Euro Coaster (Buwalda)

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Euro Coaster

Euro Coaster in 2016

Buwalda
Location	Travelling
Status	Operating since 2001

Statistics

Manufacturer

Reverchon

Product

Gliding Coaster

Type

Steel - Suspended - Wild Mouse

Riders per train

4

Hourly capacity

1050

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

42 metres × 15 metres

Power consumption

60kW

Height

15 metres

Top speed

60 km/h

Length

460 metres

Inversions

0

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Euro Coaster is a travelling roller coaster operated by Buwalda. It is a suspended wild mouse roller coaster from Reverchon. It is one of two known Gliding Coaster designs from Reverchon, the other being Ala Delta. Chinese company Golden Horse have also built several of its very similar Suspended Coaster (XGC-4A) model.

History

Euro Coaster is thought to have been introduced at Tilburgse Kermis in 2001.

The roller coaster attends Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London, UK where it is re-branded as the "Christmas Coaster". The earliest known appearance of the Christmas Coaster is 2009.

Since 29 May 2020, the attraction has been operating at Prater in Austria.^[1]

Design

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 4 riders per car. Riders are held in by over-the-shoulder restraints.

Images

The roller coaster operating at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland as the Christmas Coaster
Cars waiting in the station
A view of the restraints
The coaster operating at night
A view of the switchbacks from underneath