Dragon Fyre | |
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Previously known as Dragon Fire (1997-2018) | |
A vertical loop on Dragon Fyre | |
Canada's Wonderland | |
Location | Canada's Wonderland |
Park section | Medieval Faire |
Coordinates | 43°50′40.16″N79°32′26.38″W / 43.8444889°N 79.5406611°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 1981 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
Designer | HUSS Park Attractions |
Model | Custom Looping Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
Height | 23.8 m (78 ft) |
Drop | 23.2 m (76 ft) |
Length | 658.5 m (2,160 ft) |
Speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Inversions | 4 |
Duration | 1:30 |
Height restriction | 122 cm (4 ft 0 in) |
Trains | 2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
Layout | ![]() |
Dragon Fyre at RCDB |
Dragon Fyre is a steel roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It was manufactured in 1980 but opened when the park made its debut in 1981. It operated under the name Dragon Fyre from 1981 to 1997, when it was respelled to Dragon Fire. The name was quietly reverted to the original name in 2019. [1] It was one of the four original coasters at Canada's Wonderland. [2]
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 Fyre is also the only Arrow Dynamics coaster in existence to have counterclockwise-turning corkscrews. [3]
Dragon Fyre was designed to operate 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 Fyre never used its third train. In 1987, the third train was modified for use on The Bat.
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