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Ride Profile
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EL TORO
Wooden coaster rages into
Freizeitpark Plohn
Freizeitpark Plohn in Germany officially opened its thrill is provided courtesy of two tunnels along the
first wooden coaster on April 10. Representing a Euro.1865 725-metre circuit. One GCI Millennium Flyer train
million investment, El Toro (The Bull) is a big deal for is used, reaching a top speed of almost 73 km/h.
this little park in Lengenfeld, Saxony. Park World “El Toro is fantastic,” says coaster enthusiast Lutz
brings you these exclusive shots Kondering. “It's built perfectly into the park. Riding
is better than we expected (and our expectations
B
uilt by Great Coasters International (GCI), were high): Speed, lots of airtime and real smooth
the ride was brokered by local agent Dirk turns in a not too twisty track. We were surprised
Engelhardt and features a maximum height how much floating airtime this ‘young’ coaster
of 24.5 metres. The coaster features a relatively low delivers.”
profile but has been constructed so that it integrates
with the surrounding rides and landscape. An added
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