Family Coaster (Gerstlauer product)

Family Coaster

A Family Coaster train
Status	In production
Introduced	1999
Number built	20
First built	Oachkatzl (1999)
Latest built	Unknown (2026)
Rider height	Minimum: 90 cm Min. unaccompanied: 120 cm
Statistics
Manufacturer	Gerstlauer, Germany
Type	Steel
Propulsion	Tyre propelled lift Chain lift hill Tyre propelled launch
Top speed	60 km/h
G-Force	3
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The Family Coaster is a model of steel roller coaster manufactured by German manufacturer Gerstlauer. It debuted in 1999 as the second Gerstlauer model with Oachkatzl. It consists of 2 sub-models along with the base model. The first of these two sub-models, the Family Shuttle Coaster, debuted in 2011 with Gipfelstürmer. FireChaser Express would be the first of the launched family coasters, debuting in 2014.

History

The model line was quickly replaced with the Junior Coaster model line after the debut of Oachkatzl. The Family Coaster model eventually returned in 2011 with Schlange von Midgard. The two models would co-exist for a bit, with the junior coaster receiving one more installation before its cancellation. The Family Coaster went from being replaced with the Junior Coaster to replacing it. Oachkatz was rebranded as a junior coaster during the family coasters initial cancellation. It only returned to the family coaster line upon the cancellation of the Junior Coaster, being the only layout to do so.

Design

The model uses trains with small 2x1 cars. Oachkatz is the exception to this, featuring 2x2 cars more akin to the Junior Coaster. A train uses between 4 and 12 cars. These small cars allow for quick and sharp turns. This is in contrast to the Junior Coaster, that has rougher transitions due to its bulkier cars.

The Launched Family Coaster only uses Tyre propelled launches to launch the trains. Wakala is the only version where it is at an angle, making it an launched lift hill.

Layout

The layout of the 300/4, the original layout

All models debuted as a custom layout before ending up in the catalog, allowing other parks to purchase the same layout. This phenomenon happens with every Gerstlauer model.

Notes

• The 205 layout is notorious for being a full-circuit coaster despite being part of the Shuttle Family Coaster line. This is because the coaster makes a full circuit on the first lap only to go backwards after the second lift, shuttling back to the Station.
• 170 and 205 are essentially the same layout, the difference being the turn connecting the two lift hills missing on the 170m.
• 205m was originally called 200m, but this was changed as to not interfere with the other 200m.
• 300/4m and 181m are missing from the following table due to them never receiving an official render and/or stats.

	170m	200m	205m	360m	660m
Length	170 metres	200 metres	201 metres	360 metres	660 metres
Height	12 metres	10 metres	12 metres	16 metres	18.5 metres
Speed	50 km/h	45 km/h	50 km/h	50 km/h	56 km/h
No. build	1	1	2	3	1
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued	In production	In production	In production

Installations

Name	Park	Country	Sub-model	Layout	Opened	Status
Oachkatzl	Märchenwald im Isartal	Germany	N/A	300/4	1999	Operating
Schlange von Midgard	Hansa-Park	Germany	N/A	200	April 15, 2011	Operating
Gipfelstürmer	Freizeitpark Ruhpolding	Germany	Shuttle Family Coaster	170	June 2011	Operating
TNT Tren de la Mina	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain	N/A	Custom	March 30, 2012	Operating
Dragon Fly	Duinrell	Netherlands	N/A	360	March 31, 2012	Operating
Gold Rush	OK Corral	France	Shuttle Family Coaster	205	July 7, 2012	Operating
FireChaser Express	Dollywood	USA	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	March 22, 2014	Operating
Rewind Racers	Adventure City	USA	Shuttle Family Coaster	181	June 6, 2015	Operating
Cobra Des Amun Ra	Belantis	Germany	N/A	360	July 4, 2015	Operating
Pégase Express	Parc Astérix	France	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	June 11, 2017	Operating
Family Coaster	Land of Legends Theme Park	Turkey	N/A	360	2018	Operating
Yippe	Parque Del Café	Colombia	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	March 22, 2018	Operating
Panic Coaster - Back!? Daaan!!	Tokyo Dome City	Japan	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	March 23, 2019	Operating
Wakala	Bellewaerde Park	Belgium	Launched Family Coaster	660	July 1, 2020	Operating
Valkyrie	Gyeongju World	South Korea	Shuttle Family Coaster	205	October 9, 2021	Operating
Boomerang	Luna Park	Australia	Shuttle Family Coaster	181	October 23, 2021	Operating
FirleFranz	Bayern Park	Germany	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	April 28, 2023	Operating
Défi du Dragon	Jardin d'Acclimatation	France	Launched Family Coaster	Custom	March 22, 2025	Operating
Unknown	Plopsaland Deutschland	Germany	N/A	Custom	2026	Under construction
Cornwall Coaster	Hansa-Park	Germany	Launched Family Coaster	Unknown	2026	Under construction

Records

These are the records for just Family coasters in a vacuum. It will only show the top 3.

Height

Rank	Height	Name	Amusement park	Location	Record Held
1st	24 metres	FireChaser Express	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	2014-Present
		Yippe	Parque del Café	Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia	N/A
2nd	21 metres	Pégase Express	Parc Astérix	Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France	N/A
		Wakala	Bellewaerde Park	Ypres, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium	N/A
3rd	17 metres	TNT Tren de la Mina	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain	2012-2014

Length

Rank	Length	Name	Amusement park	Location	Record held
1st	928 metres	Pégase Express	Parc Astérix	Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France	2017-Present
2nd	740 metres	FireChaser Express	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	2014-2017
3rd	660 metres	Wakala	Bellewaerde Park	Ypres, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium	N/A

Speed

Rank	Top speed	Name	Park	Location	Record held
1st	56 km/h	FireChaser Express	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	2014-Present
2nd	55 km/h	TNT Tren de la Mina	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain	2012-2014
		Yippe	Parque del Café	Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia	N/A
3rd	52 km/h	Pégase Express	Parc Astérix	Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France	N/A

External links

• 

  Family Coaster on gerstlauer-rides.de.

• 

  Shuttle Family Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

• 

  Family Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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