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Above left: Project Merlin at FANTASIANA Erlebnispark Straßwalchen, Austria
Above right: The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland” at Plopsaland De Panne, Belgium
Epiq is the
world’s first launch coaster with a fully integrated projection
mapping tunnel to truly immerse riders into the story.
coaster called Monster by Bolliger & Mabillard this season. It comes with a track length of 2,296.6ft, a height of 111.5ft and reaches speeds of 55.9mph with three inversions. There are seven cars per train and riders are arranged four across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. Produced by Ride Engineers Switzerland and Farmer Attractions, Conny-Land, meanwhile is to open a roller ball coaster called “Crazy Professor”. Epiq is the much anticipated, custom highly themed multi-launch special effects coaster by Premier Rides, located at the Doha Oasis, a luxurious mixed-use development in Doha, Qatar that includes a seven star hotel. The signature attraction of the project’s indoor experiential theme park Quest, Epiq is the world’s tallest indoor coaster, which the Doha Oasis team plans to have certified by Guinness World Records once it opens later this year.
Aptly located in “Gravity”, a state-of-the-art bright and bold future, themed as a sci-fi spaceport, Epiq is the world’s first launch coaster with a fully integrated projection mapping tunnel to truly immerse riders into the story. Epiq offers riders an unparalleled augmented reality and coaster experience, complete with special effects, audio/visual & show lighting and nonstop thrills. The exciting launch coaster also features the world’s fastest reverse launch up an awe-inspiring twisted vertical spike, taking riders high above the park – all while maintaining the comfort of the air-conditioned indoor park. Motiongate Dubai, is opening not one, but two new coasters, John Wick Open Contract and Now You See Me High Roller by Maurer Rides and S&S Sansei Technologies respectively; while wooden coaster by Great Coasters International called Bombay Express is set to delight guests at Bollywood Parks Dubai. In the United Kingdom, Clacton Pier will debut the
Looping Star, an “extreme coaster” by Pinfari; while a coaster by the name of Storm Chaser is coming to Paultons Park; Spinning Racer to Fantasy Island, and Tower Coaster to Zip World Tower. Further as yet unnamed coasters, including a second
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at Fantasy Island, are expected to open at Gulliver’s Warrington, Flamingoland, Southport Pleasureland and Gulliver’s Valley Resort.
Northern Ireland’s Colin Glen Forest Park, meanwhile will open a mountain coaster by Brandauer, eponymously named the Colin Glen Coaster! Luna Park in Sydney, Australia is set to open the ‘Big
Dipper’ an extreme coaster by Intamin Amusement Rides. Reaching speeds of 44.7mph and with two inversions, elements include a tire propelled launch, tire propelled, sidewinder and corkscrew. Two further coasters, Boomerang and Little Nipper are also opening at the park this season. The “Legendary Twin Dragon” has opened at Sunac
Land in Chongqing, China. With a physical track length of 251 metres resulting in 1400 metres of experienced track length and a height of 70 metres, this launch coaster has a very space-efficient footprint. The 360° twisted track spikes reaching up into the sky make this shuttle-style coaster most iconic. Using Intamin’s most powerful LSM drive system, the suspended-seating train is launched forward into the spike element reaching a height of 40 meters already on the first swing. Once passengers have experienced the weightless airtime, the train performs a rollback, passing the station backwards and launching again reaching a height of 52 metres on the opposite twisting spike element. After the fourth swing, the train reaches the top height of approx. 65 metres. In total, riders will get to enjoy four forward and four backward swings, six weightlessness airtime experiences, thrilling accelerations and with a top speed of almost 120 km/h also real high- speed moments on this Double Twisted Impulse Coaster. The 32-seats, dragon themed train of “Legendary Twin
Dragon” with ergonomically shaped seats and the over- the-shoulder-lap-bar, ensures maximum freedom and comfort as well as highest safety.
Intamin is proud of having contributed to the success of
Sunac Land in Chongqing. *Complied with the help of Roller Coaster Database and IAAPA
SPRING PART 1 2021
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