Orient Express (roller coaster)
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| Orient Express | |
| Location | Worlds of Fun |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Orient |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | closed 2003 |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 117 ft (35.7 m) |
| Drop | 115 ft (35.1 m) |
| Length | 3470 ft (1057.7 m) |
| Max speed | 65 mph (104.6 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 2:15 |
| Capacity | 1,800 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 3.5 |
| Height Restriction | 48 in (121.9 cm) |
| Orient Express at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Orient Express at RCDB | |
- The Orient Express is also the name of a roller coaster in Copenhagen's amusement park Tivoli Gardens.
The Orient Express was a roller coaster in the amusement park Worlds of Fun. The Orient Express was introduced to Worlds of Fun in 1980. It was the red-orange track was in between the two entrances of the park. The Orient Express was the second roller coaster to have interlocking loops, The Loch Ness Monster being the first. With the retirement of the Orient Express, the Loch Ness Monster is again the only coaster with this feature.
The Orient Express was the first to have a "Kamikazee Kurve" element, which was later termed a "Boomerang" by Arrow Dynamics. (This element is also called a batwing.) This element consists of a 90 degree dive to the right or left, similar to half of a Corkscrew, which is then followed by a half of a traditional Loop element, then a rising half loop, then a final 90 degree dive sending the track in the same direction it entered the element. This element was later often used on Arrow's larger looping coasters, as well as on Parc Asterix's Goudurix, where it was known as a "Double Sidewinder", and on B&M Inverted coasters, where it is known as a Batwing.
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