Spinning Dragons is a
spinning roller coaster
A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.
Models Virginia Reel
The first spinning roller coaster was the Sierra Sidewinder, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had "tubs ...
located at
Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun is an entertainment complex with more than 235 acres located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the largest amusement park and water park in the Midwest. Founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman, the park opened in ...
in
Kansas City, Missouri,
United States
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. Manufactured by
Gerstlauer
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters, located in Münsterhausen, Germany.
History
In 1982, Hubert Gerstlauer, a former employee of the Anton Schwarzkopf ...
, it was the second ride of its kind in the world after the
Fairly Odd Coaster at
Mall of America's
Nickelodeon Universe
Nickelodeon Universe is the name of two indoor amusement parks located at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a third location under construction at the Mall of China in Chongqing, ...
. The ride was built in the East Asia area of the park in 2004 following the retirement of the ''
Orient Express
The ''Orient Express'' was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company ''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'' (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe and int ...
'' the previous year. The ride was installed by
Ride Entertainment Group
Ride Entertainment is a firm based in the United States specializing in the construction, sales, service, and operation of amusement rides and attractions.
Divisions
Sales
Responsible for the sale of amusement rides, attractions and related pr ...
, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
History
On October 29, 2003, Worlds of Fun announced that
Orient Express
The ''Orient Express'' was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company ''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'' (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe and int ...
would be removed. That same day, the park announced that a new spinning roller coaster named Spinning Dragons would be added to the park.
The ride was set to open on April 3, 2004, but the opening was delayed. Spinning Dragons officially opened two weeks later on April 17, 2004.
Seating arrangement and capacity
![SpinningDragonsWOF](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/SpinningDragonsWOF.JPG)
There are 6 cars. The riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, facing each other, for a total of 4 riders per car. Giving the ride a maximum capacity of 24 riders at a time. The ride has an estimated hourly operating capacity of 720 riders per hour. It is similar to
Pandemonium at
Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Six Flags owns the most theme parks and waterparks combined of any a ...
theme parks and the Fairly Odd Coaster.
References
External links
Spinning Dragonsat Worlds of Fun's website
at the
Roller Coaster DataBase
Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane Marden. It has grown to feature statistics and pictures of over 10,000 roller coasters from around the world.
Publications that have mentioned ...
Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair
Roller coasters in Missouri
Roller coasters introduced in 2004
Worlds of Fun
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