Spinning Dragons is a

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located at

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. Manufactured by

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, it was the second ride of its kind in the world after the

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. The ride was built in the East Asia area of the park in 2004 following the retirement of the ''

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'' the previous year. The ride was installed by

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, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.

History

On October 29, 2003, Worlds of Fun announced that

would be removed. That same day, the park announced that a new spinning roller coaster named Spinning Dragons would be added to the park. The ride was set to open on April 3, 2004, but the opening was delayed. Spinning Dragons officially opened two weeks later on April 17, 2004.

Seating arrangement and capacity

There are 6 cars. The riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, facing each other, for a total of 4 riders per car. Giving the ride a maximum capacity of 24 riders at a time. The ride has an estimated hourly operating capacity of 720 riders per hour.

References

External links

Spinning Dragons
at Worlds of Fun's website

at the

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