Elevated seating coaster

Elevated seating coaster
Elevated Seating Coaster in Ukraine
Data
Type	Steel - seated
Drive type	Chain lift hill
Manufacturer	Zierer rides
opening	2006 (first opening)
length	385 m or 535 m
height	16 m or 22 m
Max. speed	58 km / h or 65 km / h
Max. acceleration	3.5  g
capacity	500 people / h
Trains	1 train, 8 cars / train, 1 row of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Restraint system	Restraint bar
Theming	operator-dependent

The Elevated Seating Coaster ( ESC ) is a steel roller coaster model from the manufacturer Zierer Rides . The first delivery went in 2006 with the name Crossbow to the American amusement park Bowcraft Playland . A total of 11 systems of this model have been delivered so far. A special feature of the Elevated Seating Coaster are the unusual seats, which are intended to enable the passengers to sit in a higher position.

Executions

As standard, the Elevated Seating Coaster is offered in two models, the ESC 385 and the ESC 535 , whereby the number in the model name stands for the approximate total rail length . Further differences are the area, the maximum speed and the height. The maximum number of people per ride is the same for both roller coaster models, as the same train is used on both.

	ESC 385	ESC 535
Floor space	approx. 65 m × 42 m²	approx. 52.5 m × 62 m²
height	approx. 16 m	approx. 22 m
Rail length	approx. 385 m	approx. 535 m
Max. speed	approx. 58 km / h	approx. 65 km / h
Seats	16 people per train	16 people per train

Trains

The trains of the roller coaster are provided with two seats positioned next to each other. Eight cars form a train. This means that 16 passengers can be transported per trip. Padded bucket seats and padded restraint bars that can be adjusted to the height of the passenger ensure safety during the journey.

Extraditions

A total of 11 systems have been delivered so far.

Surname	amusement park	country	model	length	height	Seats	Max. speed	Construction year	RCDB
Big bang	Familienland amusement park	Austria	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	10	approx. 65 km / h	2013	Data	photos
Crossbow	Bowcraft Playland	United States	ESC 385	384 m	16 m	16	approx. 64 km / h	2006	Data	photos
Devin Kileri	Wonderland Eurasia	Turkey	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	16	approx. 65 km / h	2019	Data	photos
Force One	Schwabenpark	Germany	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	16	approx. 65 km / h	2010	Data	photos
Il Tempo Extra Gigante	Hunderfossen Family Park	Norway	ESC 535	535 m	22 m	14th	approx. 65 km / h	2014	Data	photos
Pioneer	OK Corral	France	ESC Custom	500 m	25 m	12	approx. 65 km / h	2018	Data	photos
Polar X-plorer	Legoland Billund	Denmark	ESC 535	498 m	19 m	16	approx. 65 km / h	2012	Data	photos
Roller coaster	Gorky Park	Ukraine	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	16	approx. 65 km / h	2012	Data	photos
Snake coaster	Jungleland	Indonesia	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	16	approx. 65 km / h	2013	Data	photos
Spirou Racing	Parc Spirou	France	ESC 535	530 m	22 m	16	approx. 85 km / h	2018	Data	photos
Verbolten	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	United States	ESC Custom	864 m	26 m	16	approx. 85 km / h	2012	Data	photos

Awards

The Force One roller coaster in the Schwabenpark near Kaisersbach was awarded the “FKF-Award 2010” novelty prize from the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks eV in 2011 .

literature

• Tim Herre et al. a .: Force One in Kirmes & Park Revue ISSN  1432-3982 , No. 156, pp. 68-71.

Web links

• Elevated Seating Coaster on the manufacturer's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Winner FKF Awards. Entry of the award winners. Retrieved August 30, 2017