Bullet

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Bullet
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Bullet at Flamingo Land in 1992.
General
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Park	Selva Mágica
Location	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Status	Operating
Operated
Operated	December 20, 2013 to
Opened	December 20, 2013
Opening
Cost
Height restriction
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf
Builder
Designer/Calculations	Werner Stengel
Type	Steel- Shuttle
Type
Model
Riders per train	24
Riders per hour	1,400
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	131 ft (39.9 m)
Drop	ft ( m)
Top speed	50 mph (80.5 km/h)
Length	ft ( m)
Dimensions	ft ( m) x ft ( m)
Duration
Inversions	1 (Riders experience 2)
Steepest drop
Maximum g-force
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Bullet is a unique steel shuttle roller coaster built by Schwarzkopf circa. 1981. It is currently located at Selva Mágica in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and is expected to reopen in late 2013.

History

Bullet first operated at Wurstelprater, Austria during 1982, where it was named Wiener Looping. It was located in the area "Nr. 1" but was removed due to its high noise level. It was then relocated to Boardwalk and Baseball (then Circus World) in Florida, United States where it opened around 1984. It closed soon after due to its high intensity.

Bullet in storage at Selva Màgica.

In 1988, German showman company Goetzke bought the ride and had it refurbished by BHS. BHS added a second drive motor to the ride, reducing the initial launch speed. As a result, less power and maintanence is necessary to operate the ride. Goetzke operated it for two years as the Shuttle Loop. It was then sold to Flamingo Land, who reopened it as the Bullet in 1991 on the spot where Kumali stands now. On September 25, 2005, Bullet was closed. It is believed to have been sold to either Wieland Schwarzkopf or Vekoma.

If and when Bullet was in storage at Vekoma's facility. The ride was offered for sale by Wieland Schwarzkopf for €1,350,000 in a 2008 advert. It is possible that Wieland Schwarzkopf sold the roller coasters to Vekoma.

The Bullet was sold to Selva Màgica, where it lay in storage until August 2013, when vertical construction began. A video of the ride in operation was posted on the parks Facebook page in early December.

Design

The train is launched backwards out the station and up the first spike. Gravity then pulls it down through the station and through the vertical loop, up the second spike. The course is then completed again backwards.

Trains

Single train with 6 cars . Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train

The train has adjustable "accordion" restraints, which keep the rider seated upright, without featuring a full over-the-shoulder restraint.

Images

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  The vertical loop has a diameter of 46 ft (14 m).

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References

• Bullet on Schwarzkopf Coaster Net