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Energylandia
Energylandia is an amusement park located in Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Lesser Poland, in southern Poland. It is approximately away from Kraków and away from Warsaw, Poland's capital city. Energylandia is the largest amusement park in the country, at . The park has nineteen roller coasters, the joint most of any theme park around the world. History Energylandia opened on 14 July 2014. For its first year, there were three roller coasters: the ''Frutti Loop Coaster'', ''Mars'' and the ''Viking Roller Coaster''. In 2015, three more roller coasters opened, the ''Energuś'' Roller Coaster (a Vekoma Junior Coaster), Roller Coaster ''Mayan'' (a Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster/SLC), and ''Dragon'' Roller Coaster (a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster). In 2016, the park opened ''Formuła (Energylandia), Formuła'', a launched roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma. In October 2016, the park announced another three new coasters to open for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyperion (roller Coaster)
Hyperion is a steel roller coaster located at Energylandia in Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Zator, Poland. The ride was manufactured by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and opened on 14 July 2018. It is themed to a fictional mission to Saturn's moon Hyperion (moon), Hyperion and reaches a height of , has a maximum speed of , and features several hills and banked turns. , Hyperion is the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in Poland as well as the tallest roller coaster with an inversion. History In October 2016, Energylandia posted two concepts for a new hypercoaster, mega coaster on Facebook. One of these concepts was from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma; the other was from Swiss manufacturer Intamin. The park asked the public to vote on which of the two roller coasters they would like to see built for the 2018 season. The following month, it was announced that Intamin would be the manufacturer of the new roller coaster. Construction on the new ride began in October 2017. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abyssus
Abyssus is a steel launched roller coaster at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. The coaster officially opened as the headlining attraction in the new Aqualantis park area on July 14, 2021, after its opening was delayed by over a year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abyssus is a Shockwave model manufactured by Vekoma and represents Energylandia’s 17th roller coaster to date. History In September 2017, Energylandia applied for funding from the European Union's ESI funding program to construct a major new steel coaster in the future. The park had previously received funding from the European Union for various past and ongoing projects, which were key in establishing the rapid growth of the park. In a December 2018 issue from German magazine ''Kirmes Park & Revue'', plans were confirmed to build a new double-launched coaster for the 2020 season, manufactured by frequent park supplier Vekoma. Track pieces for the new coaster began to arrive in late May 2019. In August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadra (roller Coaster)
Zadra is a steel roller coaster located at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. It was built and designed by American manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) is a roller coaster manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden, Idaho, United States. It is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for wooden roller coasters. Founded by Fred Grubb and Suan ... (RMC). The ride opened in 2019. It uses RMC's patented I-Box Track, which consists of a steel track on wooden supports. It is the first coaster to be built from the ground up using the I-Box Track, rather than using an existing structure. Zadra reaches a height of making it tie for the tallest RMC steel rollercoaster in the world alongside Iron Gwazi, which has a similar layout. It has a maximum speed of , and features three inversions. History In December 2018, Zadra's first wooden support structures were erected. On the night of 10–11 March 2019, part of the unfinished str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formuła (Energylandia)
Formuła is a steel launched roller coaster at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. It was the first Space Warp Launch Coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and opened on 25 June 2016. It has a height of , reaches a maximum speed of , has a track length of , and features three inversions. History Formuła's track was completed in March 2016. The ride opened on 25 June 2016. During the 2016 season, it was known as ''Rollercoaster Formula 1''; however, it was renamed ''Formuła'' in 2017. Characteristics Track Formuła's steel track is in length and in height. The track is painted red and the supports are painted white. Trains Formuła uses Vekoma's new generation trains. The ride has two trains with four cars each; each car seats four riders, allowing a total capacity of 16 riders per train. Ride experience Immediately upon leaving the station, the train turns slightly to the left before entering the launch track, which is enclosed within a tunnel. The train briefly stops be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypercoaster
A hypercoaster is a roller coaster with a height or drop measuring at least . The term was first coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the opening of the world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200, which features a height of . The next hypercoaster, Pepsi Max Big One, opened five years later at Blackpool Pleasure Beach featuring a height of . Other roller coaster manufacturers may or may not recognize the term ''hypercoaster'' when naming their models. Intamin calls their hypercoaster model a Mega Coaster, and Bolliger & Mabillard labels theirs a Hyper Coaster. The competition between amusement parks to build increasingly taller roller coasters eventually led to the next height classification for roller coasters known as giga coasters, which have a height or drop measuring at least . This was soon followed by the world's first strata coasters – exceeding – with the release of Top Thrill Dragster in 2003. History The world's first hypercoaster was Magn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomerang (roller Coaster)
Boomerang is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma, a Netherlands, Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the Boomerang, hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. , there are 55 Boomerangs operating around the world. The roller coaster model was created in the early 1980s and was first introduced at four different parks around the world in 1984. Design and ride experience The Boomerang consists of a single train with seven cars, capable of carrying 28 passengers. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up the first lift hill by a catchcar. After being released, the train passes through the station, enters a Cobra roll element (referred to as a boomerang by the designers) and then travels through a Loop (roller coaster), vertical loop. After being pulled up a second lift hill, the train is released to head backwards through each inversion once more, making the total num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Coaster (roller Coaster)
A water coaster is a steel roller coaster that combines roller coaster elements, such as chain lift hills and steep drops, with boat-based attraction elements, such as splash-down landings. The boat is pulled up on the tracks and then start a trip. The finale of the water coaster consists of a steep drop that ends in a wave. This roller coaster is characterised by a gentle layout with drops and splash. Some water coasters turn into log flume style trains once they hit the water, with the traditional coaster rails ending leaving the train floating in a trough. Other types of water coasters have fixed rails all the way around the coaster. The highest water coaster in the world is Divertical, at Mirabilandia in Italy. List of water coasters References External links * Water Coaster (roller coaster), Types of roller coaster Water rides Water rides by type Long stubs with short prose {{amusement-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Mountain Construction
Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) is a roller coaster manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden, Idaho, United States. It is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for wooden roller coasters. Founded by Fred Grubb and Suanne Dedmon in 2001, it has built over 20 roller coasters. In 2023, amusement ride manufacturer Larson International merged with it. History In 2001, Rocky Mountain Construction was established by Fred Grubb and Suanne Dedmon. Fred Grubb previously had experience in the construction industry having worked on custom homes and zoo exhibits. The company has worked on several projects including the construction of roller coasters, water parks, steel buildings, miniature golf courses and go kart tracks. In 2009 Alan Schilke of Ride Centerline began providing design and engineering work for Rocky Mountain Construction. He previously worked with Arrow Dynamics (later S&S Worldwide) to design Tennessee Tornado, Road Runner Express, and X. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launched Roller Coaster
The launched roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors (LIM), linear synchronous motors (LSM), catapults, tires, chains, or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power, along a launch track. This mode of acceleration powers many of the fastest roller coasters in the world. Electromagnetic LIM / LSM Linear induction motor (LIM) and linear synchronous motor (LSM) coasters use propulsion via electromagnets, which utilize large amounts of electricity to propel the coaster train along its track into the ride elements (e.g. inversions, twists, turns and short drops). Ten design companies managing these types of rides are Vekoma, Intamin, Gerstlauer, Premier Rides, Maurer, Zierer, Mack Rides, Bolliger & Mabillard, Rocky Mountain Construction and S&S Worldwide. Both Rocky Mountain Construction and Bolliger & Mabillard established their first LSM launched co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspended Looping Coaster
The Suspended Looping Coaster (or SLC) is a model of steel roller coaster, steel inverted roller coaster, inverted roller coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. There are at least 39 different installations across the world. The minimum rider height requirement is . Vekoma is now marketing a Suspended Thrill Coaster as a successor to the Suspended Looping Coaster. Jubilee Odyssey, The Odyssey is the largest, fastest and tallest SLC ever built at Fantasy Island (UK amusement park), Fantasy Island in the UK. History The first Suspended Looping Coaster installation was El Condor (roller coaster), El Condor at Walibi Holland in the Netherlands. It was initially designed to run with ten cars in each train. Trouble with this configuration led to the trains being shortened to eight cars to a train. T3 (roller coaster), T2 at Kentucky Kingdom was the second prototype model Suspended Looping Coaster and the first in the United States. Like El Condor, it was designed to run with ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Zator (Wymysorys: ''Naojśtaod'') is an old town on the Skawa river within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) in southern Poland. From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. The town is the administrative seat of the Gmina Zator. According to data from December 31, 2008, Zator was inhabited by 4,779 people. Description The city, located on the Skawa river, is well known for pisciculture, especially carp, and periodic event called Zatorskie Dni Karpia. Zator is the main city of the Carp Valley. History Originally a part of Lesser Poland, the area was acquired by the Silesian Piast Duke Władysław of Opole through a 1274 agreement with the Polish Princeps Bolesław V the Chaste. Zator then belonged to the Upper Silesian Duchy of Opole and after Władysław's death in 1281 fell to the Duchy of Cieszyn. It received town privileges in 1292. From 1315 onwards, Zator belonged to the Duchy of Oświęcim split off Cieszyn and in 1445 even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybrid Roller Coaster
A hybrid roller coaster is a category of roller coasters where the track is made out of one material, either steel or wood, and the support structure is made from another. Early hybrid coasters include mine train roller coasters from Arrow Development, which feature a steel track with a wooden support structure. Becoming increasingly more common are hybrids with wooden tracks and steel supports, such as The Voyage at Holiday World. Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) is well-known for their I-Box track design, commonly used to retrofit existing wooden coasters with a new steel track. Such designs provide several benefits, offering smoother rides and reducing maintenance costs. Hybrid coasters can also add inversions, similar to Mean Streak's conversion into Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point in 2018. Newer hybrids also tend to be taller, faster, and feature steeper drops over their wooden coaster counterparts. History Two main components of roller coaster design are their track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
