP

Monster is a steel roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, USA. It replaced the former River Rapids Log Flume and opened on June 4, 2016 as the first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster in America.

Elements
Vertical chain lift hill Inclined dive loop Finnish loop Inclined dive loop Hill Immelmann Over-banked curve Corkscrew

History

The ride was announced on July 8, 2015.^[1]

Excavation work for placing the concrete footers began in late October 2015.^[2] Vertical construction then began in early 2016.^[3] The ride was then completed by April.^[4]

Monster officially opened on June 4, 2016.^[5]

Design

The ride has a beyond-vertical drop at an angle of 101 degrees followed by five inversions.

Trains

3 trains with 2 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 8 riders per train.

References

External links

Monster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Articles on Adventureland

Coasters

Present	Dragon Slayer Monster Outlaw Phoenix Tornado Underground
Former	Der Flitzer Dragon Super Screamer

Other attractions

Present

Former

[1] "Adventureland getting $9M new ride, tearing down fan favorite". KCCI. https://www.kcci.com/article/adventureland-getting-9m-new-ride-tearing-down-fan-favorite/6909112.

[2] Adventureland Facebook post

[3] "The Monster Goes Vertical at Adventureland". Coaster101. March 26, 2016. https://www.coaster101.com/2016/03/26/monster-goes-vertical-adventureland/. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[4] "Adventureland Park's New Monster Coaster Completed". NewsPlusNotes. https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2016/04/adventureland-parks-new-monster-coaster.html.

[5] "Ride Adventureland's Monster roller coaster in virtual reality". https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/04/adventurelands-new-monster-roller-coaster-terrifying-in-good-way/85402802/.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]