Anaconda (roller coaster)
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Anaconda is a steel roller coaster built in 1991, located at Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell, Virginia
. It was built by Arrow Dynamics
and designed by Ron Toomer
; it was one of the few Arrow looping coasters built in the 1990s and was Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with more than one inversion. It had the most inversions from 1991-1998 .
Anaconda features a 128 feet (39 m) lift hill, 144 feet (43.9 m) drop into an underwater tunnel, one vertical loop, a sidewinder, and two corkscrews. Its color scheme was originally black and green; but, more recently, it has been altered to orange and green. The coaster is built over Lake Charles
.
and present-day Congo
areas had a great deal of unused land; and Shockwave became the park's only looping roller coaster. Construction on Anaconda began late in the 1990 season. The lift hill portion was constructed over the former site of King Kobra, a flywheel-launched shuttle coaster. Anaconda opened to the public on March 23, 1991. In 1991-1992, half of Lake Charles was filled in to make room for the Hurricane Reef water park, now known as WaterWorks
. In spring 2006 Backlot Stunt Coaster opened near Anaconda.
The second part of the ride begins with some twists and turns, followed by two corkscrews 20 feet (6.1 m) above the water. The train then takes a lefthand turn and comes back into the station.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It was built by Arrow Dynamics
Arrow Dynamics
Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster and amusement ride design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of...
and designed by Ron Toomer
Ron Toomer
Ron Toomer was one of the prominent roller coaster designers in the world...
; it was one of the few Arrow looping coasters built in the 1990s and was Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with more than one inversion. It had the most inversions from 1991-1998 .
Anaconda features a 128 feet (39 m) lift hill, 144 feet (43.9 m) drop into an underwater tunnel, one vertical loop, a sidewinder, and two corkscrews. Its color scheme was originally black and green; but, more recently, it has been altered to orange and green. The coaster is built over Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Lake Charles may refer to:in Canada*Lake Charles, Nova Scotia, a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipalityin the United States*Lake Charles, Louisiana, a city in the United States*Lake Charles , the lake after which it is named...
.
History
After the removal of the King Kobra and Lion Country Safari, Kings Dominion's Lake CharlesLake Charles
Lake Charles may refer to:in Canada*Lake Charles, Nova Scotia, a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipalityin the United States*Lake Charles, Louisiana, a city in the United States*Lake Charles , the lake after which it is named...
and present-day Congo
Congo Basin
The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin that is the drainage of the Congo River of west equatorial Africa. The basin begins in the highlands of the East African Rift system with input from the Chambeshi River, the Uele and Ubangi Rivers in the upper reaches and the Lualaba River draining wetlands...
areas had a great deal of unused land; and Shockwave became the park's only looping roller coaster. Construction on Anaconda began late in the 1990 season. The lift hill portion was constructed over the former site of King Kobra, a flywheel-launched shuttle coaster. Anaconda opened to the public on March 23, 1991. In 1991-1992, half of Lake Charles was filled in to make room for the Hurricane Reef water park, now known as WaterWorks
WaterWorks
WaterWorks is a water park owned by Cedar Fair, located at the back of Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. When it debuted in 1992, it was originally named Hurricane Reef...
. In spring 2006 Backlot Stunt Coaster opened near Anaconda.
Layout
The train leaves the station and climbs the lift hill, where it takes a righthand twisting drop down into an underwater tunnel. The train then enters a 360-degree vertical loop followed by a sidewinder inversion, then the midcourse brakes, where the ride comes to an almost complete stop.The second part of the ride begins with some twists and turns, followed by two corkscrews 20 feet (6.1 m) above the water. The train then takes a lefthand turn and comes back into the station.