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Volcano The Blast Coaster

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Kings Dominion

The world's first launched inverted roller coaster. Volcano The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion is a uniquely themed, inverted roller coaster. Riders fly into the heart of a volcano and blast up and out of its top through the use of electromagnetic energy or LIMs. The roller coaster then continues outside the volcano with three heartline inversions as the trains travels the 2,757 feet of tubular steel track.

Volcano The Blast Coaster Details

Year Track Type Designer
1998 Steel Launched Inverted Multielement Intamin AG

Roller Coaster Stats

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Height: 155 feet Drop: 80 feet
Top Speed: 70 mph Length: 2,757 feet
Inversions: 4 Launch: LIM
Trains: 3 - 16 passenger Ride Time: 1 minute, 15 seconds

More Facts About Volcano The Blast Coaster

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Intamin 'Suspended Catapult' model

Inversions: Roll Coaster, Three Heartline Rolls

Trains have four cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.

Height requirement: Must be at least 54 inches tall

Where to Coast

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See: Kings Dominion

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