Balagos - Flying Flame

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Balagos - Flying Flame

Avonturenpark Hellendoorn Location Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands Coordinates 52.389386°N 6.437536°E / 52.389386; 6.437536 Status Operating since 1990 Replaced Sprookjestuin
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	MK-1200 Tornado
Type	Steel
Hourly capacity	1,000
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	25 metres
Top speed	60 km/h
Length	460 metres
Inversions	2
Duration	1:08
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Sunkid GmbH (2021-present) Vekoma (1990-2020)
Riders per train	28

Balagos - Flying Flame is a Vekoma steel roller coaster located at Avonturenpark Hellendoorn in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands. It was the second Vekoma roller coaster installed in the Netherlands when it opened. From 1990 to 2020, the ride was once named Tornado.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Corkscrew

Colour scheme

Orange track and black supports. The ride used to feature yellow track and green supports.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

2021 Renovation

On September 17, 2020, Hellendoorn revealed on their blog that Tornado would receive a makeover in 2021, including new lap bar trains, and a new name. This name was chosen from fan suggestions on Facebook. The new name would eventually be "Balagos - Flying Flame".

Images

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  The vertical loop

External links

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  Tornado on the Roller Coaster DataBase.