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that had built notably La Montana Rusa at La Feria de Chapultepec in Mexico City. At that point, IAD was the new name of the famed National Amusement Device (NAD) Inc. Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA) hired the International Amusement Device (IAD) Inc to build the world’s largest wooden roller coaster for that category of record. provided us with this photo of the first drop.The cars are a mix of old and new, as Arrow designed new individual lap bars for riders while reusing the original Runaway Mine Train chassis and track.The ride initially had two entrances to feed enough guests for its massive 3000 + riders capacity per hour. Louis remained the fastest roller coaster at 62 mph. It did have the largest drop, at 118 feet, but the Screamin’ Eagle at Six Flags St.

The park claimed it was the world’s tallest roller coaster when it opened, but at 125.3 feet tall, it was shorter than the Loch Ness Monster. Gemini at Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH) opened in June 1978 and uses a mine train style track from Arrow Development mounted on a large wooden structure. In addition, lights and fog returned to the cave. In 2018 for its 40 th anniversary, the park had S&S-Sansei (who purchased Arrow in 2002 and now support their rides) build new classic cars for the Loch Ness Monster, preserving the traditional appearance of the attraction.

A look at the ride from one of the park’s bridge.Į, and Flex provided us with photos of the Loch Ness Monster.

The train about to enter the first vertical loop.

The train dropping down into the second drop, which has speed controlling brakes to adjust the forces in the vertical loop.

The ride initially had a lighted-up Loch Ness Monster mural in the cave portion of the attraction, but this was removed in the 1990’s. Alas, throughout the years, the ride was reprogrammed so that the first lift motor runs slower than before, forever removing interlocking trains’ visual. The ride opened with the rare possibility of having trains crossing each other in the Interlocking Loops, which was possible when ride operators dispatched trains as soon as they were able to.

The ride signature element is the incredible interlocking loops, the last one of its kind today.

COLOSSUS ROLLER COASTER FULL

The ride had the largest drop at 114.2 feet (at a record breaking 55° for a full circuit steel coaster) for a few days until Gemini at Cedar Point opened the lift structure made it the world’s tallest full circuit roller coaster: 130 feet tall. In 1978, Arrow Development opened two large roller coaster projects the first was the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA). 1978 was a big year, with three rides capturing records for the world’s tallest roller coaster.