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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,800 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 28.1 metres | ||||||||||||
| Length | 979.9 metres | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Gebirgsbahn was a steel roller coaster located at Phantasialand in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
The ride was named Bobbahn 1 at opening, and had no theming. The 1 in the name is odd, since Bobbahn 2 opened 3 years later. The ride received its rock theming and facade a year later, in 1976. This was done out of necessity; the coaster was too loud for the neighbors, and the rock facade and tunnels muted the sound enough to please the neighbors. The rides where eventually renamed to Gebirgsbahn and Grand Canyon Bahn in 1989.[1]
On 1 May 2001, a short circuit in some wiring caused a fire that it was destroyed by. Grand Canyon Bahn and Tanakra, an animatronic show where also destroyed in this fire.[2] The park would eventually replace the rides with River Quest and Feng Ju Palace respectively.
Design
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Colour scheme
Grey Track with the supports hidden in the rock structure.
Trains
5 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "Gebirgsbahn". Freizeitblog.de.
- ↑ Mayntz, Melissa. "Amusement Park Ride Fires". lovetoknow. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
External Links
- Gebirgsbahn on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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