Untamed (Walibi Holland)

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Untamed
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Walibi Holland
Location Walibi Holland
Park section Wilderness
Coordinates 52°26′34″N5°45′39″E / 52.44278°N 5.76083°E / 52.44278; 5.76083
StatusOperating
Opening date1 July 2019
ReplacedRobin Hood
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction
DesignerAlan Schilke
ModelI-Box Track
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Inversions 5
Duration1:46
Max vertical angle80°
Capacity900 riders per hour
G-force 3.75g
Height restriction120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Trains2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Height36.5 m (119.8 ft)
Drop35.4 m (116.1 ft)
Length1,085 m (3,559 ft)
Speed92 km/h (57.2 mph)
RestraintsSeat belt and lap bar
Fast Lane available
Single rider line availability icon.svg Single rider line available
Untamed at RCDB

Untamed is a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid steel-wood roller coaster at Walibi Holland, a theme park in the Netherlands. Untamed replaced Robin Hood, a wooden roller coaster that closed on 28 October 2018. [1]

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History

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was a coaster designed by Stand Company and was built by Vekoma. The ride opened in 2000 and had a capacity of 815 people per hour, operating two trains carrying 24 people. Robin Hood closed on 28 October 2018, for a makeover from Rocky Mountain Construction. [1]

Untamed

Construction for Untamed began in late October 2018. The track of Robin Hood was removed along with some parts of the wooden construction. [2] Also, all previous theming elements were taken down. The new track was finished on 16 May 2019. Test rides started three weeks later on 3 June 2019. [3] [4] Untamed opened on 1 July 2019. [5]

Characteristics

The coaster keeps the record for most inversions on a hybrid coaster, namely 5. During the ride, there are 14 airtime moments. The layout features a unique element called a 270 degrees Double Inverting Corner Stall which consists of two inversions right after each other. The element is located in the first turn, right after the first drop.

In the queue line of Untamed, several remnants of Robin Hood can be found, such as track parts and an old train cart.

Untamed has a wilderness theming and the trains are designed to look like an insect.

Comparison

StatisticRobin HoodUntamed
Operating years22 April 2000 - 28 October 20181 July 2019–present
Manufacturer Vekoma Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer- Alan Schilke
Track TypeWoodSteel
Height32 m or 105 ft36 m or 118 ft
Length1,035 m or 3,396 ft1,085 m or 3,560 ft
Speed80 km/h or 50 mph92 km/h or 57 mph
Duration2:251:45
Inversions05
Capacity815 persons/hour900 persons/hour
Entrance Robin Hood juli 2018.jpg Walibi Holland Untamed Logo.jpg

Reception and records

Untamed was ranked in the Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards for best new roller coaster of 2019 in fifth place. [6]

Golden Ticket Awards: Best New Roller Coaster for 2019
Ranking
5 [6]

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