Wooden Coaster - Fireball

Wooden Coaster - Fireball (Chinese: 谷木游龙) is a wooden roller coaster located at Happy Valley in Songjiang, Shanghai, China. The coaster was designed by American wooden coaster designers The Gravity Group and manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx. It opened on August 16, 2009 as China's first wooden roller coaster.[1]

Wooden Coaster - Fireball
Lift Hill of Wooden coaster - Fireball
Happy Valley Shanghai
LocationHappy Valley Shanghai
Coordinates31.098683°N 121.213972°E / 31.098683; 121.213972
StatusOperating
Opening dateAugust 16, 2009
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerMartin & Vleminckx
DesignerThe Gravity Group
Lift/launch systemChain Lift Hill
Height108.3 ft (33.0 m)
Drop105 ft (32 m)
Length3,818.9 ft (1,164.0 m)
Speed55.9 mph (90.0 km/h)
Inversions0
Max vertical angle60°
Trains2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Wooden Coaster - Fireball at RCDB

Awards

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Wooden Roller Coaster[2]
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
Ranking
9
10
15
11

References

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