''Lightning'' ( ar, لايتنينغ) was a
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
inverted roller coaster located at
Kuwait Entertainment City
Kuwait Entertainment City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت الترفيهية) was an amusement park located in the western outskirts of Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait. It first opened on and was run by the Kuwait-based Touristic Enterpri ...
in
Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...
. The ride opened in 2004 and was built by
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
manufacturers
Bolliger & Mabillard
Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabil ...
. ''Lightnings layout was identical to that of the
Batman: The Ride clone that appears in many
Six Flags parks in the
United States. The coaster closed along with the park on June 6, 2016, and was subsequently removed in October 2020.
It is the third Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster to be demolished, after the two
Dueling Dragon coasters at
Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando.
References
External links
Kuwait Entertainment City - official website
Roller coasters in Kuwait
Roller coasters introduced in 2004
Inverted roller coasters manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard
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