| Roller Coaster: | Pteranodon Flyers |
| Amusement Park: | Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (Orlando, Florida 32819 USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Suspended |
| Status: | Operating since 5/28/1999 |
| Builder: | Setpoint, SpectraF/X Inc. |
| Categories: | Family |
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| Inversions: | 0 | |
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| Trains: | Single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per car. |
| | Riders must be 36" or taller to ride. |
| | Riders over 56" must ride with a child. |
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| History: | During the Pteranodon Flyers' planning stages there was a lot of contact between SpectraF/X and Caripro. Caripro made quotations and forwarded designs to SpectraF/X, but SpectraF/X never revealed the customer. Communication between the two stopped and Caripro assumed the project was dead.
What happened next isn't completely known. It seems SpectraF/X started construction using the designs of Caripro, but never completed the ride. It is thought SpectraF/X went bankrupt before the ride was complete. Much like Caripro was unaware the ride was intended for Universal Studios, Universal Studios was probably unaware SpectraF/X had worked with Caripro and Universal Studios hired Setpoint to complete the ride.
This is why this ride may look like a Caripro built ride even though they are not credited with building it. |
