Steel Dragon 2000
Steel Dragon 2000 (スチールドラゴン2000, Suchīru Doragon Nisen) is a steel roller coaster located at Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
| Steel Dragon 2000 | |
|---|---|
The ride's 97-meter lift hill and the first few camelback hills | |
| Nagashima Spa Land | |
| Location | Nagashima Spa Land |
| Coordinates | 35°01′52″N 136°43′48″E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1 August 2000 |
| Cost | $52,000,000 USD |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | D. H. Morgan Manufacturing |
| Designer | Steve Okamoto |
| Track layout | Out and back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Drop | 93.5 m (307 ft) |
| Length | 2,479 m (8,133 ft) |
| Speed | 152.9 km/h (95.0 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 4:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 68° |
| G-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 140–185 cm (4 ft 7 in – 6 ft 1 in) |
| Trains | Multiple trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Trains built by | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Steel Dragon 2000 at RCDB | |
Built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing, Steel Dragon opened to the public on August 1, 2000. It takes its name from Chinese astrology and zodiac calendars in which the year 2000 represents the dragon. It broke several world records upon its debut, becoming the longest roller coaster in the world with a track length of 2,479 metres (8,133 ft), as well as the tallest and fastest among complete-circuit coasters. It remains the longest, and with a maximum speed of nearly 153 km/h (95 mph), it is among the fastest featuring a traditional lift hill.
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