Triops

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Triops

Bagatelle Location Merlimont, Hauts-de-France, France Coordinates 50.429295°N 1.598988°E / 50.429295; 1.598988 Status Operating since 30 June 2012 Rider height Minimum: 100 cm Min. unaccompanied: 130 cm Replaced Coleoz'Arbres
Sommerland Syd Name Tornado Location Tinglev, Jylland, Denmark Coordinates 54.962104°N 9.178440°E / 54.962104; 9.178440 Operated 2 July 2005 to 2011 Replaced by Himalaia Liseberg Name HangOver Location Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden Coordinates 57.694833°N 11.994541°E / 57.694833; 11.994541 Operated 1997 to 2002 Replaced by Cykelturen
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Invertigo
Type	Steel - Inverted - Shuttle - Semi-Backwards
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	840
Propulsion	Two chain lift hills
Area	86 metres × 30 metres
Height	40 metres
Top speed	80.5 km/h
Length	309 metres
Inversions	3
Duration	1:30
G-Force	5
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Triops is a Vekoma inverted shuttle roller coaster located at Bagatelle in Merlimont, Hauts-de-France, France. Triops is French for Hurricane.

History

The ride originally operated as HangOver at Liseberg in Sweden, and was then sent to Allou! Fun Park in Greece, but was never built. Its next location was Sommerland Syd in Denmark, where it operated as Tornado. In 2011, it was sold to Bagatelle in France, where it currently operates today.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Cobra roll Vertical loop Chain lift hill

The train is pulled up the chain lift hill in reverse and released down the drop. The train train travels through the station and into a cobra roll and a vertical loop. After climbing a second chain lift hill, the train is dropped again, and travels through the design in reverse.

Colour scheme

Orange track and dark purple supports. Used to feature yellow track and blue supports.

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. Riders sit face-to-face, with the exception of the front and back rows.

Images

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External links

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  Triops on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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