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Keverbaan
Bellewaerde Park
Location Ypres, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium
Coordinates 50°50′49″N 2°57′18″E / 50.846897°N 2.954959°E / 50.846897; 2.954959
Section Far West
Status Defunct
Operated 1981 to 6 November 2022
Rider height
  • Minimum: 90 cm
  • Min. unaccompanied: 120 cm
Gröverland
Name Marienkäferbahn
Location Gadenstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany
Operated 1978 or earlier to 1980 or later
Statistics
Manufacturer Zierer
Product Tivoli - Large
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel
Track layout Double Figure Eight
Riders per train 40
Hourly capacity 1,250
Propulsion Booster wheel lift hill
Area 37.3 metres × 42 metres
Height 8 metres
Top speed 36 km/h
Length 360 metres
Inversions 0

Keverbaan was a steel roller coaster located at Bellewaerde Park in Ypres, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. Keverbaan is French for Beetle Coaster.

History

In early 2022, Bellewaerde announced that Keverbaan will close on 6 November 2022.[1] Some of the cars were auctioned to raise money for charity.[2]

Design

Elements

Keverbaan is a Zierer Tivoli Large model. This model has a double figure eight layout, which is two figure eights with a circle around them.

Trains

Single train with 20 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 40 riders per train.

References

  1. "Na meer dan 40 jaar moet populaire keverbaan plaats maken voor nieuwe waterattractie in Bellewaerde".
  2. Martinez, Fauve (2022-07-01). "Bellewaerde veilt vanaf vandaag 5 iconische kevertjes: "Opbrengst gaat naar Think Pink"". vrtnws.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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