Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter
The Euro-Fighter is a type of steel roller coaster developed by Gerstlauer. First launched in 2003, the trademark feature of the roller coaster is its beyond-vertical drop, which reaches an angle greater than 90 degrees. Although the majority of Euro-Fighters are custom designed for each installation, every design so far has included the trademark drop. A number of different track elements are possible, including vertical loops, diving loops and barrel rolls. Almost all Euro-Fighter models have a vertical chain-driven lift hill, although LSM launch systems are also available.
Riders are transported in individual cars around the track, which feature two rows of four seats. Two exceptions are Huracan at the Belantis amusement park in Germany and Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia, which both feature cars similar to those used on Gerstlauer's launched roller coasters. The cars have over-the-shoulder restraints and may be themed (to an extent) according to the customer's requirements. Dare Devil Dive's cars were the first to use a new lap-bar only restraint system in 2011 and were used on several following models. Over-the-shoulder restraints continued to be offered on Euro-Fighters and an updated design eventually appeared on Defiance in 2022.
Flucht von Novgorod, located at Hansa Park in Germany, was the first Euro-Fighter to incorporate both a vertical lift and an LSM launch in the same circuit.[1]
Installations
[edit]| Name | Model | Park | Country | Opened | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vild-Svinet | Model 500/8 | BonBon-Land |  Denmark |
2003 | Operating | [2] |
| Typhoon | Model 670/8 | Bobbejaanland |  Belgium |
2004 | Operating | [3] |
| Speed: No Limits | Model 600 | Oakwood Theme Park |  United Kingdom |
2006 | Operating | [4] |
| Rage | Model 320+ | Adventure Island | United Kingdom |
2007 | Operating | [5] |
| Mystery Mine | Custom | Dollywood |  United States |
2007 | Operating | [6] |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge | Custom | Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America | United States |
2008 | Operating | [7] |
| SAW: The Ride | Custom | Thorpe Park | United Kingdom |
2009 | Operating | [8] |
| Falcon | Model 320+ | Duinrell |  Netherlands |
2009 | Operating | [9] |
| Flucht von Novgorod | Custom | Hansa Park |  Germany |
2009 | Operating | [10] |
| Huracan | Custom | Belantis | Germany |
2010 | Operating | [11] |
| Dare Devil Dive | Custom | Six Flags Over Georgia | United States |
2011 | Operating | [12] |
| Untamed | Model 320+ | Canobie Lake Park | United States |
2011 | Operating | [13] |
| Takabisha | Model 1000 | Fuji-Q Highland |  Japan |
2011 | Operating | [14] |
| Eurofighter | Custom | Zoosafari Fasanolandia |  Italy |
2011 | Operating | [15] |
| Iron Shark | Model 380 | Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier | United States |
2012 | Operating | [16] |
| Abyss | Custom | Adventure World |  Australia |
2013 | Operating | [17][18] |
| Krater | Model 380 | Colombian National Coffee Park |  Colombia |
2014 | Operating | [19] |
| Serpent | Model 320+ | Parc Sindibad |  Morocco |
2015 | Operating | [20] |
| Predator | Model 320+ | IMG Worlds of Adventure |  United Arab Emirates |
2016 | Operating | [21] |
| Hydrus | Model 320 | Casino Pier | United States |
2017 | Operating | [22][23] |
| Adrenaline Peak | Model 320 | Oaks Amusement Park | United States |
2018 | Operating | [24][25] |
| Tantrum | Model 380 | Six Flags Darien Lake | United States |
2018 | Operating | [26] |
| TMNT Shellraiser | Model 1000 | Nickelodeon Universe American Dream | United States |
2019 | Operating | |
| Vertika | Custom | La Récré Des 3 Curés |  France |
2020 | Operating | [28] |
| Defiance | Custom | Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park | United States |
2022 | Operating | [29] |
| Vindfald | Custom | Tivoli Friheden | Denmark |
2024 | Operating |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerstlauer's page for Fluch von Novgorod under 'New Projects'". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Vild-Svinet (BonBon-Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Typhoon (Bobbejaanland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Speed: No Limits (Oakwood Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Rage (Adventure Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Mystery Mine (Dollywood)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge (Nickelodeon Universe)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Saw - The Ride (Thorpe Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Falcon (Duinrell)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flucht von Novgorod (Hansa Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Huracan (Belantis)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Dare Devil Dive (Six Flags Over Georgia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Untamed (Canobie Lake Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Takabisha (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Eurofigther (Zoosafari Fasanolandia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Iron Shark (Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Abyss (Adventure World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (12 September 2013). "Adventure World coaster named Abyss". Parkz. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Krater (Parque del Café)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Serpent (Sindibad)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Predator (IMG Worlds of Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hydrus (Casino Pier)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Read, Charles (June 30, 2017). "Ride Entertainment celebrates opening of iconic Hydrus roller coaster at Casino Pier". Blooloop. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Portland's Oaks Park opens new Adrenaline Peak roller coaster". Attractions Magazine. April 9, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Ardenaline Peak (Oaks Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Darien Throws a Tantrum". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "TMNT Shellraiser (Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "VIDEO. Brest. La Récré des 3 curés rouvre, Vertika fait tourner les têtes". 5 June 2020.
- ^ Levine, Arthur (August 5, 2021). "Exclusive: This Colorado theme park is putting its newest roller coaster on a mountaintop". USA Today. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Vindfald (Tivoli Friheden)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved August 23, 2023.