The Monster (Adventureland)

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The Monster
Monster at Adventureland from the line.jpg
Adventureland (Iowa)
LocationAdventureland (Iowa)
Coordinates41°39′07″N 93°30′05″W / 41.651820°N 93.501448°W / 41.651820; -93.501448Coordinates: 41°39′07″N 93°30′05″W / 41.651820°N 93.501448°W / 41.651820; -93.501448
StatusOperating
Opening dateJune 4, 2016 (June 4, 2016)
Cost$9 million
ReplacedRiver Rapids Log Flume
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerGerstlauer
ModelInfinity Coaster
Track layoutInfinity Coaster - Custom
Lift/launch systemVertical Chain Lift Hill
Height40.6 m (133 ft)
Length762 m (2,500 ft)
Speed105 km/h (65 mph)
Inversions5
Duration2 minutes
Max vertical angle101°
Capacity3 cars - 8 riders each - 720 riders per hour
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
The Monster at RCDB
Pictures of The Monster at RCDB

The Monster is a Gerstlauer steel roller coaster at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. It opened to the public on June 4, 2016 as the first Infinity Coaster in the United States.[1]

History[]

The Monster was announced on Adventureland's Facebook page on July 8, 2015. It replaced the River Rapids Log Ride, a log flume which had to be removed due to its constant maintenance and the lack of extra parts due to the fact that the manufacturer only made two log flume attractions. The park was looking for a suitable replacement for the ride.[2]

On June 4, 2016, the Monster opened to guests.[3]

Ride experience[]

The ride, located in the center of the park, can be distinguished by its bright green track. The Monster features a vertical 133-foot (41 m) lift hill and a first drop at a 101 degree angle. At the bottom of the hill the riders reach a top speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h). The next element is a large overbanked turn where there is an unbelievable amount of hangtime, after that riders are redirected into a hill and then navigate the twisted drop that goes directly into a Finnish loop, after which riders go into a dive loop that will take riders into an air time hill then an Immelmann loop. The car then goes into its last curve, another dive loop, and its final inversion, a corkscrew.

Characteristics[]

The ride features 2,500 feet (760 m) of track, five inversions and takes roughly two minutes to complete. The installation came more than 23 years after the previous coaster, Outlaw. It is the third steel roller coaster at the park, the other two being a Maurer Rides spinning mouse known as Phoenix and Dragon Slayer, an S&S – Sansei Technologies 4-D Free Spin.

The Monster features a nighttime LED display made up of 46 ground lights and 137 track-mounted fixtures provided by KCL Engineering.[4] The Monster lighting system originator and designer, Mike Lambert, was recognized with (2) Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Illumination Awards for Innovation in Design.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Watch Adventureland's "The Monster" in action". Des Moines Register. May 9, 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Altoona amusement park adding new roller coaster".
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Monster  (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lighting Systems Illuminating Thrills". Ride Entertainment. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "2017 Illumination Awards".

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