Le Vampire
Le Vampire | |
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![]() Le Vampire (yellow) with the Cobra (green) in the background. | |
La Ronde | |
Location | La Ronde |
Coordinates | 45°31′21″N 73°32′17″W / 45.522521°N 73.538080°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 18, 2002 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Inverted |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Model | Inverted Coaster / Batman |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 105 ft (32 m) |
Length | 2,700.2 ft (823.0 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Inversions | 5 |
Duration | 1:13 minutes |
Capacity | 1400 riders per hour |
G-force | 4 |
Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. |
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Le Vampire at RCDB |
Le Vampire (English: The Vampire) is an inverted roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M). Its track is identical to Batman: The Ride, but the roller coaster has no association to the Batman franchise and was given an unrelated name and a slightly different cosmetic appearance.
Ride experience
[edit]The track is 823 metres in length and reaches a height of nearly 32 metres. Riders sit with their legs dangling such as on a ski chairlift and reach speeds of up to 80.5 km/hour and loop head-over-heels five times. The Vampire can carry up to 1,400 riders per hour.
History
[edit]Le Vampire was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[1]
The ride was closed due to an accident on July 6, 2012. It opened for the first time since the incident on August 13, 2012.[2] On September 3, 2015, the park announced that the ride would run backwards for a limited time during the 2016 season and become part of a new section of the park.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "La Ronde worker dies in accident". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
- ^ "New for 2016 at La Ronde |". www.sixflags.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
External links
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- La Ronde (amusement park)
- Roller coasters in Quebec
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