Dragon (Adventureland)

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The Dragon
Location Adventureland (Iowa)
Park section Dragon Island
Type Steel
Status Open
Opened May 12, 1991
Manufacturer Hopkins Rides Inc
Track layout Out and Back
Height 90 ft (27 m)
Drop 85 ft (26 m)
Length 2,620 ft (800 m)
Inversions 2
Duration 2 minutes
Cost $2.1 million
Max g-force 4.5
The Dragon at RCDB
Pictures of The Dragon at RCDB

The Dragon is a steel roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, near Des Moines.

The Dragon made its debut on May 12, 1991, during Adventureland's sixteenth full season. It cost an estimated $2.1 million dollars to build The Dragon. It is still Adventureland's only coaster which loops completely upside down.

[edit] Layout

The layout of the Dragon takes riders through two complete inversions, with two giant ten story high loops followed by two spirals. Coordinates: 41°39′1.46″N, 93°30′5.00″W