Ride Experience
This type of roller coaster features cars that hang beneath the track by a chassis allowing them to swing side to side. Some parts of the ride are built on artificial lagoons, and the track takes riders into wooded areas and over water. Iron Dragon is one of two roller coasters at Cedar Point to utilize two separate lift hills, the other being Cedar Creek Mine Ride. Both hills are built side by side and head in opposite directions.
After departing the station, the ride turns to the right. After ascending the first lift, the ride drops down the ride's first drop, and then rises into a wide left turn. This leads into a right turn. At this point, the ride makes a slight turn to the left, followed by a turn to the right. The ride continues right, descending towards the ground. After rising up again, the track goes down a descending, 270-degree helix. This leads into a set of brakes and the second lift hill, which goes in the opposite direction as the first lift. This lift leads into a drop. This drop is not very steep, but twists side to side, first going left, then right, then left. The ride then pulls up, transitioning from a left to a right turn. The next drop curves left slightly, then a right-hand turn. This drop leads into a right-hand helix. This part of the ride has mist sprayers under it, although these do not always run. The helix is somewhat pretzel - shaped. The train enters through the helix, goes around the entering track, but then exits over the entering track, and under the helix itself. Exiting the helix, the ride dips and rises, turning left and then right to align with the station and final brakes.
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