Alpenexpress "Enzian" (Europa-Park; opened 1984)

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Alpenexpress "Enzian"

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
Section	Austria
Status	Defunct
Operated	1984 to 20 June 2023
Rider height	100 cm minimum
Replaced by	Alpenexpress "Enzian"

Statistics

Manufacturer

Mack Rides

Product

Powered Coaster

Type

Steel - Virtual reality

Track layout

Double helix

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

Alpenexpress "Enzian" was the first coaster to open at Europa-Park in Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany. It is a steel 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]

The indoor half of the ride, dubbed Zauberwelt der Diamanten was hit with a devastating fire on 19 June 2023. this closed the walkthrough, coaster and Tiroler Wildwasserbahn for the unforeseeable future.^[3] It would later be revealed on the Europa-Park fanday that Alpenexpress would be torn down and replaced with a new version of the ride, while Tiroler Wildwasserbahn would be repaired.^[4]

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 2017-01-05. 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. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
↑ Wit, Wessel (2023-06-19). "Grote brand uitgebroken in Duits pretpark Europa-Park". Looopings.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
↑ Pino330 (2023-10-14). "Summary of the presentation during the fanday". Pretpark.club. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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 2017-01-05. 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. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[3] Wit, Wessel (2023-06-19). "Grote brand uitgebroken in Duits pretpark Europa-Park". Looopings.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

[4] Pino330 (2023-10-14). "Summary of the presentation during the fanday". Pretpark.club. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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