Speed of Sound (roller coaster)
roller coaster
Speed of Sound is a Boomerang coaster in Walibi Holland in the Netherlands. It is manufactured by Vekoma and opened in 2000 as La Via Volta. It operated until 2007 when the park announced it would be shut down. In the same year, the train was sold to Pleasurewood Hills to be operating on Wipeout, also a boomerang coaster. On January 30, 2011, Walibi World announced that the roller coaster will reopen in 2011, with a new style train from Vekoma. The coaster was renamed to Speed of Sound and the track was painted orange. The coaster also has a unique tunnel on the lift hill where the train go through before starting the ride.
| Speed of Sound | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as La Via Volta | |
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| Walibi Holland | |
| Location | Walibi Holland |
| Park section | W.A.B Plaza |
| Coordinates | 52°26′26″N 5°46′05″E / 52.440630°N 5.768123°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle – Boomerang |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Vekoma |
| Model | Boomerang |
| Lift/launch system | Chain Lift Hill |
| Height | 116.5 ft (35.5 m) |
| Length | 935 ft (285 m) |
| 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 |
| G-force | 5.2 |
| Height restriction | 48 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 | |
Other websites change
- Speed of Sound on the Walibi Holland website Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)