Why is the Steel Dragon 2000 famous?
Why is the Steel Dragon 2000 famous? Steel Dragon 2000 is famous as the longest roller coaster in the world. It is a wild four minute ride which will send you plummeting from 94 meters (307 feet) high and reaching speeds of over 150 kilometers (95 miles) per hour. This is not a ride for the faint-hearted!
What is a fun fact about the Steel Dragon 2000?
The longest roller coaster is Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan. When it opened on August 1, 2000, the Steel Dragon 2000 was the fastest, tallest and longest in the world. Others have stolen the fastest and tallest crowns, but the Dragon is still the longest.
Who is the real steel dragon?
Despite the fact that Steel Dragon was a fictitious band from the movie Rock Star, the music that was used for the film was iconic enough that we're still talking about it today. The artists behind the music in the film, included Zakk Wylde on guitar, drums by Jason Bonham and bass guitar by Jeff Pilson.
How much did the steel dragon cost?
The building of Steel Dragon 2000 required much more steel than other coasters for earthquake protection. This put the cost of the coaster at over $50 million.
How tall is Millennium Force?
Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in 2000, dating back to the opening of Blue Streak in 1964.
How many feet of track is Steel Dragon 2000?
Steel Dragon 2000, Japan The track length of this roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land in Mie prefecture, Japan is 8,133 feet.
Where is the oldest operating roller coaster in Europe?
Rutschebanen, simply called the Roller Coaster by Tivoli Gardens is the oldest roller coaster in Europe, dating back to 1914.