Wildfire (Kolmården)

Roller coaster in Sweden
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Wildfire
Kolmården
Location Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Coordinates 58°39′41″N 16°26′55″E / 58.661511°N 16.448676°E / 58.661511; 16.448676
Status Operating since 28 June 2016
Cost SEK110,000,000
Statistics
Manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction
Product Topper Track
Designer / calculations Alan Schilke
Type Wooden
Riders per train 24
Hourly capacity 960
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 56 metres
Drop 49 metres
Top speed 115 km/h
Length 1265 metres
Inversions 3
Drop angle 83°
Duration 2:00
G-Force 4
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Wildfire is a wooden roller coaster located at Kolmården in Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden.

History

The ride was announced in April 2014, but construction was delayed due to problems with planning permission.[1]

Wildfire's media day was on 17 June 2016 however the official opening was delayed due to a potential fault affecting cylinders in the trains. While the fault was not experienced on Wildfire itself, it was closed as a precaution until the parts were replaced. It finally opened on June 28, 10 days after its original opening date.

In October 2016, the attraction was closed as it had its operating permits revoked by the Swedish government due to the lack of a detailed plan. Rumors began to spread that the ride would be demolished.[2] Due to this, Wildfire was standing but not operating until April 2017, when the park announced that it would reopen with the park that season. The ride reopened in June 2017.[3]

Design

Elements

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.

Images

References

  1. "New Rocky Mountain Coaster "Wildfire" Set to Burn New Records at Kolmården".
  2. "Hoe staat de toekomst van Wildfire er nu echt voor?".
  3. "Sweden: Kolmården's Wildfire Is Up and Running Again".

External links

  • Wildfire on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Tallest wooden roller coaster
tied with
T Express

June 2016 - present
Preceded by
Son of Beast
Tallest wooden roller coaster
tied with
T Express

June 2016 - present
Succeeded by
None


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