Details about a new roller coaster called Anaconda, set to debut in 1991, were reported in September 1990.[2] The park's Lake Charles was chosen as the site for Anaconda. Arrow Dynamics would design the coaster to incorporate an underwater tunnel as well as keeping the majority of the ride over water. Construction began towards the end of the 1990 park season with elements of the lift hill constructed over the former site of King Kobra,[3] a weight drop Anton SchwarzkopfShuttle Loop removed in 1987.[4] Anaconda opened to the public on March 23, 1991.[5]
Ride experience
The train leaves the station climbing the Шаблон:Convert lift hill. From there riders plunge Шаблон:Convert twisting to the right passing an on-ride camera, which has been removed, and entering a Шаблон:Convert underwater tunnel. The train exits the tunnel, entering a Шаблон:Convertvertical loop followed by a Шаблон:Convertsidewinder inversion (a half loop that uses a corkscrew at the top to change direction).[5] After a small hill, the train enters the first brake run nearly slowing to a complete stop.
The second part of the ride begins with a butterfly figure-eight element consisting of sharp twists and turns. The last turn to the right transitions the train into a Шаблон:Convert double corkscrew above the water.[5] Immediately following is a small bunny hill with a short dive under the lift hill that turns to the left into the final brake run. After a U-turn, the train returns to the station.[6]
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