Cosmic Coaster
Steel Family at Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota. Opened 2011.
- Height
- 14 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 20 mph
- Length
- 215 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Zamperla
Cosmic Coaster is a children's roller coaster in the Planet Snoopy area of Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. It is a Zamperla powered coaster, built in 1986, that first ran at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania as Dragon Coaster. It opened at Valleyfair on May 14, 2011, with the new Planet Snoopy children's area, and replaced Mild Thing, the park's kiddie coaster from 1976 to 2010.
The polka-dotted train runs on its own power, with no lift hill, around a layout with a single helix at its center. The park gives 215 feet of track, a high point of 14 feet and a top speed of 20 mph. The single train has four cars and carries 16 riders, and parents can ride along.
Riders 42 inches tall may ride alone; shorter children must ride with a supervising companion.
Sources
- valleyfair.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attracti... (Park page: children's roller coaster in Planet Snoopy; 215 feet of track, high point 14 feet, up to 20 mph; polka-dotted; parents can ride; minimum height 42 inches alone or accompanied by a supervising companion.)
- rcdb.com/9837.htm (RCDB: operating since May 14, 2011; Zamperla Powered Coaster (Single Helix, center); length 213.3 ft; 0 inversions; single train of 4 cars, 16 riders; relocated from Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Dragon Coaster); manufactured November 1986.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyfair (Cosmic Coaster, 2011, Zamperla powered coaster, previously Dragon Coaster at Dorney Park; Mild Thing (1976 to 2010) was replaced by Cosmic Coaster; Planet Snoopy created for the 2011 season.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.