Goudurix

Goudurix
The ride viewed from the lake, as seen before its change in colour scheme.
Parc Astérix
Coordinates	49°7′53″N 2°34′17″E / 49.13139°N 2.57139°E / 49.13139; 2.57139Coordinates: 49°7′53″N 2°34′17″E / 49.13139°N 2.57139°E / 49.13139; 2.57139
Status	Operating
Opening date	1989
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Designer	Vekoma
Lift/launch system	chain
Height	118 ft (36 m)
Drop	108 ft (33 m)
Length	3,116.83 ft (950.01 m)
Speed	56 mph (90 km/h)
Inversions	7
Duration	1:20
Max vertical angle	64°
G-force	3.9
Height restriction	52 in (132 cm)
Goudurix at RCDB Pictures of Goudurix at RCDB

Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located Parc Astérix in France. The Vekoma built ride jointly held the european record for the greatest number of inversions upon its opening in 1989. The record was lost in 1995 to Dragon Khan in Spain. It is one of only two coasters in the world (the other was Kamikaze at Dinosaur Beach. Kamikaze moved to Six Flags over Georgia and became Ninja) to feature a butterfly element.^[1] In 2007, theming was added to the station in the form of a wooden Viking boat. Goudurix is located at the bottom of the park, facing Tonnerre de Zeus. It was also repainted from its previous white track with blue supports to yellow and red track with grey supports. The ride is one of the parks main attractions along with the Tonnerre de Zeus.

Known for its extraordinarily rough ride (exacerbated by improper headrest), Goudurix was ranked as the worst steel roller coaster in the world in the 2012 Mitch Hawker Steel Coaster Poll. ^[2]

Ride elements

Goudurix has seven inversions in total such as:

• Butterfly
• Sideswinger
• Loop
• Double Corkscrew

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