Gold Rush 24/09/2017 11h18
The new attraction of Themepark and Resort Slagharen is Gold Rush in the morning mist of a September day in 2017, the year of opening of this launch roller coaster.
Gold Rush
Gold Rush is a rollercoaster in the Dutch amusement park Slagharen as a replacement for the older Schwarzkopf runway Thunder Loop. The attraction was built by the German roller coaster Gerstlauer and is of the Infinity Coaster model. The theme of the job is the Californian gold rush that started in 1848.
Attractiepark Slagharen wanted a replacement for Thunder Loop by 2018, because it cost too much money for maintenance. In the course of the 2016 season, the chain almost went. After that they decided to open the new roller coaster in 2017.
The track has a height of 33 meters and is 400 meters long. According to the designs, the track would actually be 31 meters high, with a top speed of 90 km / h. This has been adjusted afterwards to resp. 33 meters and 95 kilometers per hour because otherwise the track had too much power. Due to the triple launch with relapses, a car leaves about 620 meters per trip, which is slightly more than the Thunder Loop route. The maximum speed is 95 kilometers per hour, making Gold Rush the fastest rollercoaster in the Netherlands with inversions.
One train will be on the track with 5 rows of 4 people. More trains are not possible, at least not in a safe way, because on launch the train also drives the entire brake section backwards and there is therefore no place where any other train could stop.
The construction of this attraction was an investment of about 5 million euros.
FACTS & FIGURES
Type: launched steel roller coaster
Model: Infinity Coaster
Builder: Gerstlauer
Client: Wouter Dekkers (onder Parques Reunidos)
Opening: 13/04/2017
Speed: 95 km/h
Length: 400 meters (riders cover 620 meters in total)
Height: 33 meters
Inversions: 2 (visitors go over 3 times) Diveloop and half loop.
Duration: 50-55 seconds
Capacity: 20 people per ride, 800 persons per hour
Safety brackets: lap bar
[ Wikipedia 04/2018 ]
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