Galaxi (product)

The Galaxi (sometimes called "Galaxy") was a mass-produced portable roller coaster model primarily manufactured by Italian company SDC, who ceased operations in 1993. The design was first produced in the 1970s, and over fifty copies have been produced since.^[1]

Although Galaxi roller coasters are no longer produced, many manufacturers have continued to produce similar or identical products. Many Galaxi roller coasters still operate at amusement parks and as traveling attractions.

Design

The Galaxi was designed to be transportable.

There were two sizes of Galaxi roller coaster. The larger one had a 900 degree helix at one end and a 540 degree helix at the other. The smaller has a lift hill which passes diagonally across the ride.

The ride is similar in design to the Zyklon, manufactured by the now defunct Pinfari, also Italian.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car. On many Galaxi roller coasters, the trains had a triangular shaped badge on their front.

In popular culture

In the Season 4 CSI episode "Turn of the Screws",a Galaxi coaster is the main subject of the investigation. A sabotaged train with five riders derailed and landed in a nearby carpark, killing the passengers and revealing the body of a park employee hidden in the trunk of a car.^[2] The roller coaster used for filming was Screaming Mummy at Pharao's Lost Kingdom.^[3]

Installations

Due to the large number of Galaxi coasters produced, and how difficult it is to track them, this list may be inaccurate.

Name	Park	Location	Opened	Status
Bavarian Beetle Formerly Galaxi	Kings Island Coney Island	Kings Mills, Ohio, USA Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	1972 1970	Closed 1979 Closed 1971
Cyclone	Queens Park	Long Beach, California, USA	1969	Closed 1979
Galaxi	Adventureland	Farmingdale, New York, USA	1973	Closed 1990
Galaxi	Barry Island Pleasure Park	UK	1974	Closed 1983
Galaxi	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Indiana, USA	1971	Closed 2013
Galaxi	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	1975	Closed 1983
Galaxi	Myrtle Beach Pavilion	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA	Unknown 1975	Closed 1997 Closed 1983
Galaxi	Novosibirsk Central Park	Russia	Unknown	Operating
Galaxi Formerly Galaxi	Joyland Amusement Park White Swan Park	Lubbock, Texas, USA Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA	Unknown 1972	Operating Closed 1989
Galaxi	Pirate's Fun Park	Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA		Closed
Galaxi	Funtown Splashtown U.S.A.	Saco, Maine, USA	1978	Closed 2008
Galaxi Formerly Galaxy Orbit	Palace Playland Peony Park	Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA Omaha, Nebraska, USA	1994 1972	Closed September 4, 2017 Closed 1993
Galaxi	Cliff's Amusement Park	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	1976	Operating
Galaxi Formerly Galaxi	Sylvan Beach Amusement Park Fun Forest Amusement Park	Sylvan Beach, New York, USA Seattle, Washington, USA	1993 1974	Operating Closed 1992
Galaxi	Riverview Park & Waterworld	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA		Closed 2007
Galaxi	Santa's Village AZoosment Park	Dundee, Illinois, USA	1987	Closed 1996
Galaxi Formerly Galaxi Formerly Galaxi	Dixie Landin' Family Theme Park Fun Fair Park Pontchartrain Beach	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	2001 1978 Unknown	Operating Closed 1999 Closed 1997
Galaxi	Sauzer's Kiddieland	Schererville, Indiana, USA	1970	Closed 1995
Galaxi Formerly Galaxi	Paragon Park HemisFair '68	Hull, Massachusetts, USA San Antonio, Texas, USA	1969 1968	Closed 1985 Closed 1968
Galaxi	Crystal Beach	Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada	1984	Closed 1984
Galaxi	Luna Park	Ankara, Ankara, Turkey	1980s	Operating
Galaxi 2000	Hassans Nöjesfältet	Åhus, Skåne, Sweden	1985	Closed 2006
Galaxy	Fantasilandia	Santiago, Santiago, Chile	1978	Closed 2012
Galaxy Formerly Galaxy	Loudoun Castle Codona's Amusement Park	UK UK	1999 1978	Closed 2002 Closed 1998
Galaxy	Parque Ítalo Americano	Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela	1981	Closed 2010
Galaxy 500 Formerly 1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster Formerly Screaming Mummy Formerly Super Screamer	Hydro Adventures Miracle Strip Pier Park Pharo's Adventure Park Adventureland	Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA Panama City Beach, Florida, USA Redlands, California, USA Altoona, Iowa, USA	July 7, 2016 2014 2000 1976	Operating Closed 2015 Closed 2006 Closed 1999
Grand Huit	Europark	Vias, Languedoc-Roussillon, France	2005	Closed 2006
Himalaya	Parc d'Attractions d'Alger	Algeria, Alger, Algeria	2006	Closed 2014
Horská Dráha	Lunapark	Prague, Czech Republic	1973	Operating
Infernal Toboggan	Travelling	France		Operating
Mark 1 Formerly Mark 1	Travelling Travelling	Mexico USA	1970s	Operating
Metropolis	Luna Park	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Unknown	Closed 2012
Moncayo	Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza	Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain	2002	Operating
Montagna	Magic Park	Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece	2001	Operating
Montagne Russe	Parc Sindibad	Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco	2000 - 2001	Closed 2000 - 2007
Montaña Rusa	Felicilandia	Chile	Unknown	Operating
Montana Rusa	Juegos del Parque Rodó	Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay	2006	Closed 2013
Mont Blank	Edenlandia	Naples, Campania, Italy		Closed 2001
Nightmare Mine	Frontier City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	1980	Closed 2000
Nightmare Mine Formerly Galaxi	Frontier City Fun Junction	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Grand Junction, Colorado, USA	2000 Unknown	Closed 2000 Closed 1999
Olympic Bobsled	Travelling	USA	Unknown	Operating
Ottovolante	Greenland	Limbiate, Lombardy, Italy	Unknown	SBNO since 2005 or earlier
RipTide	Deggeller Attractions	Travelling	Unknown	Operating
Rockin' Rider	Canobie Lake Park	Salem, New Hampshire, USA	1970	Closed 2004
Roller Coaster	Eram Park	Tehran, Tehran, Iran	2000 or earlier	Closed 2015
Serpent Formerly Sperpent Formerly Galaxi	Kokomo's Family Fun Center LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park Nobles Funland Amusement Park	Saginaw, Michigan, USA Middletown, Ohio, USA Paducah, Kentucky, USA	2009 1989 1987	Operating Closed 2002 Closed 1988
Skyways	Clarence Pier	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK	1980	Closed 2017
Taipan Formerly Thrillseeker	Travelling Sea World	Australia Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	Unknown 1982	Operating Closed May 2002
unknown	Mirapolis	Cergy-Pointoise, Ile-de-France, France	1989	Closed 1991

Unidentified Galaxi roller coaster at Hull Fair in 1996

References

[1] Galaxy Coaster - Amusement Ride Extravaganza

[2] 'Turning of the Screws' - CSI Files

[3] CSIs Go To The Amusement Park And The Beach - CSI Files

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