Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)

Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)
Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer)
OCT East
Location	OCT East
Coordinates	22°36′52″N 114°17′48″E / 22.614526°N 114.296758°ECoordinates: 22°36′52″N 114°17′48″E / 22.614526°N 114.296758°E
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 19, 2011
Cost	90,000,000 RMB
General statistics
Type	Wood – Terrain
Manufacturer	Great Coasters International
Lift/launch system	Chain Lift Hill
Height	147 ft (45 m)
Drop	131 ft (40 m)
Length	4,817 ft (1,468 m)
Speed	61.2 mph (98.5 km/h)
Inversions	0
Capacity	950 riders per hour
Trains	2 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; Pictures of Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) at RCDB

Wood Coaster (Chinese: 木质过山车), also known as Mountain Flyer (Chinese: 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 as China's second wooden roller coaster.^[1] The coaster is notable for its use of the mountain terrain and two station fly-bys, and uses GCI's famous Millennium Flyer trains.

Awards[]

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Wooden Roller Coaster^[2]
Year	2011	2012
Ranking	Too few riders	14

References[]

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

[1] Marden, Duane. "Census for China: Wooden Coasters". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[2] "Wood Roller Coaster Poll 19 Year Results Table (1994 - 2012)". ushsho.com. U.S. High School Hockey Online. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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