Fluch des Kraken

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Fluch des Kraken

Freizeit-Land Geiselwind Location Geiselwind, Bavaria, Germany Coordinates 49.779943°N 10.458546°E / 49.779943; 10.458546 Section Land der Piraten Status Operating since 2000 Rider height Minimum: 130 cm Maximum: 190 cm
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Boomerang
Type	Steel - Shuttle
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	760
Propulsion	Catch car lift hill Chain lift hill
Area	88 metres × 30 metres
Height	35.5 metres
Top speed	75.6 km/h
Length	285 metres
Track inversions	3
Rider inversions	6
Duration	1:48
G-Force	5.2

Fluch des Kraken is a Vekoma roller coaster currently located at Freizeit-Land Geiselwind in Geiselwind, Bavaria, Germany. It opened to the public in 2000 as Boomerang.

Design

Elements
Catch car lift hill Cobra roll Vertical loop Chain lift hill

Ride experience

When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, then dropped through the loading gate through a cobra roll and then a vertical loop. At the end of this cycle, the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track, then dropped once again allowing the train to go back through the loops backwards.

Colour scheme

Yellow track and red 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.

External links

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  Fluch des Kraken on the Roller Coaster DataBase.