Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Iowa
Lifted straight up Flip after flipriders rate intensity 8.8 of 10

Adventureland Iowa, Altoona, Iowa

Dragon Slayer

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What riders love
  • Seriously, I was blown away by how much I was spinning, it's crazy.
  • It’s really intense, luckily in a good way.
  • had some insane flipping on this, it is super intense.
  • The Knight side gives powerful flips.
  • On my ride it spun like crazy and I was surprised I wasn’t dizzy at the end.
  • Not sure if they all split the sides by which one flips more but I got the flippier side and it was surprisingly good.
  • You probably want to space out riding it but I was surprised how much I liked it based on previous 4D S&S models.
Dragon Slayer Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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The Dragon Slayer at Adventureland (Offride 4K, 60 FPS)

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Adventureland Iowa

This one is newer 2021 vs 2016 guessing that’s a part of it being a lot smoother.

Glass Cannonn

Dragon Slayer is far more aggressive & intense, but also the fact that it allows us to flip easier makes it more comfortable as well.

@OklahomaCoasterFan

My preferred seat was going backward at launch because the forward seat could be a bit punishing between the legs.

Coaster Nut

I had numerous flips throughout the ride my only complaint has to be that the ride is extremely short and can also cause whiplash if you are not prepared for the insanity.

James J.

...Freespin fare that, like Tumbli at Kings Dominion, suffers from the abridged length of the smaller Freespin model; but the "knight" side is like, ABSURDLY intense in how much you will be spinning.

Evangelion Martini

had some insane flipping on this, it is super intense.

Jamie Óchi

...in the US the first and only one that I have done was an insanely memorable experience by far the most intense coaster I have done so far (I only have 28 credits so it doesn’t necessarily take much).

James J.

The Knight side gives powerful flips.

Coaster Nut

In my opinion it’s really not that intense.

Timothy Doe
Motion sickness risk

It flips so much it’s dizzying.

CoasterKing

On my ride it spun like crazy and I was surprised I wasn’t dizzy at the end.

Glass Cannonn

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

112 ftHeight
133 Monster 112 DragonSlayer 93 Tornado 67 Outlaw 51 Phoenix
34 mphTop speed
Monster65 Tornado58 Outlaw48 Phoenix37 Dragon Slayer34 065 mph

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseFun

Criticised for

Too shortMade riders sick

This one is newer 2021 vs 2016 guessing that’s a part of it being a lot smoother.

Glass Cannonn, Captain Coaster review

It always made me giggle like a little kid, as does this ride.

Coaster Nut, Captain Coaster review

Not sure if they all split the sides by which one flips more but I got the flippier side and it was surprisingly good.

Clayton Rosone, Captain Coaster review

Easily the best S&S Freespin, this one actually makes use of the two sides of the rides by offering different experiences.

Evangelion Martini, Captain Coaster review

Although I know this model is very common in the US the first and only one that I have done was an insanely memorable experience by far the most intense coaster I have done so far (I only have 28 credits so it doesn’t necessarily take much).

James J., Captain Coaster review

We went back for phantom fest, when we visited in 2022 it was 100 degrees that day and only had one ride...so this fall we went on many times...its fun...comfy and wish valleyfair mn had one

@billchief397, review

Photos

Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Iowa
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Iowa
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Iowa
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Iowa
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0

4 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

May 29, 2021Opened

A 4d free spin, built by S&S Worldwide, designed by Alan Schilke.

$7 millionTo build

Sources

History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): CoasterKing, rider review on Captain Coaster: “There are two sides to Dragon Slayer, one being…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Seriously, I was blown away by how much I…”; Glass Cannonn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s really intense, luckily in a good way.”; Jamie Óchi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “had some insane flipping on this, it is super…”; CoasterKing, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It flips so much it’s dizzying.”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The Knight side gives powerful flips.”; Glass Cannonn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “On my ride it spun like crazy and I…”; Clayton Rosone, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Not sure if they all split the sides by…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It always made me giggle like a little kid,…”; Glass Cannonn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You probably want to space out riding it but…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's POV, Dragon Slayer (Knight side) on-ride 4K POV Adventureland (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.