Untamed (Canobie Lake Park)
| Untamed | |
|---|---|
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| Canobie Lake Park | |
| Location | Canobie Lake Park |
| Coordinates | 42°47′46″N 71°14′56″W / 42.7962°N 71.2490°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 11, 2011 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Euro-Fighter |
| Track layout | 320+ |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Length | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Speed | 44 mph (71 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 0:51 |
| Max vertical angle | 97° |
| Capacity | 850 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Untamed at RCDB | |
Untamed is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire.
Layout
[edit]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 90° vertical lift hill is followed by a 72-foot (22 m), 97° beyond-vertical drop. After the drop the 8 person cars go through three inversions: a large vertical loop, a cutback and a heartline roll.[4] The ride has a forest and wilderness theme with the supports for the ride made to look like white birch trees (the state tree of New Hampshire) and the track painted dark green. The coaster layout for Untamed is particularly close to two other Euro-Fighter (model 320+) roller coasters: Rage at Adventure Island and Falcon at Duinrell.
Impact
[edit]Untamed is Canobie Lake Park's second steel roller coaster, which brought the park's total number of coasters to three [5] at its time of opening. With the closure and removal of Canobie Corkscrew in 2022,[6] Untamed now stands as Canobie Lake Park's only steel roller coaster and their second fully operational full-size roller coaster in the park. There had not been a new roller coaster at Canobie Lake besides Untamed since the Dragon Coaster was added in 1991.[7] 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 a storage area behind the park to make room for the ride.[8]
Similar rides
[edit]- Rage in Adventure Island
- Falcon in Duinrell
- Mystery Mine in Dollywood
- SAW – The Ride in Thorpe Park
- SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at Nickelodeon Universe
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marden, Duane. "Untamed (Canobie Lake Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Bullock, Joel (24 November 2010). "Canobie Lake Park adds new roller coaster: Untamed in 2011". Gadling. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Canobie Lake Park". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ "Piece of iconic Canobie Lake Park roller coaster donated to National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives". Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon (Canobie Lake Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ "Canobie Lake Park... Just for fun!". Canobie Lake Park. Retrieved 17 January 2011.