The Monster (Adventureland) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Monster |
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| Adventureland (Iowa) | |
| Location | Adventureland (Iowa) |
| Coordinates | 41°39′07″N 93°30′05″W / 41.651820°N 93.501448°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 4, 2016 |
| Cost | $9 million |
| Replaced | River Rapids Log Flume |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Infinity Coaster |
| Track layout | Infinity Coaster - Custom |
| Lift/launch system | Vertical Chain Lift Hill |
| Height | 40.6 m (133 ft) |
| Length | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Max vertical angle | 101° |
| Capacity | 3 cars - 8 riders each - 500 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| The Monster at RCDB | |
The Monster is a super cool Gerstlauer steel roller coaster that you can ride at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. It first opened on June 4, 2016. This coaster was the very first of its kind, an Infinity Coaster, to be built in the United States!
History of The Monster Coaster
The Monster was first announced on Adventureland's Facebook page on July 8, 2015. It took the place of an older ride called the River Rapids Log Ride. That log ride had to be removed because it needed a lot of repairs, and it was hard to find spare parts for it. The park wanted a new and exciting ride to replace it, and that's how The Monster came to be!
What's the Ride Like?
You can easily spot The Monster in the middle of the park because of its bright green track! The ride starts with a vertical lift hill that takes you straight up 133-foot (41 m) into the sky. Then, you plunge down the first drop at a super steep 101-degree angle!
At the bottom of this huge drop, you'll reach a top speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h)! Next, you'll zoom through a big overbanked turn, which tilts you way over to the side. After that, the ride twists and drops you into a cool move called a Finnish loop.
But the fun doesn't stop there! You'll then go into a dive loop, which sends you upside down before heading into an air time hill. This hill gives you that awesome floating feeling! Then comes an Immelmann loop, another exciting upside-down element. Finally, the car goes through one more dive loop and its last inversion, a corkscrew, before heading back to the station.
Monster Coaster Facts
The Monster roller coaster has a track that is 2,500 feet (760 m) long. The whole ride takes about 2 minutes to complete, and it has five times where you go upside down! This amazing coaster cost $9 million to build.
The Monster was the newest coaster at Adventureland in almost twenty years when it opened. It joins other fun coasters at the park like the Tornado, Outlaw, Dragon, Phoenix, and the Underground. The Monster is also one of only two roller coasters in Iowa that has inversions, the other being the Dragon.
One really cool thing about The Monster is its special nighttime lights! It has 137 lights attached to the track that glow and change color as the ride cars zoom by. There are also 46 lights on the ground that add to the amazing light show.
