Vertigo (Zoomarine)

Roller coaster in Italy
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Vertigo
The coaster in 2008 at Tramore Amusement Park
Zoomarine
Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
Coordinates 41°37′59″N 12°27′15″E / 41.633139°N 12.454167°E / 41.633139; 12.454167
Status Operating since 27 March 2010
Rider height
  • Minimum: 122 cm
  • Min. unaccompanied: 139 cm
Tramore Amusement Park (loan)
Name Shockwave
Location Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates 52°09′37″N 7°08′39″W / 52.160211°N 7.144159°W / 52.160211; -7.144159
Operated 2008 to 2009
Replaced Speed Loop
William Bird (Ireland)
Name Shockwave
Location Travelling
Operated 2007 to 2009
Luneur Park
Name Looping Star
Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
Coordinates 41°50′08″N 12°28′36″E / 41.835626°N 12.476660°E / 41.835626; 12.476660
Operated 2002 to 2007
Plutón Park
Name Looping Star
Location Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Coordinates 42°12′45″N 8°39′00″W / 42.212391°N 8.650050°W / 42.212391; -8.650050
Operated 2000 to 2001
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid (loan)
Name Looping Star
Location Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Operated June 1992 to 1998
OK Corral
Name Looping Star
Location Cuges-les-Pins, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Operated 1989 to 1991
Pleasureland Southport (loan)
Name Looping Star
Location Southport, Merseyside, England, UK
Operated 1985 to 1987
Freizeitpark Kirchhorst
Name Looping Star
Location Isernhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Operated 1979 to 1984
Statistics
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf
Product Looping Star
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel
Track layout Figure-8
Hourly capacity 1700
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Area 77 metres × 31.5 metres
Height 24.5 metres
Top speed 77 km/h
Length 592 metres
Inversions 1
Duration 1:30
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Vertigo is a steel roller coaster currently located at Zoomarine in Rome, Lazio, Italy. It was designed by Anton Schwarzkopf and Werner Stengel, and is a portable model.

History

The coaster opened at Pleasureland Southport in 1985.[1]

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Brown track and supports, with the boxed spine on the vertical loop being aqua. The ride used to feature red track and white supports.

Trains

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

References

  1. "Rollercoaster thrills". The Ormskirk Advertiser, etc. 1985-04-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

External links

  • Vertigo on the Roller Coaster DataBase.


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