Crystal Wing

Crystal Wing
Happy Valley Beijing
Location	Happy Valley Beijing
Park section	Atlantis
Coordinates	39°51′57″N 116°29′18″E / 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.¹ However, unlike the Superman coasters at several Six Flags parks, it goes through mountain scenery instead of an open space.

The ride is themed around the "Crystal City", which was a sacred place in Atlantis, the location of this ride.² Rockwork is present around the coaster to tie into the theme.

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.³