Dauling Dragon
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Dauling Dragon
Happy Valley Wuhan · CN · Martin & Vleminckx Dueling Wood Coaster
UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED
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Fast facts
- Dauling Dragon opened at Happy Valley Wuhan on 29 April 2012. coasterpedia.net
- The twin-track wooden coaster was built by Martin & Vleminckx and designed by The Gravity Group. mvrides.com
- Its two tracks rise thirty-two metres and reach 88 kilometres per hour. mvrides.com
- The coaster has no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Its High Five element banks the two tracks toward one another at the crest of a hill. mvrides.com
- Dauling Dragon was designed for a throughput of 1,380 riders per hour. mvrides.com
- Construction was reported at a cost of 10.3 million US dollars. m.cnhubei.com
The story of Dauling Dragon
The design came from The Gravity Group of Ohio and was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx for the new Happy Valley park in Wuhan. During construction, the ride was also known as Dragon Wings. mvrides.com· coasterpedia.net· higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com
Happy Valley Wuhan opened Dauling Dragon on 29 April 2012. It was described as China’s third wooden coaster and its first racing wooden coaster. coasterpedia.net· amusementtoday.com
The ride’s distinctive High Five, with its opposing ninety-degree banking, drew particular attention in contemporary amusement-industry coverage. newsparcs.com· coasterpedia.net
The completed coaster runs with Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters trains. Earlier plans called for The Gravity Group’s Timberliner trains, but those plans were later abandoned. coasterpedia.net
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- mvrides.com Acceptable source
- m.cnhubei.com Acceptable source
- higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source
- newsparcs.com Acceptable source