Ride Profile
Now open at Happy Valley Wuhan, Dauling Dragon (sic) is China’s first duelling wooden coaster. Constructed by Martin & Vleminckx, the ride’s signature element is a unique “High Five” feature. Following our April cover story, Park World is pleased to bring you these shots of the ride in action
HIGH FIVE! T
China’s wooden wonder
he ride is one of five coasters at this new park in China’s Hubei province – but the only one made of wood. According to Martin & Vleminckx (MVR) partner Chuck Bingham, the brief from Happy Valley operator OCT was simple: “Design a racing coaster that is unusual and would be the number one wood coaster in China and Asia, if not the world.” Faced with this challenge, M&V asked The Gravity Group to design something that had never been done before and Chad Miller obliged with the High Five. This particular part of the ride gets is name from
the fact that the two coaster tracks meeting one another at a 90º angle, allowing riders in opposing trains to salute one another as they pass. High five indeed!
The ride, which comes equipped with four Philadelphia Toboggan Company trains (two per track), features many crossovers sections, especially around the station area. Each track is over 1km in length (1,143 and 1,193m respectively) and each chain lift is 32m high. The complete ride experience lasts around 60 seconds from top of lift to the brakes.
Pictured, from left to right, are Jackie (MVR technician), Chuck Bingham, Alain Vleminckx, Tsing Tsing (MVR chinese assistant, Paul Voyer (MVR chief engineer and project manager), Owen/Yao Yao (MVR representative and interpreter) and Mr Xie of Happty Valley Wuhan
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Twin trains race by the station, giving waiting riders a taste of the action ahead
JUNE 2012
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