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These dueling loops are one of three points in the ride where the trains come as close as one foot from each other.

Ice Dragon's third and fourth inversions come courtesy of this cobra roll near the castle wall.

Ice Dragon has a 95 foot drop and reaches 55 miles per hour.

Another look at the dueling loops.

Another look at the dueling loops.

Fire Dragon has a 115 foot drop and reaches 60 miles per hour.

Although you can't see it here, the last 'duel' comes in the form of interlocked corkscrews
with each dragon coming in from opposite directions and flipping around each other.
Our Dueling Dragons video shows an excellent example of this.

Ice Dragon in action.

Fire Dragon in action.

The first of three near miss moments is this one. Ice flips through a zero-g roll while Fire delivers a small bit of airtime as it hops over Ice's attack.

Another group of satisfied riders.

Dueling Dragons has a special system that weighs each train and adjusts the lift speed of each coaster accordingly to provide perfect timing on all three near miss moments. Looks to be working just fine here.

Dueling Dragons has a special system that weighs each train and adjusts the lift speed of
each coaster accordingly to provide perfect timing on all three near miss moments.

Many people consider this cobra roll one of the best moments on Ice.
You speed very quickly toward the castle wall and at the last possible moment are flipped skyward with your feet seemingly just inches away from the wall.

However, I'm not sure that you're really as close as it seems. Granted this is the down side and an unusual photo angle, but there's tons of room on this side.

This element is similar to an Immelman but pulls out into a much sharper turn.

The bottom of Ice Dragon's first drop.
(another 'from the bushes' photo - I wonder if I'm violating any stalker laws with some of these pics)

An overview of most of the ride. Both sides are completely different except for the lift hill.

Yet another photo of the already overphotographed dueling loops.

Originally, the entrance to the queue was between these dragons. However, it's been moved to go around and behind the red dragon.