Dragon Challenge

Dragon Challenge is a roller coaster at Islands of Adventure. It opened on May 28th, 1999 as Dueling Dragons in the park's The Lost Continent island. As part of a massive Harry Potter themed expansion, the ride was re-themed to fit with the new Potter island and re-named Dragon Challenge. The new version of the ride debuted on June 18th, 2010.

Experience
Guests are invited to participate in the Triwizard Tournament's dragon challenge and must choose between a Hungarian Horntail or Chinese Fireball dragon to ride.

Facts

 * The two different coaster tracks used to launch simultaneously which gave the illusion of the two vehicles about to collide before going in different directions. However, after several accidents Universal abandoned the dueling aspect of the ride after the Harry Potter re-theme.
 * When the ride operated as Dueling Dragons, the dragons were simply known as Ice and Fire.
 * Chinese Fireball hits a top speed of 60 miles per hour, while Hungarian Horntail hits a top speed of 55 miles per hour.