Untamed (roller coaster)

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Untamed
Canobie Lake Park
Coordinates 42°47′46″N 71°14′56″W / 42.7962°N 71.2490°W / 42.7962; -71.2490Coordinates: 42°47′46″N 71°14′56″W / 42.7962°N 71.2490°W / 42.7962; -71.2490
Status Operating
Opening date June 11, 2011
General statistics
Type Steel – Euro-Fighter
Manufacturer Gerstlauer
Model Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 320+
Track layout Custom
Lift/launch system Chain
Height 72 ft (22 m)
Length 1,184 ft (361 m)
Speed 43.5 mph (70.0 km/h)
Inversions 3
Duration 1:00
Max vertical angle 97°
Capacity 850 riders per hour
G-force 4.5
Height restriction 48 in (122 cm)
Untamed at RCDB
Pictures of Untamed at RCDB

Untamed is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire.

Layout

The ride is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter, 320+ model.[1] The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[2][3] A very steep vertical lift hill is followed by a 75-foot (23 m), 97° vertical drop. After the drop the 8 person cars go through three inversions: a vertical loop, an Immelmann loop and a zero-g roll.[4] The ride has a forest and wilderness theme with the supports for the ride made to look like white birch trees and the track painted dark green. Untamed is the steepest roller coaster in the Northeastern United States and one of the steepest in the United States.[citation needed]

Impact

Untamed is Canobie Lake Park's third currently operating steel roller coaster, bringing the park's total number of coasters to four.[5] There has not been a new roller coaster at Canobie Lake since the Dragon Coaster was added in 1991.[6] Untamed is located near the park's oldest coaster, the Yankee Cannonball, and was built on top of an old field used for functions. Part of the Jackpot Casino was turned into the queue. The old spaceship was also moved to an unknown area to make room for the ride.[7]

Similar rides

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Untamed  (Canobie Lake Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ Bullock, Joel (24 November 2010). "Canobie Lake Park adds new roller coaster: Untamed in 2011". Gadling. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Canobie Lake Park". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  6. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Dragon  (Canobie Lake Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Canobie Lake Park... Just for fun!". Canobie Lake Park. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
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