Loch Ness Monster (roller coaster)
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| Loch Ness Monster | |
 The interlocking vertical loops |
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| Location | Busch Gardens Europe |
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| Park section | Heatherdowns |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Custom Looping Coaster |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Height | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Drop | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Length | 3,240 ft (990 m) |
| Max speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Max vertical angle | 55° |
| Max g-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| Loch Ness Monster at RCDB Pictures of Loch Ness Monster at RCDB |
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The Loch Ness Monster is a fairly large roller coaster located in the Scotland hamlet of Busch Gardens Europe (formerly known as 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 30 years of operation, a crowd favorite at Busch Gardens. When it first opened in 1978 it was the world's tallest roller coaster for a short period of time.
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[edit] Ride Layout
After departing from the station, the train reaches the 130 foot lift hill;. As the train reaches the top, a small and tight turn brings it to a 114 foot drop towards the Rhine River underneath. A large upwards hill with a turn (which glides over the top of The Land of the Dragons), and trim brakes brings riders to the first of the two loops. After going through the loop, the train makes a turn and to a brake run, which then leads into a covered tunnel/helix. Once the train is inside it make 3 circular turns before coming to the end of the tunnel. As the train exits the tunnel at the end of the helix a small brake run slows the train so it can ascend a smaller second lift hill. The train makes a wide turn after the lift and drops downward into the second loop. As it exits the loop, the on-ride
photo is taken. The train then goes uphill once more before being brought to a stop by the final brake run. It is an ACE Coaster Landmark.[1]
[edit] Ride Elements
- Interlocking loops
- Enclosed helix
- Two lift hills
[edit] Birthday Bash
Busch Gardens Europe announced that the 30th Anniversary of the Loch Ness Monster will be celebrated sometime during the upcoming 2008 season.
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| Preceded by Unknown |
World's Tallest Complete Circuit Roller Coaster 1978 - 1983 |
Succeeded by Dragon Mountain |
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