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| Manufacturer | Zierer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | Flitzer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Explosive is a travelling steel roller coaster built by German manufacturer Zierer currently owned & travelled by German showman Vorlop.[1]
History
Flitzer (as it was originally named) was built for German showman Grauberger in 1971.[2] Following two seasons of operation the ride was sold to Janny de Vries in the Netherlands. It was subsequently purchased by Piet Leander at the end of the 1976 season.[3][4]
From the 1984 season it operated at Barry Island Pleasure Park in Wales, UK. While at the park, it was repainted and the pattern on the facade was changed.[5][6] It also operated at Hull Fair.[7]
The Flitzer returned to the Netherlands for a single season in 1989, before being sold to German showman Karl-Heinz Langenscheidt, who operated the ride on the travelling fairground circuit until 1993. It was replaced by a HUSS Rainbow and exported to Poland.
References
- ↑ High Explosive - Rideindex.de
- ↑ Flitzer (Langenscheidt) - Rideindex.de
- ↑ Kermisboeken Facebook post
- ↑ Kermis Zwolle diverse jaren - Historisch Kermis Transport
- ↑ Paul Angel photograph, Barry Island Amusement Park, 1984. - NFCA Digital
- ↑ Paul Angel photograph, Barry Island Amusement Park, 1986. - NFCA Digital
- ↑ Paul Angel photograph, Hull Fair, 1984. - NFCA Digital