Phaethon

Phaethon is a steel inverted roller coaster at Gyeongju World in South Korea, which opened in May 5, 2007. It is South Korea's first inverted roller coaster. Phaethon is the fifth fastest, third tallest, and third longest roller coaster in South Korea, and has the most inversions on a South Korean rollercoaster as well as the third most inversions in Asia. History Phaethon opened in May 5, 2007 at Gyeongju World. It was created to commemorate Children's Day in South Korea. Characteristics The coaster starts with a 90 degree turn to the left leading to the initial lift hill After coming across the pre-drop, the coaster goes through a drop which spirals 90 degrees to the left, followed by a vertical loop. The next inversion is a zero-g-roll, followed by a cobra roll over the pathway leading to the entrance. After the cobra roll, the riders go through a 360 degree helix over the entrance to the coaster. After the helix comes the first corkscrew followed by another corkscrew, and a 540 degree helix all leading up to the final brakes. Phaethon's layout is similar to that of Raptor, a roller coaster in Ohio, United States.