| Speed of Sound | |
| Location | Walibi Holland |
|---|---|
| Park section | W.A.B Plaza |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Type | Steel - Shuttle - Boomerang |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Vekoma |
| Model | Boomerang |
| Lift/launch system | Chain Lift Hill |
| Height | 116 ft (35 m) |
| Drop | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Length | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Max speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 inversions. Each completed both forwards and backwards. |
| Duration | 1:48 |
| Max vertical angle | 56° |
| Capacity | 760 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 47 |
| Max G force | 5.2 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Speed of Sound at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Speed of Sound at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
Speed of Sound is a Boomerang roller coaster in Walibi Holland. It was manufactured by Vekoma and opened in 2000 as La Via Volta. It was open until 2007 when the park announced it would be shut down. That year, the train was sold with the track remaining in place at Walibi World. On 30 January Walibi Holland announced that the La Via Volta will reopen in 2011, with a new style train from Vekoma under the name of Speed of Sound. P&P Projects was responsible for the design and build of this new attraction. Walibi Holland announced that it held a competition to win tickets for the opening of the roller coaster on April 6, 2011 [1]