Dragon Coaster (Playland)

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Dragon Coaster
Playland
Location	Playland
Coordinates	40°58′03″N 73°40′26″W / 40.967500°N 73.673900°W / 40.967500; -73.673900
Status	Operating
Opening date	1929
General statistics
Type	Wood
Designer	Frederick Church
Track layout	Triple out & back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift
Height	24 m (79 ft)
Drop	23 m (75 ft)
Length	1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Duration	1:40
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Trains	2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Dragon Coaster at RCDB

The Dragon Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland amusement park in Rye, New York. Opened in 1929, it was designed and built by amusement ride creator Frederick Church,^[1] the co-inventor of the Racing Derby, another early 20th century amusement park ride. The Dragon Coaster has approximately 3,400 feet of track and is, at its highest, approximately 80 feet tall. There is a tunnel along its span, a common feature of wooden roller coasters from the 1920s, that resembles the body and open mouth of a dragon. It was featured in the film Fatal Attraction,^[2] the Tom Hanks starring film Big, and the music video for Mariah Carey's song "Fantasy". The Dragon Coaster is still in operation.