Cop Car Chase

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Cop Car Chase

Movie Park Germany Location Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Coordinates 51.623439°N 6.973739°E / 51.623439; 6.973739 Section Marienhof Status Defunct Operated June 1996 to August 2006 Rider height Minimum: 130 cm Maximum: 195 cm
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Product	Multi Inversion Coaster (Custom)
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Twin
Propulsion	2 chain lift hills
Height	16 metres
Drop	14 metres
Top speed	50 km/h
Length	610 metres
Inversions	2
Duration	1:20
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Giovanola
Riders per train	8

Cop Car Chase was a steel twin roller coaster at Movie Park Germany in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The coaster was built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin. Originally opened in June 1996 as Lethal Weapon Pursuit, this ride was once themed to the Lethal Weapon movie franchise. After a decade of operation, the attraction was demolished in 2006.

History

The queue scenery

In June 1996, Lethal Weapon Pursuit opened. It was billed as Germany's first racing roller coaster.

Lethal Weapon Pursuit featured an elaborate queue line with an outdoor streets portion. This area contained three vehicles, including a police car with a message reading "to protect and to serve". A crime scene was shown with a red truck crashing into a lamp store. There was also graffiti on the walls.

During the ride's climax, there was a burning car effect that unleashed a trail of fire underneath the tracks. The effect was created by FX Illusions and the car was attached to a separate track with wire frames. Lethal Weapon Pursuit was the first roller coaster to feature a fire effect. This effect was recalled a few years after opening.

For the 2005 season after Six Flags' European parks divison became StarParks, the attraction was stripped of the Lethal Weapon theme (alongside the rest of the Warner Bros. licensing at the park) and became simply Cop Car Chase when the park was rebranded to Movie Park Germany.

In August 2006, Cop Car Chase closed.

Design

Elements
Left Chain lift hill Tunnel Tunnel Tunnel Vertical loop Chain lift hill Tunnel Bunny hill Heartline roll Right Chain lift hill Tunnel Tunnel Helix Tunnel Vertical loop Chain lift hill Tunnel Twisted hill Bunny hill Heartline roll

Ride experience

Once the trains were dispatched, they climbed up a 52.5 foot chain lift hill. Upon reaching the top, the trains made a left-handed drop. They passed through a hole in the structure and made a small drop before turning left. The trains entered the warehouse and dropped into a vertical loop enclosed in the building. They would go through a helix and run parallel. Both trains would climb the second chain lift hill and turn right. They went through the other side of the warehouse and headed into the car impound area. Following a small bunny hill, the trains passed several cars. The burning car effect that caused a trail a fire was located above the tracks. The trains went through a heartline roll in the opposite direction. After this, the trains turned right and stopped at the final brake run.

Color scheme

Cop Car Chase had a butterscotch track and gray supports

Trains

8 trains with 2 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. The trains resembled police cars and featured over-the-shoulder harnesses.

Images

Queue line

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  The movie vehicles
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  The crime scene
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  The police car

Exterior

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  The final portions
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  The turnarounds into the warehouse
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  One of the trains
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  The entrance while it was Lethal Weapon Pursuit

External links

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  Cop Car Chase on the Roller Coaster DataBase.