Nopuko Air Coaster
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| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||||||
| Product | Suspended Looping Coaster / 765m Standard w/Helix | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Peter Clerx | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,010 Riders | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain Lift Hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 109.3 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 49.7 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2,509.8 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Vekoma (Replaced 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||
Nopuko Air Coaster is a steel inverted roller coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma currently located at Lost Island Theme Park in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. The ride previously operated at Ratanga Junction in South Africa.
History
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Cobra opened in 1998 in Ratanga Junction in South Africa. It closed in 2018.
The ride was relocated to Lost Island Theme Park and fully constructed by October 2021. It opened at the new park in June 2022.
Design
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Color scheme
Blue track and purple supports. It used to feature yellow track and black supports.
Trains
2 trains with 10 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train. As the part of the move from Ratanga Junction to Lost Island Theme Park, it received new trains from Vekoma, replacing the old trains that featured bulkier restraints.
External links
- Nopuko Air Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
