Muntanya Russa (translated from

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to Roller Coaster) is the name of an

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, located at level 1 of the park.

History

Following the acquisition of

by the

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, the park began an investment of 50 million Euros to improve the park. Among other actions, insalaron lift and created the Camí del Cel. It also created new attractions. In 2007 the project has been drawn to a large

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in the middle of the forest. This created great unease among neighbours. In late 2007, the Netherlands

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introduced the project, compometinedose to respect the environment and minimize environmental and visual impact. Marks in the trees fired alarms, and events created and collected signatures. On May in 2008 begins felling trees, and removed the attraction Transmóvil. At the end of summer in 2008 begins to bring the structure of the attraction. In December in 2008 are the first tests, and the attraction innaguró on 23 December 2008 in the presence of

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Jordi Hereu. That same day, demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the park to protest the implementation of this attraction, and the alleged environmental damage they have caused the works. Since the opening of the attraction until the end of the season will be held open exclusively for members of the Tibiclub, the annual pass of Tibidabo, an hour and half before opening to the public.

The ride

The attraction is a

, manufactured by the

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company

without any inversions. After leaving the train station, it passes through a curve to the right to enter a small

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, where it starts rising 33 metres. When they reached the highest this is a test point of the attraction to 522 metres on the

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, it makes a curve to the right, and starts to fall with a

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. After this, turn sharply left and makes a journey of 50 seconds in the woods Collserola, very peralted turns. The station is open (no roof), and is accessed via an

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-shaped ramp. The banda is the right boarding gates for 8 passengers, and the right to exit. Access to the queue area is through a small

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man. The attraction features two trains exactly the same (except in color: one red and one blue). Each train has 4 cars, 2 lanes for 2 passengers, with a total capacity of 16 passengers per train. The attraction operates on a train when there is not much demand, if there are enough people, open up two trains, quetiene add a maximum capacity of 1010 passengers per hour. The safety bars enclave is via mechanical grip each passenger individually. The company B: SM, park manager, requested that the trains have a design of ancient attraction. The attraction has a service for Photo-Ride, from the first day of the season 2009, so not on the opening in December 2008. To go to the attraction has to be measured 120 centimetres or more to assemble, and is fully adapted to

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. The attraction is the red routes, carriers and gray. This attraction costing 3 million Euro.

Controversy over logging

The attraction of putting in a forest existing obligava that the clearing of tree, generated some unease among neighbours. How platforms were created Tibidabo SOS and Salvem Collserola, to collect signatures, and even travelled to

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to oppose this appeal against the

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. In April in 2008, a group of activists chained themselves to trees. In July in 2008, coinciding with the opening of the attraction MiraMiralls broke out. On 23 December 2008, coinciding with the attraction innaguración, were at the gate of the park with banners and

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with the photo of Jordi Hereu. According to official sources, subsequently transferred to

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and

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, 58 trees were removed, most felled, and much others transplanted to other places in the park. In addition, the

is committed to planting over 200 new trees.

Removing the old rollercoaster

The establishment of this attraction involves the removal of the former old roller coaster, named Montaña Russa, located on level 5. This attraction was built in 1961, causing technical problems for years. The last trip of the civil appeal was made on 5 January 2009 to 16 hours. Web portals, such as CAPTE, made tributes to the attraction. According to sources at the park, the attraction is intended to substitute for a space for performances. It also plans to make a

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to the attraction.

External links

Official website of the attraction

POV of attraction

Video innaguración of the attraction (in Catalan)

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