Disaster Transport
| Disaster Transport | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Avalanche Run (1985–1989) | |
The outside of Disaster Transport | |
| Cedar Point | |
| Location | Cedar Point |
| Coordinates | 41°28′52″N 82°40′46.00″W / 41.48111°N 82.6794444°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Closing date | July 29, 2012 |
| Cost | $3.4 million USD to build (1985) $4 million USD to renovate (1990) |
| Replaced by | GateKeeper |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Enclosed – Bobsled |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Model | Swiss Bob |
| Track layout | Custom |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Drop | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Length | 1,932 ft (589 m) |
| Speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:32 |
| Max vertical angle | 27° |
| Capacity | 1,800 riders per hour |
| G-force | 2.7 |
| Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
| Trains | 5 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows for a total of 10 riders per train. |
| Disaster Transport at RCDB | |
Disaster Transport (originally Avalanche Run) was an enclosed steel bobsled roller coaster built by Intamin at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was notable as being the only indoor roller coaster at Cedar Point, the only bobsled roller coaster in the Midwestern United States, and the only enclosed bobsled roller coaster in the world at its debut. The name of the ride stems from a rearrangement of the letters "Dispatch Master Transport", which could still be seen in the ride's logo in its later years. Before the ride was enclosed, the supports and outer sides of the track were painted blue.
The ride originally opened in 1985 as Avalanche Run, an outdoor attraction. As part of a $4 million renovation, ITEC Productions converted it into a space-themed, indoor roller coaster between 1989 and 1990. The renovated ride's narrative centered on delivering cargo from a suborbital factory to a station in Alaska. The 10-passenger bobsleds traveled through a track with a 63-foot-tall (19 m) lift hill and a 50-foot (15 m) drop, reaching a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h) with an average ride duration of approximately 2 minutes and 32 seconds. The building itself was also used as a storage facility for the park, and the structure leaked, forcing the ride to close during rain. The ride closed on July 29, 2012, and the area was cleared to make way for the GateKeeper roller coaster.