Dragon Challenge
The third former Near Missing in the corkscrews
Hungarian Horntail: Zero-G -Roll Cobra -Roll looping the loop corkscrew
Dragon Challenge ( Dueling Dragons to May 2010 ) at Universal 's Islands of Adventure (Orlando, Florida, USA ) two steel coasters on the model inverted coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, which were opened on 28 May 1999. The lanes were closed on 5 May 2010 for renovation purposes and reopened on 18 June 2010 together with the new Wizarding World of topic The Harry Potter.
- 4.1 Safety Strap
- 4.2 rails
- 4.3 Noise Level
History
Dragon Challenge was opened as Dueling Dragons on 28 May 1999 together with the whole park and was part of the theme The Lost Continent. The theme of the train were two dueling dragons: Fire ( fire) and ice ( ice). The distances Fire Dragon and Ice Dragon had two parallel lift Hills, however, had different route patterns. Here, the two trains came close three times up to 50 cm away. This effect is also referred to as Near Missing or Near Collision Point. Thus, the passengers were under the impression that they are equal to collide with the other train. To ensure this effect was weighed at the beginning of the journey, the train with the passengers and sent according to a time delay on the lift hill. Thus, it was ensured that the trains were sailing all three places at once.
In September 2008, the actually input the sheet was placed in the subject area of Jurassic Park, so as not to obstruct the construction of the Wizarding World. On 5 May 2010 the track was then closed for a short time. Together with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the sheet was reopened on 18 June 2010 under the name "Dragon Challenge ," said Fire Dragon was renamed the Chinese Fireball and Ice Dragon in Hungarian Horntail.
In October 2011 it was announced that the two roller coasters will drive no longer parallel but offset in time. This is due to an incident with a 52 -year old park visitor who has been injured by a loose object while driving on the head and lost an eye. Thus, the actual conception base of the web is no longer observed, there is no near- Missing - effects more.
Ride
Chinese Fireball
When Chinese Fireball (red bar ) is followed by an Immelmann after the 38 m high lift hill and the 35 m high left-oblique descent. This is followed by an airtime hill on the Zero-G - Roll by Hungarian Horntail ( earlier near-miss element), which ends in another Immelmann. After a further 360 ° right turn the train pulls into the next previous near-miss area: a loop with a following after a 180 ° left turn corkscrew. The train passes still a corkscrew before he enters the final brakes.
Hungarian Horntail
In the Hungarian Horntail (blue bar ) after its 29 m high right-oblique exit an uncharacteristic for B & M Inverted Coaster 270 -degree left turn, as it so far - with the exception of Great Bear - after the first departure was always an inversion. Following the curve of the train, a Zero-G - Roll through sails under the airtime hill of Chinese Fireball ( earlier near-miss element) and then a cobra roll. Here follows the earlier near-miss area: a loop with a following after a 180 ° right turn corkscrew. The train passes through several more turns before it moves into the final brakes.
The trains of the Dragon Challenge each have eight cars. In each car four people can (a series ) take place. Passengers must be at least 1.37 m tall to ride allowed. As restraint system come shoulder strap for use.
Construction
Safety bar
The safety latch from the Chinese Fireball are yellow and the Hungarian Horntail are blue. However, the safety straps are pink in the first row of both lanes, as they are the tongue of the dragon. Each train has two seats ( row three and six) for people with certain body sizes.
Rails
Chinese Fireball is the only inverted coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard, which is not equipped with a Zero -G Roll. Hungarian Horntail was the first inverted coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard, who owns an inversion immediately after the first drop.
Noise level
The rails are filled with gravel and plastic rods to reduce the noise due to the proximity to the Dr. Phillips High School. Shortly after the park opened, large walls were erected behind the attraction, because residents had complained about the screaming.