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Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta Bolliger and Mabillard. Mostrar todas las entradas
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5 jun 2012

Raging Bull

The Raging Bull is a Bolliger & Mabillard hyper-twister steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was built in 1999, and features a 208-foot (63 m) first drop and top speed of 73 miles per hour (117 km/h), and is currently one of the most popular rides at Six Flags Great America.At 5,057 feet (1,541 m) in length, it is the longest roller coaster at Six Flags Great America. Raging Bull is the world's second "hyper-twister" roller coaster, after Fujiyama at Fuji-Q Highland, built by TOGO, a Japanese coaster company. It is also B&M's 2nd hypercoaster. It max vertical angle is 65 grades.






31 may 2012

Apollos Chariot

Apollo's Chariot is the first Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster, located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in James City County, Virginia .Apollo's Chariot is the first roller coaster to incorporate the "T-shaped" clamshell harness design, which is a type of tight lap restraint rather than an over the shoulder harness, or the traditional "U-shaped" lap bar. This allows the rider to experience more freedom and movement of the body. Opened in 1999, it soon became a favorite roller coaster of many enthusiasts and riders. The roller coaster uses an out and back design with a helix. Notably, the first drop is actually longer than height of the lift, the drop being 210 feet, and the height of the roller coaster 170 feet high. t goes up to 73 mph. It is located at Busch Gardens Williamsburgh.








30 may 2012

Dragon Challenge

Dragon Challenge is a pair of intertwined inverted roller coasters in the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area of Universal StudiosIslands of Adventure. The ride is themed to two dragons, one side being Chinese Fireball and the other Hungarian Horntail. It features a layout in which the two trains share adjacent lift hills but then traverse two unique courses. The ride was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard of Switzerland. The Chinese Fireball dragon reaches a top speed of 60 mph, and the Hungarian Horntail dragon reaches a top speed of 55 mph. Each layout includes five inversions and takes about two minutes and 25 seconds to ride.  The height is the same in both coasters(125 ft (38.1 m) but the height of the drop is different(Chinese fireball: 115 ft (35.1 m) but in the Hungarian is 95 ft (29 m).







29 may 2012

Intimidator

Intimidator is a steel roller coaster at the Carowinds amusement park. Designed by Bolliger & MabillardIntimidator is the thirteenth roller coaster installed at Carowinds. The total height is 232 ft (71 m) and the drop 211 ft (64 m). It reaches 75 mph (121 km/h) and the max vertical angle is 74 degrees. The max g-force in this ride is 4.3.







Leviathan

Leviathan is a steel roller coaster in the Medieval Faire section of the park at Canada's Wonderland inVaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is the first roller coaster made by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard to exceed the 300-foot mark. At 5,486 feet (1,672 m) long, 306 feet (93 m) tall, and with a top speed of 92 miles per hour (148 km/h), Leviathan is the tallest and fastest coaster in Canada. Leviathan is also ranked as the seventh tallest, and the eighth fastest roller coaster in the world. It is also the 16th roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland. The max vertical angle in this coaster is 80 degrees.