Loch Ness Monster (roller coaster)

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Loch Ness Monster
The interlocking vertical loops
Location	Busch Gardens Europe
Type	Steel - Sit down
Status	Open
Opened	1978
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Designer	Ron Toomer
Model	Custom Looping Coaster
Track layout	Terrain
Height	130 ft (39.6 m)
Drop	114 ft (34.7 m)
Length	3240 ft (987.6 m)
Max speed	60 mph (96.6 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	2:10
Max Vertical Angle	55 degrees
Max G force	3.5
Height Restriction	48 in (121.9 cm)
Loch Ness Monster at RCDB
Pictures of Loch Ness Monster at RCDB

The Loch Ness Monster is a fairly large roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Europe (formerly Busch Gardens Williamsburg). Designed by Ron Toomer of Arrow Dynamics, the Loch Ness monster was the first, and is the only coaster still operating, to feature interlocking loops. The Loch Ness Monster remains, even after over 25 years of operation, a crowd favorite at Busch Gardens Europe along with the Big Bad Wolf, Apollo's Chariot, and Alpengeist.

1 Ride Layout
2 Ride Elements
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Ride Layout

After departing from the station, the train makes its way through a series of small and insignificant turns before reaching the lift (which is to the right of the station). As the train makes its way over the lift, a small and tight turn brings it to the fairly large drop. Riders are then taken down the drop, the track rounding out right at the river underneath. A large upwards hill with a turn brings riders to the first of the two loops. After going through the loop, the train makes a turn and within seconds into a covered tunnel which features a large downwards helix. There used to be lights and a Lochness Monster on the side of the wall but it stoped working and was shut off. As the train exits the tunnel at the end of the helix a small brake run slows the train so it can ascend the second lift (not nearly as big as the first). The train makes a wide turn after the lift and drops down into the second loop. As they exit the loop, the on-ride photo is taken. The train then makes one final upwards hill before being brought to a stop by the final brake run.

[edit] Ride Elements

Interlocking loops
Enclosed helix
Two lifts hills

[edit] Trivia

The world's first and only existing coaster to feature interlocking loops. Worlds of Fun's Orient Express was the second but after 2003, the Loch Ness Monster's title of sole owner of interlocking loops was returned.