Primeval Whirl
Defunct wild mouse roller coaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Primeval Whirl was a steel Wild Mouse roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The ride was a spinning roller coaster purchased from Reverchon Industries. The ride was part of Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama, which is itself part of DinoLand U.S.A. It was a roller coaster in the "Mild But Wild Thrills" category. It had cars that spun in circles while traveling on tracks, permitting the ride experience to vary greatly each time it is ridden. The ride featured 13 cars, each seating up to 4 riders. Disney demolished the ride in September of 2021.
Primeval Whirl | |
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Disney's Animal Kingdom | |
Location | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
Park section | DinoLand U.S.A. - Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama |
Coordinates | 28°21′23.05″N 81°35′15.8″W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | March 31, 2002 |
Closing date | July 11, 2020 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse |
Manufacturer | Reverchon Industries |
Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
Model | Spinning Coaster |
Track layout | Wild Mouse |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 42.7 ft (13.0 m) |
Length | 1,377.9 ft (420.0 m) |
Speed | 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 1:30 |
Capacity | 900 riders per hour |
G-force | 2.5 |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Fastpass+ Was available | |
Primeval Whirl at RCDB |
Similar to Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom, Primeval Whirl was actually two roller coasters facing opposite directions. Unlike Space Mountain, both tracks had an identical layout instead of the mirrored track.