Zaturn
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||
| Product | Accelerator Coaster | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Hyper | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Hydraulic launch | ||||||||||
| Area | 110 metres × 80 metres | ||||||||||
| Height | 62.6 metres | ||||||||||
| Drop | 60.2 metres | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 129.2 km/h | ||||||||||
| Length | 400.3 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drop angle | 88.9° | ||||||||||
This article is for a steel launched hyper roller coaster currently in storage at Golden City in Venyovsky, Tula, Russia.
History
The ride was formerly located at Space World in Japan, where it operated under the name of Zaturn (Japanese: ザターン) from 2006 to 2017.
On 16 December 2016, Zaturn was announced to be closing alongside the rest of Space World in December 2017. It closed on the 31st and was dismantled in early 2018.
In October 2019, the ride's track was spotted on site at Golden City in Russia, where it is believed to be under construction for a 2020 opening.
Design
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Comparison to Stealth
When the ride was known as Zaturn, it opened approximately 1½ months after Stealth at Thorpe Park, and is almost identical.
Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
External Links
- Zaturn on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
