| Spinning Dragons | |
| Location: | Worlds of Fun |
| Section: | East Asia |
| Type: | Steel |
| Type2: | Spinning |
| Status: | Open |
| Opened: | April 17, 2004 |
| Manufacturer: | Gerstlauer |
| Lift: | Chain Lift |
| Height Ft: | 54 |
| Drop Ft: | 50 |
| Length Ft: | 1345 |
| Speed Mph: | 31 |
| Inversions: | 0 |
| Duration: | 1 min 30sec |
| Angle: | 50 |
| Capacity: | 720 |
| Cost: | $4,000,000 USD |
| Restriction In: | 42 |
| Virtual Queue Name: | Fast Lane Plus only |
| Virtual Queue Image: | Cedar Fair Fast Lane Plus availability icon.svg |
| Virtual Queue Status: | available |
| Rcdb Number: | 2572 |
Spinning Dragons is a spinning roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Manufactured by Gerstlauer, it was the second ride of its kind in the world after the Fairly Odd Coaster at Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe. The ride was built in the East Asia area of the park in 2004 following the retirement of the Orient Express the previous year. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[1] [2]
On October 29, 2003, Worlds of Fun announced that Orient Express would be removed. That same day, the park announced that a new spinning roller coaster named Spinning Dragons would be added to the park.[3]
The ride was set to open on April 3, 2004, but the opening was delayed. Spinning Dragons officially opened two weeks later on April 17, 2004.
There are 6 cars. The riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, facing each other, for a total of 4 riders per car. Giving the ride a maximum capacity of 24 riders at a time. The ride has an estimated hourly operating capacity of 720 riders per hour.