Dragon Khan

Historia

Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster located in the PortAventura theme park in Salou (Tarragona), Catalonia, Spain. Dragon Khan boasts eight inversions, which was a world record until the opening of the ten-inversion Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002.The ride built by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) opened on May 2, 1995 and was one of the two roller coasters that Port Aventura had when it opened. The track is red with white and pastel blue supports; the trains are green, blue and purple (A third train is run at peak times only).Ride ExperienceInversionsThe rideAfter boarding the ride, riders climb to the top of the lift hill 45m. At the top, the track makes a right hand turn, then immediately dives down the first drop, crossing under Shambhala's first drop and entering a vertical loop. This is immediately followed by a diving loop. Right after this, the track goes through a zero-G roll, and a cobra roll. The track then goes through a midcourse brake run. Off the midcourse brake run, the track drops to the right into a second vertical loop and then finishes off with a pair of interlocking corkscrews. The ride then pulls up into the brake run before re-entering the Chinese-themed station. The track is 1285m, and the ride's top speed is over 104km/h. The ride's duration is 1 minute and 45 seconds. The ride, thus far, has more inversions than any other B&M coaster made before or after.

""El Dragon Khan de PortAventura es la atracción más icónica del parque. Inaugurada en 1995, batió un récord con sus ocho inversiones. Con 36 m, su loop vertical fue el más alto del mundo. Hoy se sitúa entre las diez atracciones más altas del mundo. El recorrido de esta roller coaster tiene una duración de 69 segundos, durante los que se alcanza una velocidad de 110 km/h. Circula por una vía roja con dos o tres trenes de 28 pasajeros cada uno y se encuentra en el área temática de China. Para poder acceder a la atracción, es necesario cumplir con algunos requisitos por cuestiones de seguridad. Dado que se trata de una de las roller coaster más fuertes del parque, la altura en el Dragon Khan mínima es de 1,40 m y la máxima de 1,95 m."