Space Shuttle (Enchanted Kingdom)

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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle in 2007
Enchanted Kingdom Location Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines Coordinates 14.281542°N 121.094369°E / 14.281542; 121.094369 Section Spaceport Status Operating since 19 October 1995 Rider height 122 cm minimum
West Midland Safari Park Name Cobra Location Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, UK Operated 1985 to 3 November 1991 Replaced by Rhino Coaster
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Boomerang
Type	Steel - Shuttle
Hourly capacity	760
Propulsion	Catch car lift hill Chain lift hill
Area	88 metres × 30 metres
Height	35.5 metres
Top speed	75 km/h
Length	285 metres
Track inversions	3
Rider inversions	6
Duration	1:48
G-Force	5.2
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Vekoma (2010 or earlier - Present) Arrow Dynamics (1985 - 2010 or earlier)
Riders per train	28

Space Shuttle is a steel shuttle roller coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma currently located at Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.

History

The ride first opened at West Midland Safari Park in 1985 as Cobra.

Design

Elements
Catch car lift hill Cobra roll Vertical loop Chain lift hill

Space Shuttle's design is like any other Vekoma Boomerang installation, with a cobra roll and a vertical loop.

Colour scheme

Red track and light purple supports. The ride used to feature black track and supports, with white track and supports at West Midland Safari Park, which was later repainted to red track and black supports.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The ride opened with trains built by Arrow Dynamics, these where replaced with Vekoma build trains somewhere around 2010.

External links

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  Space Shuttle on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Space Shuttle on the parks website