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•Manufacturer: Mondial, Terband-Heerenveen, The Netherlands
•Cost: $5 million (€3.5m) •Height: 301ft (91.7m) •Max flight height: 275ft (84m)
•Diameter in full swing: 110ft (33.5m)
•Max swing of arms: 45°
•Speed: 25-30 mph (40-48 km/h) at 8rpm
•Capacity: 64 total passengers in 32 suspended twin seats
•Hourly capacity: 960 passengers
•Minimum rider height: 4ft (1.2m)
•Ascent/descent: 50 Seconds
•Active ride time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
•Location at Canada’s Wonderland: Next to Vortex, overlooking Wonder Mountain
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osting $5 million, the 301-feet-tall (91.7-metres) construction is located in the Vaughn (near Toronto) amusement park’s Action Zone. It provides as many as 64 park guests at a time with dramatic views of the surrounding landscape. At the top, riders are higher than Canada Wonderland’s Behemoth rollercoaster, higher than Wonder Mountain; in fact higher than any other point in the park. Passengers sit in open two-passenger swings with their feet dangling free. Unlike other swing rides on
Cedar Point
the market, riders on WindSeeker are suspended by rigid steel arms (rather than chains), which also allow for a tighter cluster of gondolas and a relatively high capacity.
The swings turn around the centre column at up to eight rotations per minute, while slowly ascending the tower. During the 60-second flight, the gondolas swing out to a 45-degree angle. After dark, guests on the ground are treated to a spectacular light show thanks to LED batons attached to each arm.
Cedar Point
Canada’s Wonderland is one of four Cedar Fair-operated parks in North America taking excitement to new heights this season with the addition of WindSeeker, the new towering swing ride from Mondial. First impressions? It's like a chair swing on steroids, says Paul Ruben, lots of steroids
Wind Seeker
Mondial takes Cedar Fair to new heights
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AUGUST 2011
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