Cosmic Coaster
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Cosmic Coaster is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cosmic Coaster is a steel junior roller coaster at Valleyfair. The ride was originally known as Dragon Coaster when it was located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1986 and operated from 1992 through 2010. After the 2010 season, Dragon Coaster was removed from Dorney Park. It was relocated to Valleyfair where it has operated since 2011 as Cosmic Coaster. Cosmic Coaster has a single train with four cars. Each car has two rows of two seats each for a total of 16 passengers.
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Wikidata Q5174058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 15 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 15 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers: 0.0 mi
- Peanuts 500: 0.0 mi
- Snoopy vs. Red Baron: 0.0 mi
- Flying Ace Balloon Race: 0.0 mi
- Peanuts Road Rally: 0.0 mi
- The Landing: 1.4 mi
- Savanna Oaks Park: 1.7 mi
- Emerald Lane Park: 1.9 mi
- Langdon Terrace Park: 1.9 mi
- Southbridge Community Dog Park: 2.0 mi
- Cobra Helicopter: 2.0 mi
- Brewery: 4.9 mi
- Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 5.6 mi
- Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- 1st Brigade Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Riley Creek Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Raguet Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Pleasant View Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 3.3 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 3.3 mi
- Prince Crying Doves Mural: 5.7 mi
- Pixel Yeti: 6.6 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.6 mi
- Reading Garden: 3.8 mi
- Normandale Japanese Garden: 6.6 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Nut Trees: 8.6 mi
- Linden: 8.6 mi
- Wings of the North Air Museum: 2.3 mi
- Scott County Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- Chanhassen First City Hall: 5.6 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Bush Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 4.9 mi
- Round Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 0.4 mi
- Woodcrest: 4.6 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Glen: 14.6 mi
- Wabun G: 14.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.5 mi
- West Clay Pit: 18.7 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 18.8 mi
- East Clay Pit: 18.9 mi
- Sand Castles: 21.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 5.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 18.8 mi
- Seminary Hill: 23.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.1 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 19.9 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 23.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 3.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 16.1 mi
- White Worm Springs: 23.5 mi
- wayside rest: 17.1 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 18.7 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- San Francisco: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cosmic Coaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NE 34° | 293.522 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 16 mi
- Twin Cities · 16 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 17 mi
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