Generator

Roller coaster in France
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Generator
Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Location Les Avenières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Coordinates 45°37′19″N 5°34′08″E / 45.621986°N 5.568914°E / 45.621986; 5.568914
Status Operating since 1988
Soundtrack By IMAscore
Rider height 130 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Vekoma
Product Boomerang
Type Steel - Shuttle
Hourly capacity 760
Propulsion Catch car lift hill
Chain lift hill
Area 88 metres × 30 metres
Height 35.5 metres
Top speed 75.6 km/h
Length 285 metres
Track inversions 3
Rider inversions 6
Duration 1:48
G-Force 5.2
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Sunkid GmbH (2014-present)
Arrow Dynamics (1988-2013)
Riders per train 28
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Generator is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Walibi Rhône-Alpes in Les Avenières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is a Boomerang installation from Vekoma.

History

When the ride opened in 1988, it was called Boomerang. For the 2014 season, the ride was overhauled and renamed EqWalizer. The original Arrow Dynamics train was replaced with one built by Sunkid GmbH.[1] For 2021, the ride was renamed Generator.[2]

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Aqua track and brown supports. The ride opened with yellow track and green supports, being repainted to feature pink track with yellow rails and purple supports in 2014. The repaint to its current colours was in 2021.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

References

  1. "En 2014, Boomerang devient EqWalizer à Walibi Rhône-Alpes !".
  2. "Facebook post". Parc Walibi Rhône-Alpes (Officiel). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

External links


Articles on Walibi Rhône-Alpes