Draft:Draak

The Dragon
The Dragon
	Entrance
Plopsaland De Panne
Location	Plopsaland De Panne
Status	Operating
Opening date	4 March 2004
General statistics
Manufacturer	MACK Rides
Designer	Plopsaland De Panne
Model	Custom
Track layout	450 m
Height	14 m (46 ft)
Speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:45 min
Capacity	1000 riders per hour
Restraint Style	Lap bar
Height restriction	1.20 cm (0 in)
Trains	Single train with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 40 riders per train.
Theme	Samson & Gert
Website	https://www.plopsalanddepanne.be/en/attractions/dragon
	The Dragon at RCDB

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Declined by KylieTastic 46 days ago. Last edited by KylieTastic 46 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 26 March 2024 by DrowssapSMM (talk).

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Declined by DrowssapSMM 46 days ago.

The Dragon is a powered coaster in Plopsaland De Panne. The ride open on March 4 2004. The entry of the coaster is at het Kasteelplein, the station is in the castle.

Description[edit]

The coaster has one train with 10 cars. Of these 10, 9 have 2 rows with place for 2 riders each (4 total per car). The first car only has 1 row with space for 2 rides. There is a statue of a dragon on the front of the first car. 38 rides can take place in one train. Each rides has their own lap bar.

The layout consists of three helices and mostly takes place at the other side of het Kasteelplein, above DinoSplash.^[1]

Trivia[edit]

This attraction was the most expensive purchase of the park since the acquisition by Studio 100.

Sources[edit]

^ "De Draak - Plopsaland De Panne - Pretparken.be". pretparken.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[1] "De Draak - Plopsaland De Panne - Pretparken.be". pretparken.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-03-26.

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