SEASON PREVIEW: EUROPE
FAMILY COASTERS • Parc du Petit Prince, France: Serpent (Zierer Force Two – park’s first coaster!)
• Freizeit Park Plohn, Germany: Drachenwirbel (SBF/Visa compact spinning coaster)
• Skyline Park, Germany: Kids Spin (SBF/Visa compact spinning coaster)
Gold Rush takes shape at Slagharen
MAJOR COASTERS • Parc Astérix, France: Pégase Express (Gerstlauer launch coaster, similar to Firechaser Express at Dollywood)
• Plopsaland De Panne, Belgium: Heidi The Ride. Gravity Group wooden coaster delayed from 2016
• Slagharen, The Netherlands: Gold Rush. 400m-long launch coaster from Gerstlauer to replace long-serving Thunder Loop by Schwarzkopf. As the ride will feature multiple launch sequences, passengers will actually travel through 620m.
• Movie Park Germany: Star Trek: Operation Enterprise (Mack Rides triple launch coaster)
• Eifel Park, Germany: Käpt’n Jack’s Wilde Maus (Zierer, ex-Holly’s Wilde Autofahrt, Holiday Park)
• Skyline Park, Germany: Sky Dragster (full opening of Spike Coaster from Maurer piloted last autumn)
• Djurs Sommerland, Denmark: DrageKongen (Intamin inverted coaster)
• Sarkanniemi, Finland: Hype (Premier Rides Sky Rocket II launch coaster)
• Energylandia, Poland: Boomerang (Vekoma Family Boomerang) and Dragon Coaster (SBF/Visa). Also Intamin Water Coaster (see Water Rides listing)
• Slaskie Wesołe Miasteczko, Poland: Lech Coaster (908m-long extreme coaster from Vekoma)
• Respublika, Ukraine: Much-delayed shopping mall project in Kiev featuring Maurer spinning coaster and Vekoma Junior Coaster
• Divo Ostrov, Russia: Name TBC (Intamin 10 inversion coaster) • Ankapark, Turkey: Long-awaited new park featuring Europe’s largest and most unusual collection of rollercoasters – 17 in total – including Intamin 10-inversion coaster and family launch coaster; SBL Sky Loop and Space Trip; Zamperla Volare flying coaster and Air Force suspended coaster; Zierer Force 190 and ESC coaster; IE Park Loop Coaster; SBF/Visa Cool ‘n’ Fresh tower coaster; Fabbri Power Mouse; Levent Lunapark Wild Mouse; Interpark Wild Wind and more.
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• Feirenzentrum Schloss Dankern, Germany: Eine Reise durch das Mittelalter (Journey Through the Middle Ages – ABC Rides Tube Coaster)
• Freizeit-Land Geiselwind, Germany: Doggy Dog (SBF/Visa Wacky Worm)
• Hansa Park, Germany: Die Kleine Zar (Preston & Barbieri family coaster, delayed from 2016) and Kärnapulten (Gertslauer Sky Fly)
• Furuvik, Sweden: Fireball (Vekoma Family Booomerang) • Rabkoland, Poland: Vikingcoaster (Gerstlauer Kiddy Racer) • Bellewaerde, Belgium: Dawson Duel. Not a rollercoaster in the purest sense, this twin Alpine Coaster from Wiegand, starting from a 25m tower rather than the more usual hillside setting, should nevertheless be a lot of fun.
• Zip World, North Wales: Fforest Coaster (another Wiegand Alpine Coaster)
VR REMIX COASTERS • Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark: Dæmonen (B&M floorless coaster) gets the virtual reality treatment. Guests must pay a small supplement to use the VR headsets.
• Gardaland, Italy: Shaman (VR remix of Vekoma double loop Corkscrew, formerly named Magic Mountain)
• Parque Warner Madrid, Spain: Batman La Fuga (VR remix of Vekoma Inverted Boomerang)
Star Trek: Operation Enterprise at Movie Park Germany PARK WORLD Handbook & Buyers Guide 2017
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