Sik is a steel
roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides ar ...
at
Flamingo Land
Flamingo Land is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1959, it has been owned and operated by the Gibb family since 1978.
History
Flamingo Land Resort was established in 1959 when a cine ...
in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by national parks, including most of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It is one of four cou ...
,
United Kingdom
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. It opened to the public on 2 July 2022.
History and design
Flamingo Land submitted a planning application for a 10-inversion rollercoaster in June 2019. The ride is repurposed but previously unused, having been held in storage for several years after it was originally ordered by Brazilian theme park
Hopi Hari
Hopi Hari is a Brazilian theme park located at Km 72 of Bandeirantes Highway, Vinhedo, in the state of São Paulo. It is located 30 km away from Campinas and 72 km away from São Paulo. With 0.76 km2, it is considered the second ...
in 2011. It opened to the public on 2 July 2022.
It is an example of a second-generation ''Multi Inversion Coaster'' from manufacturers
Intamin
Intamin Amusement Rides is a design and manufacturing company in Schaan, Liechtenstein. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The Intamin brand name is a syllabic abbreviation for "international amusement insta ...
. The Colossus rollercoaster at Thorpe Park is of a similar, but first-generation design. The later generation model features a more aggressively profiled first drop and trains that have lap-bar restraints. Trains also enter the final run of heartline rolls at considerably increased speed in comparison to the first-generation models.
Along with Colossus at
Thorpe Park Resort, Sik holds the second-highest number of inversions (10) of any British rollercoaster, behind
Alton Towers
Alton Towers Resort ( ) (often referred to as Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water pa ...
's
Smiler with 14.
Testing
By late May 2022, the ride was testing without passengers. During early passenger-less testing in June 2022, water dummies fell from the train during the final run of heartline rolls. By mid-June it was testing with Flamingo Land staff.
Name and partnership
Sik takes its name from the
Scarborough-based fashion brand SikSilk, with whom Flamingo Land entered into a partnership in 2022.
Flamingo Land: Watch video showing new rollercoaster called 'Sik'
''The Yorkshire Post''. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Elements and inversions
References
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Roller coasters in the United Kingdom
Roller coasters introduced in 2022