Tornado (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)

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Tornado

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Location Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Coordinates 40.413629°N 3.74873°W / 40.413629; -3.74873 Park section Maquinismo Status Operating since 23 May 1999 Rider height Minimum: 120 cm Min. unaccompanied: 187 cm
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Product	Suspended Looping Coaster
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Inverted
Riders per train	24
Hourly capacity	1500
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	29.9 metres
Top speed	80 km/h
Length	800 metres
Inversions	3
Duration	2:00
G-Force	4
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Tornado is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Parque de Atracciones de Madrid in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain. Opened on 23 May 1999, it is the second full circuit inverted coaster to be made by Intamin.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Over-banked curve Vertical loop Corkscrew Helix

Ride experience

The train exits the station, makes a right turn and climbs the chain lift hill. Riders drop to the left and head into the first vertical loop. A right banked turn leads to a second vertical loop. An another right turn is followed by a corkscrew. After a figure eight turn, riders hit the final brake run. The train makes a right turn and returns to the station.

Colour scheme

Black track and supports. The ride used to feature yellow track and green supports.

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

External links

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  Tornado on the Roller Coaster DataBase.