Insider (Prater)

Roller coaster in Austria
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Insider
Prater
Location Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Coordinates 48°13′00″N 16°23′51″E / 48.216629°N 16.397579°E / 48.216629; 16.397579
Park section 101
Status Operating since 25 August 2013
Rider height 120 cm minimum
Tokyo Dome City
Name Spinning Coaster Maihime
Location Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°42′19″N 139°45′14″E / 35.705218°N 139.753958°E / 35.705218; 139.753958
Park section Tower Land
Operated 2000 to 30 January 2011
Replaced by Furi Furi Grand Prix
Statistics
Manufacturer Maurer Rides GmbH
Type Steel - Spinning - Wild Mouse - Enclosed
Riders per train 4
Hourly capacity 650
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Area 17.4 metres × 32 metres
Height 11.1 metres
Top speed 36 km/h
Length 300 metres
Inversions 0
Drop angle 37°
Duration 1:08
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Insider is a steel enclosed wild mouse spinning roller coaster located at Prater in Vienna, Vienna, Austria. It was previously located as Spinning Coaster Maihime (Japanese: スピニングコースター舞姫) at Tokyo Dome City.

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Black track and supports.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

Incident

A 34 year old rider fell to their death on 30 January 2011 while the ride was operating at Tokyo Dome City. This presumably happened due to the restaint of the rider going unchecked. The accident caused the enitre Tower Land area of the park to shut down permanently, with the coaster eventually being sold and shipped of to Austria. [1]

References

  1. "Roller Coaster Death in Tokyo".

External links

  • Insider on the Roller Coaster DataBase.


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