Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park (Germany)
*Expedition* GeForce 25/06/2018 13h59
The Expedition GeForce in full swing somewhere in the middle of his 1.2 kilometer long orbit through and over the trees of the area Base Camp of Holiday Park. One of the best roller coast rides of my life so far!
Expedition GeForce
Expedition GeForce is a steel roller coaster located at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Germany. It is one of the largest roller coasters in Europe and has an 82 degree first drop. The trains travel up to 120 kilometres per hour through a course 1.2 kilometres long with seven periods of weightlessness. At its highest, the ride reaches 53 metres above ground.
Until the opening of Silver Star at Europa-Park, it was the tallest roller coaster operating on the European mainland.
The ride opened on June 18, 2001 to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Holiday Park's operation, costing approximately €10 million. It has a maximum throughput of 1,300 riders per hour, with two 28-seater trains in operation. The track rests on 209 foundations, which are up to 20 metres deep.
It was constructed by Swiss manufacturers Intamin, which markets this type of coaster as Mega Coaster, in collaboration with German engineer Werner Stengel. Unlike many other coasters, the ride does not employ a conventional chain lift but a faster cable lift with a catch car, very similar to the system used for Millennium Force. It is one of the prebuilt rides in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and NoLimits.
From the station, the trains ascend the 57 m lift hill and encounter the first drop, which at 82°, makes a 74° right-hand turn. The ride continues with several large hills, which give a sensation of air-time, especially in the rear of the trains, and a number of overbanked turns, before becoming more twisted as the ride runs through woods and over a lake. Just before entering the brake run, the trains negotiate a series of bunny hops, again giving riders considerable amounts of air-time.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opening date: 18/062001
Type: Hyper coaster - Steel
Manufacturer: Intamin
Designer: Werner Stengel
Height: 153 m
Length:1,220.0 m
Speed: 120.1 km/h
Inversions:0
Duration: 1m15
Max vertical angle: 82°
Capacity: 1300 riders per hour
G-force: 4.5
[ Wikipedia 2019 ]
Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park (Germany)
*Expedition* GeForce 25/06/2018 13h59
The Expedition GeForce in full swing somewhere in the middle of his 1.2 kilometer long orbit through and over the trees of the area Base Camp of Holiday Park. One of the best roller coast rides of my life so far!
Expedition GeForce
Expedition GeForce is a steel roller coaster located at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Germany. It is one of the largest roller coasters in Europe and has an 82 degree first drop. The trains travel up to 120 kilometres per hour through a course 1.2 kilometres long with seven periods of weightlessness. At its highest, the ride reaches 53 metres above ground.
Until the opening of Silver Star at Europa-Park, it was the tallest roller coaster operating on the European mainland.
The ride opened on June 18, 2001 to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Holiday Park's operation, costing approximately €10 million. It has a maximum throughput of 1,300 riders per hour, with two 28-seater trains in operation. The track rests on 209 foundations, which are up to 20 metres deep.
It was constructed by Swiss manufacturers Intamin, which markets this type of coaster as Mega Coaster, in collaboration with German engineer Werner Stengel. Unlike many other coasters, the ride does not employ a conventional chain lift but a faster cable lift with a catch car, very similar to the system used for Millennium Force. It is one of the prebuilt rides in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and NoLimits.
From the station, the trains ascend the 57 m lift hill and encounter the first drop, which at 82°, makes a 74° right-hand turn. The ride continues with several large hills, which give a sensation of air-time, especially in the rear of the trains, and a number of overbanked turns, before becoming more twisted as the ride runs through woods and over a lake. Just before entering the brake run, the trains negotiate a series of bunny hops, again giving riders considerable amounts of air-time.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opening date: 18/062001
Type: Hyper coaster - Steel
Manufacturer: Intamin
Designer: Werner Stengel
Height: 153 m
Length:1,220.0 m
Speed: 120.1 km/h
Inversions:0
Duration: 1m15
Max vertical angle: 82°
Capacity: 1300 riders per hour
G-force: 4.5
[ Wikipedia 2019 ]