Parrot Coaster (formerly known as Flying Over the Rainforest) is a

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Wing Coaster at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in

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. Manufactured by

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, upon its opening in 2014, it became the first Wing Coaster in

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and also features the first splashdown on a Wing Coaster. With a height of , it is also the third tallest of its kind, behind

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at Dollywood and GateKeeper at

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. The roller coaster is the longest Wing Coaster in the world, at in length and reaching a top speed of . The ride was named Flying Over the Rainforest for the first two months of it operating before being renamed at the end of March, 2014.

Ride experience

After being dispatched from the station, the train makes a left hand turn, entering the

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. Once at the top, the train drops back down and enters a

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. Next, the train makes a short left hand turn before making an upward right turn. The train then drops back down and goes through an artificial splashdown. Following a

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, the train then makes a banked left turn and an upward right turn leading into the mid-course brake run. After passing through the brake run, the train drops down into a tunnel (under a path). Upon exiting the tunnel, the train makes a left turn, followed by a right which leads directly into the last inversion, an

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. After making a right turn into a second tunnel, the train makes a left hand helix which leads into the final

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Track

The length of the steel track of Parrot Coaster is and the lift hill is tall. The color of the track is green while the supports are a light brown.

Trains

Parrot Coaster operates with 3 steel and fiberglass trains. Each train features eight cars that can seat four riders each. The seats are located level with the track on either side. Between the pair of seats on the first car of each train, there is a large parrot head. The trains are painted: blue, green, red and yellow.

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* {{Chimelong Roller coasters in China 2014 establishments in China