Expedition GeForce

Roller coaster in Germany
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Expedition GeForce
Holiday Park
Location Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coordinates 49°19′03″N 8°17′52″E / 49.317423°N 8.297902°E / 49.317423; 8.297902
Status Operating since 18 June 2001
Rider height 140 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Intamin
Product Mega Coaster
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Onsite construction RCS GmbH
Type Steel
Riders per train 28
Hourly capacity 1300
Propulsion Cable lift hill
Height 53 metres
Top speed 120 km/h
Length 1220 metres
Inversions 0
Drop angle 82°
Duration 1:15
G-Force 4.5
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Expedition GeForce is a steel roller coaster located at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Built by Intamin in collaboration with Werner Stengel, it was constructed onsite by RCS GmbH and opened on 18 June 2001.

History

Expedition GeForce opened on 18 June 2001, the 30th anniversary of the park.

During the 2002 season, an American high school teacher spent 104 days riding Expedition GeForce for 10 hours each day. He went on to raise €10,000 euros for charity by riding both Expedition GeForce and Super Wirbel for 49 days in 2003.[1]

In April 2010, one of the cars derailed causing the train to come to a sudden stop at the bottom of the first drop. Although no serious injuries were reported, riders had to be evacuated by firefighters.[2]

For the 2015 season, a roof was added to the station.[3]

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Orange track and grey supports.

Trains

2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. After several years of being out of service, the second train was restored in 2022.[4]

Images

References

  1. "Lecturer sets world record for roller-coaster riding".
  2. "Expedition GeForce derails". Coaster101. April 29, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. Frank, Thomas (2015-03-19). "Dach für Expedition GeForce im Holiday Park: so sieht es aus!". Parkerlebnis.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  4. Holt, Andre (2022-06-08). "Holiday Park bringt zweiten Zug bei „Expedition GeForce" zurück". Parkerlebnis.de. Retrieved 2022-06-09.

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