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Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||
Product | Mega Coaster | ||||||||||
Onsite construction | RCS GmbH | ||||||||||
Type | Steel | ||||||||||
Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
Height | 33 metres | ||||||||||
Top speed | 83 km/h | ||||||||||
Length | 719 metres | ||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
G-Force | 4.3 |

Alpina Blitz is a steel roller coaster located at Nigloland in Dolancourt, Grand Est, France. It was manufactured by Mack Rides and installed by RCS GmbH.[1]
History
In July 2009, Nigloland announced that it would install a new roller coaster for 2012, its 25th season.[2] In 2010, the opening was pushed back a year, to 2013.[3] It was subsequently revealed that Mack Rides were designing this roller coaster.[4] The opening date was later pushed back further to 2014.
Track arrived on site in November 2013.[1] Alpina Blitz opened on April 12, 2014.[5]
Design
The track layout is similar, but not identical, to that of an Intamin Mega-Lite.
Trains
2 trains with 4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2014 Neuheit: Alpina Blitz (Mega Coaster, Mack Rides) @ Nigloland - Frankreich - Coasterfriends.de
- ↑ Nigloland : un nouveau grand huit pour 2012 - L'Est Eclair (Wayback archive)
- ↑ Une saison 2010 réussie pour Nigloland - L'Est Eclair (Wayback archive)
- ↑ Roller coaster news and other highlights 2012/2013 - Coastersandmore
- ↑ Photo TR: Opening day Alpina Blitz Nigloland - Theme Park Review
External links
- Alpina Blitz on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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