Colossus (Thorpe Park)
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| Location | Thorpe Park |
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| Park section | Lost City |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | March 22, 2002 |
| Manufacturer | Intamin AG |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Looping Coaster |
| Track layout | Intamin Tri Track |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Drop | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Length | 2,789 ft (850 m) |
| Max speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
| Inversions | 10 |
| Duration | 1:32 |
| Capacity | 1,050 riders per hour |
| Cost | £10,000,000 |
| Max g-force | 4.2 |
| Colossus at RCDB Pictures of Colossus at RCDB |
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Colossus is a roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, England. It was built by Swiss manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil.[citation needed] Tussauds designer, John Wardley adapted the project to include an extra two inversions as well as reducing its height.[citation needed] Colossus was the world's first roller coaster with ten inversions; an exact replica, called the Tenth Ring Roller Coaster, was later built at Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou, China.[1]
Manufacturers Intamin used a similar train style to their Hyper Coaster models which are exposed by removing the sides of the train. This caused problems as riders could lift their legs outside of the train whilst it was in motion.[citation needed] For a brief period in 2002 and 2003 the ride was equipped with metal bars on the sides of the train to prevent this. During 2003 the trains were fitted with new style restraints to prevent riders from doing this and the metal plates were removed.[citation needed]
The roller coaster is located in the Lost City area, in the south-east of the park. The ride is formed of a vertical loop, a cobra roll, two corkscrews and five inline twists. The ride's rough theme is the ruins of a recently unearthed Atlantean civilisation.
[edit] References
- ^ 10 Inversion Roller Coaster (Chimelong Paradise). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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| Preceded by Dragon Khan and Monte Makaya |
Roller coaster with the most inversions March 2002–present |
Succeeded by Current record holder (tied) |
