Galaxi | |
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![]() A car from the now-defunct Galaxi at Funtown Splashtown USA | |
Status | In production |
First manufactured | 1968 |
No. of installations | 35 |
Manufacturers | S.D.C. |
Vehicle type | train |
Vehicles | 2 |
Rows | 2 |
Riders per row | 2 |
Restraint Style | Lap Bar |
Galaxi at RCDB |
Galaxi (also Galaxy) is the common name of a series of mass-produced roller coasters manufactured primarily by Italian company S.D.C, which went bankrupt in 1993. [1] The roller coaster design was first used in the 1970s, and as of 2009, sixteen Galaxi coasters are still in park-based operation, across the North American, European, and Australian continents, with another two "Standing But Not Operating". [2] At least 37 amusement parks are operating or have previously operated Galaxi coasters; this does not include those owned by funfairs and traveling ride companies. [2]
The Galaxi has a track length of 335 m (1,099 ft ), with a ride time of 122 seconds and a maximum speed just over 50 km/h (31 mph). [1] The track is steel. [1] Trains consist of two four-seat cars, making 8 passengers per train. [1] The ride is designed to be transportable, and disassembles onto seven trailers. [1]
In the season 4 CSI episode "Turn of the Screws", the subject of the main investigation is a Galaxi coaster. A sabotaged train with five passengers derailed and landed in a nearby parking lot, killing the riders and revealing the body of a park employee hidden in the trunk of a car. [3] The Galaxi used for filming was Screaming Mummy at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom. [4] [5]