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What really builds the suspense and excitement for those who are heading to Dragon Mountain for a ride is you really don't see much of the ride at all except for a few brief glimpses of it on the hills above you.



Give it a few more years and all you'll be able to see of Dragon Mountain is the final loop as the ride will be completely covered in foliage.



Dragon Mountain's finale like most of the ride is an one of a kind.



After the falls portion of Dragon Mountain you traverse another long tunnel before emerging beneath the pathway to the ride.  There you enter what is called a "Bowtie" element.  It is similar to a "boomerang" but instead of exiting the two loops the reverse of the direction you entered it on the bowtie you exit the element going the same direction you were going in the first place.



The top of the Bowtie loops was one of our favorite moments on Dragon Mountain for us as you have some wicked hang time as the train slowly made its way through the tops of these loops.  It is entirely possible that our slow speed and hang time was due to having completely empty trains but we thoroughly enjoyed it.  Speaking of hanging you can see Bond in the front seat just hanging there. 



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