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Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)

Coordinates: 22°36′52″N 114°17′48″E / 22.614526°N 114.296758°E / 22.614526; 114.296758
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Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)
OCT East
LocationOCT East
Coordinates22°36′52″N 114°17′48″E / 22.614526°N 114.296758°E / 22.614526; 114.296758
StatusOperating
Opening dateJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
Cost90,000,000 RMB
General statistics
TypeWood – Terrain
ManufacturerGreat Coasters International
DesignerJeff Pike
Lift/launch systemChain Lift Hill
Height147 ft (45 m)
Drop131 ft (40 m)
Length4,817 ft (1,468 m)
Speed61.2 mph (98.5 km/h)
Inversions0
Capacity950 riders per hour
Trains2 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

Wood Coaster (Chinese: 木质过山车), also known as Mountain Flyer (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[1] as China's second wooden roller coaster.[2] The coaster is notable for its use of the mountain terrain and two station fly-bys, and uses GCI's famous Millennium Flyer trains.[1] The operation of Wood Coaster has been reported as being sporadic, along with the other rides in Knight Valley.[3]

Awards

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Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Wooden Roller Coaster[4]
Year
2011
2012
Ranking
Too few riders
14

References

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  1. ^ a b "RCDB - Wood Coaster".
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Census for China: Wooden Coasters". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "RCDB - Knight Valley".
  4. ^ "Wood Roller Coaster Poll 19 Year Results Table (1994 - 2012)". ushsho.com. U.S. High School Hockey Online. Retrieved 8 July 2015.