Eurofighter (Zoosafari Fasanolandia)
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| year = 2011
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| cost = €2,187,000
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Eurofighter is a steel roller coaster at Zoosafari Fasanolandia in Fasano, Italy. Eurofighter is the only Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coaster that bears the name of the coaster model.{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=List of Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coasters|location=|rcdb_number=|accessdate=22 August 2014|url=http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ml=8111}} At 97 degrees, the coaster is also the steepest roller coaster in Italy.{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=List of roller coasters in Italy by angle|location=|rcdb_number=|accessdate= 22 August 2014|url=http://rcdb.com/r.htm?na=&nm=na&pl=26123&order=-25&ot=2}}
History
File:Eurofighter_at_Zoosafari_Fasanolandia_drop.jpg
Built by Gerstlauer, the installation of Eurofighter was delayed several years because of conflict between Zoosafari Fasanolandia and the city of Fasano. The coaster was purchased in 2007 for a total of €2,187,000, but when construction was about to begin, the local police intervened and blocked construction on 5 March 2007, claiming that there were issues with the building permits. Permits were eventually granted on 28 September 2009, and construction began on 15 December 2010.{{cite news |author= |title="Fasanolandia", ricorso presentato in ritardo: niente risarcimento dal Comune di Fasano |url=http://www.trnews.it/2013/08/09/fasanolandia-ricorso-presentato-ritardo-niente-risarcimento-dal-comune-di-fasano/12355220/ |newspaper=TR NEWS.it|date=9 August 2013 |trans-title="Fasanolandia" appeal filed late: no compensation from the municipality of Fasano |language= it|access-date=22 August 2014 }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lo Zoosafari ricorre al Consiglio di Stato contro il Comune |url=http://gofasano.it/notizie/attualita/21053-lo-zoosafari-ricorre-al-consiglio-di-stato-contro-il-comune.html |newspaper=Go Fasano |publisher=Association Gonet |date=27 September 2013 |trans-title=The Zoosafari resorts to the Counsel of State against the City |language= it|access-date=22 August 2014 }} The coaster finally opened on 6 August 2011.{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Eurofighter|location=Zoosafari Fasanolandia |rcdb_number=10059|accessdate= 22 August 2014|url=http://rcdb.com/10059.htm}}
The delay in the construction led the park owners to seek compensation for the revenue that they claimed was lost as a result of the delay in coaster installation. The park owners demanded €3,000,000 from the city of Fasano, and threatened to remove the entire park and move its operations to Ravenna if its demands were not met.{{cite news |author= |title=Zoosafari: si trasferisce a Ravenna |url=http://www.dottorsalute.info/2012/06/17/zoosafari-si-trasferisce-a-ravenna/ |newspaper=Dottor Salute News |date=17 June 2012 |trans-title=Zoosafari: moved to Ravenna |language= it|access-date=22 August 2014 }} In addition, the park terminated more favorable admission rates for residents of Fasano.{{cite news |last=di Lello |first=Parise |date=17 June 2012 |title=Lo Zoosafari minaccia il trasloco"Dal Comune di Fasano solo ostacoli" |url=http://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2012/06/17/news/lo_zoosafari_minaccia_il_trasloco_dal_comune_di_fasano_solo_ostacoli-37367688/ |newspaper=La Repubblica Bari |trans-title=The Zoosafari threat of removal "From the town of Fasano only obstacles" |language=it |access-date=22 August 2014 }}
The sign at the entrance of the attraction is misspelled, being written as 'Eurofigther' rather than the correct 'Eurofighter' from the Gerstlauer model the attraction derives its name from.
Layout
Eurofighter has a similar layout to Rage, another Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Adventure Island in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK, and has the steeper-than-vertical 97-degree drop characteristic of all Gerstlauer Euro-Fighters.{{cite web |url=http://www.theparks.it/zoosafari-fasanolandia-p28/notizie/2011/07/ripresi-i-lavori-all-eurofighter-della-gerstlauer-n1033/ |title=Zoosafari Fasanolandia Ripresi i lavori all'Eurofighter della Gerstlauer |last1=Begali |first1=Deborah |date=20 July 2011 |website=theParks.it |language=it |trans-title=Zoosafari Fasanolandia resumed the work of the Gerstlauer Eurofighter |access-date=22 August 2014}} The coaster is reported in some sources as having 2 inversions and in other sources as having 3 inversions.{{cite web |url=http://www.aceonline.org/census/CoasterDetails.aspx?id=15309 |title=Eurofighter -Zoosafari Fasanolandia |author= |website=Coaster Details |publisher=American Coaster Enthusiasts |access-date=22 August 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.coastersandmore.de/previews/fasanolandia/fasanolandia.shtml |title=Euro-Fighter 400 für den italienischen Freizeitpark ZooSafari Fasanolandia |author= |website=Coasters and More |language=de |trans-title=Euro-Fighter 400 for the Italian Amusement Park Zoo Safari Fasano |access-date=22 August 2014}} All sources describe the coaster as having a vertical loop and a roll (alternatively described as the often misidentified heartline roll or an inline twist), but some sources report that an overbanked curve in the coaster qualifies as an "inline loop".