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Wing Coaster
Wing Coaster is engineering firm Bolliger & Mabillard’s designation for its winged roller coaster designs. Winged roller coasters are a type of steel roller coaster where pairs of riders sit on either side of a roller coaster track in which nothing is above or below the riders. B&M began development on the first Wing Coaster between 2007 and 2008 leading to the opening of Raptor at Gardaland on 1 April 2011. There were eighteen B&M-designed Wing Coasters either under construction or operating worldwide , with one more standing but not operating. History According to Walter Bolliger, development of the Wing Coaster began between 2007 and 2008. In 2010, Bolliger & Mabillard announced a prototype Wing Coaster design that would be built at Merlin Entertainments' Gardaland. It became known as Raptor, which opened on 1 April 2011. A year later, Merlin Entertainments opened a second Wing Coaster on 15 March 2012, called The Swarm at Thorpe Park. In the United States, the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GateKeeper (roller Coaster)
GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it was the fifth Wing Coaster installation in the world. The ride opened on May 11, 2013, on the most successful opening weekend to date in the park's history. GateKeeper featured the List of roller coaster rankings#Tallest roller coaster inversions, highest inversion in the world when it opened, with its Wing Over drop. It also broke several Wing Coaster records, including those for height, speed, track length, drop height and number of Roller coaster inversion, inversions. The coaster has a , 40-degree inclined lift hill with a drop and features two support towers with Keyhole (roller coaster element), keyhole elements that the trains travel through. Its maximum speed is approximately . Construction began in September 2012 and took roughly eight months to complete. Cedar Point built a new entrance plaza featuring the keyhole towers as the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbird (Holiday World)
Thunderbird is a steel roller coaster located in the Holiday World & Splashin' Safari#Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving section of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on April 25, 2015, as the eighth Wing Coaster in the world and the fourth in the United States. Thunderbird reaches a maximum speed of in 3.5 seconds and features a vertical loop. History On July 24, 2014, Holiday World unveiled that a new steel roller coaster would be added to the park's ride lineup for the 2015 season. The Wing Coaster model, to be called Thunderbird, would become the park's first major steel coaster, as well as the first launched coaster with a wing design in the United States. It was described as having four inversions including a Immelmann loop, vertical loop, a zero-g roll, and an in-line twist. Another notable aspect mentioned during the unveiling was the pre-show that happens prior to launch, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Valley Nanjing
Happy Valley Nanjing is a theme park in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ..., China. Opened on November 11, 2020, it is the eighth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain. Notable rides References {{Happy Valley (amusement parks) 2020 establishments in Nanjing Amusement parks opened in 2020 Buildings and structures in Nanjing Happy Valley Tourist attractions in Nanjing 2020 in Nanjing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toverland
Attractiepark Toverland is an amusement park located in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It first opened in 2001 as an indoor family entertainment center, family entertainment centre, operated by the Gelissen Group. Toverland won the European Star Award for the Best Theme Park in 2018. More recently, the park partially rebranded and added new attractions. Themed areas Toverland is divided into six themed areas, two of which are situated indoors. Land van Toos The Land van Toos is the original indoor area of the park. The attractions include the Vekoma Junior Coaster "Toos-Express," crossing through the building. The themed area is characterised by the many children's rides and playgrounds. Toverland-Boomerang.jpg, Roller coaster Toos-Express Toverland (9).JPG, Water slides Land van Toos.jpg, Decoration in the theme area Djinn Toverland.jpg, Decoration in the waiting line of the ride Djinn Wunder Wald Wunder Wald is an indoor area located in the same building as the Land van To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fēnix (roller Coaster)
Fēnix is a steel Wing coaster located at Toverland in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It is a Wing Coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. The attraction opened on 7 July 2018. Fēnix is as part of Avalon, a new area with a theme based on Celtic legends. It was also the first Wing Coaster in the Netherlands. Ride experience Fēnix features a lift hill with a height of and a layout with a length of . The ride has 3 inversions: a dive drop, an Immelmann, and zero-g roll. As the train exits the station it takes a 180 degree right-hand turn before climbing the 40 metre (131 ft) chain lift hill. At the hill's crest, the train takes a 90 degree right hand turn before proceeding down the dive drop. Reaching speeds of 95 kilometres per hour (59 mph), the train travels over an airtime hill before entering an Immelmann loop. The train then enters a 360 degree right hand helix leading into a zero-g roll. Following the zero-g roll, the train travels through a headchopper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Valley Chongqing
Happy Valley Chongqing () is a theme park in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. Opened on 8 July 2017, it is the seventh installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain. Notable rides References {{Happy Valley (amusement parks) Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ... Buildings and structures in Chongqing Tourist attractions in Chongqing Buildings and structures under construction in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heide Park
Heide Park Resort, commonly known as Heide Park, is a theme park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. With an overall area of over 850,000 m2 (210 acres), it is the largest amusement park in Northern Germany and among the largest in the country. It is part of the British-based Merlin Entertainments, which operates 123 attractions in 24 countries. History The site originally belonged to the Heidenhof Wildlife Park, which was named after the chapel that was built there in 1350. After the zoo was closed in 1972 following a devastating storm, the showman Hans-Jürgen Tiemann bought the land and opened a small amusement park in 1978 (with the contractual requirement to maintain Heidenhof Chapel as well as the keeping of native animals). When Heide Park opened on 19 August 1978 it offered only six rides: the ''Monzapiste'', the ''Heide Park Express'', the ''Oldtimerrundkurs'', the ''Floßfahrt'' ( tow boat ride), the ''Wichtelhausenbahn'' and the ''Hochbahn''. In its first season, the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flug Der Dämonen
Flug is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Karnit Flug (born 1955), Polish-born Israeli economist and government official * Noach Flug (1925–2011), Israeli economist and diplomat * Vasily Flug (1860–1955), Russian army general {{surname, Flug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme Park Review
Robb Alvey (born Robert Lee) is an American roller coaster reviewer and video game producer. Alvey has ridden over 1400 coasters around the world, and has documented his travels and those of others on his website Theme Park Review. He has been featured on related documentaries for Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and TLC (TV channel), TLC. Career Alvey is best known as a roller coaster reviewer and aficionado. His Theme Park Review website was started in 1996 and became a site for coaster videos, photos, forums, and information about theme parks and roller coasters. As of 2012, the website sees over 2 million visitors a year and has more than 35,000 registered members. After the popularity of his website increased, a number of people indicated they wished to be involved in his theme park tours, so he began selling tickets for fans to accompany him. These tours were organized by Alvey through his website and span multiple theme parks across the United States and internationally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park situated in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. It was designed by PGAV Destinations. The park broke ground on 28 November 2010 and soft-opened on 28 January 2014. The grand opening occurred on 29 March of that year. The first phase of the park cost Renminbi, RMB 10 billion to build. It is part of the Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort, which aims to become the "Orlando, Florida, Orlando of China". In 2023, the park hosted 12.52 million visitors, making it the sixth-most visited theme park in the world and the most visited theme park in the world that is not a Disney Experiences, Disney or Universal Destinations & Experiences, Universal park. Among its attractions are a wide range of amusement rides and animal shows, as well as one of the world's largest oceanarium, oceanariums with a total of of water. The theme park has achieved five Guinness World Records. Rides and shows Rides Shows Themed areas There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Going Through The "Keyhole" On X-Flight At Six Flags Great America
A train (from Old French , from Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and Passenger train, transport people or Rail freight transport, freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons or carriages. Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport. Many countries use rail transport. Trains have their roots in wagonways, which used railway tracks and were powered by horses or pulled by cables. Following the invention of the steam locomotive i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Roller Coaster
A flying roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight by harnessing riders in a prone position during the duration of the ride. The roller coaster cars are suspended below the track, with riders secured such that their backs are parallel to the track. History The flying roller coaster is a relatively new concept. The world's first flying roller coaster was '' Skytrak'', built in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Granada Studios Tour in 1997. The ''Skytrak'' used a single-passenger car. Riders would climb into the car in much the same fashion as climbing a ladder, then the car would be raised up to the track before being dispatched. The single-passenger design kept the ride's capacity low, at only 240 riders per hour. The park, and ''Skytrak'' itself, were short-lived; both closed in 1998. Design Vekoma Dutch roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma constructed the first large-scale flying roller coaster, '' Stealth'', for California's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
