Diving Coaster

Diving Coaster is a steel Dive Coaster at Happy Valley Shanghai in Songjiang, Shanghai, China. It is manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on August 16, 2009.[1]

Diving Coaster
The first drop of Diving Coaster
Happy Valley Shanghai
LocationHappy Valley Shanghai
Coordinates31.0979°N 121.2090°E / 31.0979; 121.2090
StatusOperating
Opening dateAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16)
General statistics
TypeSteel – Dive Coaster
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelDive Coaster
Track layoutTwister
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height65 m (213 ft)
Length972 m (3,189 ft)
Speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Inversions1
Duration2:20
Max vertical angle90°
G-force4
TrainsSeveral trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 8 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Diving Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of Diving Coaster at RCDB

Ride experience

The layout of the ride is identical to SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Once riders are seated and restrained, the train makes a right out of the station and begins to climb the 65-metre (213 ft) lift hill. Once at the top, the train makes a U-turn to the right and comes to a stop by a holding brake, right before dropping. After a few seconds, the train drops and enters an immelman loop. The train then enters the mid course brake run, drops into a tunnel and makes a right turn, dropping into the splashdown element. Riders then go through a couple turns and dips and enter the final brake run.[1][2]

gollark: My sound is off.
gollark: Ready to get lasers I mean.
gollark: They are ready.
gollark: I simply need to wait for 21 stone to be smelted.
gollark: Anyway, lasers and entity sensors are the final component.

References

  1. Marden, Duane. "Dive Coaster  (Happy Valley Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  2. "Diving Coaster POV". YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
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