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| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 29.9 metres | ||||||||||
| Drop | 30.5 metres | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 83.7 km/h | ||||||||||
| Length | 1232.6 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2:05 | ||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Gravitykraft Corporation (2022-present) Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (1997-2021) | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||
Tonnerre 2 Zeus is a wooden roller coaster located at Parc Astérix in Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France. It opened in 1997 and was manufactured by Custom Coasters International, Inc.
History
Tonnerre de Zeus opened in 1997.
The ride was refurbished between 2019 and 2021. When it opened in 2022, it was renamed to Tonnerre 2 Zeus. The original trains from Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters were replaced by Timberliner trains from The Gravity Group, which included backward-facing seats in the last row.
The backward rows were replaced with two forward-facing rows in March 2024.[1]
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Etymology
Tonnerre de Zeus is French for Thunder of Zeus.
Images
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The ride in 2002
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References
- ↑ "Parc Astérix past houten achtbaan aan: geen achterwaartse ritjes meer". Looopings. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
External links
- Tonnerre 2 Zeus on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
