Speed of Sound - Walibi Holland (Netherlands)

Speed of Sound 22/04/2018 16h47

The loading and unloading station of the boomerang coaster Speed of Sound in Spring 2018.

 

Speed of Sound

Speed of Sound is a steel Boomerang roller coaster in Walibi Holland. It was manufactured by Vekoma and opened in 2000 as La Via Volta. It was open until 2007 when the park announced it would be shut down. That year, the train was sold to Pleasurewood Hills in England and now operates on Wipeout and the track remained in place at Walibi World. On November 12, 2008 the train crashed into a rock. 1 passenger died and 4 were injured. On 30 January, Walibi Holland announced that the La Via Volta will reopen in 2011, with a new style train from Vekoma under the name of Speed of Sound. P&P Projects was responsible for the design and build of this new attraction. Walibi Holland announced that it held a competition to win tickets for the opening of the roller coaster on April 6, 2011.

 

FACTS & FIGURES:

Type: Steel – Shuttle – Boomerang

Manufacturer and Designer: Vekoma

Model: Boomerang

Lift/launch system: Chain Lift Hill

Opened: 2000

Height: 35.5 m

Length: 285 m

Speed: 76 km/h

Inversions: 3 inversions. Each completed both forwards and backwards.

Duration: 1m48

Max vertical angle: 56°

Capacity: 760 riders per hour

G-force: 5.2

Train: Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

[ Source + more Info: Wikipedia - Speed of Sound (Roller Coaster) ]

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