Dragon Coaster
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Dragon Coaster is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Playland Park in Rye, New York, known for its classic out-and-back layout and nostalgic thrill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dragon Coaster canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1544071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragon Coaster Context triple: [Playland Park, hasAttraction, Dragon Coaster]
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A.
Hyper Coaster
Hyper Coaster is a high-thrill roller coaster model characterized by tall drops, high speeds, and airtime-focused layouts typically exceeding traditional coaster height and speed benchmarks.
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B.
Krakatau Aqua Coaster
Krakatau Aqua Coaster is a high-tech water coaster at Universal’s Volcano Bay that propels riders through and around the park’s central volcano using linear induction motors for a thrilling, roller coaster–like raft experience.
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C.
Desperado roller coaster
Desperado roller coaster is a towering steel hypercoaster at the Buffalo Bill's Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada, once known as one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world.
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D.
Donkey Kong Mine Cart coaster
Donkey Kong Mine Cart coaster is a themed roller coaster attraction based on the Donkey Kong video game series, featuring mine cart-style vehicles and environments inspired by the games’ jungle and mine settings.
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E.
Space Mountain
Space Mountain is an indoor, space-themed roller coaster known for its high-speed thrills in near-darkness at Disney theme parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragon Coaster Target entity description: Dragon Coaster is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Playland Park in Rye, New York, known for its classic out-and-back layout and nostalgic thrill.
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A.
Hyper Coaster
Hyper Coaster is a high-thrill roller coaster model characterized by tall drops, high speeds, and airtime-focused layouts typically exceeding traditional coaster height and speed benchmarks.
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B.
Krakatau Aqua Coaster
Krakatau Aqua Coaster is a high-tech water coaster at Universal’s Volcano Bay that propels riders through and around the park’s central volcano using linear induction motors for a thrilling, roller coaster–like raft experience.
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C.
Desperado roller coaster
Desperado roller coaster is a towering steel hypercoaster at the Buffalo Bill's Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada, once known as one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world.
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D.
Donkey Kong Mine Cart coaster
Donkey Kong Mine Cart coaster is a themed roller coaster attraction based on the Donkey Kong video game series, featuring mine cart-style vehicles and environments inspired by the games’ jungle and mine settings.
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E.
Space Mountain
Space Mountain is an indoor, space-themed roller coaster known for its high-speed thrills in near-darkness at Disney theme parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amusement ride
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roller coaster ⓘ wooden roller coaster ⓘ |
| brakeType | manual or skid-style brakes (historic wooden coaster style) ⓘ |
| category |
Historic roller coasters in the United States
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Playland amusement park, Rye, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Playland (New York) attractions
Wooden roller coasters in New York (state) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Frederick Church ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century amusement park rides ⓘ |
| feature |
classic wooden coaster airtime hills
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nostalgic thrill experience ⓘ tunnel through the dragon’s mouth ⓘ |
| heightRestriction | approximately 48 inches ⓘ |
| inversions | 0 ⓘ |
| layoutType | out-and-back ⓘ |
| liftType | chain lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
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surface form:
New York State
Playland Park ⓘ Rye, New York ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Harry C. Baker ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic out-and-back layout
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historic wooden construction ⓘ status as a landmark attraction at Playland Park ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| operator | Playland Park ⓘ |
| owner |
Westchester County, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County
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| parkSection | Kiddyland / main midway area of Playland Park ⓘ |
| restraintType | lap bar ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| theme | dragon ⓘ |
| trackType | wooden ⓘ |
| trainType | traditional wooden coaster trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dragon Coaster Description of subject: Dragon Coaster is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Playland Park in Rye, New York, known for its classic out-and-back layout and nostalgic thrill.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Playland (Rye, New York)
subject surface form:
Playland (Rye, New York)