Dragon (Adventureland)


The Dragon was an O.D. Hopkins steel roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, near Des Moines.
The Dragon made its debut on May 12, 1990, during Adventureland's sixteenth full season. It cost an estimated $2.1 million to build The Dragon. It was Adventureland's only coaster with inversions until The Monster opened on June 4, 2016. On May 17, 2020, Adventureland began teasing a new attraction for the 2021 season named "The Dragon Slayer". At the same time, construction crews were seen on the property dismantling the Dragon. A few weeks later, track and supports resembling those commonly found on S&S 4D Free-Spins were spotted near where Dragon's helixes once stood.

Layout

The train traverses a few bunny hops and a 90-degree right turn as it coasts from the station to the lift. Cresting the lift, it makes a small dip, a roughly 90-degree turn to the right, and drop down and into the two back-to-back loops. Following the loops is a right turn into a figure eight segment and then some curves back to the station.