Tornado (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)

Roller coaster in Spain
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Tornado
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Location Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°24′49″N 3°44′55″W / 40.413629°N 3.748730°W / 40.413629; -3.748730
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

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

  • Tornado on the Roller Coaster DataBase.


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