Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)

Overview

Leviathan

imagedimensions	250px
location	Canada's Wonderland
section	Medieval Faire
coordinates	43.84451°N, -79.54243°W
opened	May 6, 2012‡R1R‡
soft opened	April 27, 2012‡R2R‡
year	2012
cost	US$28,000,000
type	straight
status	Operating
manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
designer	Werner Stengel‡R3R‡
model	Giga Coaster
track	Out and Back
lift	Chain lift hill
height m	93.3
drop m	93.3
length m	1672
speed km/h	148
inversions	0‡R4R‡
duration	3:28
angle	80
capacity	1650
gforce	4.5
restriction cm	137-203
trains	3
carspertrain	8
rowspercar	1
virtual queue name	Fast Lane Plus only
virtual queue image	Cedar Fair Fast Lane Plus availability icon.svg
virtual queue status	available
custom label 1	Restraints
custom value 1	Lap bar and seat belt
transfer accessible	available
rcdb number	10108

Leviathan is a steel roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Located in the Medieval Faire section of the park, the Hyper Coaster model from Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard is the first roller coaster manufactured by the company to exceed a height of 91.5 m, putting it in a class of roller coasters commonly referred to as giga. At 1672 m long, 93.3 m tall, and with a top speed of 148 km/h, Leviathan is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada, taking the records previously held by Behemoth on the opposite side of the park.[5][6][7] As of, Leviathan is ranked as the seventh-tallest roller coaster in the world, the sixth tallest coaster by drop height, and the fourth-tallest traditional lift-style coaster in the world.[2][8]

Ride experience

As of 2024, Leviathan is Bolliger & Mabillard's second tallest and fastest roller coaster, and the company's first giga coaster – a class of roller coasters with a height or drop that exceeds 91.5 m.[4][31][32] One cycle of the ride lasts about 3 minutes and 28 seconds.[33]

Layout

After leaving the station, the train turns 180 degrees to the right, then begins to climb the chain lift hill, travelling at a speed of 15.5 km/h. Once at the top of the 93.3 m lift, it drops to the ground at an 80-degree angle, reaching a top speed of 148 km/h. Following the first drop, the train goes through a 30 m tunnel next to the Wonderland Terminal, then curves upwards into a 50 m overbanked banked turn to the right. This is followed by another drop that enters a speed hill, which makes a high-speed turn slightly to the left at approximately 122 km/h.[28] The exit of the first high speed turn leads directly into a 56 m camelback, followed by a 44.8 m, 115-degree hammerhead turn.[19] Both of these elements are located above the guest parking lot and in front of the park's main entrance. After leaving the hammerhead turn, the train enters a second high-speed curve at approximately 96.5 km/h. The train then traverses a smaller, 37.8 m camelback, leading to a third high-speed turn which bends to the left and leads into the brake run and into the station.[34][35]

Trains

Leviathan operates with three open-air steel and fibreglass trains[34] coloured red, orange and yellow, respectively.[36] The face of Leviathan, a theme element, covers the front of the trains.[34][37] Each train has eight cars with four seats per car, which are styled after Bolliger & Mabillard's traditional hyper coaster cars, as opposed to the staggered seating used on Behemoth. Each train seats 32 riders, who are restrained using lapbars and seatbelts. [4][34] Leviathan's lapbars feature a clamshell design which are also present on all other Bolliger and Mabillard Hyper Coaster models. The clamshell restraints are padded with comfortable materials and are designed to fit a wide range of body sizes and shapes, ensuring that riders of varying proportions can be accommodated comfortably.

Track

The steel track of Leviathan is over a mile long at 1672 m, the height of the lift hill is 93.3 m and the angle of the first descent is approximately 80 degrees.[34] The colour of the track is cyan (Hex #2fd9cf) and its supports are blue (Hex #0295b3).[38] Leviathan uses a single chain for the lift hill.[39]

Station and plaza

Leviathan's station has an elevator near the exit, wooden guard rails with slanted railings and two queues, one of which is the Fast Lane queue for pass holders.[26][40][41] In front of the station, there is a rock fountain with a sculpture of a Leviathan on top. To the right of the sculpture, there is an arcade building that was renovated during the construction of the roller coaster.[42] Unlike most of the park's attractions, Leviathan has its own gift shop.[43] Leviathan's gift shop offers riders the option to purchase their FunPix photos.

Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)

History

Announcement and construction

Ride experience

Layout

Trains

Track

Station and plaza

Awards

See also

External links

References

First rider auction