ROLLER COASTER
MEASUREMENTS AT
PARAMOUNT'S KINGS
DOMINION
All measurements were provided by the good employees of Paramount's
Kings Dominion in Doswell Virginia.
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----- STEEL ROLLER COASTERS -----
Shock
Wave, Andaconda,
Avalanche
Bobsled
----- WOODEN ROLLER COASTERS -----
Grizzly,
Hurler,
Rebel
Yell, Scoobie
Doo

See the graphics above for visual presentations of the
measurements
ANDACONDA -Steel Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 2.13 m
Length of each individual train car: 18.34
Number of cars in a train: 7
Mass of an empty train car: n/a
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 2.18 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the 1st drop: n/a
Length of the track: n/a
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SHOCK WAVE -Steel Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 14.48 m
Length of each individual train car: 2.24 m
Car passenger capacity: 4 people
Number of cars in a train: 6
Mass of an empty train car: n/a
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 1.50 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the 1st drop: 31.7 m
Length of the track: 736.7 m
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AVALANCHE BOSLED -Steel
Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 18.34 m
Length of each individual train car: 2.13 m
Number of cars in a train: 7
Mass of an empty train car: n/a
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 2.18 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the lift hill: 17.2 m
Length of the track: 580 m
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HURLER -Wooden Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 15.55 m
Length of each individual train car: 1.83
Number of cars in a train: 8
Mass of an empty train car:
Distance from the inside of one VERTICAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 2.74 m (Measurement "A" on the diagram.)
Distance from the inside of one HORZONTAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 1.83 m (Measurement "B" on the diagram.)
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 0.69 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the lift hill: n/a
Length of the track: n/a
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REBEL YELL -Wooden Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 14.94 m
Length of each individual train car: 2.62 m
Car passenger capacity: 6 people
Number of cars in a train: 4
Mass of an empty train car: 545.5 kg
Distance from the inside of one VERTICAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 2.74 m (Measurement "A" on the diagram.)
Distance from the inside of one HORZONTAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 1.83 m (Measurement "B" on the diagram.)
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 0.91 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the lift hill: 25.9 m
Length of the track: 1,123 m
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SCOOBY DOO -Wooden Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 8.91 m
Length of each individual train car: 1.52 m
Car passenger capacity: 2 people
Number of cars in a train: 5
Mass of an empty train car: 454.5 kg
Distance from the inside of one VERTICAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 2.13 m (Measurement "A" on the diagram.)
Distance from the inside of one HORZONTAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 1.52 m (Measurement "B" on the diagram.)
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 0.69 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the lift hill: 39.3 m
Length of the track: 461.7 m
Slope of lift hill: 25 degrees
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GRIZZLY -Wooden Coaster
Length of the roller coaster's train: 15.54 m
Length of each individual train car: 1.83 m
Car passenger capacity: 4 people
Number of cars in a train: 8
Mass of an empty train car: 327 kg
Distance from the inside of one VERTICAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 2.74 m (Measurement "A" on the diagram.)
Distance from the inside of one HORZONTAL support to the outside of
the opposite support: 1.83 m (Measurement "B" on the diagram.)
Distance between the cross ties the rails rest on: 0.91 m
(Measurement "C" on the diagram.)
Height of the lift hill: 27.6 m
Length of the track: 960 m
Slope of the lift hill: 20 degrees
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