Formula Rossa

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Formula Rossa

roller coaster

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Location	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Status	Operating since November 4, 2010

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Type

Steel - Launched

Riders per train

16

Propulsion

Hydraulic launch

Height170.6 feet

Top speed149.1 mph

Length6561.7 feet

Inversions0

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Formula Rossa (Arabic: فورمولا روسّا) is an Intamin launched roller coaster located at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster in the world at 149.1 mph. Riders are required to wear protective glasses due to the high speeds and occurrence of sand storms in Abu Dhabi.^[1] Because of problems with the wheels and the high amount of friction, trim brakes were added to the first hill in order to reduce the overall speed of the ride.

Elements
Hydraulic launch from 0-149.1 mph in 4.0 seconds 170.6 foot tall hill Hill Helix

History[edit | edit source]

Formula Rossa was planned to open with the park on October 27, 2010. However, the opening of the park was postponed. It officially opened on November 4.^[2]

Theme[edit | edit source]

During construction, the roller coaster was marketed as emulating "the thrilling sensation of being in a Ferrari F1 car".^[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Formula Rossa is the last of the Accelerator Coasters.

A very similar roller coaster, Sprint 500, is available as a ride choice on Frontier's Planet Coaster simulation game.

References[edit | edit source]

Fastest roller coaster November 2010 - present
Preceded by Kingda Ka	Fastest roller coaster November 2010 - present	Succeeded by None

External links[edit | edit source]

Formula Rossa on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

[1] Formula Rossa - Ferrari World Abhu Dhabi

[2] Ferrari World's grand opening: take two - Theme Park Insider

[3] Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to open in the second half of 2010 - eTurboNews

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