The Monster (Adventureland)

The Monster is a Gerstlauer steel roller coaster currently under construction at Adventureland. It is scheduled to open in 2016 as the first Infinity Coaster in the United States.

Ride History and Layout

The Monster was announced on Adventureland's Facebook page on July 8, 2015. It will replace The Log flume (ride) which had to be removed due to its constant maintenance and the lack of extra parts due to the fact that the manufacturer only made two log flume attractions. The park was looking for a suitable replacement for their beloved River Rapids Log Ride.

The ride, located in the center of the park can be distinguished by its bright green track. while on The Monster you will climb up a 133 foot lift hill then dropped at a 101 degree angle. At the bottom of the hill you will reach a top speed of 65 mph. The next element is a large Overbanked turn where you will be redirected into a Dive Loop that goes directly into an Omega loop, after which you will go into a sharp curve that will take you into an air time hill then and Immelmann loop. The car will then go into its last curve and it's final inversion a Corkscrew (roller coaster element). The ride in total has 2,500 feet of track, five inversions and it will be the parks newest coaster in nearly twenty years and has a price tag of $9 million.