Vampire (La Ronde)

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Le Vampire

La Ronde Location Montréal, Québec, Canada Coordinates 45.522766°N 73.53838°W / 45.522766; -73.53838 Status Operating since 18 May 2002
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Product	Inverted Coaster (Batman)
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Onsite construction	Martin & Vleminckx
Type	Steel - Inverted
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	1400
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	32 metres
Top speed	80.5 km/h
Length	823 metres
Inversions	5
G-Force	4
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The train facing backwards climbing the lift hill

Le Vampire, or Vampire, is a steel inverted roller coaster of Bolliger & Mabillard built in 2002 located in La Ronde, Montréal, Québec, Canada. The onsite construction of the ride was done by Martin & Vleminckx. It is also a mirrored Batman clone.

History

In February 2002, La Ronde announced that they would be spending $16.7 million on new attractions, such as Vampire.

Vampire opened on 18 May 2002.

In 2016, Vampire ran with one train facing backwards.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Zero-g roll Vertical loop Corkscrew Corkscrew

After climbing the chain lift hill, the train goes into a vertical loop, a zero-g roll, another vertical loop, a helix, and two corkscrews before entering into the brakes section.

Color scheme

Le Vampire has a yellow track and purple supports.

Trains

2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Incident

A 67-year-old park employee was struck and killed by the ride in July 2012 after entering a restricted area.

Images

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  The ride's entrance
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  The second vertical loop

External links

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  Le Vampire on the Roller Coaster DataBase.