Vertigo (Walibi Belgium)

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Vertigo

Walibi Belgium Location Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium Status Defunct Operated 14 June 2007 to 19 May 2008 Replaced Tornado
Statistics
Manufacturer	Doppelmayr
Product	Mountain Glider
Type	Steel - Suspended - Single rail
Propulsion	Elevator lift
Height	54.9 metres
Top speed	60 km/h
Length	721.8 metres
Inversions	0
Drop angle	20°
Duration	1:34
G-Force	3
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Vertigo was a short-lived steel suspended roller coaster located at Walibi Belgium in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a prototype Mountain Glider coaster made by Doppelmayr. The ride only operated for two seasons.

History

In April 2006, Vertigo was announced. It was going to open that year, but it had mechanical problems. Due to this, the opening was delayed to 14 June 2007.

Since it was a prototype, the coaster would suffer from constant downtime. The vehicles would stop and a maintenance car would travel on the track. This led to brief existence resulting in sporadic operation.

During the 2007-2008 off-season, the track was removed and the ride was being reworked by Doppelmayr.

On 8 May 2008, Vertigo had a grand opening with lots of media and an appearance by Jean-Claude Van Damme. However, it still suffered maintenance issues. On 19 May 2008, 11 days after the grand opening, the coaster was broken down. At that point, the problem was far too expensive and complicated to fix. So on 9 October 2008, Walibi Belgium announced that Vertigo would not reopen for the 2009 season. Demolition would start in December of that year.

Design

Trains

8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 4 riders per car.

Images

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  Vertigo undergoing maintenance

External links

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  Vertigo on the Roller Coaster DataBase.