Le Vampire Explained

Le Vampire
Location:La Ronde
Locationarticle:La Ronde (amusement park)
Type:Steel
Type2:Inverted
Status:Operating
Opened:May 18, 2002
Manufacturer:Bolliger & Mabillard
Model:Inverted Coaster / Batman
Lift:Chain lift hill
Height Ft:105
Length Ft:2700.2
Speed Mph:50
Inversions:5
Duration:1:13 minutes
Capacity:1400
Gforce:4
Restriction In:54
Trains:2
Carspertrain:7
Rowspercar:1
Ridersperrow:4
Virtual Queue Name:Flash Pass
Virtual Queue Image:Fastpass availability icon.svg
Virtual Queue Status:Available
Rcdb Number:1567

Le Vampire (English: The Vampire) is an inverted roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M). Its track is identical to, but the roller coaster has no association to the Batman franchise and was given an unrelated name and a slightly different cosmetic appearance.

Ride experience

The track is 823 metres in length and reaches a height of nearly 32 metres. Riders sit with their legs dangling such as on a ski chairlift and reach speeds of up to 80.5 km/hour and loop head-over-heels five times. The Vampire can carry up to 1,400 riders per hour.

History

Le Vampire was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[1]

The ride was closed due to an accident on July 6, 2012. It opened for the first time since the incident on August 13, 2012.[2] On September 3, 2015, the park announced that the ride would run backwards for a limited time during the 2016 season and become part of a new section of the park.[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bolliger & Mabillard . Martin & Vleminckx . 16 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140215224518/http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_018.htm . 15 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: La Ronde worker dies in accident. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708203304/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Worker+dies+Ronde+accident+Montreal/6895065/story.html. 2012-07-08.
  3. Web site: New for 2016 at La Ronde . www.sixflags.com. 2016-03-04.

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