All American Triple Loop
| Quimera | |
|---|---|
 Quimera in August 2007 | |
| La Feria Chapultepec Mágico | |
| Location | La Feria Chapultepec Mágico |
| Coordinates | 19°24′59″N 99°11′44″W / 19.41639°N 99.19556°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | 2007 |
| Closing date | 2019 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Height | 111 ft (34 m) |
| Length | 3,444 ft (1,050 m) |
| Speed | 53 mph (85 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Capacity | 1,500 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.7 |
| Height restriction | 55 in (140 cm) |
| Quimera at RCDB | |
Quimera[1] ("Chimera")[2] (formerly Montaña Infinitum ["Infinitum Mountain"] (2007-2014) and Montaña Triple Loop ["Triple Loop Mountain"] (2014-2016)) was a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Mágico in Mexico City, Mexico.
Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, it was originally purchased by showman Rudolf Barth in 1984 who operated it as Dreier Looping for 12 years on the German fair circuit.
After this, it was the main attraction in three major theme parks: first spending 2 years in Sunway Lagoon as Triple Loop Coaster, next, it spent 5 years in Flamingo Land resort as Magnum Force, and finally at its current location at La Feria Chapultepec Magico, as Montaña Triple Loop. In 2017 it was renamed to Quimera.
On September 28, 2019, the derailment of the last car at an approximate height of 33 ft (10 m) resulted in 5 injuries and 2 deaths. This accident was much like that of another Schwarzkopf looping coaster, Mindbender[3][4][2]
See also
- 1986 Mindbender accident, for a similar accident in Galaxyland, Alberta, Canada
References
- ^ "Atracciones" (in Spanish). La Feria Chapultepec Mágico. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ a b McCleary, Kelly; Guerrero, Kay. "Two riders were killed when a roller coaster jumped its track in Mexico City". CNN. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Accidente en juego de Feria de Chapultepec deja dos muertos". El Sol de México (in Spanish). September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Two killed when rollercoaster car jumps rails at Mexico City amusement park". CBS News. September 28, 2019.
https://www.radioformula.com.mx/noticias/20191013/la-feria-de-chapultepec-anuncia-cierre-definitivo/
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