Force (roller coaster model)

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Force 190
Plohseidon in amusement park Plohn

Plohseidon in amusement park Plohn

Data
Type Steel - seated
Drive type Friction wheel lift hill
Manufacturer Zierer rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening 2009 (first opening)
length 220 m
height 8 m
Max. speed 45 km / h
capacity 600 people per hour
Trains 1 train, 5/6 carriages / train, 1 row of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Theming operator-dependent

Force is the name of a series of roller coaster models from the manufacturer Zierer Rides . There are six variants, the Force 190 Force Zero , Force One , Force Two , Force Three , Force Five and the Force Custom . 55 Force series were sold.

Force 190

The Force 190 is one of the smallest offshoots of the Force series. It rises 8 meters in height with a friction tire drive. Over a length of 220 meters, it is 45 km / h fast. The first delivery went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg with Gover's Alpine Express .

journey

The train takes a left turn from the station into the 8 meter high lift hill . After the lift hill there is a left turn, then in a 7 meter high drop directly into the following helix . Then after a few curves it goes back to the station.

The trains are dependent on the operator.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening
Air Grover Busch Gardens Tampa United StatesUnited States United States March 27, 2010
Dragon's Apprentice Legoland Malaysia MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 15th September 2012
Ejderha Uçuşu Wonderland Eurasia TurkeyTurkey Turkey April 2019
Fun pilot Walibi Belgium BelgiumBelgium Belgium May 25, 2019
Godiståget Kolmården SwedenSweden Sweden May 1, 2015
Grover's Alpine Express Busch Gardens Williamsburg United StatesUnited States United States April 3, 2009
Plohseidon Leisure park Plohn GermanyGermany Germany April 21, 2011

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Force Zero

Force Zero
Caterpillars Express in Swabia Park

Caterpillars Express in Swabia Park

Data
Type Steel - seated
Drive type Friction wheel lift hill
Manufacturer Zierer rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening 2003 (first opening)
length 70 m
height 4 m
Max. speed 24 km / h
capacity 600 people per hour
Trains 1 train, 5/6 carriages / train, 1 row of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Theming operator-dependent

Force Zero is the smallest variant of the Force series. It is up to 4 meters high over a length of 70 meters, where it can reach speeds of up to 24 km / h. The first delivery was Raupen Express in Schwaben Park .

The route layout is shaped in an oval .

journey

The journey leads through an oval-shaped route layout. The trains are pulled up in a 4 meter high friction tire lift hill and then take a left descent by making a left turn again, which looks like a horseshoe element. Then the trains go back to the station after the other left turn.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening
Caterpillar Express Swabian Park GermanyGermany Germany 2003
En avant seccotine Parc Spirou FranceFrance France 16th July 2018
Jungle rally Djurs summerland DenmarkDenmark Denmark April 27, 2018
Orca Loro Parque SpainSpain Spain 2005
Penguin Coaster Chimelong Ocean Kingdom China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2018
Super Grovers Box Car Derby SeaWorld San Antonio United StatesUnited States United States April 2004

Force 281

The Force 281 is the latest offshoot of the Force series, she was introduced on 24 March 2018 Legoland Billund than Flyvende Ørn (* on interpreting. Flying eagle ). In 2019 three more 281m models opened.

Technical specifications

The trains run directly from the station to the 11 m high lift hill, which is driven by friction wheels. After leaving the lift hill, the trains take a right-hand bend, on the 281 m long route the trains can reach speeds of up to 46 km / h. The route was designed for only one train operation, the train has 10 cars, 2 people per car, a total of 20 passengers are transported per lap.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening
Balatoni Hullámvasút Zobori Élmény Park HungaryHungary Hungary April 13, 2019
Flight School Tayto Park IrelandIreland Ireland May 18, 2019
Flying Eagle Legoland Billund DenmarkDenmark Denmark March 24, 2018
Runaway Tram Morey's Piers United StatesUnited States United States August 9, 2019

Force One

Force One
Squirrel train in Lochmühle amusement park

Squirrel train in Lochmühle amusement park

Data
Type Steel - seated
Drive type Friction wheel lift hill
Manufacturer Zierer rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening 1992 (first opening)
length 180 m
height 4 m
Max. speed 30 km / h
capacity 600 people per hour
Trains 1 train, 5/6 carriages / train, 1 row of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Theming operator-dependent

The Force One variant is one of the smallest variants in the Force series. Seven are currently in operation, one has been shut down.

The first delivery was in 1992 and went to the Lochmühle amusement park as a squirrel train and Erse-Park as Ersi's dragon ride .

journey

From the station, the trains go up a 3-meter-high lift hill, after the lift hill, a helix that is 4 meters deep has a travel length of 180 meters.

The dragon-style train is particularly noticeable on some of the variants.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening closure
Draken Furuvik SwedenSweden Sweden May 16, 2020
Squirrel track Lochmühle amusement park GermanyGermany Germany 1992
Family roller coaster Erse Park GermanyGermany Germany 1992
Family roller coaster Tolk show GermanyGermany Germany 2000 or earlier
Flying Dragon Kuwait Entertainment City KuwaitKuwait Kuwait July 20, 2007 June 6, 2016
Force One Coaster
family roller coaster
Kid City
Eifelpark
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia Germany
GermanyGermany 
June 20, 2014
1995

2012
Dog prutter bag BonBon land DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1993
Indy lightning Heidepark GermanyGermany Germany May 24, 2008
Speedway Draft NASCAR SpeedPark United StatesUnited States United States 2004

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Force Two

Force Two
Rabalder in Liseberg

Rabalder in Liseberg

Data
Type Steel - seated
Drive type Friction wheel lift hill
Manufacturer Zierer rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening 1993 (first opening)
length 222 m
height 9 m
Max. speed 39 km / h
capacity 600 people per hour
Trains 1 train, 5/6 carriages / train, 1 row of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Theming operator-dependent

The Force Two is an extension of the Force One . It is one of the three smallest variants of this model. Potts Park in Minden had the first delivery of this model in 1993.

journey

The Force Two series begins first with a curve into the lift hill. Arrived at 9 meters there is a first drop through a helix. After a few bends, the trains enter the station.

It is very similar to the Force 190 offshoot.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening
Crazy Taxi Coaster Trans Studio Mini IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 28th July 2017
Dinolino's VR ride Thurn Castle Adventure Park GermanyGermany Germany 1998
Donderstenen Avonturenpark Hellendoorn NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands April 9, 2005
Dragon roller coaster Thüle animal and leisure park GermanyGermany Germany 1998
Harvest time Jungleland IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 2013
Jungle Coaster Chimelong Ocean Kingdom China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2018
Ladybug Roller Coaster Carousel Gardens Amusement Park United StatesUnited States United States February 28, 2015
Magic Thunder Coaster Trans Studio IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia September 9, 2009
Pott's lightning Potts Park GermanyGermany Germany 1993
Rabalder Liseberg SwedenSweden Sweden April 25, 2009
Roller coaster Parc des Naudières FranceFrance France April 3, 2011
Rollercoaster Wikingów Majaland Kownaty PolandPoland Poland 29th September 2018
Serpent Parc du Petit Prince FranceFrance France April 8, 2017
Tabaluga's roller coaster Holiday Park GermanyGermany Germany July 21, 2018
Van Lake Monster Osmaniye Masal Park TurkeyTurkey Turkey December 30, 2017
Vilde Hønsejagt Djurs summerland DenmarkDenmark Denmark May 1, 2015
Wanted Dalton Parc Spirou FranceFrance France 16th July 2018
Wickiebaan Plopsa Indoor Coevorden NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands April 30, 2010
Wickie Coaster Plopsa Indoor Hasselt BelgiumBelgium Belgium December 24, 2005

Force Three

Force Three is a variant of the Force series. This series has only been delivered once and is available at SeaWorld Orlando as Super Grover's Box Car Derby . This variant was delivered in 2006.

Force Five

The Force Five was designed as a special delivery only for the Legoland Park. This variant is available in 4 different amusement parks . The Lego building blocks were used as the layout.

The trains consist of dragons and a castle theming.

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening
Dragon Legoland Malaysia MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 15th September 2012
Dragon Legoland Dubai United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates November 2016
Dragon Coaster Legoland Japan JapanJapan Japan April 1, 2017
Dragon Coaster Legoland New York United StatesUnited States United States 4th July 2020
fire Dragon Legoland Germany GermanyGermany Germany 2002

Force Custom

The Force Custom is part of the Force range . This is because it can be determined at the discretion of the park operator. The first delivery was to the South African theme park Gold Reef City .

delivery

Surname amusement park country opening closure
Huracan
Super Dragon
Bellewaerde Park
Navel Land
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Japan
JapanJapan 
March 30, 2013
1995

1998
Jozi Express Gold Reef City South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa December 2004
Camels Tivoli Gardens DenmarkDenmark Denmark 4th April 2019
Linnunrata eXtra Linnanmäki FinlandFinland Finland May 1, 2000

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Force - Zierer (Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany). rcdb.com.

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