Crystal Wing

Crystal Wing
Happy Valley Beijing
Location	Happy Valley Beijing
Park section	Atlantis
Coordinates	39.865965°N 116.488461°E / 39.865965; 116.488461
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 9, 2006
General statistics
Type	Steel – Flying
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Model	Flying Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	106 ft (32 m)
Drop	100 ft (30 m)
Length	2,798 ft (853 m)
Speed	51 mph (82 km/h)
Inversions	2
Crystal Wing at RCDB

Crystal Wing (Chinese: 水晶之翼) is a flying roller coaster at Happy Valley in Beijing, China. The ride opened on 9 July 2006. The layout of this coaster is identical to the Superman: Ultimate Flight flying roller coasters designed by Bolliger & Mabillard located at several Six Flags parks. However, unlike the Superman coasters at several Six Flags parks, it goes through mountain scenery instead of an open space.

Ride experience

Crystal Wing pretzel loop and theming

Theme

The ride is themed around the "Crystal City", which was a sacred place in Atlantis, the location of this ride. Rockwork is present around the coaster to tie into the theme.

Layout

Riders start by being raised into the flying position in the station, before going into a right-hand turn onto the lift hill. After the 32-metre-tall (105 ft) lift, riders traverse a small straight drop before going into a curved drop to the right. After the drop, riders rise into a pretzel loop element and a left-hand dropping turn before a right-hand rising turn. Then, it goes through a series of left- and right-hand turns before a 270-degree helix and an inline twist into the brakes.