01.04.2009
Blue Fire Megacoaster:

Figures and Facts

In 2.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h – in 2009, visitors of Europa-Park will discover pure energy in the new “Blue Fire Megacoaster”!

 

Type of coaster: Launch coaster (catapult launch) with linear motor
Height: 40 metres
Length of track: 1,056 metres
Maximum speed: more than 100 km/h
Time of circulation: approx. 3 minutes 20 seconds
Acceleration: in 2.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, 1 G
Acceleration track: 80 metres
Maximum acceleration force: approx. 3.8 G
Head-over-heels elements: 1 loop, 1 360° roll, 2 more head-over-heels elements

Number of trains: 5
Passengers per train: 20
Maximum capacity: 1,720 persons/hour = 20,000 persons/day
Minimum body height: 1.30 metres
Minimum age: 7 years

Weight per train: approx. 10 tons (incl. passengers)
Total weight of steel construction: approx. 620 tons
Individual elements: approx. 130 stilts, 120 track elements
Manufacturer: MACK Rides GmbH & Co. KG

Special features: combination of dark ride and launch coaster with head-over-heels elements, revolutionary high-tech system with innovative audio and special effects, highest loop in a catapult coaster in
Europe