Le Vampire
Le Vampire (English: The Vampire) is an inverted roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M). It is a mirror image of Batman: The Ride, but the roller coaster has no association to the Batman media franchise and was given an unrelated name and a slightly different cosmetic appearance. The track is 823 metres in length and reaches a height of nearly 32 metres. Riders sit with their legs dangling such as on a ski chairlift and reach speeds of up to 80.5 km/hour and loop head-over-heels five times. The Vampire can carry up to 1,400 riders per hour.
| Le Vampire | |
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 Le Vampire (yellow) with the Cobra (green) in the background. | |
| La Ronde | |
| Location | La Ronde |
| Coordinates | 45.522521°N 73.538080°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 18, 2002 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Inverted |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Inverted Coaster / Batman |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Length | 2,700.2 ft (823.0 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 1:13 minutes |
| Capacity | 1400 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. |
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| Le Vampire at RCDB Pictures of Le Vampire at RCDB | |
The ride was closed due to an accident on July 6, 2012. It opened for the first time since the incident on August 13, 2012.[1] On September 3, 2015, the park announced that the ride would run backwards for a limited time during the 2016 season and become part of a new section of the park.[2]
Le Vampire was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.[3]
See also
References
- https://montrealgazette.com//news/worker+dies+ronde+accident+montreal/6895065/story.html
- "New for 2016 at La Ronde |". www.sixflags.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- "Bolliger & Mabillard". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.