Crazy Bird Explained

Crazy Bird
Location:Happy Valley Tianjin
Status:Operating
Year:2013
Type:Steel
Type2:Indoor
Manufacturer:S&S – Sansei Technologies
Designer:Alan Schilke
Model:El Loco
Lift:Chain lift hill
Drop M:30
Length M:390
Inversions:2
Angle:120
Carspertrain:1
Rowspercar:2
Ridersperrow:2
Rcdb Number:10745

Crazy Bird is an indoor steel roller coaster at Happy Valley Tianjin, an amusement park in Dongli District, Tianjin, China. The coaster has one of the steepest drops of any roller coaster in the world.

Overview and features

Built by S&S – Sansei Technologies, Crazy Bird is one of six "El Loco" model roller coasters in the world.[1] It is also an indoor coaster, and has been cited by Funworld Magazine as an example of the increased prevalence of indoor coasters that occur in Asia versus coasters on other continents. Funworld Magazine argued that this is due to climatic factors involving the rainy season in much of Asia.[2] The coaster has occasionally been marketed to take advantage of the Angry Birds franchise (the Chinese characters "愤怒" mean angry and not crazy),[3] but the theming for the coaster does not fit the Angry Birds style.[4] [5]

Crazy Bird is most notable for the steeper-than-vertical (120-degree) drop on its first hill,[6] giving the coaster one of the steepest first drops in the world.[7] The coaster also has sharply banked turns, as well as two inversions (a dive loop and an inline twist).[6] Park guests ride the coaster in individual 4-seat cars which have onboard speakers.[6] Crazy Bird is the only El Loco coaster in Asia.[1] [8]

Incidents

On 26 July 2014, an incident occurred where four riders were stranded 20m (70feet) above the ground. Park staff failed to restart the train and the riders were forced to exit on foot. Reports indicated that a similar event had occurred in early April of the same year.[9]

Reviews

Theme Park Investigator identified the coaster as number 5 in the top 5 most anticipated roller coasters for 2013.[10]

Notes and References

  1. List of El Loco model roller coasters. 18 August 2014. http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mo=8573.
  2. Miller . Keith . June 2014 . High Expectations for big thrills: Roller coasters in Asia are taking the fast track to popularity . Funworld Magazine . . 18 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903193854/http://www.iaapa.org/news/funworld/funworld-magazine/thrill-rides-in-the-growing-market . 3 September 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Tiānjīn huānlè gǔ zhǔtí lèyuán . zh:天津欢乐谷主题乐园 . . Tianjin Dongli Lake ticketing network . Chinese . Happy Valley theme park in Tianjin . 18 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141122100144/http://huanledao.org/shinei/4.html . 22 November 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. News: TJ . Gaoyang . 28 January 2014 . Shèngdàn tǎ, fènnù de xiǎo niǎo xǐ yíng xīnchūn qí kāifàng ——tiānjīn huānlè gǔ míngxīng shèbèi zhùlì xīnchūn huān yuè jié gèng jīngcǎi . zh:圣诞塔、愤怒的小鸟 喜迎新春齐开放 ——天津欢乐谷明星设备助力新春欢乐节更精彩 . Christmas tower, angry birds celebrate the New Year together open – Tianjin Happy Valley star power equipment more exciting New . Chinese . Fang.com . 18 August 2014 .
  5. Web site: Yàzhōu zhī zuì. zh:亚洲之最 . . Happy Valley Tianjin . Chinese . Asia's Best. 18 August 2014.
  6. Crazy Bird. Happy Valley Tianjin. 10745. 18 August 2014. http://rcdb.com/10745.htm.
  7. List of roller coasters by angle of first drop . 18 August 2014. http://rcdb.com/r.htm?na=&nm=na&pl=&order=-25&ot=2.
  8. Web site: Tiānjīn huānlè gǔ"zuì"ràng rén qídài:5 Yuè nà kè hán duō xiàng xīn jìshù . zh:天津欢乐谷＂最＂让人期待:5月纳客 含多项新技术 . Tianjin Network . 10 February 2013 . China National Tourism Administration . People's Republic of China National Tourism Administration . Chinese . Tianjin Happy Valley "most" people expect: May satisfied customers including a number of new technologies . 18 August 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140818054153/http://www.cnta.gov.cn/html/2013-2/2013-2-10-16-33-63365.html . 18 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Yue . Jiang . 28 July 2014 . Tiānjīn huānlè gǔ"fènnù de xiǎo niǎo"yóulè shèshī"bàgōng" . zh:天津欢乐谷"愤怒的小鸟"游乐设施"罢工" . Tianjin Happy Valley "Angry Birds" rides "strike" . Chinese . Guangdong Toy Association . 18 August 2014 .
  10. Web site: Feature: Top 5 Roller Coasters We're Looking Forward to in 2013 . Dunsmore . Luke . 25 March 2013 . Theme Park Investigator . 18 August 2014.

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