Le Monstre (French for "The Monster") is a wooden roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Le Monstre is the largest wooden roller coaster in Canada and is also the tallest two-track wooden roller coaster in the world.[1]
Ride experience
Standing at 39.9 m tall, Le Monstre is the second-tallest roller coaster in the park behind Goliath. It includes a hard first drop, airtime hills and has a top speed of 59.7 mph. Riders are seated 2 across in 2 rows spanning 5 cars, for a total of 20 riders per train. Le Monstre has four trains, two on each track. Riders must be over 1.32 m to ride the coaster.
History
The ride was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[2] The first track of the ride opened in 1985, but a second track was built for the 1986 season. This newer track does not run parallel to the first and instead gives a different ride experience. La Ronde once replaced the seats for new seats with safety belts, but were removed to classic bars at the request of riders.