Dragon's Fury (roller coaster)
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| Location | Chessington World of Adventures |
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| Park section | Land of the Dragons |
| Type | Steel - Spinning |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | March 27, 2004 |
| Manufacturer | [[Maurer Söhne]] |
| Model | Xtended SC 3000 |
| Track layout | Narrow Gauge |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
| Height | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Drop | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Length | 1,772 ft (540 m) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Capacity | 4 people per car, 800 people per hour. riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| Dragon's Fury at RCDB Pictures of Dragon's Fury at RCDB |
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[[Category:Maurer Söhne roller coasters]]
Dragon's Fury is a steel spinning roller coaster ride opened in 2004 at Chessington World of Adventures. This ride has four-person cars that can be weighted evenly or with bias to one side, depending on the amount of spin desired. As a result, very few rides feel the same as each other.
The ride was announced at the beginning of the 2003 season to be the main attraction of The Land of the Dragons which was to also open in 2004. The ride was purchased by the Tussauds Group alongside Spinball Whizzer, which was to open at Alton Towers for the 2004 season.
Dragon's Fury features quite an expansive layout for an ordinarily compact roller coaster type, essentially traversing the perimeter of the Land of the Dragons, and features an Immalman (vertical) turn. Theming is fairly limited, and includes 'charred' trees, a sculpted dragon head and a mechanical dragon that hides inside a small cave at the entrace of the queue line, relocated from the park's Mystic East area. On-ride photos are available and taken at the foot of the first drop.
The ride does malfunction quite frequently despite being improved throughout the 2007 season.
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