Dueling
Dragons consists
of two roller coasters which continuously duel. Riders' feet come
within 12 inches of the riders on the other train during the ride.
Whilst
walking around the usually short/empty queue line, you will be shown
the story of the dragons and why they battle it out in the sky.
Upon arriving at the end of the queue, you will be faced with a
sign, "Choose thy fate, fire or ice." This is where you
decide as to whether you want to ride fire or ice. Left turns to
fire and right to ice. Whether or not the trains are dispatched
from the station at the same time, the trains will still duel. The
train that is ahead will slow down or stop on the lifthill and wait
for the other to catch up.
There
are three near miss inversions during the circuit, the first being
when fire goes over ice, whilst ice is doing a twist! The second
is the most famous, the dueling vertical loops, this is where riders
become closest to their competitors. The last is when the trains
take interlocking corkscrews, under and over each other.
Dueling
Dragons is an exceptional ride which should always be ridden if
in Orlando. Nothing will beat the front seats on any ride for frights
and thrills and seeing another train hurtle towards you at over
60mph!
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