
The Ice Dragon glares at his opponent at the entrance to the Dueling Dragons roller coaster at the Islands of Adventure amusement park. My favorite part of the Ice Dragon track is when the dragon is flying straight for the castle wall and pulls up into a sudden and sharp climb at the last minute, giving you a near miss. If you're sitting in the first row of this inverted type coaster it's truly a fun moment.
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Both tracks provide a good ride, though I'm somewhat partial to the Fire Dragon myself. The Fire Dragon maintains a higher speed at the end and has one last inversion after the final near miss. The Ice Dragon is good, though the last little bit is a somewhat dull since it's relatively slow going into the brake run. It would have been much better if they could have kept the speed up so you'd pull some Gs in that final turn before the brake. Oh well, it's still fun.
And what a great themed queue line! Best dragon themed coaster I've ever seen!
And what a great themed queue line! Best dragon themed coaster I've ever seen!
One of the advantages of the Ice Dragon is that its exit is closer to the re-ride entrance. I was there mid-week in October and the park was pretty empty and they were running two trains on each track, so there was no line at all. You could get off Ice, run through the re-ride door and reach the boarding gates in time to get right back on the same train! Paradise for a coaster lover!
And I do like the way the Ice Dragon looks like it's going to collide with the castle wall then pulls up at the last moment. It's great from the front row.
And I do like the way the Ice Dragon looks like it's going to collide with the castle wall then pulls up at the last moment. It's great from the front row.
Yes it is! I havn't been there in years! But I went in the middle of summer and oddly enough it wasn't crowded at the park! The thing that took the longest was getting back to the entrance...going through that long waiting line took forever! XP
But it was worth the jog!
But it was worth the jog!
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