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Dragon Mountain Location Marineland Coordinates 43°03′41″N 79°04′49″W / 43.061265°N 79.080379°WCoordinates: 43°03′41″N 79°04′49″W / 43.061265°N 79.080379°W Status Operating Opened 1983 Type Steel Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics Model Custom Looping Coaster Track layout Terrain Lift/launch system Chain lift hill Height 186 ft (57 m) Length 5,500 ft (1,700 m) Max speed 50 mph (80 km/h) Inversions 4 (two back to back vertical loops and a "bowtie" consisting of two inversions) Duration 3:30 Height restriction 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) Dragon Mountain at RCDB Pictures of Dragon Mountain at RCDB Amusement Parks Portal Dragon Mountain is a steel roller coaster located at Marineland near Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada[1] Built in 1983 by Arrow Dynamics, it was the tallest roller coaster in the world before the opening of Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point.[2] It was also the last time that a coaster designated "tallest in the world" has had inversions (in this case, four). It covers 30 acres (12 hectares) of land.
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Categories:- Steel roller coasters
- Arrow Dynamics roller coasters
- Roller coasters in Ontario
- Roller coasters introduced in 1983
- Amusement ride stubs
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