Alpina Blitz

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Alpina Blitz

Alpina Blitz while under construction

Nigloland
Location	Dolancourt, Grand Est, France
Coordinates	48°15′42″N 4°36′55″E / 48.26164°N 4.61517°E / 48.26164; 4.61517
Status	Operating since 12 April 2014
Cost	Aprox. €8,000,000

Statistics

Manufacturer

Product

Onsite construction

Type

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

External links

[coasterfriends-1] 1.0 ^1.1 2014 Neuheit: Alpina Blitz (Mega Coaster, Mack Rides) @ Nigloland - Frankreich - Coasterfriends.de

[2] Nigloland : un nouveau grand huit pour 2012 - L'Est Eclair (Wayback archive)

[3] Une saison 2010 réussie pour Nigloland - L'Est Eclair (Wayback archive)

[4] Roller coaster news and other highlights 2012/2013 - Coastersandmore

[5] Photo TR: Opening day Alpina Blitz Nigloland - Theme Park Review

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