Troy (roller coaster)

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Troy
Troy FirstDrop.jpg
Troy's first drop
Toverland
Location Toverland
Coordinates 51°23′47″N5°58′58″E / 51.3963°N 5.9829°E / 51.3963; 5.9829 [1]
StatusOperating
Opening date29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)
Cost€6,500,000 [2]
General statistics
Type Wood
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height31.9 m (105 ft)
Drop30.7 m (101 ft)
Length1,077.2 m (3,534 ft)
Speed86.9 km/h (54.0 mph)
Inversions 0
Duration~1:50 [2]
Capacity850 riders per hour
G-force 2.4 [2]
Trains2 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.
Troy at RCDB

Troy is a wooden roller coaster located at Toverland in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It was manufactured by American manufacturer Great Coasters International (GCI) and opened on June 29, 2007. [2] Troy was GCI's second roller coaster in Europe, following Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland. [3] With a height of 31.9 metres (105 ft), a maximum speed of 86.9 kilometres per hour (54.0 mph), and a track length of 1,077.2 metres (3,534 ft), Troy is the tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in the Netherlands as of 2018. [4] [5] [6]

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Characteristics

Trains

Troy uses GCI's Millennium Flyer trains. The ride has two trains with 12 cars each. Each car seats two riders, allowing a capacity of 24 riders per train. Troy can accommodate 850 riders per hour. [2]

A view of one of Troy's trains Toverland Troy.jpg
A view of one of Troy's trains

Layout and statistics

Troy features a lift hill with a height of 31.9 metres (105 ft) and a drop of 30.7 metres (101 ft), reaching a maximum speed of 86.9 kilometres per hour (54.0 mph). The track is 1,077.2 metres (3,534 ft) in length. [2] The ride features several high-speed turns and hills. The ride also has a section where the train travels through the station building at high speed in the middle of the layout. [7] One cycle of the ride lasts approximately 1 minute and 50 seconds. [2]

Theme

Troy is themed to the story of the Trojan horse. [8]

Rankings

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
Ranking26 [9] 35 [10] 41 [11] 33 [12] 25 [13] 28 [14] 16 [15] 18 [16] 24 [17] 18 (tie) [18] 25 [19] 25 [20] 15 [21] 16 [22] 19 [23] 22 [24]

Incidents

During construction on 5 March 2007, part of Troy's unfinished lift hill structure collapsed due to strong winds. No injuries were reported as a result of the collapse. [25]

See also

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