Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster

MotoCoaster
Location	Darien Lake
Status	Operating
Opened	3 May 2008
Cost	$3.4million
Type	Steel - Launched - Motorbike
Manufacturer	Zamperla
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Motocoaster
Track layout	Stacked Figure-8
Lift/launch system	Flywheel Launch
Height	44 ft (13 m)
Drop	0 ft (0 m)
Length	1,198 ft (365 m)
Max speed	38 mph (61 km/h)
Inversions	0
Capacity	250 riders per hour
Acceleration	0 - 38 mph in 3 sec
Height restriction	4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
MotoCoaster at RCDB
Pictures of MotoCoaster at RCDB
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Darien Lake partnered with Orange County Choppers for naming rights for the coaster, along with a promotional giveaway of a custom painted OCC motorcycle, and a custom built bike to remain at the park.^[1]

The coaster installed at Darien Lake is actually the prototype coaster that was used for tuning and testing at Zamperla's factory in Italy.^[2][3] It replaced the old pools near Darien Square, in an attempt to move guests to different areas of the park.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, the Name was change from Orange County Choppers Motocoaster to just Motocoaster. In 2011 Zamperla will debut a clone of this layout as the Steeplechase Coaster at the new Screamzone expansion of Luna Park at Coney Island, NY.

References

1. ^ Deckert, Andrea (2008-04-22). "Darien Lake teams with Orange County Choppers". Rochester Business Journal. http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=72660. Retrieved 2008-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Reynders, Nico (2008-01-15). "First Zamperla Motocoaster for Darien Lake!". Theme Park Vision. http://www.tpv.be/article/258/Zamperla%20opent%20their%20first%20Motocoaster%20prototype%20in%20US%20Darien%20Lake/. Retrieved Sept 6 2008. 
3. ^ "Darien Lake to debut MotoCoaster". Park World Online. 2008-01-12. http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/701/Darien_Lake_to_debut_MotoCoaster.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 

External links

• Darien Lake Official Website
• Zamperla Rides