Slowly, the train is moving through the darkness. Suddenly: deadlock.
Breathless attention, hearts are beating faster and faster! Launch – in 2.5 seconds from 0 to 100! At a height of almost 40 metres the train turns around – it´s pure adrenaline! A 32 metres high loop – oh my God, I´m upside down! A steep turn follows straight away, then a roll to the right, another steep turn and a roll to the left – no time to catch a breath! Now a hump through the loop and a full 360° heart-line roll… another steep turn… full braking. Wow – what a ride!
This is how all visitors, who are daring enough to ride the new catapult-coaster at Europa-Park, will feel from the season 2009 on. On a track of over 1,000 metres, one thrill-element follows after another. With this innovative coaster, Europa-Park is upside down for the first time since its opening in 1975 – and not only once but even four times! Not just the highest loop of a launch-coaster in Europe and three thrilling 360° rolls, but also a hump through the loop guarantee a fantastic new ride experience. And all that at a speed of up to 100 kilometres per hour!
In the new coaster, which is planned and manufactured by Mack Rides in Waldkirch/Germany at the moment, up to 20 persons per train will be catapulted to a height of almost 40 metres. With the combination of dark ride, catapult launch and overhead-elements, Europa-Park offers its visitors a one-of-a-kind coaster experience.
With the new coaster, which will be opened at the beginning of the season 2009 next to the Scandinavian themed area, Europa-Park creates another thrilling offer for all fans of roller coasters.
Teaser - "Discover pure Energy"
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Technical Data:
| Type of coaster: |
Launch coaster (catapult launch) with linear motor |
| Height: |
38 metres |
Length of track:
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1,056 metres |
| Maximum speed: |
100 kilometres per hour |
| Time of circulation: |
approx. 3 minutes 20 seconds |
| Acceleration: |
in 2.5 seconds from 0 to 100 kph, 1 G |
| Acceleration track: |
80 metres |
| Maximum acceleration force: |
approx. 3,8 G |
| Overhead-elements: |
1 loop, 3 360° rolls |
| Number of trains: |
5 |
| Passengers per train: |
20 |
| Maximum capacity: |
1,720 persons/hour
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| Mininimum body height: |
1,40 metres |
| Mininimum age: |
10 years |
| Weight per train: |
approx. 10 tons (including passengers) |
| Total weight of steel construction: |
approx. 620 tons |
| Total weight of ride: |
approx. 650 tons |
| Individual elements: |
approx. 130 stilts, 120 track elements |
| Manufacturer: |
MACK Rides GmbH & Co. KG |
| Special features: |
combination of dark ride and launch coaster with overhead-elements, innovative seat-/restraint system, highest loop in a catapult launch coaster in Europe |