Vliegende Hollander (Efteling)

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De Vliegende Hollander

Efteling
Location	Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°38′51″N 5°03′07″E / 51.647625°N 5.051969°E / 51.647625; 5.051969
Status	Operating since 1 April 2007
Cost	€20,000,000
Soundtrack	Yes, by Audiocult
Rider height	120 cm minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

KumbaK

Designer / calculations

Karel Willemen

Type

Steel - Water

Hourly capacity

1900

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

22.5 metres

Top speed

70 km/h

Length

420 metres

Inversions

0

Duration

3:45

G-Force

3

De Vliegende Hollander is a steel water roller coaster located at Efteling in Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands. The attraction was originally scheduled to open in 2006 but the opening was delayed to 2007.

History

In November 2004, Efteling director Ronald van der Zijl confirmed that a new attraction was planned for 2006, at a cost of €20 million.^[1] Construction began in early 2005. In January 2006, an opening date of April 16 was set. However, in March, Efteling announced that the opening was postponed, as the roller coaster was not yet ready. In June, the park announced that Vliegende Hollander would not open until the following year.

On June 9, 2006, due to a problem with the chain lift hill, a car rolled back, damaging the boat, track and the anti-rollback mechanism.^[2] It was determined that the entrance to the 45 degree lift hill had to be altered. The park brought in Intamin to complete this.^[3]

In March 2007, a new opening date of April 1 was set. A preview event was held on March 24, after which the various special effects were tuned.^[4]

Design

Elements
Dark/Show section Chain lift hill Chain lift hill Dark/Show section Tunnel Block brake Tunnel Splash track Tunnel

De Vliegende Hollander is a water roller coaster manufactured by KumbaK.

Trains

De Vliegende Hollander has eleven cars but only operates nine at any one time. Each car has four rows. The first and third row seats three riders while the second and fourth rows seat four.

Location

The coaster is located in the "Ruigrijk" (roughly translating to "Thrillrealm") area of the park.

Etymology

De Vliegende Hollander is Dutch for The Flying Dutchman.

Theme

De Vliegende Hollander is themed to the legend of the same name. The tale tells of Willem van der Decken, a once renowned captain, now resorting to stealing and plundering. Until he set sail on Easter, making him, his ship and his crew hit a terrible storm, turning them all into ghosts. They now haunt the seas, and everyone who comes in contact with the ship will meet a terrible fate.