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| Manufacturer | Maurer Rides | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH BHS | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,200 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 40 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 86 km/h | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 1040 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 60° | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:15 | ||||||||||||||
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Venus GP (Japanese: ヴィーナスGP) is a steel roller coaster located at Himeji Central Park in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. It was one of the first roller coasters built by Maurer Rides, and it was built in conjunction with BHS. The control and pneumatic systems were provided by Gerstlauer.
History
The ride was designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH in conjunction with German steel company BHS. Opened in 1996, it was one of the first roller coasters manufactured by Maurer Rides, who had recently taken over the roller coaster division of BHS.[1] Originally called Venus, the ride was renamed Venus GP in 2007.
The final day of operation was 31 December 2017. On its final day, during the park's firework display, a train loaded with fireworks was dispatched.[2]
The ride was initially shipped to Rusutsu Resort, however, in December 2019, track for the ride was seen at Himeji Central Park.[3] Finally, vertical construction had begun by early 2022.[4] It reopened on 16 July 2022.[5]
Design
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Colour scheme
When it first opened, Venus was painted turquoise with white supports. It was later repainted green with blue supports. A full-size model of the Space Shuttle Discovery was situated beside the vertical loop.
Trains
12 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "Venus GP - Loopingcoaster in Japans Space World". Coasters and More.
- ↑ "Tweet from @piyopiyo1984". Twitter.
- ↑ "な す @ Twitter post".
- ↑ "Venus GP uit Space World wordt opgebouwd in Himeji Central Park".
- ↑ Holt, Andre (2022-07-11). "Größte Looping-Achterbahn Japans „Venus GP" steht in Startlöchern für Wiedereröffnung 2022". Parkerlebnis.de. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
External links
- Venus GP on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
