Van Helsing's Factory
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Movie Park Germany ( Bottrop-Kirchhellen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) |
| Type | Bobsled Coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift , friction wheels |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer amusement rides |
| costs | € 4,646,000 |
| opening | June 18, 2011 |
| length | 400 m |
| height | 7.7 m |
| Dimensions | approx. 2750 m² |
| Max. speed | 36 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:50 min |
| capacity | 850 people per hour |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Theming | Van Helsing , vampires |
Van Helsing's Factory is an indoor roller coaster of the type Bobsled Coaster from the manufacturer Gerstlauer in Movie Park Germany . The track was opened on June 18, 2011 in a hall that formerly housed the Gremlins Invasion themed ride .
The roller coaster, like other rides of the type, has elements of a wild mouse with uneven curves as well as helices and turns. In addition, there are elements of a ghost train with the theme of the character of the vampire hunter Van Helsing in the film of the same name from 2004 .
After the park was sold by Six Flags to Palamon in 2004, the theme ride based on the Gremlins films could no longer be operated due to a lack of a license . The driving system was only used for the Halloween Horror Festival. In the summer of 2010, the park management announced that the hall would be converted with a themed roller coaster.
The waiting area for the roller coaster is located inside the building, in two of the rooms that were formerly used as a cinema for the preshow of the Gremlins Invasion . In another of these rooms, in the exit area, there is a shop for the onride photos and films taken during the journey as well as thematically appropriate articles. Both inside and out, the building was designed like a run-down gas station. The queue leads past various car parts and machines. In the second room, a projection of Van Helsing, who is repairing the car, sets the tone for the story of the journey: the passengers are supposed to arm themselves and support the protagonist in fighting vampires.
Course of the journey
The station is left by the carriages for 4 people in two rows with two people each in a left curve. In front of the first of the two lifts, the journey goes through a flat stretch, past another projection by Van Helsing. The 7.7 meter high chain lift ends in a helix leading down to the right. After turning over a crest, there is an excessive left turn, followed by the first block brake . In total darkness there are three 180 ° “ mouse curves ” and then another block brake, before the wagons are transported up the second 7.5 meter high lift hill after a 90 ° right-hand bend with friction wheels. The lift hill is lined with junk-old cars, in which animatronics of a monster and a werewolf can be seen. As a special feature, the wagons are accelerated with increasing height on the lift. This is followed by a double helix to the left and a right-left combination of curves in which the cars drive through a so-called fog screen onto which a vampire is projected. After a final left turn, the cars drive through a straight line with a final brake and come to a stop on the station.
With a total of nine cars, the railway has a theoretical capacity of 850 people per hour.
Awards
In 2012, the park and the manufacturer Gerstlauer for the roller coaster was awarded the "FKF-Award 2011" innovation from the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e. V. excellent. In the grounds, the combination of ghost and roller coaster was highlighted as a pleasure for the whole family. Furthermore, in 2011 the attraction received the Worldofparks Award as the best novelty in a German amusement park.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual financial statements as of September 30, 2011. (No longer available online.) Movie Park Germany GmbH, November 6, 2012, archived from the original on December 12, 2013 ; Retrieved May 21, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of the FKF Award - Van Helsing's Factory. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 5, 2013 ; Retrieved September 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Worldofparks Award - Van Helsing's Factory. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 27, 2014 ; Retrieved July 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Van Helsing's Factory on the park website
- Article on MoviePark-Infos.de
- Technical data and plan drawing from the manufacturer Gerstlauer
- Data and pictures in the RCDB
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 20 ″ N , 6 ° 58 ′ 31.6 ″ E