Lasso Loop

Roller coaster in France
Lasso Loop
OK Corral
Location Cuges-les-Pins, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coordinates 43°16′02″N 5°43′43″E / 43.267356°N 5.728656°E / 43.267356; 5.728656
Status Defunct
Operated 1993 to 2004
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Name Katapult
Location Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Operated 1990 to 1993
Nickel's Midway Pier
Name Katapult
Location Wildwood, New Jersey, USA
Operated 1985 to 1985 or later
Goetzke (Travelling)
Name Katapult
Location Travelling
Operated 1980 to 1982 or later
Statistics
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf
Product Katapult
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel - Launched
Riders per train 20
Propulsion Tire propelled launch (multi-pass)
Height 19.6 metres
Length 105 metres
Track inversions 1
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Lasso Loop was a steel launched roller coaster previously located at OK Corral in Cuges-les-Pins, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

History

The ride originally operated at German fairs, travelling with Goetzke. Its exact closing date on the fairs isn't known, but it eventually reappeared in the USA, opening at Nickel's Midway Pier in 1985. Its closing date at Nickel's isn't known either, but it wasn't in operation for long, since it would resurface at Parque de Atracciones de Madrid in 1990, a mere five years later. It only operated in Madrid for three years however, being sold to its current final operational park; OK Corral in France.

Corral eventually sold the coaster to Dutch Showman Leon Snep after operating for eleven years. Snep planned on renaming the coaster to "2 Fast 2 Furious" and tour over the Dutch fair circuit with the ride. This hasn't happened however, and the future of the ride isn't known.

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Yellow track and white supports. The ride opened with blue track and white supports on the german fair. It retained this colour scheme in the USA, but recieved a new scheme in Spain. Its track would be repainted to a lighter blue, with the supports gaining multicoloured stripes. It would eventually recieve its final scheme in OK Corral.

Trains

Single train with 5 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train. The train has been modified when the ride operated at OK Corral, every other car was removed, leaving a 5 car train on a 9 car train body.

External links


Articles on OK Corral
Articles on Parque de Atracciones de Madrid