Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)

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Vortex
Vortex
Data
Location Canada's Wonderland
( Vaughan , Ontario , Canada )
Type Steel - suspended
model Suspended coaster
Drive type Chain lift hill
Routing adapted to the terrain
Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics
opening 1991
length 720 m
height 28 m
Departure 26 m
Max. speed 89 km / h
Travel time 1:36 min
Inversions 0

Vortex in Canada's Wonderland ( Vaughan , Ontario , Canada ) is a Suspended - steel coaster on the model suspended coaster of manufacturer Arrow Dynamics , which opened the 1,991th It is currently the fastest suspended roller coaster.

The route adapts to the terrain. To do this, the trains are pulled 28 m up a mountain. On the 26 m high descent, on which the trains reach a speed of 89 km / h, and in the curves, the individual cars swing to the side.

Trains

Vortex has six cars per train . Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.22 m tall to be allowed to ride. Shoulder straps are used as a restraint system. In the 2005 season, the trains ran with only five cars.

Web links

Commons : Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′ 30.8 "  N , 79 ° 32 ′ 36.7"  W.