Lech Coaster

{{Short description|Steel roller coaster in Chorzów, Poland}}

{{Infobox roller coaster

|name=Lech Coaster

|image=File:Lech Coaster - Legendia - 2018.jpg

|caption=

|location=Legendia

|section=

|type=Steel

|type2=

|type3=

|coordinates= {{Coord|50.2774|18.9928|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/50%C2%B016'38.6%22N+18%C2%B059'34.1%22E/@50.277433,18.9920353,183m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d50.277375!4d18.992794 |title=Google Maps |access-date=12 January 2019}}

|status= Operating

|opened= July 1, 2017

|manufacturer= Vekoma

|designer=Benjamin Bloemendaal

|model=Bermuda Blitz

|track=

|lift= Chain lift hill

|height_m= 40

|drop_m=

|length_m= 908

|speed_km/h= 95

|inversions= 3

|duration=1:44{{cite web |url=https://www.eap-magazin.de/66-Media-Center/67-Video-Gallery/5960,Lech-Coaster-at-Legendia.html |title=Lech Coaster at Legendia |publisher=EuroAmusement Professional |access-date=12 January 2019}}

|angle=

|capacity=1000

|cost= €12 million

|gforce=

|restriction_cm=120-195{{cite web |url=https://www.legendia.pl/fileadmin/atrakcje2016/REGULAMINY/Regulamin_Lech_pc.pdf |title=REGULAMIN KORZYSTANIA Z URZĄDZENIA "LECH COASTER" |language=Polish |access-date=12 January 2019}}

|rcdb_number=11034

|trains = 2|carspertrain = 5|rowspercar = 2|ridersperrow = 2}}

Lech Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Legendia in Chorzów, Poland. It was the first Bermuda Blitz coaster by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Search results |location=Bermuda Blitz |url=https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mo=15235 |access-date=12 January 2019}} and opened on July 1, 2017. The ride stands {{convert|40|m|ft}} tall, has a maximum speed of {{convert|95|km/h|mph}}, and has a track length of {{convert|908|m|ft}}. The ride also features three inversions.{{cite RCDB|rcdb_number=11034|coaster_name=Lech Coaster |location=Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko |access-date=12 January 2019}}

Characteristics

=Trains=

Lech uses two trains with five cars each. Each car seats four riders, allowing a total capacity of 20 riders per train. The ride can accommodate 1,000 riders per hour.

=Track=

Lech's steel track is {{convert|908|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|40.|m|ft}} in height. The track is black and the supports are grey.

Ride experience

=Layout=

Lech Coaster begins by taking a small dip, turning 90 degrees to the right into the {{convert|40.|m|ft}} tall lift hill. Upon reaching the top of the lift hill, riders plunge down a beyond-vertical drop (unknown angle), twisting 90 degrees to the right in the process. After passing through a tunnel and reaching the maximum speed of {{Convert|95|km/h|mph}} at the bottom of the drop, riders enter their first inversion: a reverse sidewinder. Right after, the train turns to the right into a twisted airtime hill, which twists riders to the left. Afterwards, the train will pass through another airtime hill, followed by a corkscrew, which is located right above the main station of the ride. Riders then turn left into an over-banked turn, which then turns right. Afterwards, they pass through another twisted airtime hill, followed immediately by another corkscrew. The train then enters into an outer-banked airtime hill into a 270 degree helix to the left, followed by another twisted airtime hill into a 180 degree turnaround to the left, before stepping up into Lech Coaster's final brake run, turning to the right afterwards to return to the station.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOpTon3Wa6g |title=BEST Roller Coaster in Poland! Lech Coaster Legendia! Multi-Angle 4K POV Onride |last=Theme Park Review |date=August 23, 2019 |via=YouTube |access-date=January 4, 2021}}

See also

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