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Primeval Whirl is an attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The ride is an "off the shelf" spinning roller coaster purchased from Reverchon. The ride is part of Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama, which is itself part of Dinoland USA. It is a roller coaster in the "Mild But Wild Thrills" category. It has cars that spin in circles while traveling on tracks, permitting the ride experience to vary greatly each time it is ridden. It usually seats up to 4 riders.
The ride is lightly themed, with decorations related to time travel and to the meteor which is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. This gives the coaster a storyline very similar to that of the nearby dark ride, DINOSAUR.
[edit] Attraction facts
- Grand Opening: April 18, 2002
- Designers: Reverchon with Walt Disney Imagineering designing the theming.
- Length: 1377' 11"
- Height: 42' 8"
- Vehicles: 13
- Vehicle theme: Time machine
- Inversions: 0
- Top Speed: 29.1 mph
- G-Force: 2.5
- Show Length: 1:10
- Height Requirement: 48" (122 cm)
- Ride System: Roller coaster
- Location: DinoLand U.S.A
Fastpasses available
[edit] Cast Member Death
On Thursday, November 29, 2007, Karen Price, a Disney Cast Member, died in a Florida hospital, five days after falling from the Primeval Whirl ride platform and hitting her head. On March 5, 2008, Disney announced it was adding sensors that would detect if a cast member entered into areas that are off limits and shut off the ride.[1][2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ WDWHistory.com - Primeval Whirl
- ^ Orlando Sentinel "Disney's Animal Kingdom ride gets added safety features." http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-disneyride0508mar05,0,1931950.story?track=rss
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