Huracan (Belantis)
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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.
History
Huracan was originally intended to be delivered to the proposed F1-X Dubai amusement park in Dubai,{{cite journal |last=Lanfer |first=Frank |title=Huracan |url= http://www.gerstlauer-rides.de/assets/product_references/media/pdfs/10-08KPREFBelaD.pdf |language=de |journal=Kirmes & Park Revue |access-date=23 August 2014 }} but the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession led to the cancellation of the coaster's installation in Dubai.{{cite news |last=Seitz |first=Kerstin |date=2 July 2010 |title=Die härteste Achterbahn Europas |trans-title=The hardest rollercoaster in Europe |url=http://www.t-online.de/reisen/familienurlaub/id_42144392/achterbahn-huracan-im-freizeitpark-belantis-in-leipzig.html |language=de |newspaper=T Online |publisher=Deutsche Telekom AG |access-date=23 August 2014 }} Instead, the coaster was acquired by Belantis amusement park for €5,000,000{{cite news |author= |date=26 June 2010 |title=Freier Fall und fünf Loopings: Start für neue Riesen-Achterbahn im Freizeitpark Belantis |trans-title=Freefall and five loops: Start of new giant roller coaster at the amusement park Belantis |url=http://www.lvz-online.de/nachrichten/mitteldeutschland/freier-fall-und-fuenf-loopings-start-fuer-neue-riesen-achterbahn-im-freizeitpark-belantis/r-mitteldeutschland-a-37062.html |language=de |newspaper=LVZ Online |location=Leipzig |publisher=Leipziger Volkszeitung |access-date=23 August 2014 }} and the coaster was opened on 26 June 2010.{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=Huracan|location=Belantis |rcdb_number=9119 |accessdate=23 August 2014 |url=http://rcdb.com/9119.htm}} 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.
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{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=List of roller coasters by length in reverse order|location= |rcdb_number= |accessdate=23 August 2014 |url=http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&nm=na&page=1&order=24 }}—was built to match Huracan.{{cite news |author= |date=8 March 2014 |title=Achterbahn für Kinder: Belantis baut Mini-Huracan |trans-title=Roller coaster for children: Belantis builds mini-Huracan |url=http://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/belantis/baut-mini-huracan-34975524.bild.html |language=de |newspaper=Bild |location=Leipzig |access-date=23 August 2014 }} This coaster was built in 2014, is only {{convert|23|m|ft}} in length, and is named Huracanito.{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=Huracanito |location=Belantis |rcdb_number=12008
|accessdate=23 August 2014 |url=http://rcdb.com/12008.htm }}
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. The coaster has a total of five inversions, including a cobra roll, zero-g roll, and interlocking corkscrews. Although the coaster has a Mayan theme to it, the coaster structure's red paint job reflects its former destination at a Formula One-themed amusement park. 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.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511234856/http://www.belantis.de/belantis-entdecken/reich-der-sonnentempel/ Huracan listing on Belantis park website]
- [http://rcdb.com/9119.htm Huracan data from RCDB]
- [http://www.gerstlauer-rides.de/referenzen/referenzliste-laender/europa/deutschland/huracan/#Inhalt Huracan on Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH]