Dragon Khan

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Thanks to  Sam Winslade for writing this review and providing this photo for me.


This ride is my favourite ride ever. It's a huge roller coaster that can be seen from around the park. It was one of Port Aventura's 2 original roller coasters when it opened in 1995. I first saw it when I got off my plane which landed in a tiny airport in Salou called Rues. Dragon Khan for 6 years held the record for most inversions (8) until Thorpe Park built Colossus which has ten, but this ride is so much better then Colossus or any other roller coaster that I've been on, this ride also has one of the worlds biggest vertical loops (118ft).

Dragon Khan is in the China land of Port Aventura, the only way to the ride is over a path which is made to look like the great wall of China. China land has dragon khan based outlets like shops restaurants and the like. The ride starts in the Chinese themed loading station, then you sit in the "train" which can hold 28 riders. From there you go up the chain hill then get dropped into the eight inversions which include loops, corkscrews, zero G-rolls and cobra rolls then come back into the station.

Another 2 things I like about the ride is the length of time your on it and the speed it travels. The ride lasts nearly 2 minutes and reaches speeds of 65mph, this ride I've seen in recent years has been overlooked due to Furious Baco and Hukaran Condor, this though would be a mistake as it's an absolute must do for any lovers of roller coasters or thrills.