Apollo (Attractiepark Slagharen)

Apollo

Attractiepark Slagharen
Location	Slagharen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°37′16″N 6°33′54″E / 52.621052°N 6.565118°E / 52.621052; 6.565118
Status	Operating since 1979
Rider height	120 cm minimum

Beuermann (Germany)
Name	Apollo 14
Location	Travelling, Germany
Operated	1971 to 1978

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Product

Apollo 14

Area

32 metres × 32 metres

Height

24 metres

Apollo is a Chair-O-Plane built by German manufacturer Schwarzkopf currently located at Attractiepark Slagharen in Slagharen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

History

This attraction debuted in 1971.^[1]^[2] It was owned by the company Beuermann of Germany^[3] and is one of two Apollo 14 rides built by Schwarzkopf. It originally consisted of individual "landing pods" in five groups of four, which moved up and down and also in circles, similar to the movement of a Ferris Wheel. Apollo 14 proved to be uneconomical as a travelling ride and was sold to Ponypark (now called Attractiepark Slagharen) in the Netherlands.^[4]

For some time the ride operated beside the other Apollo 14 in this form. Later on, this unit was converted to a Chair-O-Plane, being renamed to Apollo from Apollo 14. The other Apollo 14 would eventually be removed from the park at the end of the 1984 season, being transferred to then sister park Bembom Brothers Theme Park in England by the Bembom Brothers. This unit continues to operate here today.^[4]^[5]

References

[1] Die Geschichte des hannoverschen Schützenfestes - Hanover (German)

[2] Apollo 14 (a.k.a. Apollo) - The Flat Joint

[3] Timeline - Schwarzkopf Coaster Net

[scn-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Apollo 14 - Schwarzkopf Coaster Net

[5] Ponypark Slagharen, 07-06-1981 - YouTube

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