Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)

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Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)
OCT East
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Status Operating
Opening date July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
Cost 90,000,000 RMB
General statistics
Type Wood – Terrain
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Lift/launch system Chain Lift Hill
Height 147 ft (45 m)
Drop 131 ft (40 m)
Length 4,817 ft (1,468 m)
Speed 61.2 mph (98.5 km/h)
Inversions 0
Capacity 950 riders per hour
Trains 2 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.
Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) at RCDB
Pictures of Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) at RCDB

Wood Coaster (Chinese: 木质过山车), also known as Mountain Flyer (Chinese: 飞跃巅峰), is a wooden roller coaster located at Knight Valley, in OCT East in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The coaster was designed and manufactured by American wooden coaster designers Great Coasters International (GCI). It opened on July 19, 2011 as China's second wooden roller coaster.[1] The coaster is notable for its use of the mountain terrain and two station fly-bys, and uses GCI's famous Millennium Flyer trains.

Awards

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Wooden Roller Coaster[2]
Year
2011
2012
Ranking
Too few riders
14

References

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