Steel Dragon 2000

Out of the station, the track makes a right hand turn onto the lift hill. Due to the length of the lift hill, it utilizes two chains with separate motors. At the crest of the lift hill, the track plummets down a 307 feet (94 m) drop to the ground, before passing over a 252 feet (77 m) tall airtime hill. After this hill, the track rises over a 210 feet (64 m) tall hill before dropping to the right into a pair of helixes, the first one being clockwise and the second being counterclockwise. Following the second helix, the track maneuvers through the supports of the first helix and third hill and makes a left turn into the midcourse brakes, which start the return trip.

The return trip consists of a series of airtime hills, running parallel to the outbound track, before hitting the final brake run next to the base of the lift hill. From the brake run, trains pass through the transfer track and storage area before making a sweeping left turn to return to the station.

• The building of Steel Dragon 2000 required far more steel than other coasters for earthquake protection. This put the cost of the coaster at over US$50 million.[2]
• In 2013, Steel Dragon 2000 received new trains from Bolliger & Mabillard.[3][4]
• The ride includes two tunnels.

• Sixth tallest steel roller coaster in the world at 318.3 feet (97.0 m) tall. It is behind Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, Superman: Escape from Krypton, Red Force and Fury 325.
• Fifth longest roller coaster drop at 306.8 feet (93.5 m).[5]
• World's longest roller coaster since August 2000.[1]

In August 2003, a sheared axle caused one of the trains to lose a wheel. A passenger suffered a serious back injury and a 28-year-old man swimming in the water park pool was injured when he was hit in the hip with the 32 centimetres (13 in) wheel.[6][7] The ride was closed for almost three years and reopened in 2006.[8]