Parrot Coaster | |
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Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom | |
Location | Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom |
Park section | Amazing Amazon |
Coordinates | 22°06′06″N 113°31′44″E / 22.101640°N 113.528959°E |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | January 25, 2014 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Wing Coaster |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Model | Wing Coaster |
Track layout | Twister |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 164.1 ft (50.0 m) |
Length | 1,278 m (4,193 ft) |
Speed | 67 mph (108 km/h) |
Inversions | 3 |
Height restriction | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) |
Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
Parrot Coaster at RCDB |
Parrot Coaster (formerly known as Flying Over the Rainforest) is a steel Wing Coaster at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, upon its opening in 2014, it became the first Wing Coaster in Asia and also features the first splashdown on a Wing Coaster. With a height of 164.1 feet (50.0 m), it is also the third tallest of its kind, behind Wild Eagle at Dollywood and GateKeeper at Cedar Point.[1] The roller coaster is the longest Wing Coaster in the world, at 4,192.9 feet (1,278.0 m) in length and reaching a top speed of 67.1 miles per hour (108.0 km/h).[1] The ride was named Flying Over the Rainforest for the first two months of it operating before being renamed at the end of March, 2014.[1]