Leviathan (roller coaster)
| Leviathan | |
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A picture of Leviathan's sculpture, plaza, station, and lift hill.
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| Canada's Wonderland | |
| Park section | Medieval Faire |
| Coordinates | 43°50′40.22″N 79°32′32.76″W / 43.8445056°N 79.5424333°WCoordinates: 43°50′40.22″N 79°32′32.76″W / 43.8445056°N 79.5424333°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | 27 April 2012 |
| Opening date | 6 May 2012 |
| Cost | US$28,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Hyper coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Drop | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Length | 5,486 ft (1,672 m) |
| Speed | 92 mph (148 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:28 |
| Max vertical angle | 80° |
| Capacity | 1650 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 54–80 in (137–203 cm) |
| Restraints | Lap bar and seat belt |
 Fast Lane Plus only available |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Leviathan at RCDB Pictures of Leviathan at RCDB |
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Leviathan /lᵻˈvaɪ.əθən/ is a steel roller coaster in the Medieval Faire section of the park at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is the first roller coaster designed by Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard to exceed a height of 300 feet (91 m), putting it in a class of roller coasters commonly referred to as giga. At 5,486 feet (1,672 m) long, 306 feet (93 m) tall, and with a top speed of 92 miles per hour (148 km/h), Leviathan is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada. As of 2015[update], Leviathan is ranked as the eighth-tallest, and the eighth-fastest roller coaster in the world, and the third-tallest traditional lift-style coaster in the world. It was the 16th roller coaster to be built at Canada's Wonderland, and the ride's track was completed in February 2012, with the first test run being completed on 15 March 2012. The coaster opened to season pass holders on 27 April 2012, and to the general public on 6 May 2012.
In the early planning stages of Leviathan, had Bolliger & Mabillard declined to make a roller coaster over 300 feet (91 m), the park would have gotten another manufacturer to design the roller coaster. Walter Bolliger admitted that he "owed" the park, as an inverted roller coaster could not be built several years earlier because of an exclusivity clause.
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