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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.
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