Krake (Heide Park Resort)

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Krake

Heide Park Resort Location Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany Park section Bucht der Totenkopfpiraten Status Operating since 16 April 2011 Cost €12,000,000
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Product	Dive Coaster (Custom)
Designer / calculations	John Wardley
Type	Steel - Floorless - Diving
Riders per train	18
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	41 metres
Top speed	103 km/h
Length	476 metres
Inversions	1
Drop angle	97°
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Krake (German for Octopus) is a steel roller coaster located at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. Opened on April 16, 2011, it is a custom Dive Coaster installation from Bolliger & Mabillard.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Tunnel Splash effect Immelmann Hill

Trains

3 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 6 across in a single row, for a total of 18 riders per train.

Ride Experience

After the chain lift hill a turn to the Left follows. Then a holding brake stops the train at the top of the drop for approximately 3 seconds, then dropping the train down the drop. At the bottom of the drop, funnels scoop water from the artificial lake, spraying water several feet in the air. The train then goes into an immelmann. An air-time hill follows, then it leads back to the final brake run.

Theme

As the name implies, Krake is themed around a large Kraken that swallows the riders when they descend the vertical drop. A near miss element themed as a large octopus, featured in the advertising for the attraction, was added for the 2012 season.

External links

• 
  Krake on the Roller Coaster DataBase.