Dragon Fire (roller coaster)
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Dragon Fire is a steel roller coaster
located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan
, Ontario
, Canada
. It was manufactured in 1980, but it was opened when the park made its debut in 1981 under the name Dragon Fyre until it was later renamed. It was one of the four original coasters at Canada's Wonderland.
The ride is built at the east end of the park in the Medieval Faire section. It is located adjacent to the parking lot, so it is one of the first coasters that is seen. The coaster has a green and yellow track with purple support poles. Since the removal of Drachen Fire
from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Dragon Fire is also the only Arrow Dynamics
coaster in existence to have counter-clockwise turning corkscrews.
Dragon Fire was designed to operated with three trains, which is made evident by the fact that the ride has a set of safety brakes following the corkscrews and before the helix. However, due to the ride's short duration, it would be very difficult for the ride staff to load a train in the station without having one train stop in the middle of the ride. Because of this, Dragon Fire never used its third train. In 1987 the third train was modified for use on The Bat.
In 2012, Canada's Wonderland's new B&M giga coaster, Leviathan
will be towering just above Dragon Fire, which will give the ride much more excitement. In an interview with Wonderland's staff, most agreed that this is a good addition.
Steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...
located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan
Vaughan
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It was manufactured in 1980, but it was opened when the park made its debut in 1981 under the name Dragon Fyre until it was later renamed. It was one of the four original coasters at Canada's Wonderland.
The ride is built at the east end of the park in the Medieval Faire section. It is located adjacent to the parking lot, so it is one of the first coasters that is seen. The coaster has a green and yellow track with purple support poles. Since the removal of Drachen Fire
Drachen Fire
Drachen Fire was an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster that operated from 1992 to 1998, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.- History :Initially, Drachen Fire was to be designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard. Busch Entertainment contacted the young company to build two multi-inversion sit-down coasters at...
from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Dragon Fire is also the only 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...
coaster in existence to have counter-clockwise turning corkscrews.
Dragon Fire was designed to operated with three trains, which is made evident by the fact that the ride has a set of safety brakes following the corkscrews and before the helix. However, due to the ride's short duration, it would be very difficult for the ride staff to load a train in the station without having one train stop in the middle of the ride. Because of this, Dragon Fire never used its third train. In 1987 the third train was modified for use on The Bat.
In 2012, Canada's Wonderland's new B&M giga coaster, Leviathan
Leviathan (roller coaster)
Leviathan is a steel giga coaster currently under construction at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada It will be the first giga coaster made by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard. At long, tall, and with a top speed of , Leviathan will be the tallest and fastest coaster in Canada...
will be towering just above Dragon Fire, which will give the ride much more excitement. In an interview with Wonderland's staff, most agreed that this is a good addition.