Dive Coaster (Chimelong Paradise)

Dive Coaster is a Floorless Dive roller coaster [1] operating at Chimelong Paradise in China. It is built by Swiss coaster manufacturers Bolliger & Mabillard. A photo update on the parks website shows the coaster's first and second drop along with the water splash, the coaster's final brake run and a row of a train in the station with 10 seats in the row, as well as two pictures of SheiKra.[2]

Dive Coaster
Chimelong Paradise
LocationChimelong Paradise
Coordinates22.999647°N 113.323256°E / 22.999647; 113.323256
StatusOperating
Opening dateFebruary 7, 2008
General statistics
TypeSteel Dive Coaster
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelFloorless Dive Coaster
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height197 ft (60 m)
Speed68.4 mph (110.1 km/h)
Inversions1
Max vertical angle90°
G-force4.4
Height restriction140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
Dive Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of Dive Coaster at RCDB

Ride Elements

Dive Coaster features a 90°, 197 foot vertical drop that exits into an Immelmann loop. After the Immelmann, riders will swoop down to the ground then climb a curve up to the block brake, then go over a second near vertical dive dropping into a tunnel. Upon exiting the tunnel, riders make an overbanked turn into a water splash feature which exits into a bunny hill then into a helix before entering the final brake run. This ride is very similar to Griffon and SheiKra (the first half being part of Griffon and the other part being SheiKra).

Dive Coaster, July 2011

References

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