Primeval Whirl

Infobox roller coaster
name= Primeval Whirl

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caption=
location= Disney's Animal Kingdom
section= Dinoland USA
type= Steel
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type3=
status= Open
opened= March 31, 2002
manufacturer= Reverchon
designer= Walt Disney Imagineering
model= Spinning Cars
track= Wild Mouse
lift= Chain lift hill
height= 42.67
drop=
length= 1377.9
speed= 29.1
inversions= 0
duration= 1:30
angle=
capacity= 900
cost=
acceleration=
gforce= 2.5
restriction= 48
rcdb_number= 1868

Primeval Whirl is an attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The ride is an "off the shelf" spinning roller coaster purchased from [http://www.reverchon.com Reverchon.] The ride is part of Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama, which is itself part of Dinoland USA. It is a roller coaster in the "Mild But Wild Thrills" category. It has cars that spin in circles while traveling on tracks, permitting the ride experience to vary greatly each time it is ridden. It usually seats up to 4 riders.

The ride is lightly themed, with decorations related to time travel and to the meteor which is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. This gives the coaster a storyline very similar to that of the nearby dark ride, DINOSAUR.

Attraction facts

* Grand Opening: April 18, 2002
** Soft Opening: March 31, 2002
* Designers: Reverchon with Walt Disney Imagineering designing the theming.
* Length: 1377' 11"
* Height: 42' 8"
* Vehicles: 13
** Vehicle theme: Time machine
* Inversions: 0
* Top Speed: 29.1 mph
* G-Force: 2.5
* Show Length: 1:10
* Height Requirement: 48" (122 cm) (see below)
* Ride System: Roller coaster
* Location: Dinoland USA "Fastpasses" available

Cast Member Death

On Thursday, November 29, 2007, Karen Price, a Disney Cast Member, died in a Florida hospital, five days after falling from the Primeval Whirl ride platform and hitting her head. On March 5, 2008, Disney announced it was adding sensors that would detect if a cast member entered into areas that are off limits and shut off the ride. [ [http://wiki.wdwhistory.com/wiki/Primeval_Whirl.ashx WDWHistory.com - Primeval Whirl] ] Orlando Sentinel "Disney's Animal Kingdom ride gets added safety features." http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-disneyride0508mar05,0,1931950.story?track=rss]

External links

* [http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/attractionDetail?id=PrimevalWhirlAttractionPage Official Page]
* [http://www.wdwmagic.com/dino-rama.htm WDWMAGIC Dino-Rama page] - includes details about Primeval Whirl

References