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A suspended family coaster that swings cars beneath the track through a wooded area near the lagoon.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Cedar Point's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
76 ft
#13 of 17 at Cedar Point
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Family
- Steel
- Suspended
Specs from cedarpoint.com
Learn more
Mine train coasters
Smaller trains, winding layouts, and family-friendly pacing — often themed as mining adventures.
Tire drives and friction lifts
Rubber wheels that push the train — common in stations and some boost hills.
Dive coasters
A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.
Family coasters — what to expect
Moderate height caps, shorter layouts, and gentler forces for mixed-age groups.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Iron Dragon.
Timeline
1987
Iron Dragon opens
Arrow suspended coaster swings cars through the Mill Race lagoon area.
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Sources & official links
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- Cedar Point — official sitecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Cedar Point on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Stratosphere · CC BY-SA 2.5)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Suspended track photo (Coasterman1234 · CC BY-SA 3.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official Cedar Point YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)