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Loch Ness Monster (roller coaster)
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| Loch Ness Monster | |
 The interlocking vertical loops |
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| Location | Busch Gardens Europe |
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| Park section | Heatherdowns |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Custom Looping Coaster |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Height | 130 feet (39.6 m) |
| Drop | 114 feet (34.7 m) |
| Length | 3,240 feet (987.6 m) |
| Max speed | 60 miles per hour (96.6 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Max vertical angle | 55° |
| Max G force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 inches (121.9 cm) |
| Loch Ness Monster at RCDB Pictures of Loch Ness Monster at RCDB |
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The Loch Ness Monster is a fairly large roller coaster located in the Scotland hamlet of Busch Gardens Europe (formerly known as Busch Gardens Williamsburg). Designed by Ron Toomer of Arrow Dynamics, the Loch Ness Monster was the first, and is the only coaster still operating, to feature interlocking loops. The Loch Ness Monster remains, even after more than 25 years of operation, a crowd favorite at Busch Gardens.
After departing from the station, the train reaches the 130 foot lift hill;. As the train reaches the top, a small and tight turn brings it to a 114 foot drop towards the Rhine River underneath. A large upwards hill with a turn brings riders to the first of the two loops. After going through the loop, the train makes a turn and to a brake run, which then leads into a covered tunnel/helix. As the train exits the tunnel at the end of the helix a small brake run slows the train so it can ascend a smaller second lift hill. The train makes a wide turn after the lift and drops downward into the second loop. As it exits the loop, the on-ride photo is taken. The train then goes uphill once more before being brought to a stop by the final brake run.
- Interlocking loops
- Enclosed helix
- Two lift hills
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| Operating: | Alpengeist - Apollo's Chariot - Big Bad Wolf - Griffon - Loch Ness Monster |
| Past : | Drachen Fire - Das Kätzchen - Die Wildkatze - Glissade - Wild Maus |
| Preceded by Unknown |
World's Tallest Complete Circuit Roller Coaster 1978 - 1983 |
Succeeded by Dragon Mountain |