Alpenexpress "Enzian"

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Europa-Park
Location	Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany
Coordinates	48°15′44″N 7°43′22″E / 48.262114°N 7.722644°E / 48.262114; 7.722644
Park section	Austria
Status	Operating since 1984
Rider height	100 cm minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Mack Rides

Product

Powered Coaster

Type

Steel - Family - Virtual reality

Riders per train

38

Hourly capacity

1050

Height

6 metres

Top speed

45 km/h

Length

264 metres

Inversions

0

Duration

1:40

G-Force

2 g

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Alpenexpress "Enzian" was the first coaster to open at Europa-Park in Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany. It is a steel family powered coaster built by Mack Rides and opened in 1984.

History

In September 2015, virtual reality headsets were introduced on Alpenxpress. It was the first coaster at Europa-Park to offer virtual reality rides.^[1] In subsequent years, more virtual reality experiences have been added.^[2]

Design

Elements
Helix Tunnel Helix

Colour scheme

Brown track and supports. The ride opened with blue track.

Trains

Single train with 10 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, except for the front car which has a single row, for a total of 38 riders per train.

References

↑ Frank, Thomas (2015-08-28). "Europa-Park lädt ab September zum VR-Ride auf dem Alpenexpress „Enzian“ ein". Parkerlebnis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.parkerlebnis.de/europa-park-vr-ride-alpenexpress-enzian-september-2015_16021.html. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
↑ Frank, Thomas (2021-05-19). "Europa-Park präsentiert 2021 neues Virtual-Reality-Erlebnis auf Achterbahn „Alpenexpress“". Parkerlebnis.de. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522174316/https://www.parkerlebnis.de/europa-park-neuheit-2021-virtual-reality-madame-freudenreich_120747.html. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

External links

Alpenexpress "Enzian" on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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[1] Frank, Thomas (2015-08-28). "Europa-Park lädt ab September zum VR-Ride auf dem Alpenexpress „Enzian“ ein". Parkerlebnis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.parkerlebnis.de/europa-park-vr-ride-alpenexpress-enzian-september-2015_16021.html. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[2] Frank, Thomas (2021-05-19). "Europa-Park präsentiert 2021 neues Virtual-Reality-Erlebnis auf Achterbahn „Alpenexpress“". Parkerlebnis.de. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522174316/https://www.parkerlebnis.de/europa-park-neuheit-2021-virtual-reality-madame-freudenreich_120747.html. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

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