Drachen Fire (Busch Gardens Europe)

Facts

Roller Coaster:	Drachen Fire
Amusement Park:	Busch Gardens Europe (Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 USA)
Classification:	Roller Coaster
Type:	Steel - Sit Down
Status:	Operated from 4/4/1992 to 7/1998 SBNO from 7/1999 to 2002
Make / Model:	Arrow / Custom Looping Coaster
Designer:	Ron Toomer
Cost:	$4,000,000 USD

Length:	3550'
Height:	150'
Drop:	145'
Inversions:	5
Speed:	60 mph
Elements:	120' tall Wraparound Corkscrew Cobra Roll (Batwing) Cutback Corkscrew

Trains:	3 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

History:	Originally built with 6 inversions. A "diving corkscrew" which immediately followed the brakerun was removed after the 1994 season.
	The Drachen Fire was shutdown in July 1998. Initial plans were to modify the roller coaster. It was then decided to sell the roller coaster. No buyer was found and the Drachen Fire was taken down so the steel can be recycled starting in the fall of 2001 completely removed by March of 2002.

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