Wildfire (Kolmården)
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| Location |
Kolmården Zoo ( Norrköping , Östergötland , Sweden ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| model | Topper track |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| costs | 110 million SEK |
| opening | June 28, 2016 |
| length | 1,300 m |
| height | 57 m |
| Departure | 49 m |
| Max. gradient | 83 ° |
| Max. speed | 113 km / h |
| Max. acceleration | 4 g |
| Travel time | 2:00 min |
| capacity | 960 people per hour |
| Trains | 2 trains, 6 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 3 |
Wildfire in Kolmården Zoo ( Norrköping , Östergötland , Sweden ) is a wooden roller coaster made by Rocky Mountain Construction , which opened on June 28, 2016. It is the manufacturer's first roller coaster in Europe and the manufacturer's second roller coaster outside of the United States .
The approx. 1,300 m long route reaches a height of 57 m and has a 49 m long first descent with a gradient of 83 °. In addition, three inversions were installed. The top speed is 113 km / h.
Trains
Wildfire owns two trains with six cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car.
judgment
On October 28, 2016, it was announced that Wildfire had to be shut down because the building permit had been withdrawn.
New opening
At the end of June 2017, the railway was reopened to passengers.
Award
Wildfire was awarded one of the three FKF Awards in 2016.
Web links
- Wildfire on the park website
- Wildfire in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kolmården loses building permit for “Wildfire” after a court case: What happens next with the wooden roller coaster? In: Parkerlebnis - Freizeitpark-Magazin. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
- ↑ The winners of the FKF Award 2016 have been determined: FKF eV selects the best amusement park innovations. In: Parkerlebnis - Freizeitpark-Magazin. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
Coordinates: 58 ° 39 ′ 41.9 ″ N , 16 ° 26 ′ 55.3 ″ E