Le Monstre
Le Monstre (French for "The Monster") is a wooden roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Le Monstre is the largest wooden roller coaster in Canada and is also the tallest two-track wooden roller coaster in the world.[1]
| Le Monstre | |||
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| La Ronde | |||
| Coordinates | 45°31′30″N 73°32′00″W | ||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Opening date |
July 20, 1985 (one side) 1986 (other side) | ||
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| Type | Wood – Racing | ||
| Manufacturer | Martin & Vleminckx | ||
| Designer | William Cobb & Associates | ||
| Lift/launch system | Chain | ||
| Track 1 | Track 2 | ||
| Height | 130.9 ft (39.9 m) | 130.9 ft (39.9 m) | |
| Length | 3,996.1 ft (1,218.0 m) | 4,025.6 ft (1,227.0 m) | |
| Speed | 59.7 mph (96.1 km/h) | 59.7 mph (96.1 km/h) | |
| Inversions | 0 | 0 | |
| Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) | ||
| Trains | 4 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. | ||
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Le Monstre at RCDB Pictures of Le Monstre at RCDB | |||
Standing at 39.9 meters (130.9 ft) tall, Le Monstre is the second-tallest roller coaster in the park behind Goliath. It includes a hard first drop, airtime hills and has a top speed of 59.7 miles per hour (96.1 km/h).
The first track of the ride opened in 1985, but a second track was built for the 1986 season. This newer track does not run parallel to the first and instead gives a different ride experience. La Ronde once replaced the seats for new seats with safety belts, but were removed to classic bars at the request of riders. The seats have one lap bar for each row, as well as an individual seatbelt that attaches to the seat divider instead of the seat. This allows riders to "float" during airtime because the seatbelt does not come down to the seat even when fully tightened. New trains built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters were added in 2013.
The ride was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[2]
Requirements and the ride
Riders must be over 1.32 m (52 in) to ride the coaster. Riders are seated 2 across in 2 rows spanning 5 cars, for a total of 20 riders per train. Le Monstre has four trains, 1 in each track.
References
- Le Monstre - Tallest two-track wooden roller coaster in the world
- Marden, Duane. "Monstre (La Ronde)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
External links
| Preceded by American Eagle |
World's Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster July 1985 – March 1990 |
Succeeded by Texas Giant |