This coaster looks fun!

Anyone been on this coaster. It looks really fun. http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery185.htm
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*** This post was edited by Hagerman on 10/3/2001. ***

I have....and it is fun. Very long though....I think it was my first looping coaster.

It does look neat. According to Coasterbuzz, 93 people have this coaster in their track record.

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Kara
403 Laps

This is the 1st looping coaster I've ever ridden on.

This is the 1st adult coaster I've ever ridden on.

I rode this coaster twice on the front seat.

This is the coaster with the tallest lift I've ever been on.

This is the longest coaster I've ever been on.

That ride was very fun! I loved it, sometimes it was slow but oh well, the bowtie makes up for it. It takes forever to get up the first hill, resulting in a short drop, lol, great ride though. The first time I went on it, I got lost in the station because I couldn't see, it is that dark! You actually have to work your way down the steps to get on!

I rode that coaster about 13 year ago (I was 15).  I remember being very excited when I first saw the ride because it is very long and looks very cool.  I also remember being very disappointed after riding it.  It has trim brakes all over the place and just crawls through certain sections.  The helix was incredibly slow.  My dad and I rode it several times just to make sure it was really that bad.

It's been about 15 years since I rode it, but I loved it. Dragon Mountain is a great coaster. It's very long. I remember some long tunnels that are pitch black. They were supposed to theme it with some waterfalls, but it never happened. Anyway, I recommend it if you are in Niagera Falls.

Dragon Mountain was really cool. Havent been on it for a long time, but it's definatly worth checking out. Too bad Marineland doesn't have much more than DM, and a few shows. Hopefully this park will get somthing new, and since it is in the Fall's area, it'd be a popular tourist attraction.

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-Defender of Shockwave

This coaster is till dubbed as "the largest steel coaster in the world".  I think it was the biggest at one time or another.

"Hard left, hard right...picking up speed, then suddenly the world is upside down. You're in the clutches of Dragon Mountain®, the world's largest steel roller coaster and it's only at Marineland. "

            -http://www.marinelandcanada.com/attractions.html

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Please disregard anything said by me that is incomprehensible, incoherent, or just dumb. I am and will be drained from the arduous school year, thank you!

Yep, it was the longest for a longer time then most people think....

...as for anything "new", phase one of the $160 million starts next season...

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Jeff, you are the best! Thank you for your hard work, and your awesome site!

I think the ULTIMATE in the UK somwhere is the longest steel coaster in the world. thats
what they claim at least.

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elevated track in the sky is the only way to fly.

WOW!!! 160 million can buy a park alot of rides and theming, Marineland definitely needs both. I expect to see a few coasters coming in the next few years.

Ummm, people, there are NEW coasters that are longer!  Such as:  Steel Dragon 2000!
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If you see me running, try and keep up!

Top 10 Longest steel roller coasters in the world.
Report run on 10/3/2001.

Rank
Coaster
Park
Opened
Length

1st
Steel Dragon 2000
Nagashima Spa Land
8/1/2000
8133' 2"

2nd
Daidarasaurus
Expoland
1970
7677' 2"

3rd
Ultimate
Lightwater Valley
7/17/1991
7442'

4th
Fujiyama
Fujikyu Highland
7/1996
6708' 8"

5th
Millennium Force
Cedar Point
5/13/2000
6595'

6th
California Screamin'
Disney's California Adventure
2/8/2001
6072'

7th
Desperado
Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino
1994
5843'

8th
Gao
Mitsui Greenland

5692' 3"

9th
Mamba
Steel Force
Worlds of Fun
Dorney Park
4/18/1998
5/30/1997
5600'

10th
Dragon Mountain
Marineland Theme Park
1983
5500'

According to the last post from rcdb Dragon Mountain was never the longest steel coaster. Daidarasaurus, which is #2 now, held the record since 1970!

Yeah, but what about this for Daidarasaurus?

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This use to be a twin racing roller coaster. The two tracks were combined into one long track.

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How did that happen? sounds cool!
 
*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 10/3/2001. ***Got a buggy one.

*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 10/3/2001. ***

Well that could certainly change things. Although the coaster has been standing since 1970, it may at one time only have been half as long.

Expoland got rid of one of the stations on Daidarasaurus and hooked the track together so that when the ride was done, you would go up the hill again on the other track set and basically go through the same ride again.

The Indiana Beach Toolkit

If you look at pic #4, the bowtie, in the far background you can see what MUST be the two vertical loops...that's a lot of track between elements, isn't it?
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rollergator - intent on improving the "guest experience" - coming soon to a park near you

I love the hills and the way the roller coaster is hidden by the landscape. Many parks are flat, entirely flat.