Huracan (Belantis)

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Huracan
HURACAN BELANTIS.jpg
Belantis
Location Belantis
Coordinates 51°15′11″N12°18′45″E / 51.253122°N 12.312455°E / 51.253122; 12.312455 Coordinates: 51°15′11″N12°18′45″E / 51.253122°N 12.312455°E / 51.253122; 12.312455
StatusOperating
Opening date26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)
Cost€5,000,000
General statistics
Type Steel  – Euro-Fighter
Manufacturer Gerstlauer
Designer Werner Stengel
Height32 m (105 ft)
Length560 m (1,840 ft)
Speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Inversions 5
Duration1:30
Max vertical angle97°
Capacity800 riders per hour
G-force 4.3
Height restriction130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
Huracan at RCDB
Pictures of Huracan at RCDB

Huracan is a steel roller coaster at Belantis amusement park in Leipzig, Germany. Huracan is one of two Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coasters in Germany, the other being Fluch von Novgorod.

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History

Huracan was originally intended to be delivered to the proposed F1-X Dubai amusement park in Dubai, [1] but the Financial crisis of 2007–08 and the Great Recession led to the cancellation of the coaster's installation in Dubai. [2] Instead, the coaster was acquired by Belantis amusement park for €5,000,000 [3] and the coaster was opened on 26 June 2010. [4] Nikolaus Job, the CEO of Belantis has stated he expected the installation of Huracan would lead to a 10 to 15 percent growth in visitor volume. [3]

The installation of Huracan has also led to other rides at Belantis being themed to match Huracan. For example, a kiddie coaster—and one of the smallest kiddie coasters in the world [5] —was built to match Huracan. [6] This coaster was built in 2014, is only 23 metres (75 ft) in length, and is named Huracanito. [7]

Layout and theme

As with all Euro-Fighters, Huracan's most noteworthy feature is its steeper-than-vertical first hill, which falls at an angle of 97 degrees. [4] The coaster has a total of five inversions, including a cobra roll, zero-g roll, and interlocking corkscrews. [4] Although the coaster has a Mayan theme to it, [2] the coaster structure's red paint job reflects its former destination at a Formula One-themed amusement park. [1] The coaster is unusual for a Euro-Fighter in that its cars have three rows of two seats per car, instead of the more traditional two rows of four seats per car. [4]

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References

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  5. ↑ Marden, Duane. "List of roller coasters by length in reverse order". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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  7. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Huracanito  (Belantis)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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