 Although Monte Makaya has eight inversions, its layout is still compact; it is nearly 1500 feet shorter than Dragon Khan, another coaster with eight inversions.Monte Makaya has paved the way for similar coasters around the world.Monte Makaya was Intamin's first roller coaster with eight or more inversions; since its opening, Intamin has built two clones of Monte Makaya (in Guatemala and China) and two ten-inversion coasters which have a similar layout to Monte Makaya.