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Newest photos at Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Islands of Adventure
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This dueling is now a part of history.
by Gavin Seipelt, 12 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The ride previously dispatched both trains in tandem to provide a dueling effect with trains sweepign past each other at 3 near miss points. However a guest injury saw this feature removed in late 2011.
by Gavin Seipelt, 12 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The attraction is themed around a task from the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where Harry Potter had to face off against a dragon to collect a prize.
by Gavin Seipelt, 12 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The flying Ford Agnila from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
by Gavin Seipelt, 12 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
Dueling Dragons became Dragon Challenge as part of the shift to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
by Gavin Seipelt, 12 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The indoor queue makes its way through the bowels of an elaborately themed castle.
by Gavin Seipelt, 15 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The trains feature custom 'dragon' fittings.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
A view of the ride from across the lagoon.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
The first near miss involves the ice dragon flipping through a Zero-G roll whilst the fire dragon arcs over a floating airtime hill, which is the only example of this element on any inverted coaster.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
Following the cobra roll on Ice and the second Immelmann on Fire is perhaps the rides' most famous element, a pair of face to face loops with only 30cm of clearance between the feet of riders on each side.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
After the loops, the trains breeze past each other through interlocking corkscrews.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
Following the floater hill, the fire dragon negotiates the second Immelmann.
by Gavin Seipelt, 16 years ago
Dragon Challenge (Chinese Fireball)
Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail)
Islands of Adventure
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