Dragon, Suspended roller coaster in Zator, Poland
Dragon is a steel suspended family coaster at Energylandia in Zator, Poland, with its train hanging beneath the track. The layout runs close to the ground and partly underground, passing through a short tunnel right after the first drop and two above-ground tunnels formed by decoration. A dragon head is the main themed element, and the train passes through its mouth just after the first drop. The track is green and the supports are blue.
Dragon opened at Energylandia in Zator in 2015 as Poland's first inverted roller coaster, with its train suspended beneath the track. It is one of 14 identical Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster 453m installations worldwide. On 27 May 2015, before the official opening, a 35-year-old gardener working in a prohibited area was struck by an empty test train and seriously injured. The ride placed 7th in the European Star Award ranking of the ten best new European coasters built in 2015.
The ride's name comes from the dragon head that the train passes through just after the first drop. The track is green and the supports blue, and two above-ground tunnels formed by decoration elements also shape the course.
The train runs close to the ground and partly underground, passing through a short tunnel right after the first drop; a smoke machine fills that tunnel during each pass. Two more above-ground tunnels are formed by decoration elements. The track is green and the supports are blue.
On a suspended coaster, the cars are not locked onto the track from above but swing freely to the sides, which creates a feeling quite different from a standard roller coaster. This sideways swinging is most noticeable through the tighter bends in the course.
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