iSpeed
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Mirabilandia | |
Location | Mirabilandia |
Coordinates | 44°20′12″N 12°15′42″E / 44.33667°N 12.26167°E |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 20, 2009 |
Cost | €15,000,000 |
Replaced | Sierra Tonante |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Launched |
Manufacturer | Intamin |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | Blitz Coaster |
Track layout | Twister |
Lift/launch system | Linear synchronous motor Launch |
Height | 180 ft (55 m) |
Drop | 180.5 ft (55.0 m) |
Speed | 74.6 mph (120.1 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 (Corkscrew, Inline Twist) |
Duration | approx. 1 minute |
Max vertical angle | 90° |
Acceleration | 0 to 68 mph (0 to 109 km/h) in 2.2 seconds |
Height restriction | 55 in (140 cm) |
iSpeed at RCDB Pictures of iSpeed at RCDB |
iSpeed is a steel roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Italy. It opened on May 20, 2009, and is the second blitz coaster to be made by Intamin following Maverick at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
The ride[]
The coaster starts with a 68 MPH launch in 2.2 seconds into a top hat where it climbs to 180 feet and then plummets to the ground. Following this is a barrage of airtime hills, tight turns, and inversions.
Maintenance[]
Throughout the ride in certain spots copper alloy fins are placed to create a magnetic field and regulate the coasters speed.
References[]
Categories:
- Operating roller coasters
- Roller coasters introduced in 2009
- Steel roller coasters
- Launched roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Intamin
- Roller coasters in Italy
- Amusement ride stubs