'Dragonator' To Open To Public At Playland Park

RYE, NY — The first new ride to open at Playland Park will be available for the public to ride Tuesday. The "Dragonator" will open to the public at noon at the county-owned park in Rye.

“Dragonator” holds 24 riders and is designed with a back restraint which leaves both arms and legs free to move as riders are spun around and travel along a “U” shaped track. The ride is part roller coaster and part spinning ride.

Zamperla, the ride manufacturer, describes the ride as “running on an approximately 92 m. long track reaching a maximum speed of 70Km/h and drawing different trajectories at any time. From a top height of 15mt., the vehicle starts its wild run along the track concave section at a variable speed of 30 to 70 Km/h. In less than a second, the vehicle reaches the top of the central hump at approximately 40 Km/h and gives passengers a strong ‘negative’ acceleration for an incredible weightless sensation.”

The name was chosen from 409 submissions from the public by children attending the county's Nature Camp at Cranberry Lake Preserve.

"Dragonator" was submitted by Mount Pleasant resident Larry Gottlieb.