Colossus the Fire Dragon
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| Location | Lagoon Amusement Park |
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| Park section | South midway |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Double Looping (with additional trackway curve) |
| Track layout | Figure 8 |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Length | 2,850 ft (870 m) |
| Max speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Cost | 2.5 Million |
| Max g-force | 4.9 (Back Seat)
4.0 (Front Seat) |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| Colossus the Fire Dragon at RCDB Pictures of Colossus the Fire Dragon at RCDB |
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Colossus the Fire Dragon is the name of a double looping roller coaster by Anton Schwarzkopf that opened at Lagoon Amusement Park in Utah in 1983. The coaster sends riders 85 feet high up the lift hill then a smooth 1/3 right turn, of which the riders barely get a glimpse of (A) Wild mouse, (B) Parking lot, and (C) the spider, then a fast, twisting plummet to the ground then through two 65-foot High-G inversions then two helix turns, the first one being very large, turning under the "bridge" or elevated part of the que, then up and through the second loop, of which just after that, passing just over the station's roof, then down and around, of which it turns diagnol into the G-inducing helix back to the station. This helix is what some people call the 'Slanted Spiral' Or the 'Upward downward helix' As it turns downward, upward, then downward again at equal angles into a large turn that leads back to the station giving it a 'slanted' look.
It is also a one-of-a kind double looping Anton Schwarzkopf roller coaster as it has an extra curve in the helix. It is located behind Lagoon's new ride, Wicked. The trains have no over-the-shoulder restraints, offering more freedom for riders. To date, no one has fallen out of the cars. Its track is blue with black top rails, white supports, and a yellow color scheme on the inversions. Its inversions are 2 vertical loops which are lit up with orange and yellow lights at night. The lift is also lit up with orange and yellow lights.
While going up the lift hill, riders can also see flags from different countries, ending with the U.S. as the train reaches the top.
It is believed that the roller coaster's name is actually just plain 'Colossus' but the 'FireDragon' surname was added, so there would be no confusion between Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Colossus at lagoon. It's nick names are: Colossal FireDragon, HeadBanger, and FireDragon.
Colossus the FireDragon was meant to be a transported roller coaster, so it is cheap (2.5 million US dollars) and it could be rebuilt within a day or two, even though it is quite large. It is almost identical to The Laser at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom except (like as explained above) the laser does NOT have the extra curve in the helix and it's colors are purple with screaming green supports and black toprails. It is also slightly taller.
It's trains are white with a painting of a green dragon on the front car, and then at the bottom of the dragon, it is either two strips of blue, red, or green depending on what train it is.
Other notes: Colossus the Firedragon is 2,850 feet long and has a max speed of 53-56 MPH. Its max G-force is almost 5. It is currently one of the most popular roller coasters at Lagoon. It has 12,000+ Lights. It has 3 trains but the park rarely uses the 3rd train. This ride is used as an "assignment" as students come to Lagoon many times to not only learn about the park and rides, but to measure the G-Forces with special tools on their hands as they ride it.
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